Ian Breakwell
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Ian Breakwell (26 May 1943 – 14 October 2005) was a British artist, active as a diarist, a draughtsman, a film-maker, a painter, a photographer and a print-maker.
Life
Breakwell was born on 26 May 1943 in Long Eaton, in Derbyshire. From 1961 to 1965 he attended the Derby College of Art, and then moved to London.[1]Template:R/superscript
Work
Breakwell was part of the Artist Placement Group in the 1970s, and was for a time placed in the Department of Health and Social Security.[1]Template:R/superscript He was sent to work in the psychiatric hospitals of Broadmoor in Berkshire and Rampton in Nottinghamshire; his film The Institution, made in 1978 with Kevin Coyne, is based on these experiences.[2]Template:R/superscript
He died in London on 14 October 2005.[1]Template:R/superscript
The Tate Archive holds a collection of his personal papers, correspondence, photographs and notebooks[3] including documentation of 'The Institution' performances with Kevin Coyne.
Exhibitions
Breakwell's principal exhibitions include:
- Evidence. Greenwich Theatre Art Gallery, London, 1973
- Continuous Diary (travelling exhibition). Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 1977
- Circus. Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, 1978
- 120 Days. Tate Gallery, London, 1982
- Echoes. Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1988
- Free Range, Survey of Ian Breakwell's publications 1964-1993 (travelling exhibition). Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1993
- Drawing across Boundaries. Loughborough University School of Art and Design, 1998
- Textworks 1966-1999. Loughborough University Gallery, 1999
- The Other Side. The De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, 2002
- Ian Breakwell: the Elusive State of Happiness (retrospective). Quad Gallery, Derby, 2010[4][5]Template:Efn
- Ian Breakwell: Keep Things As They Are (retrospective). De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, 6 October 2012 – 13 January 2013.[6]Template:R/superscript
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b c Breakwell, Ian. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".. Template:Link note.
- ↑ Nick Kimberley (21 October 2005). Obituary: Ian Breakwell. The Guardian. Accessed November 2024.
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- ↑ Ian Breakwell: Keep Things As They Are. Bexhill On Sea: De La Warr Pavilion. Archived 24 November 2012.
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External links
- Information on Channel 4 TV series Ian Breakwell's Continuous Diaries [1]
- obituary in the Independent
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