{"product_id":"derek-jarman-9783037645888","title":"Derek Jarman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritings on the pioneering, beloved experimental filmmaker and artist from critics, garden historians and Jarman collaborators Tilda Swinton and Simon Fisher Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering newly commissioned essays devoted to specific--and sometimes lesser-known--aspects of the artist's life and work, and extensive portfolios spanning his oeuvre, this volume offers an accessible overview of Derek Jarman (1942-94), one of the legendary cultural figures of the postwar era. Jarman was an artist, filmmaker, musician and gay activist who powerfully marked British culture, from his first feature film \u003ci\u003eSebastiane\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) to his videos for the Pet Shop Boys and Marianne Faithfull in the 1980s, from his AIDS activism to his cult film \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003cbr\u003eConceived as a reader, this volume includes essays by cultural critic Elisabeth Lebovici, curator Claire Le Restif and garden historian Marco Martella; an interview with Jarman's collaborator James Mackay; testimonies by actress Tilda Swinton and musician Simon Fisher Turner; and an illustrated chronology. Jarman's militant \u003ci\u003eQueer Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e series (1992), his Super8 films from the mid-1970s and his assemblages made at his legendary garden at Prospect Cottage in Kent are all discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jrp Ringier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037645888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Derek Jarman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44870702465205,"sku":"9783037645888","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2fd7c682-76fd-4a7d-892b-9c74bd9b8f5d.jpg?v=1733241086","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/derek-jarman-9783037645888","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}