Peter Lewis
About Peter Lewis
Peter Lewis is an artist and curator. His work has extended over two decades, holding posts as varied as the Chief Curator of Sharjah Biennale, and Independent Curator at Kunstverein, Bregenz. He has curated projects at Tramway and Tate Modern, publishing new research in his journal.
Peter Lewis has been involved in artist-curating since 1976, when he began working with the artist and curator Paul Neagu, within his artist-run space in London. He was central to the London alternative scene in 1990s with Runa Islam, and over the thirty years of practice, has developed highly complex relationships between the institution and the specific event bases of independent practices as they are formalised in their market currencies.
Current Teaching
- MA Art and Design, and Curating
Research Interests
Online curatorial project, www.slashseconds.co.uk, using new content management software affirms curating as that of constitutive world networks which are engaged and expanded between artists and publics. This has enormous significance in how the cognitive functions at the level of politics as assemblage.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (1)
Books (2)
- Lewis PN (2014) Monograph, Rasheed Araeen. New York: SAF, Sharjah Art Foundation.
- Lally C; Lewis PN (2013) E:vent - Archive and Related Documents. Live Art Development Agency.http://thisisunbound.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&products_id=403
Chapters (1)
Conference contributions (5)
- Lewis PN (2016) 'Look forward in Anger' CSM, University of the Arts 01/01/2016.
- Lewis PN (2016) Sci-fi and Art . Henry Moore Lecture Theatre: Leeds Art Gallery.
- Lewis PN (2015) /seconds Jamjar Gallery, Dubai 01/09/2015.
- Lewis PN (2015) /seconds - Conference organised by SAF at Jamjar Gallery, Dubai, September 2015 .
- Lewis PN (2012) 'Palpable Objects' . Henry Moore Institute, Leeds: https://www.henry-moore.org/hmi/events/past-events/2012/paul-neagu-nine-catalytic-stations
Exhibitions (6)
- Nagaya M; Lewis PN. Curator Exhibition, 2008-2009, Moths to/from a Flame, Curating of works by Makiko Nagaya, performances by artists Johnny Vivash, Roger Cremers, and sound composition by Joe Banks/Disinformation, Rorschach Audio., 01/01/2008-01/01/2009
- Lewis PN. Boom Bubble Blast, 01/03/2015-01/04/2015http://www.bbm.cfnt3.de/index.cfm?id=1164&as=14282&ln=uk
- Lewis PN. 'No Longer Real', 01/01/2015-01/01/2016http://airplantproject.org/
- Lewis PN. 'GARBAGE WALL' in 'A LESSON IN SCULPTURE', 24/03/2016-19/06/2016http://www.slashseconds.co.uk/jane-crawford/15/475/submission/garbage-wall--reconstruction,-henry-moore-institute-/
- Lewis PN. JOSEPH BEUYS AT LEEDS ART GALLERY, 01/01/2017-01/02/2017
- Lewis PN. Restless Serpents, inverted, 26/06/2010-15/08/2010
Media (2)
Other (8)
- Lewis PN (2016) SAF Associate Curator
- Lewis PN (2016) Board Member
- Lewis PN (2016) The Archive
- Lewis PN (2015) /seconds
- Lewis PN (2015) /seconds - Sharjah Art Foundation UAE
- Lewis PN (2015) Curator, Sharjah Art Foundation
- Lewis PN (2014) March Meeting
- Lewis PN (2013) Publisher, and Commissioning Editor /seconds, the online journal of contemporary art research, issues from 2008 to 2013 /seconds, issues 7 -13http://www.slashseconds.co.uk/issue-13/
Performances (3)
- Lewis PN (In press) Some Bullets Are More Important Than Other Bulletshttp://rushgrovehouseproject.tumblr.com/
- Lewis PN (In press) Performance/installation with Makiko Nagaya
- Lewis PN (In press) DRIVE THRU