Exhibition
Tacita Dean: Crackers
28 Oct 2023 – 21 Apr 2024
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
Adult: £14.00 (inc. £1.50 donation)
Under 18s: Free
Address
- 9 North Pallant
- Chichester
- PO19 1TJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Chichester Railway Station is a few minutes walk from Pallant House Gallery. There are many direct links from London Victoria, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Gatwick Airport. Trains to London Waterloo connect at nearby Havant.
Made to coincide with the ‘John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey’ exhibition which celebrates the Modern British artist, this brand new film created in Crete has been made as an elegy to Craxton and the places he knew and loved.
About
Made to coincide with the ‘John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey’ exhibition which celebrates the Modern British artist, this brand new film created in Crete has been made as an elegy to Craxton and the places he knew and loved.
The film’s title, Crackers – the nickname given to Craxton by friends – encapsulates both the spirit of how the film was made and something of the artist himself. Tacita Dean first met Craxton when she was 16 on holiday with her family, staying opposite Craxton’s house in Chania, Crete. This first encounter with a ‘real artist’ would prove life-changing for her.
The 16mm colour film takes the form of a diptych, featuring scenes and sounds found in and around his house in Crete. These include Craxton’s favourite subjects – the White Mountains, dizzying gorges, city cats and intrepid goats.
Dean first came to prominence in the 1990s and is one of the most influential artists working today. Her practice encompasses many mediums, but she works primarily in film.
