About
Matthew Harle is a writer and curator from London.
He has written and edited books on writers and artists, mythic television plays, miners strikes, lost address books, and football. He also makes exhibitions, film programmes, video essays and artists’ books that draw upon documents of everyday life, subcultures and the history of ideas.
Since 2024, Matthew has been Curator of Artistic Programmes at The Warburg Institute, responsible for the Institute’s exhibitions, artist residencies and public programme. Prior to the Warburg, Matthew was Curator of Public Programme at the Barbican, where he helped establish the Barbican Archive. He began his career at the BFI,where he was part of the archive TV programming team.
Matthew is a founding trustee of the Rita Keegan Foundation, originally part of the team that assembled and curated Keegan’s artworks and archive.
Matthew Harle is a writer and curator from London.
He has written and edited books on writers and artists, mythic television plays, miners strikes, lost address books, and football. He also makes exhibitions, film programmes, video essays and artists’ books that draw upon documents of everyday life, subcultures and the history of ideas.
Since 2024, Matthew has been Curator of Artistic Programmes at The Warburg Institute, responsible for the Institute’s exhibitions, artist residencies and public programme. Prior to the Warburg, Matthew was Curator of Public Programme at the Barbican, where he helped establish the Barbican Archive. He began his career at the BFI,where he was part of the archive TV programming team.
Matthew is a founding trustee of the Rita Keegan Foundation, originally part of the team that assembled and curated Keegan’s artworks and archive.
Contact
Matthew’s work is represented by Luke Ingram at The Wylie Agency: mail@wylieagency.co.uk
Recent Press
Financial Times, Edward George: ‘You get beauty, but it’s inseparable from a history of violence’
The Guardian, Occult? Try upstairs!
Apollo, The Artists Who Made it in London Against the Odds
The Guardian, Black Arsenal
Frieze, Art Keeps the Memory of Protest Movements Alive
The Irish Times, The Underground Sea
Artforum, The Screen Age: Video’s Past and Future
The Guardian, Black Teachers, Trans Women, Cleaners and Cons
Time Out, People Make Television
LRB Blog, On Penda’s Fen
Artforum, Rita Keegan
Matthew’s work is represented by Luke Ingram at The Wylie Agency: mail@wylieagency.co.uk
Recent Press
Financial Times, Edward George: ‘You get beauty, but it’s inseparable from a history of violence’
The Guardian, Occult? Try upstairs!
Apollo, The Artists Who Made it in London Against the Odds
The Guardian, Black Arsenal
Frieze, Art Keeps the Memory of Protest Movements Alive
The Irish Times, The Underground Sea
Artforum, The Screen Age: Video’s Past and Future
The Guardian, Black Teachers, Trans Women, Cleaners and Cons
Time Out, People Make Television
LRB Blog, On Penda’s Fen
Artforum, Rita Keegan