Roderick Buchanan (born 1965) is a Scottish artist working in the fields of installation, film and photography. After attending Thomas Muir High School, Buchanan studied at the

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awa ...

in the 1980s, where he was part of a group later described as "The Irascibles", which included fellow students

Douglas Gordon Douglas Gordon (born 20 September 1966) is a Scottish artist. He won the Turner Prize in 1996, the Premio 2000 at the 47th Venice Biennale in 1997 and the Hugo Boss Prize in 1998. He lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Work Much of Gordon's ...

, Ross Sinclair, Jacqueline Donachie, Christine Borland and

Martin Boyce Martin Boyce (born 1967) is a Scottish sculptor inspired by early 20th century modernism. Boyce was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and educated at Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with ...

. ''Work in Progress'' (1995) is a set of photographs of amateur Scottish footballers wearing the team shirts of

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and

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. His 2004 film about Indian and Scottish soldiers, ''History Painting'', was commissioned by the

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for the 11th Indian Triennale. In 2000, he won the inaugural

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prize for his work ''Gobstopper'', a video of children trying to hold their breath while being driven through Glasgow's

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. In 2004 he was awarded a

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. He has had solo exhibitions at

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(2000) and the

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(2005), and his work is held in the collections of the

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and the

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. In 2011, Buchanan exhibited ''Legacy'' at the

Imperial War Museum The Imperial War Museum (IWM), currently branded "Imperial War Museums", is a British national museum. It is headquartered in London, with five branches in England. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, it was intended to record the civ ...

in London. The work, a video and photographic installation commissioned by the museum, depicted Scottish bands from the

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and

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communities performing in Northern Ireland. In 2017, Buchanan was commissioned by Fermynwoods Contemporary Art to spend time in

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meeting second and third-generation Scottish immigrants who moved to England to find work in the steel industry, through long engaging with standing football supporters clubs.

References

External links

Roderick Buchanan's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Roderick British video artists 1965 births Living people Scottish photographers People educated at Thomas Muir High School Artists commissioned by the Imperial War Museum Scottish contemporary artists