This is an archived page from the Website Archive of British artist Ellie Harrison from Version 3.0 (active 2008 - 2015). New website: www.ellieharrison.com

last updated
15th July 2015

Have it out with your local MP...
on a seven-person bike

14th July 2015

Time Out London blog

Andrzej Lukowski previews This Is What Democracy Looks Like! - Ellie Harrison’s event in the Olympic Park in London.

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The Yard

Interview: Ellie Harrison on ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like!’

14th July 2015

The Yard blog

Ellie Harrison discusses the ideas behind This Is What Democracy Looks Like! - her new project offering people the opportunity to meet & greet newly elected politicians at a roving roundtable discussion upon a bicycle built for seven.

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Dead Reckoning:
Ellie Harrison & The Art of Austerity

24th June 2015

Furtherfield website

Artist and curator Gordon Dalton gives his insider account of the two-year history of the High Street Casualties: Ellie Harrison’s Zombie Walk project, which finally took place in Birmingham City Centre on 11th April 2015 in collaboration with Ort Gallery.

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High Street Casualties:
Ellie Harrison’s Zombie Walk

18th June 2015

This Is Tomorrow website

Anneka French reviews the High Street Casualties: Ellie Harrison’s Zombie Walk exhibition at Ort Gallery, which documented both the aftermath and the ‘making of’ the event that took place in Birmingham City Centre on 11th April 2015.

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After the Data Confessional:
Interview with Ellie Harrison

24th February 2015

AVANT website

Stephen Fortune interviews Ellie Harrison about her 2007 project Timelines featured in the Transmediale 2015: CAPTURE ALL guest exhibition and about her life after ‘data collecting’.

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Night at the Museum

30th January 2015

Evening Times

Angela McManus interviews Ellie Harrison in advance of her Dark Days event at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Glasgow.

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Interview: Ellie Harrison

3rd October 2014

Generation website

Moira Jeffrey interviews Ellie Harrison about art, activism and her new referendum themed installation / event After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess?

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A Most Unusual Referendum Results Party

22nd September 2014

The Student Newspaper (page 19)

Phoebe Mitchell, artist and one of the twelve ‘special guests’ at After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess? - Ellie Harrison’s all-night Referendum Results Party at Talbot Rice Gallery on 18 September 2014, publishes this insider’s report for The Student Newspaper.

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Counterpoint Review

31st August 2014

The Scotsman

Moira Jeffrey reviews Counterpoint at Talbot Rice Gallery, which features Ellie Harrison’s new referendum themed installation / event After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess? - a new commission for Edinburgh Art Festival.

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Getting Straight to the Point

9th August 2014

The Herald (Arts, page 6)

Sarah Unwin Jones reviews Counterpoint at Talbot Rice Gallery, which features Ellie Harrison’s new referendum themed installation / event After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess? - a new commission for Edinburgh Art Festival.

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Confetti Cannon Primed to Explode, or Maybe Not

31st July 2014

The Times (page 16)

Rhona Taylor previews the Counterpoint exhibition at Talbot Rice Gallery, featuring Ellie Harrison’s new installation / event After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess?, which is completely contingent on the result of the Referendum on Scottish Independence on 18 September 2014.

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Indyref Confetti Cannon to go on Display at Edinburgh Art Festival

31st July 2014

The Herald

Phil Miller previews the 2014 Edinburgh Art Festival, which features After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess? - a new commission by Ellie Harrison as part of the Counterpoint exhibition at Talbot Rice Gallery.

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Counterpoint at Edinburgh Art Festival 2014

24th July 2014

The List

Rhona Taylor previews the Counterpoint exhibition at Talbot Rice Gallery, featuring Ellie Harrison’s new installation / event After the Revolution, Who Will Clean Up the Mess?, which is completely contingent on the result of the Referendum on Scottish Independence on 18 September 2014.

