Documents held in the British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection

(title, author, publication, date, etc, included where known)

 

Steve Farrer

 

Filmography/Biographical/CV

Detailed C.V and bio to 2002   

Detailed CV and filmography to 2001

Bio to 1994

Films from 1974-76.

 

 

Articles and reviews about the artist

'Steven Farrer at Milch' Sacha Craddock londonart.co.uk magazine 1999;

Good Night Ladies 'Steve Farrer' Sotisit Kyriacou Art Monthly November 1999;

'Steve Farrer' Mark Currah Time Out 6th October 1999;

‘Buried Alive’ Stuart Morgan Coil Winter 1997;

‘Around the Galleries’ Sacha Craddock The Times 14th January 1997;

Cinema of Machine [curator’s statement] Sunderland Art Gallery 1997;

Steve Farrer – Against the Steady Stare [leaflet] contains '360 Degrees' Rod Stoneman 'A Cinema of Pure Pictures' Anna Thew, MOMA Oxford 1989;

'360 Degrees' Rod Stoneman Artscribe n11 Summer [reprint of the above] 1989;

‘The British Underground, Video versus Experimental Cinema' Julia Knight American Book Review vol.ll #2 June 1989;

[‘Crimson Joy’] 'The London Film Festival: New British Film and Video' Nicky Hamlyn Art Monthly November 1989;

'Machine Tests' Rod Stoneman March 1988 [statement supporting the project];

‘Against the Steady Stare’ Nik Houghton Independent Media n77 May 1988

'Observations on the first demonstration of Steve Farrer's MACHINE' Anna Thew [statement supporting the project] 1988;

‘Frameless Film’  Nicky Hamlyn Undercut 13 1984;

‘See Real Images' Deke Dusinberre Afterimage 8/9 1981;

‘Programme 9’ [programme notes accompanying Perspectives on English Avant-Garde Film on ‘Ten Drawings’] Deke Dusinberre August 1978;

Fragments from an interview with Deke Dusinberre November 1977;

 

[see also Live in Your Head catalogue, Whitechapel 2000].

 

 

Articles and reviews by the artist

‘Film London Expanded Cinema – Steve Farrer’ statement 1979 (verso application);

‘Ten Drawings’ A Perspective on British Avant-Garde Film Arts Council / British Council 1978.

 

Programmes

'Against the Steady Stare' MOMA Oxford 1990;

'Against the Steady Stare' Diorama London April 1988;

‘Silk Screen Film’; ‘Interior / Exterior’, ‘Bulb Film’ programme notes for LFMC Cinema 4th February 1976.

  

Cards/Fliers

'Goodnight, Ladies, Goodnight' - invitation to new commission by Steve Farrer at The Bracknell Gallery 12th February 2000;   

‘New Installations’ Milch 27th November 1996;

'Against the Steady Stare' Diorama (original layout + copies) 8th April 1988;

'Re-opening The Palace of Light' Diorama Arts Trust April 1988;

‘The Machine’ statement 1988?

 

Funding Applications

Bursary to ACGB AFVcommittee 15th June 1985;

Bursary to ACGB AFVcommittee 1982?

Completion of ‘The Machine’ ACGB AFVcommittee 6th October 1980;

Ten Drawings bursary ACGB AFVcommittee 11th October 1976.

 

Other

‘Goodnight, Ladies, Goodnight’ press release 15th September 1999;

New Installations press release 1996;

'Dear Tony' letter 14th April 1994;

'B1L Metro Two' image 10th April 1994;

'Muscle Lense' image 1980;

Schematic drawing for ‘10 drawings’ 1976.