Rachel Whiteread

Rachel Whiteread

Born: April 20, 1963
in Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Rachel Whiteread is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.

Movies for Rachel Whiteread...

Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
Title: Rachel Whiteread: Ghost in the Room
Character: Herself
Released: December 2, 2017
Type: Movie
An intimate portrait of British sculptor Rachel Whiteread as she unpacks her life's work for a major retrospective at Tate Britain in London. Her work explores themes of memory and absence, casting sculptural forms from familiar domestic objects small and large, from sinks and hot water bottles to living rooms - and a terraced house.
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Title: The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Character: Self
Released: June 13, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.
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What Price Art? By Tracey Emin
Title: What Price Art? By Tracey Emin
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Why is it that art by male artists always sells for more than that of female artists? Is it subject matter? Is it machismo? Or is it plain old sexism? In this film, Tracey Emin crosses the country on a quest to find out. She meets artists such as Dame Maggi Hambling and Rachel Whiteread; curators such as Norman Rosenthal and gatekeepers such as Oliver Baker from Sotherby's? Have things changed? Or is it society that needs to change before the art market can follow?
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Title: The Culture Show
Character: Self
Released: November 11, 2004
Type: TV
A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.
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Documentary: Rachel Whiteread, House
Title: Documentary: Rachel Whiteread, House
Character: Self (voice)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Rachel Whiteread’s cast of a Victorian terraced house in London’s East End was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures by an English artist in the twentieth century. Completed in autumn of 1993 and demolished in January 1994, House attracted tens of thousands of visitors and generated impassioned debate, in the local streets, the national press and in the House of Commons.