Sculpting the Future: Memory, Imagination and the Public Realm

Join us for the second London Sculpture Week Symposium, an engaging afternoon of dialogue, creativity and critical exploration. 

The symposium will cover the challenges of placemaking and the long-term ambitions of curatorial and civic projects. It will highlight how public identity, social engagement and curatorial innovation respond to these pressures, while imagining how new possibilities can emerge from past successes.

Speakers:

• Fatoş Üstek (Frieze Sculpture)
• Stella Ioannou (Sculpture in the City)
• Sarah Carrington (The Line)
• Jo Baxendale (GLA)
• Moderated by Jacek Ludwig Scarso (CREATURE [Research Centre for Creative Arts, Cultures and Engagement] at London Metropolitan University)
  

Artist presentations:

• Assemble – Maria Lisogorskaya and Mary Anderson
• Saad Qureshi

Keynote response:

• Gus Casely-Hayford (Director, V&A East)

Organised by London Sculpture Week Partners – Fourth Plinth and East Bank by the Mayor of London, Frieze Sculpture, Sculpture in the City and The Line – and generously hosted by The Warburg Institute in collaboration with CREATURE (Research Centre for Creative Arts, Cultures and Engagement) at London Metropolitan University with Bloomberg Connects as London Sculpture Week’s Official Digital Partner

Access Information

• The symposium will take place in the auditorium on the ground floor of The Warburg Institute.
• There is a permanent ramp positioned to the right-hand side of the main entrance.
• A designated disabled parking space is available immediately outside the Institute.
• The auditorium has flat access and the space is designed to be fully wheelchair accessible.
• There is a disabled toilet near the entrance to the gallery.
• BSL interpretation is not available for this event due to limited resources. Please let us know if this affects your participation.

If you have any access needs or questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Celina at info@londonsculptureweek.org

Agenda