Abstract
A 12-month Artist Residency at the London Library by artists Mark Harris and Bob Matthews. The London Library is one of the world's leading literary institutions established in 1841. It has over a million books and 17 miles of shelving. Harris and Matthews approached the library to set up this inaugural artist residency, aiming to act as a bridge to create stronger links between the Library and the contemporary artworld.
Both artist's practices and academic experience draws upon a wide knowledge and specialism of the processes of print production and the history of the printed image. They intended to use the residency to re-consider the London Library collection through a purely visual lens, researching new ways for members to approach this unique literary collection. The subsequent findings were used to develop new artworks that were exhibited throughout the Library.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
| Event | Exhibition at the London Library - The London Library, London, U.K. Duration: 1 Jun 2019 → 1 Jun 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Media: ExhibitionImpact: The Residency was conceived by the artists who approached the London Library with the idea in Nov 2018. There had been very little connection between the visual arts community and the library before and so part of the residency was to raise awareness of the this unique resource, through publicity of the residency, online and through printed matter and through the work exhibited. The residency has been promoted on the Liberty website, through their social media and the London Library Magazine. We have spoken about the residency at the ICA and RCA. There are further planned talks and a possible future publication.
The London Library is a members library and has over 7,000 members many are authors, academics, researchers and journalists.
Keywords
- Art and design