Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey is one of the most
influential contemporary artists working today. Since
he came to prominence in the late 1990s, Leckey's
practice has addressed the radical effect of technology
on popular culture and has powerfully articulated the
transition from analogue to digital culture.
His work is often concerned with under-represented or
overlooked aspects of British culture and explores ideas
about both collective and personal history. For example,
the film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore 1999 uses sampled
footage to trace dance subcultures in British nightclubs
from the 1970s to the 1990s, while Dream English Kid,
1964-1999 AD 2015 focuses on key episodes in his
own life, constructed from `found memories' sourced
primarily from the internet.
This book, accompanying Leckey's first major show at
Tate, combines newly commissioned writing with artist's
scripts for performances, and illustrates his previous
work as well as the intriguing sources of inspiration for
this powerful, immersive new exhibition.