A TALK, A LUNCH, A WALK, A PUB. CHAIRED BY SAVILIAN JEREMY BARLOW.

The event starts with a talk by artist and sculptor Dame Phyllida Barlow on her work, including the ceiling she’s painted at neighbourhood pub, The Audley Public House. Located on the corner of South Audley Street and Mount Street, the pub has recently been refurbished and filled with works by artists from Phyllida’s gallery Hauser & Wirth.

Lunch follows the talk, and then those attending are invited to walk the short distance to The Audley, where they will see her ceiling and the work of other artists too. There will be an opportunity to buy further drinks.

Phyllida is the sister of Savilian Jeremy Barlow.

A career spanning nearly six decades, British artist Phyllida Barlow takes inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once menacing and playful. Barlow’s restless invented forms stretch the limits of mass, volume, and height as they block, straddle and balance precariously. The audience is challenged into a new relationship with the sculptural object, the gallery environment, and the world beyond. Barlow has exhibited extensively across institutions internationally including: Sprengel Museum, Hannover (2022); ARTIST ROOMS, Tate Modern, London (2021); Haus der Kunst, Munich (2021); The Royal Academy of Arts, London (2019); La Biennale di Venezia, British Pavilion, Venice (2017); Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich (2016); Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas (2015); Duveen Commission at Tate Britain, London (2014). Barlow has been awarded the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung’s 2022 Kurt Schwitters Prize. Barlow lives and works in London.