Since becoming Co-Director of Artangel in 1991, Michael Morris, alongside Co-Director James Lingwood, has established Artangel as a significant commissioning and producing body, working internationally with leading artists across the visual arts, literature and performance as well as forging innovative collaborations with film, broadcasting and digital media.
After serving at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) as Director of Performing Arts in the 1980s, Morris established his own production company Cultural Industry (1988 - 2012) and continues to present Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in the UK.
Beyond Artangel, Michael is an Artistic Advisor to the Manchester International Festival, 14-18 NOW, the London Roundhouse and Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center in Long Island. He is an Ambassador for Alain de Botton’s The School of Life, a Trustee of Longplayer, Jem Finer’s 1000-year musical composition and a recent member of Tate Modern Council.