06 Oct 7pm– Lively, straightforward, ancient, clever and strange: a poetry-talk by Shanzhai Lyric Roving poetic research unit Shanzhai Lyric will respond to the themes of mistranslation, desire, fashion, gossip and the lyric tradition in Evelyn Taocheng Wang’s work.
01 Jun 6.30pm– Ben Kinmont: Artist talk on the occasion of Rooms Of Neighbours Rooms of Neighbours is an exhibition installed across 12 households on Clifton Crescent, Peckham. Taking inspiration from Jan Hoet's landmark exhibition Chambres d'amis (Ghent, 1986), the project pairs each household with an artist, who collaborated with residents to install a work either in their home or in communal space. Artists were chosen
05 Mar 7pm– Materialisms: Contemporary Sculpture Panel Discussion Participants: Emii Alrai, Sophie Mei Birkin and Chris Fite-Wassilak
24 Mar 7pm– PTTV Screening Event and Talk by Amy Tobin A special screening of two programmes that Paper Tiger Television made in the early to mid-1990s, Sisterhood™: Hyping the Female Market (1993) and Twist Barbie: Lynn Spigel Dreams of a Plastic Feminism (1994). These programmes respectively address different issues for feminism, from its corporate co-option to the possibilities of a feminist
17 Feb 7pm– Archie Singham and the Non-Aligned Movement: PTTV Screening Event and Talk by Vijay Prashad A special screening of two programmes that Paper Tiger Television made with Archie Singham, an esteemed professor of political science and committed intellectual closely associated with national liberation movements. The screening will be preceded by a live video introduction by renowned historian, editor, and journalist, Vijay Prashad, who will
05 Feb 7pm– DeeDee Halleck and Sylvia Harvey in Conversation This is an incredibly rare opportunity to hear two pioneering figures – DeeDee Halleck, founder of PTTV, and Sylvia Harvey, author of the crucial book May 68 and Film Culture (1978) – discuss radical television, in Europe and the United States, during the 1970s and 1980s.
02 Feb 7pm– Signs & Meaning in the Supermarket: PTTV Screening Event and Talk with Judith Williamson and Nicolas Helm-Grovas A special screening of Judith Williamson Consumes Passionately in Southern California (1987), followed by a conversation with Williamson, author of Decoding Advertisements: Ideology and Meaning in Advertising (1978), Consuming Passions: The Dynamics of Popular Culture (1986) and Deadline at Dawn: Film Criticism 1980-1990 (1993), and writer and
12 Nov 7pm– Listening Session & Talk: Andrea Zarza Canova with Raheel Khan This in-conversation and listening session with artist Raheel Khan and curator Andrea Zarza Canova extended their ongoing discussions around sound and sonic histories relating to cultures and communities. The event provided an opportunity to unpack Khan's practice, particularly as connected to the exhibition Memory Police, on view at Goldsmiths
12 Dec 7pm– On Gaming and Virtual Media: Erika Balsom, Jamie Sutcliffe and Lawrence Lek in conversation To mark the closing of Lawrence Lek’s exhibition Life Before Automation, Erika Balsom and Jamie Sutcliffe will be in conversation with Lawrence Lek about the intersection of cinematic conventions, video games, and virtual media in his work.
09 Oct 7pm– Nøtel and other fictions: Steve Goodman (Kode9) in conversation with Lawrence Lek Lek’s exhibition at Goldsmiths CCA includes the work Nøtel (2018-), a multimedia installation for a fictional luxury hotel brand, which began as an audio-visual performance from the track of the same name from Steve Goodman’s (Kode9) album Nothing (2014). This event provided an opportunity to hear both artists discuss the nature of their work
01 Oct 7pm– Suhail Malik in conversation with Lawrence Lek, moderated by Orit Gat This was a presentation by theorist Suhail Malik (Goldsmiths, University of London) building on Lawrence Lek’s critical formulation of ‘Sinofuturism’, and the ‘Farsight’ corporation. The latter is a recurring character in Lek’s work and a speculative AI art entity whose transformation plots speculative futures from our technological and
18 Jun 4pm– Sick Notes: Anne Boyer This is an evening dedicated to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Anne Boyer and her blistering memoir, The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness (2019). In her keynote lecture, Boyer discussed the book, which reflects on her experience of breast cancer while deconstructing the gendered, capitalistic regimes that shape cancer treatment and
12 Jun 6.30pm– Pleasure as a Radical Act: Panel Discussion with Emma Kay, Alison Jones and Sally O’Reilly This is a panel discussion between artists Emma Kay, and Alison Jones chaired by Sally O’Reilly; close friends and collaborators of Milly Thompson, whose exhibition is on view at Goldsmiths CCA.
