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Magnum Symposium: The Medium is the Message

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,Frobisher Rooms 4, 5 & 6
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Join Magnum photographers and speakers from the worlds of journalism and the arts in an exploration of contemporary agency.

This compelling all-day symposium hosts four panel discussions with Magnum photographers and invited guests, and two keynote presentations by speakers from the worlds of journalism and the arts.

Join our speakers as we explore ideas of contemporary agency through four strands:

  • Trust and authenticity
  • Humanism
  • Imaging, technology, and the digital environment
  • Authorship & creativity
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Speakers include: Jonas Bendiksen, Carolyn Drake, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Max Houghton (Course Leader for MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography and a Senior Lecturer in photography at London College of Communication), Job Rabkin (Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 News), Alona Pardo (Curator, Barbican Centre), Olivia Arthur, Peter van Agtmael, Antoine d’Agata, Sohrab Hura, Yasufumi Nakamori (Senior Curator of International Art (photography) at Tate Modern), Alex Majoli, Cristina de Middel and Mikhael Subotzky. 

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On Trust and Authenticity
Magnum photographers Jonas Bendiksen, Carolyn Drake and Alessandra Sanguinetti will be in conversation with writer and educator, Max Houghton.

Keynote speaker
Job Rabkin, Commissioning Editor, Investigations, Channel 4 News joins us. Rabkin’s team were recently awarded one of the world's most prestigious journalism awards, a Peabody Award for News, for their undercover investigation into Cambridge Analytica, of which he will speak about.

Humanism
Alona Pardo, Photography Curator here at the Barbican sits in conversation with Magnum photographers Olivia Arthur and Peter van Agtmael.

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Frobisher Rooms 4, 5 & 6

Location
The Frobisher Rooms are located on Level 4 in the main Barbican building and can be accessed by lift or stairs from Level G. 

Address
Level 4,
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.