Jeremy Deller

Jeremy Deller

Place: London

Born: 1966

Biography:

Jeremy Deller is an English conceptual, video and installation artist. Much of Deller's work is collaborative; it has a strong political aspect, in the subjects dealt with and also the devaluation of artistic ego through the involvement of other people in the creative process.

Early Life and Education

Jeremy Deller

was born in London and educated at St John's and St Clement's Primary School and Dulwich College before studying for his BA History of Art at Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London); he achieved his MA in Art History at the University of Sussex under David Alan Mellor. Deller traces his broad interests in art and culture, in part, to childhood visits to museums like the Horniman Museum, in South London.

Work

In 1993, while his parents were on holiday, Deller secretly used the family home for an exhibition titled Open Bedroom. In 1997, Deller embarked on Acid Brass, a musical collaboration with the Williams Fairey Brass Band from Stockport. The project was based on fusing the music of a traditional brass band with acid house and Detroit techno. Much of Deller's work is collaborative; his work has a strong political aspect, in the subjects dealt with and also the devaluation of artistic ego through the involvement of other people in the creative process.

  • Folk Archive is a tour of "people's art" and has been exhibited throughout the UK including at Barbican Centre and most recently (2013) at The Public, West Bromwich, outside of the contemporary art institution.
  • Deller staged The Battle of Orgreave in 2001, bringing together almost 1,000 people in a public re-enactment of a violent confrontation from the 1984 Miners' Strike.
  • In 2004, for the opening of Manifesta 5, the roving European Biennial of Contemporary art, Deller organised a Social Parade through the streets of the city of Donostia-San Sebastian, drafting in cadres of local alternative societies and support groups to participate.
Important

works by Jeremy Deller can be found on Jeremy Deller, including 2 Artworks. The artist has also been featured in various exhibitions, including the Pembroke College Oxford Jcr Art Collection, which can be found on Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London). For more information on conceptual art, visit Horniman Museum or Open Bedroom.

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