Luke Fowler

Luke Fowler (born 1978) is an artist, filmmaker and musician based in Glasgow.[1] He studied printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design [2] in Dundee. He creates cinematic collages that have often been linked to the British Free Cinema movement of the 1950s.[3] His documentary films have explored counter cultural figures including Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing[4] and English composer Cornelius Cardew[5]. Luke Fowler has worked with a number of collaborators including Eric La Casa [6], George Clark and Peter Hutton [7] Mark Fell [8], Lee Patterson [9], Toshiya Tsunoda [10], Richard Youngs [11]. He collaborated with guitarist Keith Rowe and film maker and curator Peter Todd on the live sound and film work The Room [12].

Luke Fowler photographed in 2015 by Alan Dimmick

Work

Luke Fowler’s work explores the limits and conventions of biographical and documentary film-making.[13]

Exhibitions
  • In 2009, retrospective exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery.[14]
  • In 2010 in Rencontres d'Arles festival (France).
  • In 2011, 'British Art Show 7' at the Hayward Gallery, London.
  • In 2012, he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize, for solo exhibition at Inverleith House in Edinburgh,[15] which showcased his new film exploring the life and work of Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing.[3]

Awards
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References
  1. Luke Fowler interview: Up close and personal - Scotland on Sunday Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  2. Scottish Arts Council - Exeptional [sic] young Scots given a financial boost Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Scottisharts.org.uk (2010-07-01). Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  3. "Turner Prize: 2012 shortlist announced". BBC News, 1 May 2012. BBC. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. Times Online
  5. Hudson, Mark. (2009-05-13) Luke Fowler: stories upside down and inside out. Telegraph. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  6. "A Grammar For Listening - Part 2". LUX. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. "The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott". LUX. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. "To The Editor Of Amateur Photographer". LUX. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  9. "A Grammar For Listening - Part 1". LUX. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  10. "A Grammar For Listening - Part 3". LUX. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  11. "Shop - Research Music - The Modern Institute". www.themoderninstitute.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  12. "About Luke Fowler - The Modern Institute". www.themoderninstitute.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  13. "Luke Fowler". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  14. Luke Fowler, Serpentine Gallery, London - Reviews, Art. The Independent (2009-05-12). Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  15. "Inverleith House Luke Fowler, Turner Prize nomination 2012". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  16. "Star Wars inspires art shortlist". BBC News Entertainment and Arts, Friday, 17 December 2004. BBC. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  17. Art review: Luke Fowler, Serpentine Gallery, London W2 | Art and design | The Observer. Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.
  18. Luke Fowler Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine. Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved on 2010-11-26.


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