Michelle Cotton studied Literature at King’s College London and History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Over the past 15 years she has curated over 50 exhibitions. These include recent solo exhibitions of new work by Banu Cennetoğlu, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Amanda Ross-Ho and Josh Smith as well as historical group surveys such as Xerography and retrospectives on Michel Auder, Bruce McLean, Wim T. Schippers, The Design Research Unit and the Hammer Prints studio, that was founded by Nigel Henderson and Eduardo Paolozzi in 1954. Her publications include Bruce McLean: Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Film (2014); Nigel Henderson & Eduardo Paolozzi: Hammer Prints Ltd 1954–75 (2013) and Design Research Unit 1942–72, (2010).
The visit is planned in collaboration with the embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin.
During her visit to The Netherlands Michelle Cotton will meet different curators and artists.