Derek Jarman, At Your Own Risk. A Saint’s Testament.

Derek Jarman - painter, theatre designer and film-maker - held his first one man show at the Lisson Gallery in 1969. He designed sets and costumes for the theatre („Jazz Calendar” with Frederick Ashton and „Don Giovanni” at the Coliseum). He was production designer for Ken Russell's films, „The Devils” and „Savage Messiah”, during which time he worked on his own films in Super 8 before making his features: „Sebastian” (1975), „Jubilee” (1977) and „The Tempest” (1979). From 1980 he returned to painting (a show at the ICA) and design („The Rake’s Progress” with Kan Russell in Florence) and made his films „Caravaggio” (1986), „The Last of England” (1987), „The Garden” (1990), „Edward II” (1991), „Wittgenstein” (1992) and „Blue” (1993).

His books include: „Dancing Ledge” (1984), „The Last of England” (1987), „Modern Nature” (1991), „At Your Own Risk” (1992) and „Chroma” (1994). Derek Jarman died in February 1994.