Lisa Le Feuvre

Lisa Le Feuvre is a curator,[1] writer, editor and public speaker. In 2017 she was appointed the inaugural Executive Director[2] of the Holt/Smithson Foundation, an artist endowed foundation that aims to continue the creative and investigative legacies of the artists Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson.

Between 2010 and 2017 Le Feuvre was Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute, a part of the Henry Moore Foundation. Directing the research component of the largest artist foundation in Europe, she led a programme of education, research, publications and exhibitions. She curated exhibitions that include Jiro Takamatsu: The Temperature of Sculpture, The Body Extended: Sculpture and Prosthetics, Gego: Line as Object, Katrina Palmer: The Necropolitan Line and The Event Sculpture and edited the Institute’s journal Essays on Sculpture.

Prior to this she co-curated the quinquennial exhibition British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet[3] (2009–10) with Tom Morton, taught on the post-graduate Curatorial Programme at Goldsmiths College (2004–10), led the contemporary art programme at the National Maritime Museum (2005–09), and until 2004 was Course Director of the post-graduate programme in Arts Policy and Management at Birkbeck College, University of London. Alongside leading the Holt-Smithson Foundation, Le Feuvre is on the 2018 Turner Prize Jury[4] and has been on numerous panels, including those for the British representation at Venice Biennale[5] and The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.[6] She is a non-executive Director of Book Works[7] and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Artists’ Lives, a part of the British Library’s National Life Stories[8] oral history programme.

Life

Le Feuvre was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands and lives in London. She studied Social Sciences, Architecture, Arts Management, and Visual Cultures.

Career

Curating

Le Feuvre began her career in museums and galleries organising the public programme at The Photographers' Gallery in London until 2001, which featured talks, discussions, live events and film screenings. Subsequently she led the public programme at Tate Britain and the Parknights summer programme of lectures and screenings at the London’s Serpentine Gallery (2003–05). Between 2004 and 2009 she co-directed, with Edgar Schmitz, the roving discussion series A Conversation in Many Parts[9] that invited thinkers to address key cultural questions unscripted.

In 2000 she co-founded the project space Hoxton Distillery in London, an experimental gallery dedicated to solo exhibitions. In 2003-4 she was invited to work as Programme Curator at The Photographers' Gallery in a one year post, where she led on exhibitions including Hashem El Madani: Studio Practices (with Akram Zataari) and Mediterranean: Between Reality and Utopia. In 2003 she curated Gordon Matta-Clark: The Space Between at CCA, Glasgow and the Architectural Association, London. The following year she extensively researched the journal Avalanche[10] in preparation for an exhibition at Chelsea Space.

In 2010 Le Feuvre co-curated, with Tom Morton, British Art Show 7: in the Days of the Comet, the quinquennial response to art being made in Britain, Showing thirty-nine artists the exhibition was presented in Nottingham (at Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham Castle Museum and New Art Exchange), at the Hayward Gallery, London; in Glasgow (at CCA, Tramway and Gallery of Modern Art) and at Plymouth Arts Consortium.

National Maritime Museum

Between 2005 and 2009 Le Feuvre was Curator of Contemporary Art at National Maritime Museum, London, directing the New Visions[11] programme that presented solo exhibitions by Renee Green, Dan Holdsworth, Jeremy Millar, Simon Patterson, Esther Shalev-Gerz and Lawrence Weiner.[12]

Stills Centre for Photography

Le Feuvre curated the summer exhibition at Stills in Edinburgh between 2006 and 2010, working with artists including Simon Faithfull,[13] Joachim Koester, Alexander and Susan Maris[14] and Stephen Sutcliffe.[15]

Henry Moore Institute

In November 2010,[16] Le Feuvre became Head[17] of the Henry Moore Institute, a part of the Henry Moore Foundation. Running the research component of the largest artist foundation in Europe, she directed a programme of education, publications and exhibitions of the highest standard, led the Leeds Museums & Galleries Sculpture Collection, one of the strongest public collections of British sculpture, and sat on the Foundation's Grants Committee. During her tenure Le Feuvre was instrumental in developing the vision and external profile of the Foundation, led by the core values of Henry Moore. While directing the Institute she raised the international profile of the Institute, initiated sustainable links with local communities and implemented effective business working practices, striving to create a new model for an artist foundation.

