Early Years

London was born on 18 March, 1961 in Hampstead

Hampstead

Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...

, London, he studied Fine Art at Stourbridge College

Stourbridge College

Stourbridge College is a further education college situated in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.The main campus, built during the 1970s, is situated south of the town centre on Hagley Road...

.

Career

He was a successful film maker and collage artist, in addition to being an ex-member of the ARC group

ARC group

The ARC group formed in the early 1980s. Some members of the group met at the Slade School of Art while others were studying architecture. All were interested in making site-specific installation works mostly with recycled material, partially influenced by the DIY culture of groups such as the...

, a London-based collective of international artists, influenced by Kurt Schwitters, who specialized in building site-specific installation art.

From 1987 to 1991 he worked together with the ARC group until it was finally disbanded in November 1991 in Budapest. In 1990 he was included in a show together with the other members of the ARC group

ARC group

The ARC group formed in the early 1980s. Some members of the group met at the Slade School of Art while others were studying architecture. All were interested in making site-specific installation works mostly with recycled material, partially influenced by the DIY culture of groups such as the...

 at the prestigious Galleria Milano in Italy. In 1995 he took part in a joint project with artist's collective FA+, founded by Swedish artists, Gustavo Aguerre

Gustavo Aguerre

Gustavo Aguerre, born 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, artist, photographer, curator, writer, theatre designer. After leaving Argentina he moved to Germany studying at the Munich Art Academy between 1974 and 1976....

 and Ingrid Falk

Ingrid Falk

Ingrid Falk is a painter, installation artist and curator. In 1992 formed the art collective FA+ in collaboration with her husband, Gustavo Aguerre...

.

In the late 1990s he made a series of Channel Four television documentaries including "The Wonderful World of Lennie Lee

Lennie Lee

Lennie Lee is a South African conceptual artist who lives and works in London.-Life and career:Lennie Lee is a British artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He moved to the UK in 1960. He was educated at Dulwich college in London before winning a scholarship to study philosophy at Christ...

". Since 1990, he exhibited widely both in the UK and abroad. His collages are said to echo the work of earlier masters such as by Kurt Schwitters and the Dadaist movement. His work was used for the cover of Zero 7

Zero 7

Zero 7 is a British musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The group members began their musical careers as studio engineers and in 1997 formed the group Zero 7. Their debut album, Simple Things was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim...

's CD The Garden

The Garden

- Places :*Madison Square Garden, the arena of the New York Knicks basketball and New York Rangers ice hockey teams*The Garden, a school of philosophy founded by Epicurus c...

which was named after his collage. He died on April 10, 2010.

External links

• Gid London website