He’s a Rainbow (Tony Ogden)

Location

Country: UK
City: England
Place: Manchester, DCMS Hub

Jeremy Deller was born in London. He studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art before completing an MA at the University of Sussex. Solo projects include 'After The Goldrush', a guidebook and treasure hunt around California, commissioned by the Wattis Institute, San Francisco (2002); and 'This is US', a CD produced with the Centre for Curatorial Studies (2003). 'Folk Archive', a collaborative project with Alan Kane, was exhibited in Tate Britain’s touring exhibition 'Intelligence. Folk Archive: Contemporary Popular Art From The UK' (2000). Deller won the Turner Prize in 2007; and in 2013, represented Britain at the Venice Biennale with 'English Magic', a show that toured the UK in 2014. Other projects include '24-Hour-Rockshow' at the Old Student House, Helsinki (2015); and 'Iggy Pop Life Class', a drawing class with the acclaimed American rock artist as model at the New York Academy of Art in early 2016, the results of which were exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum that autumn.

People

Tony Ogden (1962 - 2006)

Places

Subjects

singer, rock & roll, drummer, musician, male portrait, man

Materials & Techniques

iridescent mirror card, screenprint

Artist

Jeremy Deller (1966 - )

Title

He’s a Rainbow (Tony Ogden)

Portfolio Title

Studio Voltaire Print Portfolio 2006

Edition

45/70

Date

2006

Medium

Screenprint on iridescent mirror card

Dimensions

height: 29.60 cm, width: 42.10 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Studio Voltaire, June 2007

Inscription

verso, b: 'He's a Rainbow' Jeremy Deller 45/70

Provenance

Studio Voltaire, London

GAC number

18126/2