Dr. Larne Gogarty

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Biography

Larne Abse Gogarty is an Associate Professor and Head of History and Theory of Art at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. Her primary research interests lie in modern and contemporary art, theories of Marxism, and the intersections of race and gender. She was previously a Terra Foundation American Art Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt University, Berlin, from 2016 to 2018. Larne has taught in the History of Art Department at UCL, Chelsea College of Fine Art, and Goldsmiths College. She completed her PhD in History of Art at University College London in 2015, focusing on the comparative history of social practice art from the 1990s and the cultural work produced by the proletarian avant-garde in the 1930s United States. Her doctoral research contributed to her book, 'Usable Pasts: Social Practice and State Formation in American Art,' published in 2022. In 2023, she released 'Secret: Contemporary Art and the Antinomies of Conspiracy,' addressing how contemporary art relates to conspiracy theories in the wake of a far-right populist turn in Europe. Larne is actively involved in organizing academic seminars and conferences on art and politics and frequently writes criticism for Art Monthly.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Slade School of Fine Art • London

Head of History and Theory of Art.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2016-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt University • Berlin

Conducted research on American Art.