BOLOGNA ART FAIR

THE GARDEN

© The Artist

THE GARDEN

1997 Gillian Wearing (1963 − )

The Garden is part of the Screemportfolio. The work had its origins in a video, ‘The Garden’, which Wearing made in 1993. A transvestite, a prostitute and an escort girl were invited to assemble, alongside the artist, in a garden and then asked to wear T-shirts, purchased by the artist, and invited to perform in the video. Wearing herself appears second left in this work

Further reading:
Contemporary Art in Print, Booth Clibborn Editions, London 2001. Texts by Jeremy Lewison and Patrick Elliott, foreword by Charles Booth-Clibborn

 

  • Accession Number P6915
  • Dimensions 60.6 X 89 CM
  • Media SCREENPRINT

Glossary

  • Video

    Images recorded on videotape or on optical disc to be viewed on television screens, or projected onto screens. The medium through which these images are recorded and displayed.

Themes (2)

Portfolio

Past exhibitions

BOLOGNA ART FAIR

  • 1999
    • Italy, Bologna, British Council Office - Bologna
© 2011 British Council

The United Kingdom`s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).

JavaScript is disabled in your browser. This will degrade or remove some of the website's functionality. Try enabling JavaScript. JavaScript is disabled in your browser. This will degrade or remove some of the website's functionality. Try enabling JavaScript.