{"product_id":"derek-jarman-hardcover","title":"Derek Jarman - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Jarman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaetitia Chauvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCl?ment Diri?\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritings on the pioneering, beloved experimental filmmaker and artist from critics, garden historians and Jarman collaborators Tilda Swinton and Simon Fisher Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering newly commissioned essays devoted to specific--and sometimes lesser-known--aspects of the artist's life and work, and extensive portfolios spanning his oeuvre, this volume offers an accessible overview of Derek Jarman (1942-94), one of the legendary cultural figures of the postwar era. Jarman was an artist, filmmaker, musician and gay activist who powerfully marked British culture, from his first feature film \u003ci\u003eSebastiane\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) to his videos for the Pet Shop Boys and Marianne Faithfull in the 1980s, from his AIDS activism to his cult film \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003cbr\u003eConceived as a reader, this volume includes essays by cultural critic Elisabeth Lebovici, curator Claire Le Restif and garden historian Marco Martella; an interview with Jarman's collaborator James Mackay; testimonies by actress Tilda Swinton and musician Simon Fisher Turner; and an illustrated chronology. Jarman's militant \u003ci\u003eQueer Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e series (1992), his Super8 films from the mid-1970s and his assemblages made at his legendary garden at Prospect Cottage in Kent are all discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.29 x 6.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733775290431,"sku":"9783037645888","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/885bec8b1f6d552b868f25d4a1741801.webp?v=1765137343","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/derek-jarman-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}