Ellen Mara De Wachter's essay 'How to thrive' is available to download now
18 June 2015
How to thrive, an essay by Ellen Mara De Wachter exploring artist development and its relation to cultural and economic consumption, is available to download now. The essay is the inspiration for tonight's How to thrive event, where Ellen will be joined by artists AIRBNB Pavilion, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan and Berry Patten for a discussion exploring its themes.
How To Thrive is the first of three essays commissioned to accompany our current exhibition Zabludowicz Collection: 20 Years, with writing by Timotheus Vermeulen and JJ Charlesworth to follow. All three essays will be published in our forthcoming publication, due for release this autumn.
Ellen Mara De Wachter is an independent curator and writer based in London. After working at the British Museum and the Barbican Art Gallery, she joined the Zabludowicz Collection as Curator, developing a programme of exhibitions, and initiating the Invites programme for unrepresented artists. In 2013–15 she was Curator of Public Collection Development at the Contemporary Art Society. Her writing has been published in exhibition catalogues and magazines including Frieze, Artforum.com and Flash Art. She has taught at various institutions including the Royal Academy Schools, the Royal College of Art and Newcastle University. She is curator of By the mountain path, an exhibition of contemporary Japanese art currently at White Rainbow, London, until 20 June 2015, and forthcoming curatorial projects include Alien Sex Club by John Walter, at Ambika P3, London from 23 July–13 August 2015 and the Homotopia Festival, Liverpool from 30 October–1 December 2015.