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Eat 22 (Interview with Ellie Harrison)

17th January 2014

Wellcome Collection blog

For the Wellcome Collection’s ‘object of the month’, Charlie Morgan interviewed Ellie Harrison about her seminal project Eat 22, which features in their collection, and her enduring fascination with food.

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Power For The People!

9th January 2014

The Ecologist website

A comment piece by Ellie Harrison for The Ecologist, charting how she began campaigning for the public ownership of essential services and utilities with the Bring Back British Rail and Power For The People campaigns.

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Counter-Hegemonic Propaganda Machine

September 2013

The Art of Life (pages 19-21)

A manifesto of sorts by Ellie Harrison outlining her strategies for approaching life and art-making, written in response to a provocation by Tim Kasser for The Art of Life published by Mission Models Money and Common Cause.

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The Hunger Artists

1st August 2013

The Magazine (pages 38-46)

A feature by Zakia Uddin looking at the use of the common vending machine in art and culture, which includes an interview with Ellie Harrison about her own Vending Machine and other works.

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The Artists’ Bond

18th March 2013

AN website

A news feature by Chris Sharratt about The Artists’ Bond - the new take on the artists’ collective, which opens its doors to 40 new artist members from 1st April 2013.

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Notes Towards Becoming a Good Citizen

December 2012

New Escapologist (Issue 8, pages 17-21)

Neil Scott interviews Ellie Harrison about her transition from obsessive ‘data collector’ to active political campaigner.

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She Shelves Sanctuary

9th September 2012

Scotland on Sunday (The Week, pages 8-9)

Moira Jeffrey’s feature celebrating 20 years of Glasgow Women’s Library and previewing 21 Revolutions - the group exhibition at the CCA which will show the outcomes of their 20th anniversary project, for which Ellie Harrison launched the National Museum of Roller Derby project.

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National Museum of Roller Derby

September 2012

Leader Jammer Magazine (page 14)

Moxie McMurder interviews Glasgow Roller Derby’s CH£AP SKATE (aka Ellie Harrison) about the ideas behind National Museum of Roller Derby project which resulted from her period of residency at Glasgow Women’s Library in 2012.

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Early Warning Signs

19th July - 2nd August 2012

The List (page 92)

Allan Radcliffe spotlights Ellie Harrison’s lifelong project Early Warning Signs, which has seen two of her four ‘climate change’ signs displayed on Glasgow’s streets since the beginning of 2012.

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Artist Fund Thyself

April 2012

Art Monthly (page 16)

Artnotes announces the launch of The Artists’ Bond - the new collective venture established in 2011 by the forty members of the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate - opening its doors to new members from 1st April - 1st July 2012.

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Ellie & Oliver Show

5th March 2012

The List website

Niki Boyle promos Ellie Harrison’s new hobby for 2012, the Ellie & Oliver Show - a weekly chat show on Culture Lab Radio broadcasting every Friday lunchtime from Glasgow with her fellow artist, friend and flatmate Oliver Braid.

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Art for the Age of Information

15th December - 5th January 2011

The List (pages 24-25)

Jonny Ensall reviews Ellie’s work in 2011 as part of her entry into the Hot 100: the definitive list of Scottish creative talent. Published alongside Ellie Harrison’s ‘5 Predictions for the Future’.

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Workers Are Not Alone

4th November 2011

The Journal (page 10)

A report by Sarah Fielden from the second Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed record breaking attempt in Newcastle as part of Wunderbar 2011.

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Market Forces

31st October 2011

Wunderbar website

A specially commissioned text by Laurie Penny to accompany Ellie’s solo show Market Forces at Vane, Newcastle as part of Wunderbar 2011.

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DIY Lottery Art Funding

October 2011

Art Monthly (page 21)

Artnotes reports on the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate’s total annual winnings and previews its successor collective funding scheme The Artists’ Bond.

