Tacita Dean
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Tacita Charlotte Dean CBE, RA (born 1965) is a British visual artist who works primarily in film, photography, and drawing. The granddaughter of Basil Dean, founder of Ealing Studios, she was exposed early to the world of cinema. She studied at Falmouth School of Art from 1985 to 1988 and later spent a scholarship year at the Supreme School of Fine Art in Athens. Her work often explores themes of time, loss, and obsolescence through analogue media. She is known for her 'Silueta Series' and has been elected to the Royal Academy of Arts.
Themes
- time
- loss
- analogue film
- memory
Books
Works by Tacita Dean
- Geography Biography 2023 · film Film installation.
Works about Tacita Dean
- Bas Jan Ader Please Don't Leave Me Rein Wolfs 2006 · Museum Boijmans van Beuningen · book · English ISBN 9069182165 Includes contributions by Tacita Dean.
Awards
- 2006 Hugo Boss Prize