10 Jun 6.30pm– In Conversation: Joëlle de La Casinière and Caroline Dumalin Artist Joëlle de La Casinière and curator Caroline Dumalin (Belgian Pavillion, Venice Biennale, 2026) came in conversation, as part Wisdom Should be Sung, an exhibition of the work of Sophie Podolski.
30 Apr 7pm– In Conversation: Eunjo Lee and Zaiba Jabbar + Live Sonic Performance and Screening Eunjo Lee, and curator Zaiba Jabbar, explored Eunjo's latest work Before the Shadow Taught The Sun, currently on show at Goldsmiths CCA. They discussed the potentiality of digital media for world building and narrativising pressing contemporary issues such as our relationship to the natural world, and broader universal themes of cycles of
26 Feb 7pm– Chaos, Sorting, Chaos, Sorting: with Kyla McDonald Join us for an exploration of Galli's work by art historian and curator Kyla McDonald, whose research has explored Galli's relationship to the 1970s art scene of Berlin, position within the debates around neo-expressionism and painting as a medium, mid-career outlier status, and reassessment of her work in the past decade. McDonald will respond to
14 Nov 7pm– Dr Larne Abse Gogarty w/ Laila Majid & Louis Blue Newby The conversation between artists Laila Majid & Louis Blue Newby and Dr Larne Abse Gogarty (Associate Professor and Head of History and Theory of Art at the Slade School of Fine Art) explored the duo's new series of works for their exhibition Inner Heat, at CCA. The six drawings that make up the series Contact, are central to the exhibition.
12 Nov 7pm– “A Capricious Sinuosity”: Congolese Trajectories of the Cold War In this talk, Pedro Monaville (History, McGill University) was screened live within the context of Sammy Baloji's exhibition at Goldsmiths CCA, discussing his ongoing collaboration with Baloji which builds on their shared interest for thinking the world from the Congo. The talk revisited the different threads and historical contexts addressed by
29 Oct 7pm– Professor Johan Lagae, Dissecting Congo’s spatial palimpsests Notes on mobilising the ‘colonial archive’ and walking the field in a conversation between art and architectural history.
21 Nov 7pm– Lecture by Johnny Leya on Traumnovelle’s installation Congolisation Johnny Leya presented a talk reflecting on Brussels-based architecture studio Traumnovelle’s groundbreaking installation Congolisation (2023).
03 Oct 5pm– Sammy Baloji in conversation with Dr Mark Sealy To mark the opening of Sammy Baloji’s solo exhibition at Goldsmiths CCA, a discussion was held between the artist and Dr Mark Sealy, Executive Director of Autograph and Professor, Photography, Rights and Representation at University Arts London, London College of Communication. They discussed the development of Baloji’s practice and some of the
06 Oct 5pm– Elizabeth Povinelli In Conversation with Kathryn Yusoff Drawing on the central figure of the Zombie, Karrabing Collective member, Elizabeth Povinelli, discusses the collective's work in reference to the undead quality of settler colonialism, and the refusal of dividing lines, such as between the dead and undead, within indigenous culture. Povinelli will be in conversation with author and
03 Aug 7pm– Rendering Alternatives Held as part of the programme for Kara Chin’s exhibition Concerned Dogs, this conversation between Angela YT Chan and Avery Delany will unpack both the emancipatory capacity of digital storytelling and its problematic entwinement with capitalist structures.
23 May 6pm– EXCESS FORCE Moderated by Jennifer Fleetwood (Goldsmiths College), a panel including Dr Koshka Duff (Author, Abolish the Police, Lecturer, Nottingham University), Thomas Marriott (Designer and Researcher, Goldsmiths College), and Dr Nikhaela Wicks (University of Kent), will focus on the use of excess force and other forms of violence that can typify
07 Feb 7pm– Panel Discussion: Transgression in Art and Fashion Participants: Beca Lipscombe (Atelier EB), Dr Catherine Rossi (Canterbury School of Architecture and Design) + Rottingdean Bazaar (James Theseus Buck and Luke Brooks). Moderated by Sarah McCrory, (Director Goldsmiths CCA)
20 Oct 2pm– Curating, Protest & Colonialism: Film Screening & Discussion Work by British artists has referenced historical links between the Northern Irish and Black American civil rights movements. This seminar will focus on how contemporary curating can frame such connections, beginning with a screening of Helen Cammock’s film The Long Note (2018), before presentations by and discussions with Clare Carolin, Bill
31 Mar 7pm– Petrified History, Toxic Nostalgia Join us for a panel discussion on memory, melancholia, monuments and mythology, featuring four of the artists exhibited in Testament: Roger Hiorns, Elizabeth Price, Ali Eisa and Sebastian Lloyd Rees (Lloyd Corporation), chaired by Gary Younge. Each artist will discuss their proposals for the exhibition, which question the permanent visibility of
17 Mar 7pm– Scott King – The Debrist Manifesto Scott King and Goldsmiths CCA present ‘The Debrist Manifesto’.
29 Oct 1pm– Tour with Professor Josh Cohen: Sated Soldier, Sated Peasant, Sated Scribe Join Professor Josh Cohen for a special tour of Sam Keogh's exhibition Sated Soldier, Sated Peasant, Sated Scribe. Cohen will bring his perspective to bear on Keogh's work, speaking from his research and practice in cultural theory, literature, and psychoanalysis.