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Converse Emerging Artists Award

29th September 2011

Dazed Digital website

Terence Teh interviews Ellie Harrison as one of the five shortlisted artists for the Converse/Dazed 2011 Emerging Artists Award alongside Gabriele Beveridge, Bruce Ingram, Levack/Lewandowski and Richard Parry.

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Fair Exchange

25th August - 22nd September 2011

The List (pages 68-69)

Rosalie Doubal’s preview of Glasgow’s newest art fair Vault, for which Ellie was commissioned by Market Gallery to realise her project Fair Game.

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Vault Art Glasgow

4th September 2011

Scotland on Sunday (Review, page 4)

Moira Jeffrey’s preview of Vault - the art fair for which Ellie created her performance Fair Game, gambling her artist’s fee with fair goers, by setting-up and running a hoopla stall for the duration of the event.

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A Good Climate for Business

19th July 2011

Artsadmin website

A guest text written by Ellie Harrison for the Artsadmin website in response to her residency at Two Degrees festival, in which she details her attempts to explore the relationship between capitalism and climate change that led to the development of the Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed and Early Warning Signs projects.

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Interview with Ellie Harrison

20th June 2011

This Is Tomorrow website

An audio interview with Ellie Harrison conducted by James Smith during the Two Degrees festival at Artsadmin in London, which discusses her new work including Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed and Early Warning Signs.

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A Brief History of Privatisation

June 2011

AN Magazine (page 9)

Review of Ellie’s solo exhibition A Brief History of Privatisation at Watermans, London by Jack Stokoe.

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Ellie Harrison Profile

May 2011

Art Monthly (pages 16-17)

Martin Herbert’s two-page artist’s profile surveying Ellie Harrison’s practice over the last ten years.

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Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed

May 2011

AN Magazine (page 27)

Preview of Ellie’s forthcoming project Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed at Toynbee Studios on 13th June 2011.

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Interview with Ellie Harrison

19th April 2011

Central Station website

Published to coincide with the launch of Ellie’s new web-based project Trajectories, this extensive interview discusses the research and motivations behind the idea.

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Furtherfield Radio

9th March 2011

Resonance 104.4FM

Downloadable radio interview in which Ellie discusses the ideas behind her solo show A Brief History of Privatisation with Irini Papdimitriou and Jonathan Munro (from 32:25 onwards).

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Funding: One Alternative

December 2010 - January 2011

Art Monthly (page 18)

Artnotes reports on the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate’s ongoing year-long attempt to hit the jackpot.

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New Forms of Collectivity

3rd December 2010

Central Station book (pages 148-149)

A specially commissioned essay by Ellie Harrison for the Central Station first anniversary publication, in which she outlines her thoughts on the potentials and pitfalls of social networking.

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The Finished Article

6th June 2010

Scotland on Sunday (Review, page 7)

An interview / feature by Moira Jeffrey published in Scotland on Sunday as one of the outcomes of Ellie’s Press Release project for her Master of Fine Art Degree Show at the CCA Glasgow.

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Art Erupts Out of a Fine Mess

4th June 2010

The Herald (page 21)

Phil Miller previews the Master of Fine Art Degree Show at the Glue Factory Glasgow - mentioning the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate and some of the ideas behind Ellie’s Press Release project.

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Artists in a Bid for Success
with Different Type of Draw

29th May 2010

The Herald (page 11)

Arts Correspondent Phil Miller’s ‘exclusive’ on Ellie’s new collaborative project the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate, which was published in The Herald as the result of the Press Release project.

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Party Politics: Election Art

5th May 2010

The Guardian (page 17)

Barney Ronay previews General Election Drinking Game - an ‘endurance performance’ by Ellie Harrison scheduled to coincide with the UK election on 6th May 2010.

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Buy Now

29th April - 13th May 2010

The List (pages 16-17)

The List Magazine’s hot picks for which young Scottish artists are worth investing in right away, including Luke Fowler, Alex Frost, Craig Mullholland and Ellie Harrison.

