artist
Douglas Gordon
UK / Germany
Douglas Gordon (b. 1966, Glasgow, Scotland) studied sculpture and environmental art at the Glasgow School of Art, and cinema and film at the Slade School of Fine Art, London.
Working across mediums and disciplines, Gordon investigates moral and ethical questions, mental and physical states, as well as collective memory and selfhood. Using literature, folklore, and iconic Hollywood films in addition to his own footage, drawings, and writings, he distorts time and language in order to disorient and challenge. Gordon has won prestigious art prizes, including the Turner Prize in 1996.
