Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell
1960s–2005

Available online are items which reflect key periods and themes in Ian Breakwell's work. These include project files relating to works such as 'The Institution', 'Circus', and 'Auditorium', as well as placements and artist-in-residences at Durham Cathedral. There are also notebooks kept by Ian Breakwell which feature diary entries and ideas for works, photographs, correspondence, and audio-visual material.
Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
- Collection Owner
- Ian Breakwell 1943–2005
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Ian Breakwell, April 2005.
- Reference
- TGA 20054
266 objects in this collection
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Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell
266 Objects
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Correspondence
12 Objects
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Notebooks
7 Objects
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Project files
247 Objects
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- Title
- ‘The Institution’
- Date
- [c.1971–2001]
- Description
- Consists of five files of documentation relating to 'The Institution' by Ian Breakwell and Kevin Coyne. These files include correspondence, writings, notes, printed material, photographs, press-cuttings, and audio-visual material.
- Reference
- TGA 20054/4/3
Showing 1–20 of 38 objects
Kevin Coyne Untitled
1971
Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell Typed document entitled, ‘The Institution: An inquiry by Ian Breakwell and Kevin Coyne’
July 1971
Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell Untitled
14 August 1971
Arts Council of Great Britain, Greater London Arts Association (London, UK) Programme of events for ‘ART SPECTRUM’ at Alexandra Palace, London
14–15 August 1971
Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK) Letter from Gina Luke of the Institute of Contemporary Arts to Ian Breakwell
19 January 1972
Studio International Press cutting: ‘Studio International, April 1973’, page 196
April 1973
Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK) Poster for ‘The Institution’, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
17–25 April 1973
Ian Breakwell List of equipment required for a performance of ‘The Institution’ at Exe Gallery, Exeter
07 May 1973
Ian Breakwell Scripted prologue which was spoken by Ian Breakwell during the performance of ‘The Institution’
date not known
Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell Untitled
date not known
Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell Typed document entitled, ‘Supplementary exhibition to ‘The Institution’’
date not known
Anonymous Black and white photograph of Kevin Coyne during a performance of ‘The Institution’
date not known
Anonymous Black and white photograph of Kevin Coyne during a performance of ‘The Institution’
date not known
Unknown person(s) Synopsis of a performance of ‘The Institution’ at Art Spectrum, Alexandra Palace
1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971
Anonymous Untitled
14 August 1971