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British artist (1943–2005)

Ian Breakwell (26 May 1943 – 14 October 2005) was a British artist, active as a diarist, a draughtsman, a film-maker, a painter, a photographer and a print-maker.

Life

Breakwell was born on 26 May 1943 in Long Eaton, in Derbyshire. From 1961 to 1965 he attended the Derby College of Art, and then moved to London.

Work

Breakwell was part of the Artist Placement Group in the 1970s, and was for a time placed in the Department of Health and Social Security. He was sent to work in the psychiatric hospitals of Broadmoor in Berkshire and Rampton in Nottinghamshire; his film The Institution, made in 1978 with Kevin Coyne, is based on these experiences.

He died in London on 14 October 2005.

The Tate Archive holds a collection of his personal papers, correspondence, photographs and notebooks including documentation of 'The Institution' performances with Kevin Coyne.

Exhibitions

Breakwell's principal exhibitions include:

Notes

  1. 'The Elusive State of Happiness' is a work from 1979, now in the collection of Arts Council England.

References

  1. ^ Breakwell, Ian. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00037478. (subscription required).
  2. Nick Kimberley (21 October 2005). Obituary: Ian Breakwell. The Guardian. Accessed November 2024.
  3. Tate. "The Institution, collection owner: Ian Breakwell, [c.1971–2001] – Tate Archive". Tate. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "Ian Breakwell: Derby celebrates homegrown artist". The Guardian. 15 February 2010. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "The Elusive State of Happiness - Ian Breakwell". www.derbyquad.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. Ian Breakwell: Keep Things As They Are. Bexhill On Sea: De La Warr Pavilion. Archived 24 November 2012.
  7. "The Elusive State of Happiness | Arts Council Collection". artscouncilcollection.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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