Gillian Wearing is a Birmingham born artist whose films and photographs explore people's public faces and private lives. She draws on fly-on-the-wall documentaries, reality TV and the techniques of theatre, to explore how we present ourselves to the world. Her photographic portraits and mini-dramas show that, given the chance to dress up, put on a mask or act out a role, can allow us to be more truly ourselves. She has a retrospective show at The Whitechapel Gallery which starts on March 28th.Here is a short slide presentation made about her work.
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