Jason Whiteley, co-director of Matheson Whiteley, presents their design for Studio Voltaire, an artist-run organisation based in Clapham, South London. Following an invited competition in 2017, Matheson Whiteley developed 36 new artist studios, dedicated learning and event spaces, public garden & cafe, as well as renovating the exhibition spaces. Jason speaks about the guiding elements of the design, alongside references to the practice’s previous buildings for artists, including the Boat House (2017) built for the artist Caragh Thuring at the edge of Loch Fyne in Scotland, as well as Mackintosh Studios (2016) which repurposes a disused supermarket in Hackney into three artist studios.
A CENTURY OF THE ARTIST’S STUDIO
This lecture forms part of a new series exploring the rich typology of the artist’s studio and the challenges of delivering studio provision today. The series has been developed in partnership with the Whitechapel Gallery to coincide with their current exhibition ‘A Century of the Artist’s Studio 1920 – 2020’ which runs until 29 May 2022. To find out more, head to https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/a-century-of-the-artists-studio-1920-2020/
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