
Douglas Gordon was born in 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland. He lives and works in New York.
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Douglas Gordon was born in 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland. He lives and works in New York.
Douglas Gordon was born in 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland. He lives and works in New York. After receiving a B.A. at the Glasgow School of Art from 1984 to 1988, Gordon undertook a graduate program at the Slade School of Art in London from 1988 to 1990. Gordon was the recipient of the 1996 Turner Prize, the 1997 Venice Biennial's Premio 2000 award, the 1998 Hugo Boss Prize awarded by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the 2008 Roswitha Haftmann Prize. His work has been the subject of numerous museum exhibitions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2001); the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona (2006); “Timeline,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2006), traveled to MALBA Colección Costantini, Buenos Aires (2007); “Pretty much every word written, spoken, heard, overheard from 1989...,” the MART, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy (2006); “Superhumanatural,” the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh (2006); “Between Darkness and Light: Works 1989 – 2007,” Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany (2007); “Blood, Sweat, Tears,” DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague (2009) and Tate Britain, London (2010). The feature‐length film, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, which he co‐directed with artist Philippe Parreno, premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before screenings at numerous international venues. k.364 premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2010.
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What medium does Douglas Gordon work in?
Douglas Gordon primarily works in Photography, Video, Installation.
Where is Douglas Gordon based?
Douglas Gordon is based in Berlin, Germany.
When was Douglas Gordon born?
Douglas Gordon was born in 1966.
What is Douglas Gordon's nationality?
Douglas Gordon is from United Kingdom.







