Ken
Russell, writing in his column in The Times (London), cites Derek's
film "Link" (1970), as a standout at The
Institute of Contemporary Art in London where it is being shown
as part of The Secret Masterpieces of Cinema series which opened May 2, 2008.
To read the article click
here. It was recently shown at The Tate Modern, earlier in 2008.
"Extreme Makeover" opened at Flowers,
1000 Madison Avenue, New York on May 9th, 2008. The exhibition comprises
a series of altered photographs with mixed media, and will continue
until June 14th, 2008. The entire exhibition can be sampled at
the Flowers website.
Early
2008 and Derek has begun work on a series of large canvases on the subject
of Drugs. The cowboy character that appeared in so many of his Texas
paintings has been re-invented in these. They will be shown in London
later this year at Flowers Central, on Cork Street, W1. A detail of "Crack Cowboy" is
shown on the left.
Derek is an accomplished teacher and lecturer and
is currently teaching, Spring of 2008, at Art
Center College of Design, in Pasadena. Derek has been a member of
the Visiting Faculty at UCLA's Department
of Art since 2004.
Winter 2007-8 and Derek was one of several artists invited to a reception
at the Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street, London,
to celebrate publication of The
Government Art Collection Catalogue of the collection, an endeavor
of The United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The Prime
Minister and the Minister for Culture were in attendance.
In 2007 Derek was made Honorary Member of The London Institute of Pataphysics. Alfred Jarry and his milieu has long been a subject for Derek, most recently in the "Magazine" paintings.
Cover page of a recent
Bulletin of The
London Institute of Pataphysics
Derek Boshier's paintings from the early 60s were featured prominently in "British Pop" a comprehensive survey of the period at Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition closed February 13th, 2006. Galerie du Centre in Paris has assembled this document to commemorate it.
In 2005 BBC 2 aired "Groovy Galleries" the first episode in their series Art & The 60s, made to accompany Tate Britain's Show which featured Derek's work. Derek is interviewed in the show, amongst others. The documentary's webpage can be viewed here.
