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Douglas Gordon

Self-Portraits of You + Me (Bond Girls)

October 9–November 18, 2006
Britannia Street, London

Douglas Gordon: Self-Portraits of You + Me (Bond Girls) Installation view

Douglas Gordon: Self-Portraits of You + Me (Bond Girls)

Installation view

Works Exhibited

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Honor Blackman), 2006 Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Honor Blackman), 2006

Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Famke Janssen), 2006 Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Famke Janssen), 2006

Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Madelaine Smith), 2006 Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Madelaine Smith), 2006

Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Gloria Hendry), 2006 Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Self-Portrait of You + Me (Gloria Hendry), 2006

Smoke and mirror, 32-13/16 × 28 ¾ × 2 ¾ inches (83.3 × 73 × 7 cm)

About

Gagosian is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Douglas Gordon. Self-Portraits of You + Me (Bond Girls) features images of the actresses who have played alongside James Bond over the last forty years. This group of photographs is part of a series of works entitled Self-Portraits of You + Me, in which the artist explores the idea of excessive adoration and accidental mutilation of iconic images.

The Bond Girls have been specifically chosen for the artist’s first exhibition at Gagosian in London. In each portrait, the eyes have been cut from the face and the remaining features burned almost past recognition. Behind each of the reworked portraits is a mirrored surface that challenges the viewer to look beyond the photographic remains. As with his earlier Blind Star photographs of 2002, Gordon destabilizes our familiarity with Hollywood icons and the art system.

Installation view with Douglas Gordon, Pretty much every film and video work from about 1992 until now... (1999–)

Douglas Gordon: To Sing

On the occasion of Douglas Gordon: All I need is a little bit of everything, an exhibition in London, curator Adam Szymczyk recounts his experiences with Gordon’s work across nearly three decades, noting the continuities and evolutions.

still from video of eyeball

Douglas Gordon: if when why what

Douglas Gordon took over the Piccadilly Lights advertising screen in London’s Piccadilly Circus, as well as a global network of screens in cities including Berlin, Melbourne, Milan, New York, and Seoul, nightly for three minutes at 20:22 (8:22pm) throughout December 2022, with his new film, if when why what (2018–22). The project was presented by the Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Art (CIRCA) in conjunction with the exhibition Douglas Gordon: Neon Ark at Gagosian, Davies Street, London.

Douglas Gordon

Douglas Gordon

Katrina Brown discusses the importance of Douglas Gordon’s 24 Hour Psycho (1993) and some of the films that followed, touching on threads that run throughout the artist’s career.

Gagosian Quarterly Spring 2018

Gagosian Quarterly Spring 2018

The Spring 2018 Gagosian Quarterly with a cover by Ed Ruscha is now available for order.

Douglas Gordon: I had nowhere to go

Douglas Gordon: I had nowhere to go

Featuring an extensive interview with Douglas Gordon on the process of making his 2016 film I had nowhere to go: Portrait of a displaced person, this video, produced by Berlin Art Link, includes clips of Jonas Mekas and revealing anecdotes about the creation of the film.

Douglas Gordon and Morgane Tschiember

Douglas Gordon and Morgane Tschiember

Douglas Gordon and Morgane Tschiember’s installation As close as you can for as long as it lasts, presented during Elevation 1049: Avalanche in Gstaad, Switzerland.