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Derek Jarman: Protest!

Seán Kissane, Karim Rehmani-White

£48.00

The definitive overview of the life and work of acclaimed artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman (1942–1994)

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Overview

Derek Jarman was a very English rebel, a maverick and radical artist whose unique and distinctive voice was honed protesting against the strictures of life in post-war Britain. In an innovative practice that roamed freely across all varieties of media, Jarman refused to live and die quietly. He defined bohemian London life in the 1960s, exploded into queer punk in the 70s and with unbounded creative rage, ingenuity and sheer personal charm, he triumphed over an atmosphere of fear and ignorance in the age of AIDS to produce timeless, eloquent works of art which resonate still more strongly today.

This major new publication offers a definitive overview of Derek Jarman’s life and work. It covers all aspects of his oeuvre, from his features to his Super-8 films, his painting, design for theatre, poetry, gardening, memoir and political activism. Protest! contains excerpts from Jarman’s own writings, short interviews with friends and collaborators and newly commissioned texts from a wide range of contributors including John Maybury, Peter Tatchell, Philip Hoare, Sir Norman Rosenthal and Olivia Laing. Generously illustrated with previously unseen images drawn from Jarman’s personal archive and unseen works from all stages of his career, this book brings the reader fresh and surprising insights into the world of this much-loved artist.

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'Does a thrillingly exhaustive job of summarising Jarman’s life, career and impact'
World of Interiors

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Book Details

Format: Hardback

Size: 34.0 x 24.5 cm

Extent: 320 pp

Publication date: 28 May 2020

ISBN: 9780500971086

Contents List

1. Youth • 2. Arcadia • 3. Desertscape • 4. Cinema • 5. Ancient Avebury • 6. Design 7. Super-8 • 8. Angelic Conversations • 9. Caravaggio • 10. Disco • 11. Protest 12. Garden • 13. Timelapse | See over for full list of contributors

About the Author

Seán Kissane is a curator at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. Karim Rehmani-White is a distinguished publisher and writer.

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