I am an independent curator and art critic working at the intersection of philosophy, law and art practices that engage research and archive. My work is informed by art, poetry and thermodynamics as creative productive forces. I engage critical art historical inquiries that challenge accepted narratives by activating archives and oral histories to re-frame our encounter with the past and reset our vision and imaginations for the future. My strategies aim to dislocate and disengage deeply-held narratives, catalysing truth to reveal itself through encounters that combine visual practices with performance, documentation, extensive research and intervention to re-situate narratives and unashamedly disrupt the canon.
I have recently completed a five year research project, producing an extensive volume on the so-called ‘A’ Course, a radical experiment in art education undertaken at St. Martin’s School of Art beginning in 1969. The publication, The Locked Room (MIT Press, 2020) includes interviews, conversations, and writings from participants alongside never-before-published photographs and archival documentation. It presents more than thirty student projects, spanning four years of inventive instruction by its four tutors, Peter Atkins, Garth Evans, Peter Harvey, and Gareth Jones, as well as student-initiated games and actions.
I am also a PhD researcher with the CRMEP at Kingston University.