Studio Voltaire re-opened in October 2021, with a new Outset – commissioned permanent space, The Anthea Hamilton Garden. The commission will see the Studio Voltaire public entrance transformed as Anthea Hamilton creates her first-ever permanent work – an artist’s garden.
In this commission, Hamilton responds to the architecture of the Victorian chapel gallery and references walled kitchen gardens, the bold geometry of 1970s design, handcrafted folk art and vernacular architecture. Hamilton has described her interest in how the garden will be used and traversed by visitors, creating informal seating areas and a stage-like platform alongside a new pedestrian entrance, which will further open up the site and better connect the organisation to its surrounding neighbourhood.
The Commission was supported by Outset with additional support from Dzek.