{"product_id":"derek-jarman","title":"Derek Jarman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritings on the pioneering, beloved experimental filmmaker and artist from critics, garden historians and Jarman collaborators Tilda Swinton and Simon Fisher Turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering newly commissioned essays devoted to specific--and sometimes lesser-known--aspects of the artist's life and work, and extensive portfolios spanning his oeuvre, this volume offers an accessible overview of Derek Jarman (1942-94), one of the legendary cultural figures of the postwar era. Jarman was an artist, filmmaker, musician and gay activist who powerfully marked British culture, from his first feature film \u003ci\u003eSebastiane\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) to his videos for the Pet Shop Boys and Marianne Faithfull in the 1980s, from his AIDS activism to his cult film \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003cbr\u003eConceived as a reader, this volume includes essays by cultural critic Elisabeth Lebovici, curator Claire Le Restif and garden historian Marco Martella; an interview with Jarman's collaborator James Mackay; testimonies by actress Tilda Swinton and musician Simon Fisher Turner; and an illustrated chronology. Jarman's militant \u003ci\u003eQueer Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e series (1992), his Super8 films from the mid-1970s and his assemblages made at his legendary garden at Prospect Cottage in Kent are all discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jrpeditions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52171449368887,"sku":"9783037645888","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/imageloader_de9ef7cc-029e-44ba-815e-f58c29277728.jpg?v=1779298233","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/derek-jarman","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}