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- Artist
- Mark Leckey born 1964
- Medium
- Video, projection, colour and sound (surround)
- Dimensions
- Duration: 23min, 2sec
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased with the support of the Contemporary Art Society 2016
- Reference
- T14666
Online caption
Dream English Kid is a collage of what Leckey calls ‘found memories’ made from sources such as adverts, TV programmes and music as well as reconstructions using props and models. He made the film after he found a recording on YouTube of a Joy Division concert he attended as a teenager and realised that many of our personal memories can now be found online. While acting as a form of self–portrait for the artist, the film also seeks to connect us all through shared memory and experience.
Features
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In Conversation: Under the Bridge
The art of Mark Leckey has often explored the tensions between popular culture and technology, imbued with his own potent …
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