Directory of British Film and Video Artists by David Curtis
This directory offers a review of the work of over 100 British artists working with film, video and new moving-image media. Each entry provides - a brief biography, a short overview essay assessing the significance of their work, an analysis of three to four key works, film stills and a film videography. Included in the directory are: the famous avant-garde directors who work through the medium of internationally funded features films - Steve Dwoskin, Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Isaac Julian and Sally Potter; long-established radicals such as Peter Gidal and Malcolm Legrice; the rising stars of gay and lesbian cinema, including Connie Giannaris, John Maybury and Pratibha Parmar; artists who make work primarily for the gallery, such as Judith Goddard and Mona Hatoum; avant-garde animators, including David Anderson and the Quay Brothers; and artists working with digital and interactive technologies, such as Simon Biggs and Richard Land.