Matt Copson
Matt Copson’s multidisciplinary practice spans laser animation, sculpture, opera, film and performance. Using theatrical devices to create site-specific and multi-sensory installations, he draws on myth, folklore and pop culture to explore contemporary life, shaped by spectacle, attention and constant flux.
Copson’s first major institutional solo presentation in the UK, the exhibition centres on one of Britain’s best-known folkloric figures, Robin Hood, the archetypal noble outlaw known for redistributing wealth. Inspired by Copson’s interest in theme park rides, the exhibition takes the form of a labyrinth, leading visitors through a journey of new works incorporating laser projection, sculpture, animatronics and audio pieces.
Artist bio
Copson’s recent solo exhibitions include Fanfare/Lament (Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice, 2026), Coming of Age. Age of Coming. Of Coming Age. (Luma Westbau, Zurich, 2025-26; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2025), Obituary (Aspen Art Museum, 2023), Matt Copson: On Site (Swiss Institute, New York, 2019), Down Boy (Reena Spaulings, New York, 2019) and Blorange ( Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, 2018). In 2016, his play without actors, A Woodland Truce, was presented as part of a series of experimental performances at Serpentine North.
Recent group exhibitions include Adolescence: A Contemporary Art Exhibition (Zaçheta, Warsaw, 2026); Dhaka Art Summit (Bangladesh, 2023), Hollow Earth (Nottingham Contemporary, 2023), Baltic Triennial 14 (Vilnius, 2021), Belgrade Biennale (2021), NGV Biennale (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2020) and As Above, So Below (Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2017).
Copson co-created the opera Last Days with Oliver Leith. It premiered at the Royal Opera House, London, in 2022, made its US debut with the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, in 2024 and was revived in 2025. He is currently directing a feature film adaptation of Last Days, produced by MUBI.