Her curated exhibitions at Henry Moore Institute include solo exhibitions with Michael Dean, Robert Filliou, Gego, Ian Kiaer, Sarah Lucas, Mario Merz, Paul Neagu, Jiro Takamatsu, Dennis Oppenheim and Katrina Palmer[18] and the group exhibitions The Event Sculpture,[19] The Body Extended; Sculpture and Prosthetics[20] and A Lesson in Sculpture with John Latham.[21]

Holt-Smithson Foundation

In 2017 Le Feuvre was appointed the inaugural Executive Director[22] of the Holt-Smithson Foundation, that continues the creative and investigative spirit of Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson, artists who worked in the conceptual and land art traditions.

Teaching

Teaching has been an important part of Le Feuvre's activities. She has developed programmes at Chelsea School of Art and Design, Sotheby’s Institute and London Southbank University. She was Course Director of MA Arts Policy and Management at Birkbeck College for six years and for six years was Senior Lecturer on the Curatorial Programme in the Department of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London. Le Feuvre regularly delivers guest lectures at universities, examines doctoral study and acts as External Examiner to curatorial and fine art programmes.

Writing and editing

Editorial work includes the Henry Moore Institute’s journal ‘Essays on Sculpture',[23] the MIT Press compilation 'Failure'[24][25] in the MIT / Whitechapel Art Gallery’s 'Documents on Contemporary Art' series and the second issue of 'NOIT,'[26] the journal of John Latham's Flat Time House, on the topic of burning.

Since 2000 Le Feuvre has contributed to art journals and written extensively in publications on topics that include prosthetics,[27] sculpture[28] and failure.[29]

References

  1. ↑ Carey, Brainard. "Lisa Le Feuvre". Museum of Non Visible Art. Yale University Radio. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Battaglia, Andy. "New Foundation Aims to Further Legacy of Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt". ArtNews. Art News. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Cumming, Laura. "British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet - review". The Observer. The Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Mark, Brown. "Turner prize: artists over 50 will now be eligible for prestigious award". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "British Council". British Council. British Council. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Hepworth Sculpture Prize". The Hepworth Wakefield. The Hepworth Wakefield. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Trustees". Book Works. Book Works. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Artists Lives". British Library. British Library. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Home Manchester. "Talk/ A Conversation in Many Parts". Home Manchester. Home Manchester. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Chelsea Space. "Avalanche 1970 -1976". Chelsea Space. Chelsea Space. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ↑ National Maritime Museum. "New Visions". National Maritime Museum. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa. "Lawrence Weiner In Conversation with Lisa Le Feuvre". You Tube. Lisson Gallery. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa (2006). Simon Faithfull: Iceblink. Book Works. ISBN 1870699920.
  14. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa. "Alexander and Susan Maris The Pursuit of Fidelity (a retrospective)". Stills. Stills. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  15. ↑ Stills. "Stephen Sutcliffe Runaway, Success". Stills. Stills. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Ahad, Nick. "New young chief of Moore's imposing temple of art has ambitions for future". Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Axisweb. "The Director's Cut: Lisa Le Feuvre, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds". Axis. Axis, Leeds. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  18. ↑ Studio International. "Katrina Palmer: The Necropolitan Line". Studio International. Studio International. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa (2016). Sculpture and Time in the 20 and 21st Centuries. Böhlau Verlag. pp. 161–180. ISBN 9783412504533.
  20. ↑ BBC. "Leeds display explores sculptors' role in prosthetics development". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  21. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa, ed. (2016). A Lesson in Sculpture with John Latham. Leeds: Henry Moore Institute. ISBN 9781905462551.
  22. ↑ Battaglia, Andy. "New Foundation Aims to Further Legacy of Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt". Art News. Art News. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  23. ↑ Cornerhouse. "Henry Moore Institute". Cornerhouse Publications. Cornerhouse. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  24. ↑ AN Publishing. "Failure". AN. AN Publishing. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  25. ↑ MIT Press. "Failure". MIT Press. MIT Press. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "NOIT – 2". Flat Time House. Flat Time House. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  27. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa (2016). "Extending bodies". Tate Etc (Spring): 61–67. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  28. ↑ Cornerhouse Publications. "Lisa Le Feuvre". Cornerhouse Publications. Cornerhouse Publications. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  29. ↑ Le Feuvre, Lisa (2015). The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics. Routledge. pp. 75–82. ISBN 9780415645102.

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