2008
Talking Design - BarberOsgerby
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
12 December 2008
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are among Britain's most accomplished and prolific furniture designers, developing elegant, witty and technically ingenious products for Cappellini, Established & Sons and Flos. They are to discuss their work with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Book Tickets
Wouldn't it be nice? - Jurgen Bey
Somerset House, London
27 November 2008
Wouldn't it be nice? Wishful thinking in art and design is an exhibition that explores the changing relationship between art and design at Somerset House in London. Alice is to speak with the influential Dutch designer Jurgen Bey as part of the exhibition's talks programme.
Book Tickets
Summer Davos - Annual Meeting of the New Champions
Tianjin, China
25 September 2008
Alice is to speak at "Summer Davos", the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which is organised by the World Economic Forum in the Chinese city of Tianjin to stimulate investment and innovation in emerging cities and regions. The theme is the "Next Wave of Growth".
Book Tickets
Talking Design - Peter Saville
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
19 September 2008
One of the most influential image makers of our time, Peter Saville designed iconic artwork for Joy Division and New Order at Factory Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and is now creative director of the city of Manchester. He is to talk with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Book Tickets
Hayward 40th Anniversary Talk
Hayward Gallery, London
01 July 2008
The Hayward Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary - and the London Architecture Festival - with a debate on its building's contribution to gallery architecture. Alice joined artist Antony Gormley and architect Dennis Crompton on a panel chaired by urban theorist Ricky Burdett.
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Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society
Turin, Italy
28 June 2008
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society at Ex-Carceri Le Nuove in Turin, Alice co-chaired a debate on the same theme with the exhibition's curator, Guta Moura-Guedes. The debate was part of Turin 2008 World Design Capital.
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Forum on Creativity
Stockholm, Sweden
17 May 2008
Alice chaired the biennial Forum on Creativity at the Konstfack University of the Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden. Leading designers, including Ilse Crawford and Henrik Otto of Electrolux, discussed the theme: Does Creativity Beat Strategy or Strategy Beat Creativity?
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V&A Designer Conversation - Thomas Heatherwick
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
16 May 2008
In the second Designer Conversation at the V&A, Alice is to talk to the maverick designer-sculptor-engineer, Thomas Heatherwick, about his work, which ranges from the ingenious rolling bridge at Paddington Basin and spectacular sculptures, to a Buddhist monastery.
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The Lodger
National Film Theatre, London
13 May 2008
Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, was screened at the BFI Southbank NFT 1 during the Fashion in Film Festival. Alice introduced the 1927 silent film, the story of a mass murderer who always struck on Tuesdays and always killed blondes.
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Modern - Belgrade Design Week
Belgrade, Serbia
08 May 2008
The theme of Belgrade Design Week 2008 is Modern. Alice is one of a group of international speakers who will explore the condition of design today after nearly a century of modernism. They will also which values design should - and shouldn't - take forward into the future.
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Abbott Miller
Central Saint Martins. London
28 April 2008
The graphic designer, Abbott Miller, discussed his work at Central Saint Martins in London in a talk moderated by Alice. A partner of the Pentagram design group in New York, Miller designs exhibitions, magazines and books for cultural institutions throughout the US.
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Contemporary Art Day
Osterley Park, London
26 March 2008
Alice chaired the Contemporary Art Day, an event organised in collaboration by Arts Council England with the National Trust, to encourage historic houses to exhibit contemporary arts and crafts. It was held at Osterley Park, an 18th century house designed by Robert Adam.
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V+A Talking Design - Marc Newson
Victoria + Albert Museum, London
01 February 2008
Alice began a quarterly series of Talking Design talks at the V+A with a discussion with the designer Marc Newson. One of the world's most influential industrial designers, thanks to his work for Qantas and Ford, Newson is also the reigning star of the "design-art market.
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World Economic Forum 2008
Davos, Switzerland
23 January 2008
At the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Alice spoke at three sessions in the Values and Society programme. The theme of that programme is Understanding Future Shifts. She addressed the theme with reference to how changes in design will shape our lives in future.
