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By Umer Usman. Doulglas Gordan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Gordon. Biography. Scottish artist, born in Glasgow. Attended the School of Arts in Glasgow in 1984-1988 later at the University College of London from 1988-1990. Work. Uses Memory and repetition in various forms.
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By Umer Usman DoulglasGordanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Gordon
Biography • Scottish artist, born in Glasgow. • Attended the School of Arts in Glasgow in 1984-1988 • later at the University College of London from 1988-1990.
Work • Uses Memory and repetition in various forms. • creates performance-based videos. • He also plays with time elements in the video. • Early Gospel work Meaning and Location (1990). List of names (1990-present) list of every person he remembers or met.
Work • Reused old film footage. His best work is called 24 hours. • Feature film (1999) which creates emotional responses in the viewer. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1jkoMfPa40
Exhibitions • Solo show in 1986 to show 24 hours (psyhco). • Super human natural opened at the National Galleries of Scotland and was his first major exhibition.
Prizes • 2011: London Award for Art and Performance • 2011: Les Rencontresd'Arles festival, France • 2008: RoswithaHaftmann Prize • 1998: Hugo Boss Prize awarded by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum • 1997: Venice Biennial's Premio 2000 award • 1996: Turner Prize