Commission dates: 24 July–30 August 2021

Opening hours: Monday–Sunday, 10am–5pm

Location: West Cemetery Courtyard at Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London N6 6PJ

Visiting the exhibition:

Entrance to the Courtyard to view the exhibition is free.

Booking is not required.

Visiting Highgate Cemetery:

We strongly encourage visitors to take the opportunity to explore the wider cemetery. 

Access to the wider West Cemetery is ticketed and by timed entry or guided tour only. 

Access to the East Cemetery is also ticketed. 

Please visit highgatecemetery.org/visit for further information and to book. 

Group visits:

If you would like to arrange a group visit, please contact info@studiovoltaire.org. 

Transport:

Highgate Cemetery is accessible by walking, cycling, or public transport.

There is no off-street visitor parking, and we encourage visitors to leave their vehicles at home. 

Download a map and travel information here

Please check your journey at www.tfl.gov.uk and consider travelling outside of peak hours.

Accessibility:

The commission is situation within The Courtyard which has step free access. However please note that the courtyard has a cobbled surface, is on a slight slope and is uneven in areas. A limited amount of accessible parking is available outside the West Cemetery. There is an accessible toilet in the West Cemetery. Please contact info@studiovoltaire.org or 02076221294 if you would like to speak to us about your visit. 

For further information regarding accessibility in the wider West or East Cemetery, please visit highgatecemetery.org/visit or contact the office on info@highgatecemetery.org or 020 8340 1834.

Phyllida Barlow DBE RA (born Newcastle upon Tyne, 1944) lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include Phyllida Barlow frontier, Haus der Kunst, Munich (2021); cul–de–sac, The Royal Academy of Arts, London (2019); Phyllida Barlow: prop, High Line Art, New York; Tenth Anniversary Commission, Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh (2018); Phyllida Barlow: folly, La Biennale di Venezia, British Pavilion, Venice IT; ARTIST ROOMS: Phyllida Barlow, Turner Contemporary, Margate UK (2017); tryst, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas TX; set, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (2015); Duveen Commission: Phyllida Barlow. dock, Tate Britain, London (2014); siege, New Museum, New York (2012); BLUFF, Studio Voltaire, London (2010).

Recent group exhibitions include: Another Energy. Power to Continue Challenging, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo JP; Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945, Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition, (various locations) UK (2021); the other side of the coin, New Art Centre, Roche Court, Salisbury UK (2020); Objects of Wonder. From Pedestal to Interaction, ARoS, Aarhus DK; Carl Plackman and His Circle, Pangolin, London UK (2019); Tissage, Tressage, Foundation Villa Datris, Isle sur la Sorgue FR; Power to the People, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt DE (2018); Versus Rodin: Bodies Across Space and Time, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia AU; Constellations: Highlights from the Nation’s Collection of Modern Art, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool UK (2017); The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield UK (2016); New Rhythms, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge UK (2015); Yes, Naturally, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (2013); Sculptural Acts, Haus der Kunst, Munich DE; United Enemies: The Problem of Sculpture in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds UK (2011); Nairy Baghramian and Phyllida Barlow, Serpentine Gallery, London (2010).

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Phyllida Barlow, act, 2021. Installation view at Highgate Cemetery, London. A Studio Voltaire commission. Image courtesy of the artist, Studio Voltaire and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Benedict Johnson.