British artist Nicola Anthony named in the top 30 finalists for 2019 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
Read MoreFinalists of The Sovereign Asian Art Prize Revealed
Press release: The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) has announced the top 30 finalists of The 2019 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, the 15th edition of Asia’s most prestigious prize for contemporary artists.
Read MoreRice by Eva - Inspired writing - Clockwork Moons
Carpe Art Journal features fiction, essays, reviews and personal anecdotes about art. The essay ‘Rice’ by Eva Wong Nava was inspired by one of the artworks in Nicola Anthony’s Clockwork Moon’s series. Clockwork Moons (Time Waits for No Migrant Man) triggered a childhood memory of loss and enlightenment prompting Eva to write this beautiful story. The story was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2018 by the Editor of Ariel Chart Magazine.
Read MoreClockwork Moon (reclamation) featured on Blouin Artinfo
I am pleased to have my piece ‘Reclamation’ featured on Blouin Artinfo. “Asia’s most prestigious prize for Contemporary artists — celebrates its 15th edition this year, and 400 mid-career artists from 28 countries were nominated for it by more than 70 independent art professionals from across the Asia Pacific region.”
Read MoreRemembering Our Father's Words featured in Architectural Record
I am pleased to report that my piece ‘Remembering Our Father’s Words’ was featured in Architecture Record. The article discusses the unveiling of The USC Shoah Foundation’s permanent exhibit which presents the testimony of holocaust survivors.
Read MoreIntersection, Yangon Exhibition
Intersection was an exhibition of poetry and visual art by Singaporean poet Marc Nair and visual artist Nicola Anthony. The work maps an architecture of memory at the junction of three diverse cities: Yangon, London, and Singapore.
Read MoreSecretariat Mini-Residency and Photo-box
From this one-day residency the piece “a staircase leads to the defined place for making art” was produced. The piece was a photo-box documenting the interventions in Secretariat. The box was made by a local Yangon man in the market square and includes a site specific poem written by Marc Nair.
Read MoreVisual Arts Ireland News Sheet: features 'Remembering our Father's Words' sculpture at USC Shoah Foundation
Burning and weaving: Time-lapse of installation artwork
This video is about Area Clearance - an installation artwork made in 2018, paired with a poem of the same name by Marc Nair. The artwork and poem tackle the subject of genocide of the Rohingya tribe in Myanmar, featuring burned paper, prayer leaves, ash and coal to make an archway which visitors can step into. Showcased at Myanm/art Gallery, Yangon, in collaboration with Intersections Gallery Singapore.
Read MoreRES·O·NANT: a sound installation by Mischa Kuball, with 50 invited composers & sound artists
Composed of sounds from the sunrise birdsong in Yangon, Myanmar; blessing sparrows released into a Burmese Buddhist temple; the call to prayer at Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar, the muezzin's dawn prayer in a mosque in Singapore, and the echoes of early morning street sounds collaged together from inside various caves and cavernous spaces.
Read MoreVideo: The making of a public sculpture
The sculpture unveiling in 2018 coincided with the dedication ceremony for the USC Shoah Foundation’s new home at Leavey Library at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The artwork features the life story of Jona Goldrich, a holocaust survivor who escaped from Poland during WW2. Jona’s testimony has been sculpted into an artwork.
Read MoreThe Artist's Year: A timecapsule of 2018
Video: New public sculpture unveiled in Los Angeles
Remembering our Father's Words, a public artwork by Nicola Anthony, 2018
A permanent sculpture on public view at USC Shoah Foundation, Leavey Library, Los Angeles, USA.
Read MoreThe Houston Chronicle features 'Remembering Our Fathers Words' by Nicola Anthony
Genocide Testimonies
Steven Spielberg On Storytelling’s Power To Fight Hate.
20 Dec 2018 | By Adam Popescu
Read More'Remembering Our Father's Words' featured in New York Times
Steven speaks about the foundation's mission to share the testimonies of genocide survivors, and is photographed standing underneath my artwork in the Jona Goldrich Center.
Read MoreFrom my art studio in Los Angeles →
Recently I asked myself three questions: What is home? What do I need in order to create? And why is English such a different language to American?!
Read MoreArt & Cake Features Remembering Our Father's Words
Kristine Schomaker places Remembering Our father’s Words first in that week’s line up of must-see art events.
Read MoreThe A-List interviews Nicola Anthony about the Human Archive Project
What would your story look like – if it were turned into a word installation?
Read MoreUNEXPECTED HAPPINESS
In my research over the years I have spoken to many individuals who have generously shared their stories for me to retell in sculptural form. One thing I observed from these humbling conversations is that those I spoke to who had the most difficult and challenging stories to tell, also expressed the purest sense of happiness and joy. It will always remain unknown how happy we all are relative to each other, but I certainly get a sense that those who found happiness after struggle were the ones who recognised, appreciated and basked in that joy the most - even if it was just a fleeting moment.
Read MoreShare with me in Unexpected Happiness
Do you believe in serendipity? It often seems to me that the things which occur seem to be just the right thing - even if I don't know it at the time, I do believe that life's twists and turns have their purpose. That the lows help us value the highs. I experience lots of moments of unexpected happiness, small snatches of joy, which catch me unaware. I try to be open to this - noticing when something is wonderful or good, even if it's simply the pattern of a coffee spill that turned out to be quite beautiful - it's up to me whether to decide it's a mess to be mopped up or a chance for inspiration, (or perhaps a learning about the usefulness of coasters).
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