Gillian Wearing – Family Stories

Gillian Wearing – Family Stories
13.10.2017 - 07.01.2018

British artist Gillian Wearing is interested in real life experiences. In her art she gives people a voice, examining and documenting relationships such as those in the family. SMK, National Gallery of Denmark now presents an exhibition featuring the Turner Prize-winning artist.

Throughout her career Gillian Wearing has addressed the question of how the concept of family is perceived and should be understood today. She seeks to illuminate the many different ways relationships form the patterns of our lives.

From 13 October 2017 Gillian Wearing – Family Stories features a range of the artist’s works from 1992 to the present day that works with the theme of the family. The work includes photography, film and sculpture.

Gillian Wearing explains her interest:
“I look for situations where there is an element of truth. People can’t relate to a made-up fantasy of what a family is; they might aspire to it for themselves. But if they are to view someone else’s situation then they want something that is honest,” says Gillian Wearing.

Her new work A Real Danish Family, involves 492 Danish families, a jury, a TV show and a large-scale public bronze sculpture of a Danish family that will be unveiled on 13 October 2017 at SMK – which is also the day the museum opens the exhibition Gillian Wearing – Family Stories, parts of which chronicles the process of finding A Real Danish Family.