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2007
The Turner Prize
Tate Britain, London
02 November 2007
Tate Britain staged a debate on the Turner Prize and its impact on the visual arts. Alice, who was a member of the Turner Prize jury in 1999, participated in the debate, which coincided with a Tate Britain exhibition exploring the history of the prize, The Turner Prize: A Retrospective.
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Double Face
Geneva, Switzerland
27 October 2007
Double Face was a colloquium on the evolving relationship between art and design organised by the Geneva University of Art and Design and Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. It coincided with the opening of the exhibition Wouldn't it be nice...Wishful thinking in art and design.
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The Expanded Gallery
Frieze Art Fair, London
11 October 2007
Design and film have invaded traditional art spaces, but do they add cultural value, or are they simply expensive commodities? Alice chaired a debate on this at the Frieze Art Fair with the artist Francesco Vezzoli, curator Emily King, and designers, Peter Saville and Marc Newson.
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Stay forever and ever and ever
South London Gallery, London
24 June 2007
Andrew Renton, curator of the Stay forever and ever and ever exhibition at the South London Gallery, conducted a series of informal conversations with artists and critics on objects and memory during the afternoon of 24 June 2007. His conversation with Alice started at 4pm.
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Designing the $100 laptop
Basel, Switzerland
13 June 2007
Alice was in conversation with Yves Béhar, a designer of the XO1 $100 laptop, at Design Miami-Basel during the Art Basel art fair. Initiated by One Laptop Per Child, the $100 laptop is intended to transform the educational prospects of children throughout the developing world.
More Information
International Design Forum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
27 May 2007
The International Design Forum in Dubai is intended to improve the understanding of design and its potential to determine the future of the Arab region in terms of business opportunities, culture, politics and the environment. Alice chaired a discussion on Luxury and Design.
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Does Architecture Matter?
Southbank Centre, London
16 March 2007
As part of the Hayward Gallery's 100 Ideas series, Alice chaired a debate on Does Architecture Matter? with philosopher Alain de Botton, urban theorist Ricky Burdett, social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam, architect Jamie Fobert and Alejandro Zaera Polo of Foreign Office Architects.
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The Rise of the London Art Market
Tate Britain, London
09 February 2007
During Tate Britain's symposium on The Rise of the London Art Market, Alice chaired a discussion on The Frieze Effect with the art critic Louisa Buck, Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper and Matthew Slotover, publisher of Frieze magazine and director of the Frieze Art Fair.
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2006
Good Taste, Bad Taste
Frieze Art Fair, London
12 October 2006
At the Frieze Art Fair 2006, Alice chaired a debate on Good Taste, Bad Taste? with Thelma Golden, director of the Studio Museum Harlem; the editor of Rolling Stone Italia, Carlo Antonelli; the writer and art critic Tirdad Zolghadar; and the clinical psychologist Darian Leader.
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Conversation with M-M (Paris)
Tate Modern, London
14 September 2006
Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak of M-M (Paris) are among Europe's most influential graphic designers. Alice moderated a discussion with them at Tate Modern to coincide with an exhibition designed by M-M of the work of the French artist Pierre Huyghe.
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My Kind of Town
Venice Architecture Biennale
09 September 2006
During the Venice Architecture Biennale, Alice chaired a debate organised by the British Council on My Kind of Town with philosopher Alain de Botton, developer Nick Johnson, writer and critic Sukhdev Sandhu and the architects, David Chipperfield and Rem Koolhaas.
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Francesco Vezzoli - Marlene Redux
Tate Modern, London
02 June 2006
Following the world premiere of Francesco Vezzoli's film, Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story (Part One), Alice participated in a discussion at Tate Modern with Tate curator, Achim Borchardt-Hume, art critic Tom Holert and the Whitney Museum curator, Chrissie Iles.
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Conversation with Barbara Kruger
Whitechapel Gallery, London
11 April 2006
The US artist Barbara Kruger was in conversation with Alice at the Whitechapel Gallery to discuss the evolution of her work and her film, Twelve. Made in 2004, Twelve was Kruger's contribution to the Whitechapel's A Short History of Performance IV season.
