Rachel Kneebone and Marina Warner in conversation, chaired by Yates Norton

Rachel Kneebone and Marina Warner in Conversation, chaired by Yates Norton

Join us for a lively discussion between exhibition artist Rachel Kneebone and celebrated author Marina Warner exploring how the key themes of the exhibition connect to Kneebone’s and Warner’s practices. From Kneebone’s intricate process of working with porcelain to Warner’s insights on the power of storytelling, this conversation offers a chance to delve deeper into the ideas behind the artworks and the exhibition. There will also be the opportunity to hear Marina talk about a short story she wrote in response to Paula Rego’s drawing in the exhibition. The conversation will be chaired by RIA curator, Yates Norton.

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Marina Warner

Marina Warner (b. 1946, London, UK) is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, historian and mythographer, who works across genres and cultures exploring myths and stories. Recent work has focused particularly on the magic of fairy tales and the Arabian Nights, including Stranger Magic (2011), and Once Upon a Time (2014). In Fly Away Home: Stories (2015) she draws on mythic predecessors, translating them into contemporary significance. In 2015 she was awarded the prestigious Holberg Prize and was also Chair of the judging panel for the Man Booker International Book Prize. She is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls, and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, University of London. In March 2017, Warner was elected as the Royal Society of Literature’s 19th – and first female – president, succeeding Colin Thubron in the post. Her Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art and Artists was published by Thames & Hudson in September 2018. In March 2018 she was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy. She lives and works in London.

Rachel Kneebone

Rachel Kneebone (b. 1973, Oxfordshire, UK) lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include Serlachius Museum, Mänttä, Finland (2022); Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK (2021); White Cube, London (2021); Touchstones, Rochdale, UK (2018); Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2017); White Cube at Glyndebourne, Lewes, UK (2017); The Foundling Museum, London (2017); and Brooklyn Museum, New York (2012). Selected group exhibitions include Hayward Gallery, London (2022); Bangkok Art Biennale, Thailand (2022); White Cube at Arley Hall, Cheshire, UK (2022); Freelands Foundation, London (2020); Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany (2018); Sculpture in the Close, University of Cambridge, UK (2017); Maison Particulière, Brussels (2016); York Art Gallery, UK (2016); Galleri Anderson Sandstrom, Stockholm (2015); Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (2015); Freud Museum, London (2014); 1st Kyiv Biennale, Ukraine (2012); Deutsches-Hygienes Museum, Dresden, Germany (2012); Busan Biennale, South Korea (2010); Barbican Centre, London (2010); 17th Biennale of Sydney (2010); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2008); Yvon Lambert, New York (2007); and Camden Arts Centre, London (2005). In 2005, Kneebone was nominated for the MaxMara Art Prize.

Yates Norton

Yates Norton is a curator at the Roberts Institute of Art (RIA), where he works across the residency, performance, and exhibitions programs. Committed to disability justice, he collaborates closely with David Ruebain and has presented on this work in various arts and educational settings, including at the ICA, London, and the Serpentine, London. He also serves on the advisory board for the Dis/Ordinary Architecture Project. Previously, he was a curator at Rupert, a contemporary arts organisation in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he directed the public programs and co-developed the Creative Europe-funded consortium, Who Cares. He regularly writes for a range of publications, including the Chicago Review and Phaidon. His collaborations with artists include performing in Lina Lapelytė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė’s Golden Lion-awarded opera, Sun and Sea. Yates has led classes at Boston and Cambridge Universities.

In Attendance: Paying Attention in a Fragile World is an exhibition of works from the David and Indre Roberts Foundation, at the Fitzrovia Chapel from 8th January to 9th February 2025. Read more about the exhibtion

Thursday 23rd January
Doors at 6.30pm
Panel discussion 7pm to 8pm
£5 + booking fee

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