Jay Jopling; Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood)







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Jay Jopling; Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood)
by Jillian Edelstein
C-type colour print, 8 November 2001
21 1/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. (538 mm x 417 mm)
Commissioned jointly with Management Today magazine, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125407
Sittersback to top
- Jay Jopling (1963-), Gallery owner and founder of White Cube; son of Baron Jopling. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood) (1967-), Artist. Sitter in 6 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Jillian Edelstein (1957-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 119 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (sitters' home, Central London)
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Events of 2001back to top
Current affairs
Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.Art and science
The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.International
On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.
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