In conversation with Hew Locke at Hales Gallery, London, Oct 2019
A discussion with Hew Locke on themes of migration, globalisation, monarchy and post-colonial power structures on the occasion of his show Beyond the Sea Wall.
Artists’ Talk at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London, Nov 2018
I led a conversation with artists Miriam Hansen, Stefanie Heinze, Annika Kleist and Orr Menirom for the opening of their show Breeeeze on the theme of the ambivalence of domestic space.
The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival: Oct 6-15, 2017
As part of Cheltenham Literature Festival's over-arching theme of ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’, interrogating and celebrating British identity, I participated in a panel discussion on Tracey Emin and the YBAs with Guardian Art Critic Jonathan Jones, chaired by BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz.
Panel discussion on Tracey Emin and the YBAs
Selection Committee, The Other Art Fair, London, Oct 2017
The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art, offers the possibility to buy art direct from 130 emerging, and undiscovered artists. I was on the 2017 selection committee with artist Jonathan Yeo, Serpentine Gallery curator Rebecca Lewin, designer Lulu Guinness and writer and broadcaster Kate Bryan.
In conversation with the artist Richard Billingham, Frieze London, Oct 2016
For the ARTnews Reading Room at Frieze, Richard Billingham and I discussed his 1994-95 photo series “Ray’s a Laugh” that shot him to fame and his feature film “Ray & Liz”, focused on three pivotal moments in his dysfunctional childhood.
In conversation with Richard Billingham at Frieze, 2016
Contributor to Bloomberg’s Brilliant Ideas series, the episode on the artist Marc Quinn, aired in July 2016
Drawing on my research from my book Artrage! I discussed Marc Quinn’s Blood Head and his experiments with science and technology in his work.
Talks on Artrage! at Shoreditch House, East London and Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, both May 2016
I delivered talks on the rise and fall of the Young British Artist phenomenon, the impact made by the group and its legacy.
Conversation and Q&A with Ossian Ward for Frieze Academy, May 2016
I was invited to Ossian Ward’s Frieze Academy course on art writing for professionals to discuss the way Artrage! navigates between art history, recent history and anecdote.
Banner images: Top: Ryan Gander, C++, 2013 ©Ryan Gander. Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery. Image Ken Allard. Bottom: Hew Locke, For Those in Peril on the Sea, Installation view, Pérez Art Museum Miami, 2013, Photo ©Indra Khanna.