Members' Late: Alice Neel + RESOLVE Collective

Alice Neel: Hot Off the Griddle

Art Gallery, 6.30-8.30pm

The largest exhibition to date in the UK of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984), Hot Off the Griddle documents Neel's vivid portraits which capture the shifting social and political context of the American twentieth century.

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RESOLVE Collective: them's the breaks

The Curve, 6.30-8.30pm

Creating a large-scale installation built on site using objects foraged from London’s cultural institutions and exhibitions, them's the breaks examines radical ideas for organising both within and without institutions.

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Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle Curator Talk 

Garden Room, 7-7.15pm

Curatorial Assistant Annabelle Bai Jackson gives a fascinating insight into the exhibition, exploring Alice Neel's vivid approach to figurative painting and the social impact of her work.

RESOLVE Collective: them's the breaks Curator Talk     

Garden Room, 7.45-8pm

Curator Jon Astbury joins us for an introductory talk about the commissioning of this large-scale installation and the meaningful work that RESOLVE do both within and outside institutions to platform local organisations and spark social change. 

Portraits & Placards with Originary Arts

Conservatory Terrace, 6-9pm

Create bold and colourful portraits of fellow Members, taking inspiration from the vivid style of Alice Neel and challenging yourself to observe and get to know the people posing through the act of drawing them.

Members and your guests are invited to take turns to pose alone or in pairs for 15 minutes each in our pop-up portrait studio. Guided by founder and curator Nikki Shaill, take your lead from Neel's ability to represent her sitters with characteristic warmth and empathy, making marks in a range of materials that help express and capture those who courageously pose.

Sitters will also create their own placards to pose with, to express what matters to them.

Concrete Poetry with Originary Arts

Conservatory Well, 6-9pm

Inspired by them’s the breaks, Originary Arts invite you to play with words at this workshop led by Funmi Lijadu, a writer, artist and publicist with an interest in social issues, identity and surrealism. Remix words and phrases that have been dissected from a range of different institutions’ publications, policies and press releases.

Create new patterns of poetry and prose that give these established documents fresh meaning and new contexts as they are broken down and remixed. Cut and stick words onto paper bricks to cumulatively build a wall of words together across the evening and see if any communal meanings or messages emerge between the cracks.

DJs from the collective Sisu will be taking over our Garden Room, so you can enjoy some refreshing drinks from our bar and vibe to a wonderful selection of tracks.

Sisu is a community providing a platform to educate, inspire and showcase aspiring women and non-binary DJs, producers and behind-the-scenes roles. Their vision is to create educational and inspirational spaces to enhance national and international opportunities, connections and pathways into the music industry. 

Spinning tracks on the night is Airali, an Italian-born, London-based DJ and AI music researcher known for her signature sets revolving around contrasts, drawing in hard-hitting percussion alongside the meditative and thumping alike.

Joining her is London-based DJ, writer and co-founder of Bleached Club Chickie, whose unique style draws inspiration from chugging NYC & Detroit techno, spooky house vocals and the addictive rhythms of Senegalese clubs.

Head to the Lounge to escape the hustle and bustle of the Centre and enjoy a drink or light snack in comfort. Come down between 5-6pm for Happy Hour and enjoy a cocktail for £7.50. Open until 10pm.

Enjoy 20% off in the The Art Gallery Shop on level 3 (open until 8.30pm) and the Barbican Shop on level G (open until 8pm). Just show your ticket or Member's card at the till.