Drift: The Hammersmith and City Line

Author(s): Philippe Parreno

Society & Culture

Artist and filmmaker, Philippe Parreno, who created the documentary, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, takes us in Drift on a unique voyage through London - a journey without the typical purposes of a journey, an artistic, psychogeographical path - part of a series of twelve books tied to the twelve lines of the London Underground, as Tfl celebrates 150 years of the Tube with Penguin. Praise for Philippe Parreno's work: "Exceptional ...a small masterpiece". (Laura Cumming, Guardian). "One of France's hottest commodities. An artist with an almost chameleon-like approach to his medium, he can switch from film-maker to sculptor to storyteller to producer with the kind of dexterity that defies categorisation". (Guardian). Philippe Parreno is an Algerian artist and filmmaker who has had shows in major art galleries around the world and is considered the finest writer among artists by curators such as Hans Ulrich Obrist. Based in Paris, his documentary film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait was released in 2006. He has exhibited in MoMA, Tate Modern and the Guggenheim, among others.


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[Praise for Philippe Parreno's work]: One of France's hottest commodities. An artist with an almost chameleon-like approach to his medium, he can switch from film-maker to sculptor to storyteller to producer with the kind of dexterity that defies categorisation. Guardian

Philippe Parreno is an artist and film-maker, whose works include Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait and June 8, 1968, following the journey taken by the body of Robert F Kennedy. Like all his artworks, this book unfolds in time, a journey the audience has to follow. His artworks are collected by MoMA, Tate Modern, the Guggenheim among other museums.

General Fields

  • : 9781846146299
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Particular Books
  • : February 2013
  • : United Kingdom
  • : May 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Philippe Parreno
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 844.92
  • : 112