Rachel Whiteread: ‘House’

Synopsis

Rachel Whiteread’s ‘House’, a house cast in concrete from a terraced house in Grove Road in London’s East End, rapidly became a cause célèbre, generating impassioned debate and winning Whiteread the Turner Prize. The video charts the transformation of ‘House’ from an ordinary home to an extraordinary monumental sculpture and its eventual demolition. The video is interspersed with occasional observations from Whiteread’s own video diaries. ‘House’ was commissioned by Artangel and Beck’s, completed in 1993 and demolished in January 1994.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1998 sale: £14.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Documentation

A set of 10 slides documenting the evolution of ‘House’ is available for purchase separately.

Subjects

Art

Keywords

sculpture; Whiteread, Rachel; women artists

Credits

Director

Helen Silverlock; John Kelly

Contributor

Rachel Whiteread

Production Company

Name

Hackneyed Productions

Sponsor

Name

Artangel

Email

info@artangel.org.uk

Web

http://www.artangel.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7713 1400

Fax

020 7713 1401

Address

31 Eyre Street
London
EC1R 5EW

Distributor

Name

Artangel

Email

info@artangel.org.uk

Web

http://www.artangels.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7713 1400

Fax

020 7713 1401

Address

London
EC1R 5EW