Harland Miller: XXX to open at York Art Gallery in March 2025
DATE: 19 December 2024
Harland Miller: XXX
14 March to 31 August 2025
Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller (b.1964, Yorkshire, UK) returns to York Art Gallery to present ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter Paintings’ series. Inspired by his upbringing in 1970s Yorkshire and an itinerant lifestyle in New York, New Orleans, Berlin and Paris during the 1980s and ’90s, Miller creates colourful and graphically vernacular works that convey his love of popular language and attest to his enduring engagement with its narrative, aural and typographical possibilities.
Coinciding with the release of a book of the same title by Phaidon, ‘XXX’ features several new works by Miller, one of which celebrates the city of York. Inspired by medieval manuscripts, where monks often laboured to produce intricate illuminated letters to mark the beginning of chapters, Miller’s hard-edged ‘Letter Paintings’ seamlessly meld the sacred with the everyday. In these works, the artist uses bold colours and typefaces to accentuate the expressive versatility of monosyllabic words and acronyms such as ‘ESP’, ‘IF’ and ‘Star’.
A nationally important exhibition for York, Yorkshire and the UK, ‘XXX’ runs from 14 March until 31 August 2025. The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of events including a Q&A with the artist, plus community activities to inspire, inform and involve all.
Harland Miller is represented by White Cube.
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Photography Credit:
- Harland Miller, 2019, courtesy White Cube (Ollie Hammick)
Editors Notes:
York Art Gallery Opening Times: Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
For more information on York Art Gallery go to: www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
More about Harland Miller at White Cube:
About York Art Gallery
York Art Gallery’s collection of paintings spans more than 600 years and works range from 14th century Italian panels and 17th century Dutch masterpieces to Victorian narrative paintings and 20th century works by LS Lowry and David Hockney. The Gallery also holds the most extensive and representative collection of British Studio Ceramics, thanks to the acquisition of collections from Dean Milner–White, WA Ismay and Henry Rothschild and the long term loan of Anthony Shaw’s collection. Highlights are on show in the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). The Gallery and its collections are cared for by the charity York Museums Trust, established in 2002. More information at York Art Gallery.
For access to the press preview on Wednesday 12 March, high resolution images or more information on the artist, the exhibition and York Art Gallery, please contact:
Siona Mackelworth, Head of Communications & Marketing: siona.mackelworth@ymt.org.uk / 07483 825647 and Kendra Grahame-Clarke at Kendra PR kendra@kendrapr.co.uk / 07910 214474.
