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Late and Soon: The Works of Margaret Harrison and Conrad Atkinson
PayneShurvell and Cross Lane Projects are pleased to present Late and Soon: The Works of Margaret Harrison and Conrad Atkinson, with Margaret Harrison and Conrad Atkinson. The show will feature both historic and recently created works.
For more than 60 years, Margaret Harrison and Conrad Atkinson have been troublemakers. They are two of the most important political artists and activists working in the UK. Their controversial work has been banned, stolen and criticised but has always been held in high esteem and championed by critics and the public alike. Both artists are in collections all over the world, including the British Museum, the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, MIA collection, FRAC Lorraine (France), BPS22 (Belgium), Les Abattoirs Musée (France), The Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (New York).
They met at Carlisle College of Art, were married in 1966 and worked in studios in London, California and for the last 30 years have worked from studios in Cumbria. They were together until Atkinson’s death last year.
For decades, Harrison and Atkinson have worked independently of one another but since her husband’s death, Harrison decided that for the first time they should be exhibited together in a joint show. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to see two artists’ work, which while radically different, is united in an unflinching and often provocative approach to social and political themes.
One thing both artists have in common is controversy, with their work frequently banned and censored. Harrison was the first to be hit with a ban in 1971 when her debut solo show in London, which included a piece depicting Hugh Hefner as a Bunny Girl, was closed by police for indecency. Conrad Atkinson faced censorship for the first time in 1978, when a piece on The Troubles in Northern Ireland was rejected by Belfast’s Ulster Museum.
For more than 60 years, Margaret Harrison and Conrad Atkinson have been troublemakers. They are two of the most important political artists and activists working in the UK. Their controversial work has been banned, stolen and criticised but has always been held in high esteem and championed by critics and the public alike. Both artists are in collections all over the world, including the British Museum, the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, MIA collection, FRAC Lorraine (France), BPS22 (Belgium), Les Abattoirs Musée (France), The Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (New York).
They met at Carlisle College of Art, were married in 1966 and worked in studios in London, California and for the last 30 years have worked from studios in Cumbria. They were together until Atkinson’s death last year.
For decades, Harrison and Atkinson have worked independently of one another but since her husband’s death, Harrison decided that for the first time they should be exhibited together in a joint show. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to see two artists’ work, which while radically different, is united in an unflinching and often provocative approach to social and political themes.
One thing both artists have in common is controversy, with their work frequently banned and censored. Harrison was the first to be hit with a ban in 1971 when her debut solo show in London, which included a piece depicting Hugh Hefner as a Bunny Girl, was closed by police for indecency. Conrad Atkinson faced censorship for the first time in 1978, when a piece on The Troubles in Northern Ireland was rejected by Belfast’s Ulster Museum.
Sat 20 May to Saturday 24 Jun 2023
Cross Lane Projects
Cross Lane
Kenda Cumbria LA9 5LB
Open Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5pmFree Entry
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