Ian Jeffrey
Encyclopedia
Ian Jeffrey is an English
writer
and art historian. He is the author
of a series of illustrated books on the history of photography
. In 1988, he authored the supporting essay in the exhibition catalogue of the contemporary art exhibition
Freeze
. In 1998, he wrote an introductory essay accompanying Henry Bond's
photobook The Cult of the Street.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
writer
Writer
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and art historian. He is the author
Author
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of a series of illustrated books on the history of photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. In 1988, he authored the supporting essay in the exhibition catalogue of the contemporary art exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
Freeze
Freeze (exhibition)
Freeze is the title of an art exhibition that took place in July 1988 in an empty London Port Authority building at Surrey Docks in London Docklands. Its main organiser was Damien Hirst. It was significant in the subsequent development of the Young British Artists.-Organisation:Freeze was...
. In 1998, he wrote an introductory essay accompanying Henry Bond's
Henry Bond
Henry Bond is an English writer, photographer curator, and visual artist. In his Lacan at the Scene , Bond made a contribution to theoretical psychoanalysis....
photobook The Cult of the Street.