The Russian Ending
The Russian Ending, a portfolio of twenty black and white photogravures, borrows its title from the early Danish cinema tradition of making two alternate endings for a film: one happy for the American market and one tragic for Russian audiences.
All images are derived from postcards collected by Dean in her visits to European flea markets. Most of the images depict accidents and disasters, both man-made and natural. Superimposed on each image are white handwritten notes in the style of film directions with instructions for lighting, sound and camera movements, suggesting that each picture is the working note for a film. Dean’s interventions encourage viewers to formulate narratives leading up to the tragic denouements in the prints, engaging and implicating the audience in the creative process.
Ship of Death, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-1
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Crimea, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-2
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Wrecking of the Ngahere, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-3
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Erinnerung aus dem Weltkrieg, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-4
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Ballon des Aérostiers de Campagne, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-5
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Sinking of the SS Plympton, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-6
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Death of a Priest, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-7
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
La Bataille d'Arras, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-8
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Götterdämmerung, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-9
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Der Rückzug nach Verdun, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-10
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Zur Letzten Ruhe, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-11
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Wreck of Worthing Pier, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-12
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Story of Minke the Whale, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-13
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
So They Sank Her!, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-14
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Life and Death of St Bruno, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-15
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Vesuvio, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-16
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
The Tragedy of Hughesovka Bridge, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-17
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Die Explosion in dem Kanal, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 79.5 x 54 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-18
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Beautiful Sheffield, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-19
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Ein Sklave des Kapitals, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-20
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK
Ein Sklave des Kapitals, 2001
- Print technique
- Photogravure on Hahnemühle Bütten 350g
Paper size 54 x 79.5 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 35
- Series/Set
- Series of 20
- Publisher
- Published by Peter Blum Gallery
- Signed by:
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: TaD 01 001-20
Acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; Phoenix Art Museum; De Pont Museum, Tilburg; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Tate Collection, UK