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's influence on design
Tate Modern, London
13 March 2006
As a designer, art director, teacher and writer, László Moholy-Nagy pioneered many of the theories and forms of practise that have since defined modern design. Alice discussed his enduring influence during Tate Modern's From the Bauhaus to the New World exhibition.
More Information
Talking Design - BarberOsgerby
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
12 December 2008
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are among Britain's most accomplished and prolific furniture designers, developing elegant, witty and technically ingenious products for Cappellini, Established & Sons and Flos. They are to discuss their work with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Book Tickets
Wouldn't it be nice? - Jurgen Bey
Somerset House, London
27 November 2008
Wouldn't it be nice? Wishful thinking in art and design is an exhibition that explores the changing relationship between art and design at Somerset House in London. Alice is to speak with the influential Dutch designer Jurgen Bey as part of the exhibition's talks programme.
Book Tickets
Summer Davos - Annual Meeting of the New Champions
Tianjin, China
25 September 2008
Alice is to speak at "Summer Davos", the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which is organised by the World Economic Forum in the Chinese city of Tianjin to stimulate investment and innovation in emerging cities and regions. The theme is the "Next Wave of Growth".
Book Tickets
Talking Design - Peter Saville
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
19 September 2008
One of the most influential image makers of our time, Peter Saville designed iconic artwork for Joy Division and New Order at Factory Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and is now creative director of the city of Manchester. He is to talk with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Book Tickets
Hayward 40th Anniversary Talk
Hayward Gallery, London
01 July 2008
The Hayward Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary - and the London Architecture Festival - with a debate on its building's contribution to gallery architecture. Alice joined artist Antony Gormley and architect Dennis Crompton on a panel chaired by urban theorist Ricky Burdett.
More Information
Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society
Turin, Italy
28 June 2008
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society at Ex-Carceri Le Nuove in Turin, Alice co-chaired a debate on the same theme with the exhibition's curator, Guta Moura-Guedes. The debate was part of Turin 2008 World Design Capital.
More Information
Forum on Creativity
Stockholm, Sweden
17 May 2008
Alice chaired the biennial Forum on Creativity at the Konstfack University of the Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden. Leading designers, including Ilse Crawford and Henrik Otto of Electrolux, discussed the theme: Does Creativity Beat Strategy or Strategy Beat Creativity?
More Information
V&A Designer Conversation - Thomas Heatherwick
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
16 May 2008
In the second Designer Conversation at the V&A, Alice is to talk to the maverick designer-sculptor-engineer, Thomas Heatherwick, about his work, which ranges from the ingenious rolling bridge at Paddington Basin and spectacular sculptures, to a Buddhist monastery.
More Information
The Lodger
National Film Theatre, London
13 May 2008
Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, was screened at the BFI Southbank NFT 1 during the Fashion in Film Festival. Alice introduced the 1927 silent film, the story of a mass murderer who always struck on Tuesdays and always killed blondes.
More Information
Modern - Belgrade Design Week
Belgrade, Serbia
08 May 2008
The theme of Belgrade Design Week 2008 is Modern. Alice is one of a group of international speakers who will explore the condition of design today after nearly a century of modernism. They will also which values design should - and shouldn't - take forward into the future.
More Information
Abbott Miller
Central Saint Martins. London
28 April 2008
The graphic designer, Abbott Miller, discussed his work at Central Saint Martins in London in a talk moderated by Alice. A partner of the Pentagram design group in New York, Miller designs exhibitions, magazines and books for cultural institutions throughout the US.
More Information
Contemporary Art Day
Osterley Park, London
26 March 2008
Alice chaired the Contemporary Art Day, an event organised in collaboration by Arts Council England with the National Trust, to encourage historic houses to exhibit contemporary arts and crafts. It was held at Osterley Park, an 18th century house designed by Robert Adam.
More Information
V+A Talking Design - Marc Newson
Victoria + Albert Museum, London
01 February 2008
Alice began a quarterly series of Talking Design talks at the V+A with a discussion with the designer Marc Newson. One of the world's most influential industrial designers, thanks to his work for Qantas and Ford, Newson is also the reigning star of the "design-art market.
More Information
World Economic Forum 2008
Davos, Switzerland
23 January 2008
At the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Alice spoke at three sessions in the Values and Society programme. The theme of that programme is Understanding Future Shifts. She addressed the theme with reference to how changes in design will shape our lives in future.
