Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick (born 1964, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is a British artist living and working in New York and London. Often associated with the Young British Artists movement and the theory of Relational Aesthetics, Gillick's unique practice is not limited to categorization. As artist, critic, curator, designer, and writer, his work includes: public projects, critical and theoretical writings, design objects and graphic materials, films, musical scores, and fine artworks.
Capital
The first release on Semishigure is the soundtrack CD for the film Capital by painter and video artist Sarah Morris. Released and shown in the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin and the Guggenheim in New York amongst other places, it gives a fast-paced and gorgeously filmed look into the (political) life of Washington DC. The 18-minute soundtrack score has been made by artist Liam Gillick and has been rerecorded especially for this CD release.
Los Angeles: a film by Sarah Morris
It reflects a sprawling metropolis within which indulgence and superficiality were magnified in advance of the event