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Marion Urch

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  • Marion Urch studied at Brighton Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art in London. After completing her MA in 1985, Marion Urch became part of the second wave of British video art, gaining a significant reputation for her work both in single screen video, video installation and tape/slide. In 1987 she won first prize at the Il Bienal de Video Mamm, Columbia for Out of the Ashes.

    Individual works are held in collections around the world including Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Illeanna Toynta Centre, Athens and Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam.

    Her first novel Violent Shadows (Headline Review) was published in the UK in 1996 to critical acclaim. 

  • The Life Room or A Woman's Place in View full size
    Title of Work:The Life Room or A Woman's Place in Date:1980 Medium:Photomontage
    General Information: Old Acc No x25. Good condition.
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