Past Events

Book launch for ‘Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object’ at Reference Point, London
Book launch for ‘Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object’ at Reference Point, London

Thursday 4 April

Philippa Snow will be in conversation with Rose Easton to celebrate the launch of her latest book Trophy Lives: On the Celebrity as an Art Object. Join us for an evening of discussion and drinks. 
Kim Beil in conversation with Susan Bright at Claire de Rouen, London
Kim Beil in conversation with Susan Bright at Claire de Rouen, London

Friday 29 March

To celebrate the launch of Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown (SPBH Editions), Kim Beil will be talking to curator Susan Bright about the ways in which the unidentifiable things in photographs point towards larger questions about the limits of knowledge. Drinks will follow the conversation.
Petra Blaisse in conversation with Caroline Roux at the Barbican Centre, London
Petra Blaisse in conversation with Caroline Roux at the Barbican Centre, London

Tuesday 9 April

Join us to hear Petra Blaisse in conversation with author and journalist Caroline Roux as they discuss Blaisse’s new book Art Applied and the incredible career it surveys. Part of the Architecture Foundation’s Architecture on Stage series.
Karin Templin, Edwin Heathcote, Claire Bennie, Richard Lavington, and Alfredo Carraballo in conversation at the Barbican Centre, London
Karin Templin, Edwin Heathcote, Claire Bennie, Richard Lavington, and Alfredo Carraballo in conversation at the Barbican Centre, London

Thursday 21 September

Chaired by Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote, this discussion hosted by The Architecture Foundation will consider the history and continued relevance of a quintessential London housing type: the mansion block. The evening will include contributions from Karin Templin, author of the newly published At Home in London: The Mansion Block; housing expert Claire Bennie; and architects Richard Lavington (Maccreanor Lavington) and Alfredo Carraballo (Allies & Morrison).
Aikaterini Gegisian at Hyper Hypo, Athens
Aikaterini Gegisian at Hyper Hypo, Athens

Friday 22 September

Join Aikaterini Gegisian in conversation with Anna Mykoniati, curator at National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens to delve into the arresting and seductive world of Handbook of the Spontaneous Other.
Torbjørn Rødland at Le Petit Voyeur, Copenhagen
Torbjørn Rødland at Le Petit Voyeur, Copenhagen


Wednesday 1 November

Join Torbjørn Rødland at Le Petit Voyeur, Copenhagen to mark the launch of his new book The Pregnant Virgin. This highly-anticipated new series of photographs reveal Rødland’s signature style, negotiating the tensions between reality and archetype and recalling everyday life in intensely physical and opaquely elusive scenes. The launch event will include a book signing.