Celeste Jose discusses Jeremy Deller yo!

artonpaper, march/april vol.10 no.4 2006

i forget whether this is included on the list, regardless i'm continuing.

it was just a couple images i like on page 64 of this journal, so i got some info for you all off the net.

"Jeremy Deller was born in London in 1966 and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Collaboration and participation are central to Deller’s work. As he explains, ‘A good collaboration is like going on a long journey without a map, never knowing quite where you will end up’. He acts as curator, producer or director of a broad range of projects, including orchestrated events, films and publications, which draw attention to forms of culture on the fringes of the mainstream or reveal hidden histories. He currently lives and works in London."
-http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/2004/deller.shtm

the images were a bunch of picture discs (like ninyl lp with pictures on them) TITLED "WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, LIVE AT MELANCHOLY RANCH". Disjointed imagery of some dude "rocking out" on his banjo. pretty cool, sets up a scene which is captured for one moment in time, but we all know it's not real. There was also an image of a sign on a picture disc "WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, LIVE AT MELANCHOLY RANCH" CHRISTIAN DESERT CENTRE" which a sign saying 'christian desert centre' with an arrow pointing off to what we can only assume to be a church.

here's some images, i couldn't pinpoint the exact ones on the net unfortunately and the size does not do it justice...


WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, LIVE AT MELANCHOLY RANCH


WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, LIVE AT MELANCHOLY RANCH- DIGGIN' MY GRAVE

i guess this interested me because it is another way of presenting images, one which isn't usually associated with art but a valid one non the less.

BUT HERE'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IMAGE BY HIM!


I don't know what it's called but it made me think of myself so i had to put it up.

celeste.