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My Man

Print
2000 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gillian Wearing won the Turner Prize in 1997. Much of her work investigates everyday life and the often unspoken emotions and experiences of the people she chooses to photograph or to film. For this print, Wearing photographed a teenaged girl sitting alone on a beachfront bench; behind her is a painted fresco of an idyllic seaside scene. Wearing asked the girl to write to her about her views on men, and has reproduced below the image her mixed thoughts, expressed in multi-coloured hand-writing, about her boyfriend and their up-and-down relationship.

This print was published by Counter Editions in 2000 in a portfolio of 14 works by contemporary artists.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMy Man (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silkscreen in 15 colours
Brief description
'My Man' by Gillian Wearing, silkscreen in 15 colours, 2000
Physical description
Photograph of a teenage girl sitting alone on a beachfront bench. Behind her is a painted fresco of an idyllic seaside scene. Underneath the image is text.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75cm
  • Width: 100cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Subjects depicted
Summary
Gillian Wearing won the Turner Prize in 1997. Much of her work investigates everyday life and the often unspoken emotions and experiences of the people she chooses to photograph or to film. For this print, Wearing photographed a teenaged girl sitting alone on a beachfront bench; behind her is a painted fresco of an idyllic seaside scene. Wearing asked the girl to write to her about her views on men, and has reproduced below the image her mixed thoughts, expressed in multi-coloured hand-writing, about her boyfriend and their up-and-down relationship.

This print was published by Counter Editions in 2000 in a portfolio of 14 works by contemporary artists.
Collection
Accession number
E.1569-2001

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Record createdJuly 2, 2003
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