Tilda Swinton - Ongoing

An impressive visual biography and unique overview of the work of performer, artist, and fashion icon Tilda Swinton. Taking as a starting point the artistic collaborations that helped shape her career, from early projects with Derek Jarman and Joanna Hogg, who were pivotal to Swinton’s artistic development, to projects with Luca Guadagnino and Jim Jarmusch, to more recent films with Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Pedro Almodóvar, this book presents Swinton’s work across cinema, fashion, and art. Swinton pushes the boundaries of the sometimes-limited role of the actor, inviting readers on a journey that celebrates co-creation, the symbiosis between director and actor, and the influence of various art forms, including fashion collaborations with Olivier Saillard and photographers like Tim Walker. Film stills and previously unpublished photography from a selection of short and feature-length films in which Swinton plays a role include Suspiria, Orlando, Caravaggio, Edward II, Wittgenstein, Only Lovers Left Alive, I Am Love, A Bigger Splash, Snowpiercer, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Eternal Daughter, The Human Voice, The Room Next Door, and many more, printed on four textured papers and acetate sheets. Texts include essays by British author Olivia Laing and MoMA’s chief curator of film Rajendra Roy, messages exchanged with Jim Jarmusch, and conversations between Swinton and Hogg, Luca Guadagnino, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tim Walker, and Pedro Almodóvar. Graphic design: Irma Boom. English version with Dutch translated section.