House Taken Over

Throughout 2017 and 2018 I worked with artists Eduardo Padilha and Harold Offeh as writer in residence for 'House Taken Over', a project based in Eduardo's flat in South London that provides a domestic environment in which to view and talk about art.

The project considers a range of issues relating to the artist's place in 21st century life including hosting as an artistic strategy, the house as a civic space, artistic participation in community life, the move beyond the institution, and domestic space as an alternative to the white cube.

A new body of work by Argentinian artist Martin Cordiano was made for each of the four rooms in Eduardo’s flat; five lunches with artists, residents, curators, educators and thinkers took place in 2017; and workshops were held at Tate Exchange in 2018.

I've edited a book on the project which includes texts by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Harold Offeh, Holly Corfield-Carr, and myself. It is designed by Sarah Boris and was published in November 2018. The book launch took place at Matt's Gallery in January 2019. The book is available at Whitechapel Gallery, Camden Arts Centre and Serpentine Gallery bookshops.