In 2018, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts will host major exhibitions of the work of Tacita Dean. Each will provide an encounter with the filmmaker’s work through a different lens. This book brings together works from all three exhibitions - both new and retrospective - with words by leading novelists and thinkers who provide a unique insight into Dean’s chosen genres: landscape, portrait and still-life.
Dean first came to the attention of the art world with her 16 mm film The Story of Beard (1992). She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1998 and has since been a powerful advocate for her medium. Published at a career-defining moment, this book provides a new and authoritative view of a hugely influential filmmaker who has been at the forefront of British art for over twenty years. AUTHORS: Alexandra Harris is Professor of English at the University of Liverpool and author of Weatherland: Artists and Writers under English Skies (2016). Ali Smith CBE is an author and novelist. Her latest books are How to be Both (2015) and Autumn (2016). Alan Hollinghurst won the 2004 Man Booker Prize for The Line of Beauty (2005). His latest book is The Sparsholt Affair (2017). SELLING POINTS: . A definitive survey of the work of Tacita Dean OBE RA, published to coincide with three major exhibitions in London in 2018 . With contributions from Alexandra Harris, Alan Hollinghurst, Ali Smith 200 colour illustrations The volume is published with three different covers.