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Basic data
Tacita Dean is a contemporary visual artist from the United Kingdom. In her work, the artist poetically explores themes such as history, memory and empathy, the forces of nature and human traces. In doing so, Dean is primarily concerned with historical processes and establishes complex webs of relationships between different media and times, between fiction and documentation.
- Born: 12 November 1965
- Place of birth: Canterbury, England
- Nationality: British
- Studied at: Falmouth School of Art, Athens School of Fine Arts, Slade School of Fine Art London
- Era: Contemporary art
Biography
Tacita Dean was born in 1965 in Canterbury, England. She studied at Falmouth College of Art in Cornwall from 1985 to 1988 and graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
Since the 1990s, Dean has worked in drawing, painting, installation and film, which the artist often brings together and combines. In terms of content, she addresses subjects such as history and time, memory and transience, human traces and the forces of nature. In doing so, the British artist is known for her characteristic artistic approach and her particular sensitivity to the medium and narrative style.
Dean has received numerous prestigious art awards. In 1998 she was nominated for the Turner Prize. Her work has been shown in solo exhibitions around the world. Today she lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles and is considered one of the most important contemporary artists.
Exhibitions
- 07.10.21 - 13.02.22 Colección Jumex: Temperatura Ambiente - Musei Jumex, Granada.
- 28.08.21 - 09.01.22 Tacita Dean - Antigone - Kunstmuseum Basel.
- 26.06.21 - 20.03.22 Masterpieces in Miniature: The 2021 Model Art Gallery - PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY Chichester.
- 05.06.21 - 10.10.21 All That Was Solid Melts - Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland.
- 26.02.21 - 31.12.21 Helga de Alvear Collection - Centro de Artes Visuales Helga de Alvear, Cáceres.
- 12.02.21 - 12.02.22 Angespannte Zustände - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
- 09.09.20 - 18.11.20 STUDIO BERLIN - Berghain, Berlin.
- 14.08.20 - 04.01.21 Gezeichnete Stadt. Arbeiten auf Papier 1945 bis heute - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin.
- 02.06.20 - 02.09.20 Tacita Dean - EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo.
- 04.03.20 - 17.05.20 Among the Trees - Hayward Gallery, London.
- 26.02.20 - 03.05.20 Tacita Dean - EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo.
- 06.06.19 - 12.10.19 Moving/Image. An Exploration of Film and Photography - DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt.
- 22.04.19 - 01.04.20 60 years. A Walk Through British Art - Tate Britain, London.
- 29.01.19 - 05.05.19 TACITA DEAN - Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto.
- 04.12.18 - 21.04.19 MONUMENTality - The Getty, Los Angeles.
- 01.11.18 - 03.02.19 WILDNIS - Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.
- 20.10.18 - 06.01.19 Tacita Dean - Kunsthaus Bregenz.
- 15.03.18 - 28.05.18 Tacita Dean: PORTRAIT - National Portrait Gallery, London.
Awards
- 2009: Kurt Schwitters Prize for Fine Arts awarded by the Lower Saxony Sparkassenstiftung.
- 2006: Hugo Boss Prize.
- 2005: The Sixth Benesse Prize, Benesse Art Site Naoshima, The 51st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.
- 2004: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy.
- 2002: Nominated for the National Gallery Prize for Young Art, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany.
- 2002: Art Prize Aachen.
- 2000/01: DAAD Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service, Berlin, Germany.
- 1999: Artist in Residence, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- 1997: Scriptwriter's Lab, Sundance Institute, Sundance, Utah.
- 1994: Barclay's Young Artist Award, London, England.
Literature
- Tacita Dean, Thomas D. Trummer, Tacita Dean, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Cologne 2019.
- Die Regimentstochter von Tacita Dean, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Publ.), Bonn 2015.
- Tacita Dean, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Tacita Dean, Cologne 2012.
Collections
Germany
- Berlin - Daimler Contemporary
- Frankfurt - DZ BANK Kunstsammlung
- Bonn - Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
France
- Paris- Kadist Paris
- Rouen - FRAC Normandie Rouen
- Châteaugiron - Frac Bretagne
England
- London - Marian Goodman Gallery
- London - Tate Collection
Switzerland
- Zurich - Kunsthaus Zürich
- Winterthur - Fotomuseum Winterthur
Spain
- Barcelona - MACBA Barcelona
Canada
- Ottawa - National Gallery of Canada
Weblinks
- Tacita Dean Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.
- www.tacitadean.net Official website of the artist.
