Live, Laugh, Love, Revenge: Why Harriet Richardson swapped a career in graphic design for performance art
In what must be one of the most unexpected career changes, Harriet Richardson shared with the Nicer Tuesdays audience how she went from working at London’s Pentagram office, to becoming a performance artist. All while accidentally going viral for skiving off work, taking revenge on a workplace bully with a scanner, and sparking up a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Date
- 28 October 2024
- Words
- Olivia Hingley
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About the Author
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Olivia (she/her) joined the It’s Nice That team as an editorial assistant in November 2021 and soon became staff writer. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a degree in English Literature and History, she’s particularly interested in photography, publications and type design.