Alasdair McLellan
Alasdair McLellan (born 1974) is a British photographer. His work has been shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, also in London.
Also recorded as Alasdair Ewan McLellan
Alasdair McLellan
- Name
- Alasdair McLellan
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Doncaster
- Occupation
- photographer
- Education
- University of Nottingham
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Alasdair McLellan (born 1974) is a British photographer. His work has been shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, also in London.
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Alasdair McLellan was a photographer of United Kingdom nationality. Alasdair McLellan was born in 1974. The language is English.
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• Name — Alasdair McLellan • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — Doncaster • Occupation — photographer • Education — University of Nottingham
Life and work
Life and work
McLellan was born in 1974 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• Never Gonna Give You Up, Joerg Koch, Berlin/032c, London, 2012 • Alasdair McLellan and Lev Tanju: The Palace, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London, 2016 • Alasdair McLellan for Margaret Howell, London, 2017 • Here We Are, in collaboration with Burberry, London, 2017
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• North: Identity, Photography, Fashion, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, 2017; North: Fashioning Identity, Somerset House, London, 2017/2018
Music videos
Music videos
• Kylie Minogue — "Santa Baby" • The xx — "On Hold" • The xx — "Say Something Loving" • The xx — "I Dare You" • Saint Etienne — I've Been Trying to Tell You (visual companion to the 2021 album of the same name) • Pet Shop Boys — "Loneliness"
Publications
• Umbro by Kim Jones (2005) • Ultimate Clothing Company (2013) • Ceremony (2016) • The Palace (2016) • Blondey 15-21 (2019) • Home and Away Volume I — Biscuit Billy's (2023) • Home and Away Volume II — Seventh Heaven (2023)
Collections
Collections
McLellan's work is held in the following permanent collection: • National Portrait Gallery, London: 4 prints (as of September 2020)
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- “Alasdair McLellan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1."Never Gonna Give You Up" by Alasdair McLellan. 032c.
- 2.Alasdair McLellan: National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery.
- 3.Alasdair McLellan and Lev Tanju: The Palace. Wonderland. 30 June 2016.
- 4.Owen, Charlotte. Somerset House Turns Its Eyes North. Vanity Fair. 3 November 2017.
- 5.AnotherMan. An Exclusive Look Inside 'A Magazine Curated By' Kim Jones. 4 June 2019.
- 6.Alasdair McLellan's Yorkshire Boys. British Vogue. 14 April 2014.
- 7.Fashion Photographer Alasdair McLellan Debuts New Book. Wall Street Journal. 7 April 2014. 0099-9660.
- 8.Inside Alasdair McLellan's new book, designed by M/M (Paris). itsnicethat.com.
- 9.A Look at Alasdair McLellan's New Book About Palace Skateboards. vice.com. 25 July 2016.
- 10.null. Vogue Paris. 20 July 2016.
- 11.Petty, Felix. lev tanju and alasdair mclellan take us on a visual tour through the history of palace. 9 June 2016.
- 12."Blondey 15-21" by Alasdair McLellan: The new must-have coffee table book. Vogue Paris. 2 July 2019.
- 13.Adler, Dan. Preview Alasdair McLellan's Book of Blondey McCoy's Life. Vanity Fair. 28 June 2019.
- 14.Alasdair McLellan releases a book all about Blondey McCoy. itsnicethat.com.
- 15.Alasdair McLellan – "Never Gonna Give You Up". 032c.
- 16.Alasdair mclellan and margaret howell are celebrating over a decade of collaboration. 2017-02-13.
- 17.The September 2017 Show. Burberry.
- 18.Northern soul: a fashion showcase. The Guardian. 4 January 2017.
- 19.Delaney, Joseph. 'North: Fashioning Identity': Exploring the style and influence of the north of England. CNN. 17 November 2017.
- 20.Kaufman, Gil. Watch The xx Go Back to High School in 'On Hold' Video. Billboard. 28 November 2016.
- 21.Flynn, Paul. Out of the Shadows: An Interview with the xx. Beat Magazine. 15 March 2017.
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