Jeremy Deller (English, 1966) - Father and Son Candles, Limited Edition (2021, Signed)
Jeremy Deller, Father and Son 2021
pair of wax candles
COA included
Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 3.6 in each
Signed and Numbered edition of 250.
Produced on the occasion of Jeremy Deller: Father and Son 2021
St Saviour’s Church of Exiles, Collingwood.
A grey life-size candle of Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan posed in acquiescence to the tradition of corporate portraiture, it takes on a serio-comic ghastliness as it melts before our eyes, a patriarchy collapsing in real time as the figures slowly drip to the floor.
The first commission by the artist in Australia, Father and Son is a time-based sculptural installation in the form of public vigil. The project follows Deller’s long history of internationally renowned projects across video, sculpture, installation and events, including We’re here because we’re here 2016, a commemorative event that took place across Britain on the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, and The Battle of Orgreave 2001, a site-specific performance that recreated the clash between police and miners during the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85. In 2013, Deller represented Great Britain with the exhibition English Magic at the 55th Venice Biennale, following the career retrospective Joy in People, presented at the Hayward Gallery, London in 2012.
Jeremy Deller is considered one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists. Born in London in 1966, Deller studied art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) and the University of Sussex. Appointed a Trustee of the Tate Gallery in 2007, Deller was awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in 2010, for ‘creating art that encourages public responses and creativity’.
Jeremy Deller, Father and Son 2021
pair of wax candles
COA included
Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 3.6 in each
Signed and Numbered edition of 250.
Produced on the occasion of Jeremy Deller: Father and Son 2021
St Saviour’s Church of Exiles, Collingwood.
A grey life-size candle of Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan posed in acquiescence to the tradition of corporate portraiture, it takes on a serio-comic ghastliness as it melts before our eyes, a patriarchy collapsing in real time as the figures slowly drip to the floor.
The first commission by the artist in Australia, Father and Son is a time-based sculptural installation in the form of public vigil. The project follows Deller’s long history of internationally renowned projects across video, sculpture, installation and events, including We’re here because we’re here 2016, a commemorative event that took place across Britain on the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, and The Battle of Orgreave 2001, a site-specific performance that recreated the clash between police and miners during the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85. In 2013, Deller represented Great Britain with the exhibition English Magic at the 55th Venice Biennale, following the career retrospective Joy in People, presented at the Hayward Gallery, London in 2012.
Jeremy Deller is considered one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists. Born in London in 1966, Deller studied art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) and the University of Sussex. Appointed a Trustee of the Tate Gallery in 2007, Deller was awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in 2010, for ‘creating art that encourages public responses and creativity’.
Jeremy Deller, Father and Son 2021
pair of wax candles
COA included
Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 3.6 in each
Signed and Numbered edition of 250.
Produced on the occasion of Jeremy Deller: Father and Son 2021
St Saviour’s Church of Exiles, Collingwood.
A grey life-size candle of Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan posed in acquiescence to the tradition of corporate portraiture, it takes on a serio-comic ghastliness as it melts before our eyes, a patriarchy collapsing in real time as the figures slowly drip to the floor.
The first commission by the artist in Australia, Father and Son is a time-based sculptural installation in the form of public vigil. The project follows Deller’s long history of internationally renowned projects across video, sculpture, installation and events, including We’re here because we’re here 2016, a commemorative event that took place across Britain on the 100th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, and The Battle of Orgreave 2001, a site-specific performance that recreated the clash between police and miners during the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85. In 2013, Deller represented Great Britain with the exhibition English Magic at the 55th Venice Biennale, following the career retrospective Joy in People, presented at the Hayward Gallery, London in 2012.
Jeremy Deller is considered one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists. Born in London in 1966, Deller studied art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) and the University of Sussex. Appointed a Trustee of the Tate Gallery in 2007, Deller was awarded the Albert Medal of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in 2010, for ‘creating art that encourages public responses and creativity’.
