Turner Prize-winning and globally exhibited artist, Jeremy Deller, will be visiting the Belfast Campus at Ulster University as part of a unique collaboration with Out To Lunch Festival
His new publication ‘Art is Magic,' explores a holistic and revealing account of the inspirations, passions and practices of one of the country’s foremost contemporary artists.
In conversation, he will talk about his work and how its playful, political and provocative approach borrows from many forms and is produced over many mediums. The artist discusses his approach behind works like SANCTUARY, a full scale replica of Stone Henge as bouncy castle; The Battle of Orgreave - a mass performance artwork revisiting the suppression of miner strikes and protests by authorities; and we're here because we're here where thousands of silent, ghostly soldiers in World War 1 military uniform appeared across the UK upon the centenary of the Somme.
Art is Magic is the first book in which the artist reflects on the entirety of his career, his life and his art. Published by Cheerio
Jeremy Deller In Conversation, 25th January, 7.30pm, Belfast Campus.
To attend the event tickets are available via HERE
A limited number of complimentary tickets are available to students and casual staff on a first-come first-served basis. Please RSVP to arts.culture@ulster.ac.uk to secure your seat.
About the author
Jeremy Deller studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute and at Sussex University. He won the Turner Prize in 2004 for his work Memory Bucket and represented Britain in the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013.
His projects over the past two decades, such as Battle of Orgreave (2001), We’re Here Because We’re Here (2016) as well as the documentary Everybody in the Place: An Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992 (2019) have influenced the conventional map of contemporary art.