Past Events


Ron Jude: photographing the natural world 

Thursday 03 September 2020

Join Ron Jude from his studio as he shares footage from his travels around the globe capturing lava flows and ice caps, as well as discussing his unique development as a photographer and working his large-scale prints into book form. 

 

Gregory Halpern & Michael Mack: what we choose not to see

Thursday 27 August 2020

Join us to hear Gregory Halpern in conversation with publisher Michael Mack, talking about their share inspirations in photography and art, and making books together. This is a pre-recorded event in collaboration with Magnum Photos. 

 

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.