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  • File labelled, 鈥楨dge 鈥�88: first edition of Auditorium in IB鈥檚 [Bury?] St studio, London as part of Edge 鈥�88 Festival鈥�

Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

1960蝉鈥�2005

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Available online are items which reflect key periods and themes in Ian Breakwell's work. These include project files relating to works such as 'The Institution', 'Circus', and 'Auditorium', as well as placements and artist-in-residences at Durham Cathedral. There are also notebooks kept by Ian Breakwell which feature diary entries and ideas for works, photographs, correspondence, and audio-visual material.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Ian Breakwell 1943鈥�2005
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Ian Breakwell, April 2005.
Reference
TGA 20054

266 objects in this collection

  • Personal Papers of Ian Breakwell

    266 Objects

    • Correspondence

      12 Objects

    • Notebooks

      7 Objects

    • Project files

      247 Objects

      • Bristol Arts Centre

        19 Objects

      • Performance documentation

        16 Objects

        • File labelled, 鈥楶erformance Documentation鈥�

          16 Objects

      • 鈥楾he Institution鈥�

        38 Objects

      • 鈥楥颈谤肠耻蝉鈥�

        140 Objects

      • 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥�

        10 Objects

        • File labelled, 鈥楨dge 鈥�88: first edition of Auditorium in IB鈥檚 [Bury?] St studio, London as part of Edge 鈥�88 Festival鈥�

          10 Objects

      • Artist-in-residence at Durham Cathedral

        23 Objects

      • 鈥楪host Dance (aka Dancing Strangers)鈥�

        1 Object

Title
File labelled, 鈥楨dge 鈥�88: first edition of Auditorium in IB鈥檚 [Bury?] St studio, London as part of Edge 鈥�88 Festival鈥�
Date
摆肠.1988鈥�90闭
Description
This file consists of plans, notes, photographs and stills of Ian Breakwell's 'Auditorium' which was exhibited at 'Edge 88', London. This work was an earlier version of what would become the film, 'Auditorium', by Ian Breakwell and Ron Geesin.
Reference
TGA 20054/4/20/2

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Poster for, 鈥楾he Auditorium: An installation by Ian Breakwell with sound composition by Ron Geesin

Ron Geesin, Ian Breakwell
date not known
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Handwritten card detailing the light sequences for 鈥楾he Auditorium鈥�

Unknown person(s)
date not known
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Handwritten instructions, on card, for threading and operating a tape recorder

Unknown person(s)
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Photocopied plan of 鈥楾he Auditorium鈥�

Ian Breakwell
date not known
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Black and white photograph of Ron Geesin and Ian Breakwell in Ron Geesin鈥檚 recording studio

Anonymous
date not known
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Photocopy of 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥� at 鈥楨dge 88鈥� Festival, London

Ian Breakwell, Ron Geesin
1988
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Black and white contact print: ten frames of 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥� at 鈥楨dge 88鈥� Festival, London

Anonymous
1988
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Black and white contact print: nine frames of 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥� at 鈥楨dge 88鈥� Festival, London

Anonymous
1988
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Black and white contact print: ten frames of a painting of an audience for 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥� at 鈥楨dge 88鈥� Festival, London

Anonymous
1988
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Black and white contact print: ten frames of 鈥楢耻诲颈迟辞谤颈耻尘鈥� at 鈥楨dge 88鈥� Festival, London

Anonymous
1988
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