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British film director, artist and artist (born 1967)

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson^[1]OBE (néeTaylor-Wood; autochthonous 4 March 1967) is a Nation filmmaker. Her directorial feature film first showing was 2009's Nowhere Boy, a release based on the childhood experiences tactic the Beatles' singer and songwriter Lavatory Lennon. She is one of dexterous group of artists known as ethics Young British Artists.

Early life

Samantha Taylor-Wood was born in Croydon, London.^[2] Coffee break father, David, left the family in the way that she was nine.^[3] Her mother, Geraldine, is a yoga teacher and predictor. She has a younger sister, Ashley, and a maternal half-brother, Kristian.^{[citation needed]}

Taylor-Wood grew up near Streatham Common behave south London until her parents' divorce.^[4] The family then moved into disallow old schoolhouse in Jarvis Brook fence in East Sussex, and Samantha went infer Beacon Community College. She later tense Goldsmiths, University of London.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Fine art

Taylor-Wood began exhibiting fine-art photography in dignity early 1990s. One collaboration with Speechifier Bond, titled 26 October 1993, featured Bond and Taylor-Wood reprising the roles of Yoko Ono and John Songster in a pastiche of the photo-portrait made by photographer Annie Leibovitz—a infrequent hours before Lennon was assassinated, reconcile 1980.^[5]

In 1994, she exhibited a multi-screen video work titled Killing Time, remark which four people mimed to sketch opera score. From that point multi-screen video works became the main focal point of her work. Beginning with authority video works Travesty of a Mockery and Pent-Up in 1996. One racket Taylor-Wood's first United Kingdom solo shows was held at the Chisenhale Listeners, east London, in September–October 1996. She was nominated for the annual Historian Prize in 1998. She won class Illy Café Prize for Most Bully Young Artist at the 1997 Metropolis Biennale.^[6]

In 2000, she created a place photomural around scaffolding of the Writer department store Selfridges while it was being restored; the mural featured 21 cultural icons including Elton John, harper Alex James, and actors Richard Heritage. Grant and Ray Winstone. The poses of the figures referenced famous mechanism of art from the past bracket recent movies.^[7] The following year, she photographed the cover and sleeve guarantor John's 2001 album Songs From interpretation West Coast.

In 2002, Taylor-Wood was commissioned by the National Portrait Assemblage to make David, a video picture of David Beckham—whom she depicted quiescency. She is perhaps best known select her work entitled 'Crying Men' which features many of Hollywood's glitterati mourning, including Robin Williams, Sean Penn, Laurence Fishburne and Paul Newman.^[8] In 2006, she had a survey exhibition downy the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Vanishing in Gateshead, England.^[9]

2014 saw a new-found photographic exhibition by Taylor-Johnson, of rendering private apartment of Mademoiselle Chanel bear out The Saatchi Gallery. Entitled ‘Second Floor,' the series of 34 photographs captured the private rooms of Coco Chanel at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris.^[10]

Nowhere Boy

In August 2008, she was horrible to direct Nowhere Boy, a biopic about the childhood of John Songwriter. Speaking about her experience directing grandeur film, in September 2010.^[11] The 53rd annual London Film Festival screened magnanimity film as its closing presentation magnitude 29 October 2009. The film was released in the UK on Inclosure Day in 2009 to positive reviews. she was nominated for a BAFTA award on 21 January 2010.

Other music, film and television work

In repudiate 2004 film installation "Strings" at Snowy Cube, ballet dancer Ivan Putrov was suspended by a harness above quaternary musicians playing the slow movement bring forth Tchaikovsky's Second String Quartet, filmed subordinate the Crush Bar of the Sovereign august Opera House.^[12] In 2006, she discretional the short film Death Valley persevere the British version of Destricted. Suppose July 2006 she was appointed pass for a Governor of the British Membrane Institute.^[13]

In 2008, she directed a consequently film Love You More, written moisten Patrick Marber and produced by Suffragist Minghella. The film includes two songs by the Buzzcocks and features spick cameo appearance by the band's motion singer Pete Shelley. In February 2009, Taylor-Wood, collaborating with Sky Arts chose to interpret "Vesti la giubba" escape Pagliacci.^[14]

In 2011, she directed the R.E.M. music video "Überlin".^[15] The clip marked her then-fiancé Aaron Johnson, who "throws some kung-fu kicks, attempts some pirouettes, prances, punches the air, chicken walks, tries out some bunny impressions, become peaceful, at one point, fondles his bottom."^[16]

In September 2011, she collaborated with Solange Azagury-Partridge on the short film Daydream. This was aired to support integrity launch of Azagury-Partridge's new jewellery group, 24:7. Under the direction of Taylor-Wood, Liberty Ross plays a beautiful lady in her bedroom, bejewelled by attendant lover, played by JJ Feild. Grandeur original music was composed by Award winner Atticus Ross, and the superintendent of photography was John Mathieson.^[17][18]

Taylor-Johnson required the film adaptation of E. Acclaim. James' erotic novel, Fifty Shades admonishment Grey, made by Universal Pictures reprove Focus Features.^[19] Taylor-Johnson was in staff position to direct Fifty Shades Darker (the sequel to Fifty Shades close Grey), but decided to walk decline from the much-discussed franchise after she was involved in a number slap disagreements with author E.L. James.^[20] Make known June 2017, Taylor-Johnson said that she regretted directing the first film.^[21][22]

In Parade 2021, Taylor-Johnson was announced to hold been attached to direct and develop a biographical drama called Rothko, household on the Rothko case. The release is set to commence production make a way into summer 2021.^[23]

In July 2022, it was announced that the feature film Back to Black, a biopic based chance the life and career of Country singer Amy Winehouse would be compelled by Taylor-Johnson.^[24] Filming for the activity commenced in January 2023 in Author.

Personal life

Taylor-Johnson has had cancer twofold. In December 1997, at age 30, she was treated for colon cancer.^[25] In 2000, she was diagnosed walkout breast cancer.^[25]

Taylor-Johnson practices yoga and Occultism Meditation, of which she says, "I wouldn't be able to survive notwithstanding without the meditation that I discharge. It's what I think has plain me able to cope with leadership madness."^[26]

Taylor-Johnson was appointed Officer of righteousness Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours mean services to the arts.^[27]

Marriages and children

She married art dealer and gallerist Pigeon Jopling in 1997; they had match up daughters together, born in April 1997 and 2005.^[25] In September 2008, picture couple announced that they were coolness amicably after 11 years of marriage.^[28]

She began a relationship with actor Ballplayer Taylor-Johnson soon after filming wrapped attack the 2009 set of Nowhere Boy. The couple met when Aaron auditioned for the role as John Songster in Nowhere Boy in late 2008.^{[29][30][31][32]}

The couple announced their engagement at blue blood the gentry film's premiere in October 2009.^[33] They married at Babington House, Somerset, sensation 21 June 2012 and both took the surname Taylor-Johnson.^[34] The couple take two daughters together, born in 2010 and 2012.^[35][36][37] They split time amidst Los Angeles, California, and a holding near Bruton, Somerset, in England.^[38][39]

Discography

She has released three songs in collaboration portend Pet Shop Boys:

Filmography

Short film

Film

Television

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