The Common Guild and The Modern Institute are pleased to present the first showing in Scotland of Jeremy Deller’s new film, ‘Putin’s Happy’ (2019).
Screening on the eve of a piviotal general election, Deller’s documentation of the demonstrations outside Parliament following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, represents a heightened microcosm of current political divisiveness.
The film engages with the often absurd xenophobia, isolationism, and misplaced patriotism revealed by the ongoing Brexit debate. Encountering conspiracy theorists, rampant anti-semites and yellow-vest protesters, the film highlights the grotesque details and eccentric decor of British populism’s fantasy world; revealing it’s tragicomic effects in reality as demonstrators reappear day in and day out.
Jeremy Deller (b. 1966 in London; lives and works in London) studied Art History at the Courtauld Institute and at Sussex University. Deller won the Turner Prize in 2004 for his work ‘Memory Bucket’ and represented Britain in the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013. He has been producing projects over the past two decades which have influenced the conventional map of contemporary art. He began making artworks in the early 1990s, often showing them outside conventional galleries.
Jack Cocker is a Film director and producer based in Glasgow. He worked with Deller on the making of ‘Putin’s Happy’.
Event Details
Jeremy Deller’s ‘Putin’s Happy’ (2019) was screened on the eve of the 2019 UK general election.
Following the screening Deller was joined in conversation with Director, Producer and collaborator, Jack Cocker.
