Gillian Wearing


The most comprehensive book on the British artist's frank, affecting work.


Survey by Russell Ferguson, Interview by Donna De Salvo, Focus by John Slyce, Artist's Choice text by Michael Apted, Writings by Gillian Wearing


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Price: £27.95

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Overview
  • Whether asking people to display their own message in her famous Signs series or making videos that evoke experimental documentary, British artist Gillian Wearing (b.1963) uses photography and video to produce direct, revealing records of the complexities of contemporary life
  • Winner of the 1997 Turner Prize, Wearing is among the most international of the recent generation of British artists
  • This is the only comprehensive monograph on this remarkable artist's work



In The Press

'The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about.' (Artforum)

'The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art.' (Time Out)

'A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists.' (The Sunday Times)



About the author(s)

Russell Ferguson is Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs and Chief Curator at the University of California, Los Angeles, Hammer Museum. He edited Out of Actions: Between Performance and the Object 1949-1979 (1998) and Douglas Gordon (2001) and has published in international journals such as Parkett and art/text.

Donna De Salvo is Associate Director for Programs and Curator, Permanent Collection, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Formerly Senior Curator at Tate Modern, she has curated exhibitions on Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol and Anish Kapoor, among others.

John Slyce (Focus) is a freelance writer on contemporary art who specializes in the young British scene.



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