The Encounter With Reality
Parkett, 2004, no. 70, pp. 109-115
A description of Gillian Wearing's general body of work as dealing with encounters with reality. Her work typically deals with ways of exploring the immediate and the local, and acting as a kind of expression of moments that have caught her interest. Her work often deals with interactions with the public, as well as manipulation of the public.
ITEM 2004.092 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Dancing in Peckham – Gillian Wearing
Signs that say what you want them to say and not signs that say what someone else wants you to say – Gillian Wearing
Homage to the Woman with the Bandaged Face Who I Saw Yesterday Down Walworth Road – Gillian Wearing
Drunk – Gillian Wearing
Western Security – Gillian Wearing
Self Portrait – Gillian Wearing