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Anna Harding black and white photo portrait

Artist Statement

My work is both conceptual and intuitive. Underlying this is an interest in places and their vibe, the past visible in the present. I often make art about modernist legacies, futures which haven’t quite worked out according to the dream. I'm also highly influenced by the changing seasons.

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Modern in the Wild is my latest project made in remote Northern Sweden.

The Lounge Lobby series is set in mid-century modern hotel lobbies. 

Grand Designs 1923-2023 series considers modernist villas which were abandoned due to war or regime change and their recuperation after violent interludes. 

Ghosts of IKEA was a post-apocalyptic imagining based on memories of IKEA in North London, our personal walkthrough implanted in our muscle memory. 

I often explore ubiquitous modernist values of which I'm a product, something which is experienced as a quiet abandonment. 

 

I work in oil on linen, watercolour, drawing and print, letting the pigment bleed uncontrollably.

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Brief Biography

I started my art practice as a late developer, realising that I should be making art after raising children and a career in the arts. I’ve seized the moment, bringing wisdom, resourcefulness and resilience to my practice. I studied at alternative art schools in London and my practice is growing organically without distractions.

I love to collaborate and respond to sites. I love to travel and gain inspiration from new places.

My original degree is in History and History of Art (UCL) gives me a research mind which informs my art, as do my MA in Art Education and diploma in Curating. 

As a young curator, I worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Whitechapel, Hayward Gallery, Camerawork and Kettles Yard Cambridge. I then founded the MA in Curating at Goldsmiths Visual Arts Department which I ran for 8 years. I also worked at SPACE (founded by Bridget Riley + Peter Sedgley in 1968) a charity supporting London’s artist community. Alongside my art practice I love writing and research and have edited several art books. I am open to interesting projects and opportunities for collaboration.

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