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Budget Buzzwords Prompted
Machine to Deliver Crisps

24th March 2010

BBC North West

BBC News TV feature about Ellie’s Vending Machine installation at The Dukes in Lancaster on the day the 2010 budget is announced.

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Lady Dada

February 2010

Trece:Veinte, Edition 54 (pages 22-29)

María Alesandra Pámanes interviews Ellie Harrison for Mexico’s online interactive magazine Trece:Veinte, complete with ‘soundtrack’ (in Spanish).

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Summer Reading

July - August 2009

Art Monthly (page 40)

David Barrett previews some of the summer’s best new artist’s books including titles by Jake Chapman and Liam Gillick and Ellie’s brand new Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector.

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Altermodernism: The Age of Stupid

26th August 2009

Furtherfield website

A new essay by Ellie Harrison which uses Nicolas Bourriaud’s Altermodern Manifesto as a paradigm case to criticise the art world establishment’s lack of acknowledgement and action over climate change.

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Ellie Harrison Loves Tea

22nd April 2009

Candy Collective website

Candy Collective’s Aidan Kelly previews Ellie’s new book Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector.

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Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

April 2009

AN Magazine (page 19)

A sneak preview and an opportunity to win a copy of Ellie’s forthcoming book Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector.

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Five Pointers to Becoming the ‘Perfect Artist’

1st April 2009

People’s Republic of South Devon website

To coincide with her residency and forthcoming exhibition at Plymouth College of Art, Lee Morgan quizzes Ellie about what makes the perfect artist.

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How Can We Continue Making Art?

23rd March 2009

Nottingham Visual Arts website

An essay by Ellie Harrison questioning whether we can continue to justify the existence of art in the age of climate change.

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This is Not a Circular

20th February 2009

Trade Gallery website

Downloadable audio interview by Bruce Ayling in which Ellie discusses recent developments in her work and current and forthcoming projects.

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Ones to Watch

4th December 2008

Jotta website

Interview by Heather Blair reflecting on Ellie’s ‘data collecting’ projects and her plans for the future.

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Braziers International

October 2008

AN Magazine (page 23)

News feature by Niki Russell reviewing Braziers International Artists’ Workshop which Ellie took part in over summer 2008.

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Two Years of Tea Blog

3rd January 2008

BBC Nottingham website

Article and interview on the BBC Nottingham website to mark the second anniversary of Ellie’s Tea Blog project.

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Angel Row Closing Party

October 2007

Leftlion website

Review by Hugh Dichmont of the Angel Row Gallery closing party which featured Ellie’s specially commissioned piece Angel Row Jukebox.

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The Obsessives

July - August 2007

Print Magazine, The Consumption Issue (pages 68-77)

A specially commissioned two-page spread, for which Ellie and three other artists, Kate Bingaman, Nicholas Felton and John Freyer, were asked to document everything they consumed in a week.

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New Stars on Broadway

17th July 2007

Metro (page 23)

Review by Wayne Burrows of Ellie’s new commission I’ve Been Watching You for Digital Broadway at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham.

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This is Ellie Harrison

March 2007

Candy Magazine Issue 7, The Girl Power Shopping Issue (pages 103-113)

Ten page illustrated feature by Richard Seabrook about Ellie’s recent work in this PDF magazine.

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Prime

July 2006

AN Magazine (page 29)

Preview by Emilia Telese of the Prime project Part-time, for which Ellie was commissioned to work undercover in a low-wage job for four weeks.

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Insignificance

April 2006

Art Monthly (pages 7-10)

In depth feature by David Briers discussing the Day-to-Day Data project in relation to the Making History show at Tate Liverpool.

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Day-to-Day Data Review

5th - 12th April 2006

Time Out London (page 38)

Review by Martin Herbert of Ellie’s curatorial project Day-to-Day Data at Danielle Arnaud contemporary art in London.

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Sports Day

January 2006

AN Magazine (page 25)

Preview by Emilia Telese of new artists’ network Sports Day founded by Ellie Harrison and Adele Prince.

