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Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

1960s–2005

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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

  • Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

    266 Objects

    • Correspondence

      12 Objects

    • Notebooks

      7 Objects

    • Project files

      247 Objects

Title
Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell
Date
1960s–2005
Description
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.
Reference
TGA 20054

Showing 41–60 of 266 objects

Typed document entitled, ‘Preliminary outline for a Word Event to take place in a dark area’

Ian Breakwell
1969
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Typed document entitled, ’“Face History”: an event by Ian Breakwell, presented at the Arts Laboratory, London: January 9th 1969; and at the Liberte De Parole Festival, Theatre du Vieux Colombier, Paris: May 6th 1969’

Ian Breakwell
09 January–06 May 1969
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Photocopies of two stills taken from ‘Water Poem: words dissolving in water during 12 hours’

Ian Breakwell
May 1969
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Typed report by Ian Breakwell on his involvement in ‘Liberté de Parole: “36 heures d’action poetique”’ at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris

Ian Breakwell
14 May 1969
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Typed document giving an overview and detailing the sequence of events for the performance, ‘Unword 2’, by Ian Breakwell

Ian Breakwell
October 1969
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Photocopied typed document giving an overview of, ‘Unword 2’, an event by Ian Breakwell at the ICA

Ian Breakwell
17 October 1969
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Typed document entitled, ‘Ian Breakwell: Final section of the “opera” TILL, performed by WHSHT at Swansea University, Sat. March 1st, 1970’

Ian Breakwell
01 March 1970
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Typed document describing an event by Ian Breakwell performed with Pat Shepherd at the C.N.D. Festival, Victoria Park, London

Ian Breakwell
29 March 1970
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Notes concerning ‘Unword 3’, by Ian Breakwell

Ian Breakwell
18 May 1970
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Document entitled, ‘The Bride and Groom’, by Ian Breakwell

Ian Breakwell
18 June 1970
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Typed document describing an event at the Royal Academy, London, at which a grave was constructed by Ian Breakwell and two art students

Ian Breakwell
12 November 1970
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Photocopied document entitled, ‘The Last Man: Outline script for a videotape by Ian Breakwell’

Ian Breakwell
1982
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Annotated stage directions for, ‘Restaurant Operations’, by Ian Breakwell

Ian Breakwell
date not known
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Photocopied document by Ian Breakwell, writing about his influences, artwork, and performances

Ian Breakwell
date not known
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Handwritten background notes by Kevin Coyne for ‘The Institution’, based on his experience working in Whittingham Hospital

Kevin Coyne
1971
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Typed document entitled, ‘The Institution: An inquiry by Ian Breakwell and Kevin Coyne’

Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell
July 1971
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‘The Institution: Ian Breakwell & Kevin Coyne: Transcript from the tape-recording of the performance at ART SPECTRUM, Alexandra Palace, London, 14.8.1971’

Kevin Coyne, Ian Breakwell
14 August 1971
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Programme of events for ‘ART SPECTRUM’ at Alexandra Palace, London

Arts Council of Great Britain, Greater London Arts Association (London, UK)
14–15 August 1971
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Letter from Gina Luke of the Institute of Contemporary Arts to Ian Breakwell

Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK)
19 January 1972
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Press cutting: ‘Studio International, April 1973’, page 196

Studio International
April 1973
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