About
Matthew Harle is a writer and curator from London.
He has written books on writers and artists, mythic television plays, miners strikes, lost address books and football. He also makes exhibitions, film programmes and artist’s books that draw upon documents of everyday life, cities, archive collections, cultural heritage and the history of ideas.
In 2024, Matthew was appointed the first Curator of Artistic Programmes at the Warburg Institute, working across their new gallery, auditorium, publishing and artist residencies. Prior to the Warburg, Matthew was Curator of Public Programme at the Barbican, where he helped found the Barbican Archive. He began his career at the BFI, working in their programming team.
Matthew has taught English Literature and Cultural History at Birkbeck and Yale. He is a trustee of the Rita Keegan Archive & Studio, 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 books on writers and artists, mythic television plays, miners strikes, lost address books and football. He also makes exhibitions, film programmes and artist’s books that draw upon documents of everyday life, cities, archive collections, cultural heritage and the history of ideas.
In 2024, Matthew was appointed the first Curator of Artistic Programmes at the Warburg Institute, working across their new gallery, auditorium, publishing and artist residencies. Prior to the Warburg, Matthew was Curator of Public Programme at the Barbican, where he helped found the Barbican Archive. He began his career at the BFI, working in their programming team.
Matthew has taught English Literature and Cultural History at Birkbeck and Yale. He is a trustee of the Rita Keegan Archive & Studio, 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
For projects relating to The Warburg please see his staff profile.
Selected Press
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
The Guardian, How Mike Dibb Got The Greats To Open Up
Artforum, Rita Keegan
The Guardian, Thinking Outside the Box: The Sad Demise of Radical TV
Elephant: Is There a Future for London’s Independent Art Spaces?
Matthew’s work is represented by Luke Ingram at The Wylie Agency: mail@wylieagency.co.uk
For projects relating to The Warburg please see his staff profile.
Selected Press
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
The Guardian, How Mike Dibb Got The Greats To Open Up
Artforum, Rita Keegan
The Guardian, Thinking Outside the Box: The Sad Demise of Radical TV
Elephant: Is There a Future for London’s Independent Art Spaces?