David Harrison (artist) explained

David Harrison
Birth Place:	London, England
Nationality:	English
Field:	Painting, Sculpture
Training:	Saint Martin's School of Art

David Harrison (born 1954) is an English artist living and working in London. and is represented by Victoria Miro.^[1]

Biography

Harrison received his BA from Saint Martin's School of Art in 1984.^{[2] [3]} Malcolm McLaren invited him to front the music projects The Sex Pistols and Masters of the Backside, with Chrissie Hynde and David Vanian, around this time.^[4] His work was shown in the East End Gallery at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2004, and his first one-man exhibition was at the Victoria Miro Gallery in London in 2005. A solo show, Green and Pleasant Land, was held at the Daniel Reich Gallery in New York in 2009.^[5]

A book, David Harrison, was published in 2009 by Philip Wilson Publishers, with a foreword by Lucinda Lambton, an essay by Alistair Robinson, director of The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, and an interview with Peter Doig.^{[6] [7]}

Exhibitions

• Victoria Miro, London, 2005
• Green and Pleasant Land, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York (2008)^[8]
• David Harrison, Victoria_Miro_Gallery, London (2005)^[9]
• David Harrison: Existence, Victoria_Miro_Gallery, London (2009)^[10]
• Second Nature, VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), Berlin (2012)
• Flowers of Evil, Victoria Miro, London (2015)^{[11] [12]}
• Nightshift, Sargent's Daughters, New York (2016)
• Photographs, TRAMPS, London (2017)
• Remake Remodel, Churchgate Gallery, Porlock (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Harrison - 12 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy. 2022-02-21. www.artsy.net.
2. Web site: Arts Foundation Harrison, David. 2022-02-21. en-GB.
3. Web site: 2012-11-26. David Harrison "Second Nature" at VeneKlasen/Werner, Berlin — Mousse Magazine and Publishing. 2022-02-21. www.moussemagazine.it. en-US.
4. Elizabeth Prater, 'The Insider's Outsider - David Harrison', published by The Ember, 8 November 2011 [online]
5. Roberta Smith (9 October 2008). David Harrison: 'Green and Pleasant Land, The New York Times. Accessed November 2017.
6. Web site: David Harrison : Alistair Robinson : 9780856676710. 2022-02-21. www.bookdepository.com.
7. Web site: David Harrison Publications Store. 2022-02-21. Victoria Miro. en.
8. News: Museum and Gallery Listings, Chelsea: David Harrison 'Green and Pleasant Land' . The New York Times . New York . 10 Oct 2008 . 23 August 2021.
9. News: David Harrison . The Guardian, Culture . London . Searle . Adrian . 8 April 2005 . 31 October 2017.
10. News: David Harrison . Time Out . London . Herbert . Martin . 11 September 2009 . 31 October 2017.
11. News: David Harrison & Lucinda Lambton: 'She came to my council flat and I nearly killed her with a leopard-skin sofa' . The Independent: Profiles . London . Jacques . Adam . 29 November 2015 . 31 October 2017.
12. David Harrison: Flowers of Evil at Victoria Miro . Elephant . 17 November 2015 . London . 31 October 2017.