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Derek Jarman : the authorised biography / Tony Peake.

By: Peake, Tony [author.].
Contributor(s): Laing, Olivia [writer of foreword.] | Savage, Jon [author of afterword, colophon. etc..].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Allison and Busby, 2025Description: x, 627 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780749032906 (hardback).Subject(s): Jarman, Derek, 1942-1994 | Motion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography | Painters -- Great Britain -- BiographyDDC classification: 791.43 JAR Summary: "This authorised and unique biography covers Jarman’s story from the bleakness of post-war Britain and his RAF childhood, to student life at The Slade and his work as a designer, painter and filmmaker. It tells how energetic home filmmaking with dazzling friends led to distinctive feature films including Sebastiane, The Tempest, and Caravaggio. There were collaborations with the likes of Sir John Gielgud and Tilda Swinton and Jarman was also at the forefront of popular culture, producing distinctive music videos for Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths. Alongside his art and a significant body of writing, Jarman created a singular garden in the shingle surrounding Prospect Cottage at Dungeness in Kent, which has become a site of memorial, celebration and pilgrimage. He became known as an impassioned and provocative spokesperson not only for gay men, but for anyone oppressed by bigotry. Derek Jarman died of AIDS-related causes in February 1994 and Peake describes his inimitable courage and grace in the face of painful death, and the legacies Jarman left behind. With new contributions from Olivia Laing and Jon Savage" - inside cover.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tony Peake enjoyed unprecedented access to the visionary artist's archives in order to bring the extraordinary life of Derek Jarman to the page. This authorised and unique biography covers Jarman's story from the bleakness of post-war Britain and his RAF childhood, to student life at The Slade and his work as a designer, painter and filmmaker. It tells how energetic home filmmaking with dazzling friends led to distinctive feature films including Sebastiane, The Tempest, and Caravaggio. There were collaborations with the likes of Sir John Gielgud and Tilda Swinton and Jarman was also at the forefront of popular culture, producing distinctive music videos for Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths. Alongside his art and a significant body of writing, Jarman created a singular garden in the shingle surrounding Prospect Cottage at Dungeness in Kent, which has become a site of memorial, celebration and pilgrimage. He became known as an impassioned and provocative spokesperson not only for gay men, but for anyone oppressed by bigotry. Derek Jarman died of AIDS-related causes in February 1994 and Peake describes his inimitable courage and grace in the face of painful death, and the legacies Jarman left behind. With new contributions from Olivia Laing and Jon Savage.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This authorised and unique biography covers Jarman’s story from the bleakness of post-war Britain and his RAF childhood, to student life at The Slade and his work as a designer, painter and filmmaker. It tells how energetic home filmmaking with dazzling friends led to distinctive feature films including Sebastiane, The Tempest, and Caravaggio. There were collaborations with the likes of Sir John Gielgud and Tilda Swinton and Jarman was also at the forefront of popular culture, producing distinctive music videos for Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths. Alongside his art and a significant body of writing, Jarman created a singular garden in the shingle surrounding Prospect Cottage at Dungeness in Kent, which has become a site of memorial, celebration and pilgrimage. He became known as an impassioned and provocative spokesperson not only for gay men, but for anyone oppressed by bigotry. Derek Jarman died of AIDS-related causes in February 1994 and Peake describes his inimitable courage and grace in the face of painful death, and the legacies Jarman left behind. With new contributions from Olivia Laing and Jon Savage" - inside cover.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (vii)
  • Prologue (1)
  • 1 Family Mythology (7)
  • 2 Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them (15)
  • 3 Buried Feelings (20)
  • 4 School House and Manor House (26)
  • 5 Pakistan (34)
  • 6 A Subtle Terror Rules (41)
  • 7 Every Man Is a Special Kind of Artist (55)
  • 8 Metroland Student (69)
  • 9 If You're Anxious for to Shine (78)
  • 10 Meeting Mr Wright (88)
  • 11 The Billboard Promised Land (99)
  • 12 Becoming Derek (108)
  • 13 Father Figures (119)
  • 14 Swinging Decayed (126)
  • 15 This Month in Vogue (137)
  • 16 The Devils (153)
  • 17 Oasis at Bankside (164)
  • 18 Movietown (177)
  • 19 Butler's Wharf and Beyond (188)
  • 20 Features (214)
  • 21 Jubilee (233)
  • 22 Stormy Weather (252)
  • 23 Montage Years (275)
  • 24 Angelic and Other Conversations (314)
  • 25 The Last of'England (361)
  • 26 A Fifth Continent (383)
  • 27 Sod'Em (416)
  • 28 I Walk in This Garden (434)
  • 29 Blue Prints (452)
  • 30 Do Not Go Gentle (486)
  • Afterword (534)
  • Notes (539)
  • List of Works (573)
  • Filmography (580)
  • Select Bibliography (597)
  • Acknowledgements (606)
  • Copyright and Sources (609)
  • Index (611)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tony Peake is a novelist, short story writer, biographer and was a celebrated literary agent. He became friends with Derek Jarman, during the last seven years of Jarman's life. He currently spends most of his time, when not travelling, in London and Essex, w here he lives with his civil partner and enjoys being grandfather to his five grandchildren. Tony has written three novels. He is a patron of the Jarman Award which supports the most innovative UK-based artists working with moving image.