- Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller (born 1966) is an English conceptual, video and installation
artist . He is aTurner Prize winner.Life and work
Jeremy Deller was born in
London , educated atDulwich College and studied the history of art at theCourtauld Institute of Art ,University of London .Deller is best-known for his "Battle of Orgreave" (2001), a recreation of the actual
Battle of Orgreave which occurred during the UK miners' strike in 1984.In 1995, Deller exhibited at
EASTinternational which was selected by Marian Goodman andGiuseppe Penone . He was invited to select EASTinternational in 2006 with Dirk Snauwaert. [ [http://www.royaljellyfactory.com/davidbarrett/articles/artmonthly/am-east06.htm David Barrett, "Art Monthly", Issue 299, Sep 2006] ]In 1997, Deller embarked on
Acid Brass , a musical collaboration with the Williams Fairey Brass Band fromStockport . The project was based on fusing the music of a traditional brass band withacid house andDetroit techno .For the opening of
Manifesta 5, the roving European Biennial of Contemporary art Deller organized a "Social Parade"(2004) through the streets of the city ofDonostia-San Sebastian . Drafting in cadres of local alternative societies and support groups, to participate. [ [http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/manifesta_5_european_biennial_of_contemporary_art/ Frieze Magazine | Archive | MANIFESTA 5 European Biennial of Contemporary Art ] ]Deller was winner of the
Turner Prize in 2004. His show atTate Britain included documentation on "Battle of Orgreave" and an installation "Memory Bucket" (2003), a documentary aboutCrawford, Texas – the hometown ofGeorge W Bush – and the siege in nearby Waco.In 2006, he was involved in a touring exhibit of contemporary British folk art, in collaboration with Alan Kane. In late 2006 he instigated The Bat House Project, an architectural competition open to the public for a bat house on the outskirts of London.
Much of Deller's work is collaborative. His work has a strong political aspect, in the subjects dealt with and also the devaluation of artistic ego through the involvement of other people in the creative process. "Folk Archive" is a tour of "people's art", outside of the contemporary art institution. Much of his work is ephemeral in nature and avoids commodification.
In 2007, Deller was appointed a Trustee of the
Tate Gallery [ [http://www.tate.org.uk/about/pressoffice/pressreleases/2007/8288.htm "Jeremy Deller Appointed Tate Trustee"] ,Tate ,10 January 2007 . Retrieved27 March 2008 .] a decision lampooned by theStuckists . [ [http://www.stuckism.com/Tate/Tate.html "The Tate"] , stuckism.com. Retrieved27 March 2008 ]ee also
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Book Works Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.jeremy-deller.co.uk/index.html Jeremy Deller site]
* [http://www.bathouseproject.org/home/ Bat House Project site]
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/2004/ Turner Prize 2004: Jeremy Deller]
* [http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs/archive/battle_of_orgreave.html Watch The Battle of Orgreave on FourDocs]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4071533.stm Turner Prize 2004 – BBC News]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_5_40/ai_82469489 "Artforum" review (01/2002)]
* [http://www.zingmagazine.com/zing3/reviews/018_deller.html zingmagazine review (1996)]
* [http://www.strangeharvest.com/mt/archive/the_harvest/interview_jeremy_deller_alan_k.php Interview]
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