Past Events

Thursday 11 November

Guido Guidi sits down with Roberta Valtorta, critic and photo-historian, to discuss Guidi's new book Cinque viaggi (1990-98), which brings together his images of Milan and its peripheries, proposing a entirely new vision of the famous city and a transformative way of seeing the world.

Thursday 4 November

To celebrate the release of Gold Custody, Ben Lerner reads his hypnotic prose poem 'The Son' in dialogue with images by Barabara Bloom, which echo and answer its themes of songs, dreams, naming, and our personal prehistories.

Thursday 4 November

With his exhibition '12 Hz' opening at Robert Morat Galerie, Ron Jude joins us at MACK + Bildband, Berlin, to discuss his revelatory project depicting the implacable forces of the natural world.

Thursday 2 December

As another tumultuous year draws to a close, artist Anna Ostoya and theorist Chantal Mouffe pick up where they left off in their collaborative book Politics and Passions, discussing art, populism, paradigms, and resistance in the light of recent events.

Saturday 19 February

Join us at Museo Pino Pascali, Polignano a Mare, to discover the story of Luigi Ghirri's relationship with Puglia, as documented in the new book Puglia. Tra albe e tramonti. A panel comprising Rosalba Branà, Adele Ghirri, Gianni Leone, Aldo Patruno, Arturo Carlo Quintavalle, and Giuseppe Teofilo will discuss Ghirri's luminous photography of the region and its role in forming his celebrated style and vision.

Tuesday 26 October

Teju Cole joins critic and essayist Shuchi Saraswat to discuss his new book Golden Apple of the Sun, reflecting on its genesis over lockdown in the months leading up to the 2020 US presidential election and the many aesthetic, historic, and moral questions it raises.