23 Sep 7pm– Salvaged Rhythms: Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom + Sophie Williamson Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom discusses his new commission and practice with curator and writer Sophie Williamson. An extension of their ongoing dialogue, this online event provides an opportunity to explore Boakye-Yiadom’s use of drums and improvised music within his multimedia installations, and how his works shuttles between function and aesthetic
25 Mar 7pm– POSTPONED – Experiments with Time PARTICIPANTS: Dr Ele Carpenter (Reader in Curating, Goldsmiths College and Associate Curator, Arts Catalyst), Professor Margaret Iversen (Emeritus Professor, School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex), Dr Amy Tooth Murphy (Lecturer in Oral History, Royal Holloway, University of London), moderated by Professor Josh Cohen (Professor
09 Jan 6pm– 4 LIVE WORKS DISCUSSION Participants: Roland Carline, Rebecca Swift (Entelechy Arts) and Rachel Gileda.
29 Oct 7pm– Book Launch: Scott King & Fraser Muggeridge Scott King and Fraser Muggeridge's informal discussion of their practices and work on the publication Tony Cokes – If UR Reading This It’s 2 Late: Vol. 1-3. Both speakers have worked for years across the fields of art, graphic design and music, and were joined CCA Director Sarah McCrory in dialogue concerning the translations, slippages and
08 Oct 7pm– Policing Blackness: Music and Visual Culture Participants: Dr Monique Charles, Gaika, Last Yearz Interesting Negro, Dr Anamik Saha, Dr Dhanveer Singh Brar.
28 Sep 5pm– Artist Talk: Tony Cokes & Kodwo Eshun To mark the opening of If UR Reading This It's 2 Late: Vol. 1, Tony Cokes discussed his work with Kodwo Eshun (Lecturer in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London and co-founder of The Otolith Group). Eshun features directly in the exhibition as part of a new commission produced specifically for the CCA, which quotes his 'Mark
08 Aug 7pm– Exposure: Olivia Sudjic As the first year of exhibition-making drew to a close, Goldsmiths CCA paused to reflect on a number of women artists’ practices we hosted and the contemporary feminist discourses we engaged in. Within this context we invited writer Olivia Sudjic to read from her book Exposure (2018), in which she explores the trope of anxiety within female
24 Jul 6.30pm– Poetics of Sound Corey Hayman and CCA's curator Natasha Hoare had an informal discussion of the concepts and preoccupations that inform Hayman's practice, and her installation at the CCA, Plastic Sounds of Dark Matter.
04 Jul 7pm– Artist Talk: Issy Wood Issy Wood read passages from her new publication published on the occasion of her solo exhibition All The Rage at Goldsmiths CCA. The book collected texts from her blog, committothedish.co.uk; ranging from surreal fragments and prose poems, to confessional streams of consciousness. For Wood the two practices of painting and writing weave
11 Apr 6.30pm– Listening Session: Body of Sound WITH: Rose Dagul (Musician / Lecturer in Popular Music, Goldsmiths), Haseeb Iqbal (Poet / DJ) and Ifeoma Orjiekwe (Artist).
16 Mar 1pm– How Chicago! Artist Talk with Sarah Canright, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson and Suellen Rocca Imagist artists Sarah Canright, Art Green, Suellen Rocca and Gladys Nilsson discussed the genesis of the Imagist movement, the provocation posed by Chicago and its vernacular cultures in an informal Q&A with the curators of the exhibition, Sarah McCrory (Director, Goldsmiths CCA) and Rosie Cooper (Head of Exhibitions, De La Warr Pavilion).
15 Dec 3pm– Artist Talk: Oisín Byrne with Gary Farrelly Long term collaborators Oisín Byrne and Gary Farrelly discussed their feature-length film GLUE (2017), which was on show at Goldsmiths CCA.
04 Dec 7pm– Shattered: Contemporary perspectives on second wave feminism and its art forms Speakers: Dr Angela Dimitrakaki (Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art History and Theory, University of Edinburgh), Dr Catherine Grant (Lecturer in Critical Studies in Art, Goldsmiths), Marlene Smith (Artist, and Curator, The Public).
13 Sep 7pm– Absurd Cosmos With: Jennifer Higgie, Editor, Frieze; Dr. Chantal Faust, Royal College of Art; Hardeep Pandhal, artist; Bedwyr Williams, artist.
