Artist
Gillian Wearing
b. 1963 · British
Gillian Wearing creates photographs and videos in which ordinary people disclose private thoughts, perform family roles or appear behind masks. Her practice repeatedly questions the distinction between documentary truth and performed identity.
Photography; video; performance
Major Works
- 1992–93Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say →
- 1994Dancing in Peckham →
- 1994Confess All on Video. Don’t Worry You Will Be in Disguise. Intrigued? Call Gillian →
- 19972 into 1 →
- 199710–16 →
- 1996Sixty Minute Silence →
- 2000Trauma →
- 2003Album →
- 2003Self Portrait at 17 Years Old →
- 2006Family History →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo