Past Events


Jeff Mermelstein: I made over 1 million iPhone photos

 Thursday 20 August 2020

Edited from over one million photographs, Jeff Mermelstein takes us on a deep dive behind the scenes of his new book #nyc, answering your questions about these overseen text messages, anonymity, and the vast amount he's learned about New Yorkers over the past few years. 

 

Teju Cole: turning the postcard on its head

Thursday 6 August 2020

Join Teju Cole for a richly narrated flip-through of his latest book Fernweh, as he reflects on the genesis of this exploration into the Swiss landscape, as well as drawing out the book's many allusions, enigmas, and visual puzzles. 

 

Aikaterini Gegisian & David Kazanjian: a new type of feminist collage

Wednesday 29 July 2020

Join us for a talk between artist Aikaterini Gegisian and David Kazanjian, author and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss Gegisian's latest book 'Handbook of the Spontaneous Other,' American pop psychology, and how female pleasure intersects with politics of work and labour. In partnership with Printed Matter

Stephen Shore & Britt Salvesen: what seeing looks like
Thursday 23 July 2020

In this exclusive and in-depth conversation, Stephen Shore and LACMA curator Britt Salvesen discuss Shore’s distinctive photographic work: from pioneering the aesthetic of the great American road trip, the new vanguard of Instagram photography, and how he practices the act of seeing.
Rosalind Fox Solomon: I photograph from my gut

Thursday 9 July⁠ 2020

Originally recorded for Magic Hour days before her 88th birthday, join Rosalind Fox Solomon and Jordan Weitzman for a conversation about Fox Solomon’s extraordinary photographic life, whose work spans far and wide, from New York during the AIDS crisis to the West Bank.⁠

 

Meet Damian Heinisch: Winner of the Mack First Book Award 2020

Thursday 25 June

The winner of the MACK First Book Award 2020 introduces us to his prize-winning book 45 with behind-the-scenes footage, installation videos, and a fascinating talk about a project that takes us from Ukraine to Norway, by train.