Past Events


Book launch for Alison and Peter Smithson's 'Upper Lawn, Solar Pavilion' at the AA Bookshop, London

Wednesday 25 October

Join us to celebrate the launch of Alison and Peter Smithson's Upper Lawn, Solar Pavilion, a rich and immersive document of the lives they lived at the weekend home they built in English countryside for their young family. A panel including Ingrid Schroder (director of the AA), Paul Clarke (Belfast School of Architecture), Niall Hobhouse (founder of Drawing Matter), and Sam Johnson-Schlee (geographer and author) will discuss this illuminating personal project and the far-reaching influence of the Smithsons today.

Carol Armstrong in conversation with Joanna Fiduccia at Yale University, New Haven

Wednesday 25 October

Carol Armstrong will be in conversation with Joanna Fiduccia at Yale University to celebrate the launch of Painting Photography Painting, her essential first collection of essays that bring together writings on French painting, early photography, feminist theory and the representation of women and gender across nineteenth and twentieth century art history.

Lucy Raven in conversation with David Levi Strauss at Printed Matter St Marks, New York

Wednesday 25 October

Join Lucy Raven in conversation with David Levi Strauss at Printed Matter / St Marks in New York to celebrate the launch of her artist's book Socorro!

Jim Goldberg in conversation with Douglas Fogle at Helms Design Centre, hosted by Arcana: Books on the Arts, Los Angeles

Saturday 28 October

Join Jim Godlberg in Los Angeles for a conversation about his dazzling new book Coming and Going, with Douglas Fogle.

Late Night 939
Saturday 28 October, 12–8pm

Join us at 939 in Los Angeles for a late night opening of Alessandra Sanguinetti’s remarkable solo show ’The Sixth Day,' with drinks, book signings, an exclusive set from NTS DJ Kristin Kontrol, and a chance to meet the team behind Sanguinetti’s remarkable publications. Presented by MACK and WEBBER.
Teju Cole in conversation with Zoë Hopkins at ICP, New York

Monday 11 March

Teju Cole will be in conversation with writer and critic Zoë Hopkins for the premier of ICP’s Spring 2024 Naomi Rosenblum Lecture Series. Join us for a celebration of his latest book Pharmakon, a work of strange beauty that startles and consoles in equal measure.