Andy Holden

Andy Holden, born in 1982 in Bedfordshire, UK, is an artist whose work encompasses sculpture, large installations, painting, music, performance, animation, and multi-screen videos. He often begins with personal anecdotes or encounters, expanding them to address broader philosophical themes. ​ He gained national attention with his 2010 exhibition "Art Now: Andy Holden" at Tate Britain, where he showcased "Pyramid Piece," a massive knitted rock inspired by a fragment he took from the Great Pyramid of Giza during his youth and later returned. ​ Holden was a founding member of the art movement MI!MS (Maximum Irony! Maximum Sincerity), which sought to blend irony and sincerity and has been noted as a precursor to metamodernism. ​ His works are held in prominent collections, including the Tate Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery, and Bristol Museum. In 2024, he held his first solo exhibition in the U.S., "What I Was for What I Am Becoming," at Charles Moffett Gallery in New York. ​