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Many Conceptual Artists Have an Unholy Delight in Statistics

27th July 2005

The Times (T2, page16)

Comment on the Day-to-Day Data gallery exhibition at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham.

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Day-to-Day Data Review

26th July 2005

Metro (page 21)

Review by Wayne Burrows of Ellie’s curatorial project Day-to-Day Data at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham.

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Under the Data, the Stars

25th July 2005

Rhizome website

Review by Marina Vishmidt of the Day-to-Day Data web-based exhibition.

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Day-to-Day Data Exhibitions Preview

23rd July 2005

The Guardian (The Guide, page 37)

Preview by Robert Clark of Ellie’s curatorial project Day-to-Day Data at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham.

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Out of the Ordinary

19th July 2005

Metro (page 21)

Interview by Wayne Burrows about Ellie’s Day-to-Day Data project.

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Just the Facts...

15th July 2005

Nottingham Evening Post (Essential Guide, page 25)

Preview by Mark Patterson of Ellie’s curatorial project Day-to-Day Data at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham.

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Day-to-Day Data Event Preview

July 2005

BBC Nottingham website

Preview of Ellie’s curatorial project Day-to-Day Data at Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham.

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Underground Movement

February 2005

AN Magazine (page 21)

Article by Stephen Palmer about Ellie’s Gold Card Adventures exhibition at Piccadilly Circus Underground station.

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Postcard Artist Set to Go Underground

28th January 2005

Ealing Gazette (page 6)

Article by Andreas Christophorou for Ellie’s hometown’s newspaper previewing the Gold Card Adventures exhibition at Piccadilly Circus Underground station.

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Gold Adventure

17th January 2005

Metro (page 38)

Preview of Ellie’s Gold Card Adventures exhibition at Piccadilly Circus Underground station.

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Not to Be Sneezed at...

1st October 2004

Nottingham Evening Post (Essential Guide, page 30)

Review by Mark Patterson of Ellie’s installation Sneezes 2003 shown at the Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre in Nottingham.

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The Big Sneeze

September 2004

BBC Blast Nottingham website

Feature by Asha Banjoko about Ellie’s installation Sneezes 2003 shown at the Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre in Nottingham.

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Artist’s Profile

10th January 2004

Nottingham Evening Post (Weekend, page 14)

In depth article by Mark Patterson detailing several of Ellie’s recent and ongoing projects.

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LabCulture Feature

November 2003

AN Magazine (pages 32-33)

Review by Carolyn Black of the annual LabCulture Symposium, at which Ellie spoke about her work, held from 12th - 15th September 2003 in Bridport, Dorset.

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Treat Yourself Review

August 2003

AN Magazine (page 6)

Review by Morgan Falconer of the Wellcome Trust’s exhibition Treat Yourself at the Science Museum that featured Ellie’s Eat 22 project.

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A Day in the Life

23rd May 2003

The Washington Times (page 3)

Article by Lara Naaman about the new movement of obsessional photographic projects documented on the internet featuring Eat 22.

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Eat Me!

21st March 2002

The Guardian (Online, page 6)

Web watch preview of Ellie’s website by Sean Dodson.

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Eat 22 Events Preview

9th March 2002

The Guardian (The Guide, page 40)

Preview by Becky Carroll of the Eat 22 event held at the 291 Gallery in London on 12th March 2002 to celebrate the end of the project.

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Graduate’s Snappy Diet

March 2002

BBC Nottingham website

Transcript of a radio interview feature with Ellie about Eat 22 for BBC Radio Nottingham.

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Diet Hard

March 2002

The Face Magazine (page 64)

Article by Robin Bresnark about Ellie’s Eat 22 project.

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Little Gems

5th February 2002

Guardian Unlimited website

Review by Sean Dodson of E-2’s online exhibition Minus 20 featuring Ellie’s piece Minus 20kJ.

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