More Information
2007
The Turner Prize
Tate Britain, London
02 November 2007
Tate Britain staged a debate on the Turner Prize and its impact on the visual arts. Alice, who was a member of the Turner Prize jury in 1999, participated in the debate, which coincided with a Tate Britain exhibition exploring the history of the prize, The Turner Prize: A Retrospective.
More Information
Double Face
Geneva, Switzerland
27 October 2007
Double Face was a colloquium on the evolving relationship between art and design organised by the Geneva University of Art and Design and Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. It coincided with the opening of the exhibition Wouldn't it be nice...Wishful thinking in art and design.
More Information
The Expanded Gallery
Frieze Art Fair, London
11 October 2007
Design and film have invaded traditional art spaces, but do they add cultural value, or are they simply expensive commodities? Alice chaired a debate on this at the Frieze Art Fair with the artist Francesco Vezzoli, curator Emily King, and designers, Peter Saville and Marc Newson.
More Information
Stay forever and ever and ever
South London Gallery, London
24 June 2007
Andrew Renton, curator of the Stay forever and ever and ever exhibition at the South London Gallery, conducted a series of informal conversations with artists and critics on objects and memory during the afternoon of 24 June 2007. His conversation with Alice started at 4pm.
More Information
Designing the $100 laptop
Basel, Switzerland
13 June 2007
Alice was in conversation with Yves Béhar, a designer of the XO1 $100 laptop, at Design Miami-Basel during the Art Basel art fair. Initiated by One Laptop Per Child, the $100 laptop is intended to transform the educational prospects of children throughout the developing world.
More Information
International Design Forum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
27 May 2007
The International Design Forum in Dubai is intended to improve the understanding of design and its potential to determine the future of the Arab region in terms of business opportunities, culture, politics and the environment. Alice chaired a discussion on Luxury and Design.
More Information
Does Architecture Matter?
Southbank Centre, London
16 March 2007
As part of the Hayward Gallery's 100 Ideas series, Alice chaired a debate on Does Architecture Matter? with philosopher Alain de Botton, urban theorist Ricky Burdett, social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam, architect Jamie Fobert and Alejandro Zaera Polo of Foreign Office Architects.
More Information
The Rise of the London Art Market
Tate Britain, London
09 February 2007
During Tate Britain's symposium on The Rise of the London Art Market, Alice chaired a discussion on The Frieze Effect with the art critic Louisa Buck, Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper and Matthew Slotover, publisher of Frieze magazine and director of the Frieze Art Fair.
More Information
2006
Good Taste, Bad Taste
Frieze Art Fair, London
12 October 2006
At the Frieze Art Fair 2006, Alice chaired a debate on Good Taste, Bad Taste? with Thelma Golden, director of the Studio Museum Harlem; the editor of Rolling Stone Italia, Carlo Antonelli; the writer and art critic Tirdad Zolghadar; and the clinical psychologist Darian Leader.
More Information
Conversation with M-M (Paris)
Tate Modern, London
14 September 2006
Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak of M-M (Paris) are among Europe's most influential graphic designers. Alice moderated a discussion with them at Tate Modern to coincide with an exhibition designed by M-M of the work of the French artist Pierre Huyghe.
More Information
My Kind of Town
Venice Architecture Biennale
09 September 2006
During the Venice Architecture Biennale, Alice chaired a debate organised by the British Council on My Kind of Town with philosopher Alain de Botton, developer Nick Johnson, writer and critic Sukhdev Sandhu and the architects, David Chipperfield and Rem Koolhaas.
More Information
Francesco Vezzoli - Marlene Redux
Tate Modern, London
02 June 2006
Following the world premiere of Francesco Vezzoli's film, Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story (Part One), Alice participated in a discussion at Tate Modern with Tate curator, Achim Borchardt-Hume, art critic Tom Holert and the Whitney Museum curator, Chrissie Iles.
More Information
Conversation with Barbara Kruger
Whitechapel Gallery, London
11 April 2006
The US artist Barbara Kruger was in conversation with Alice at the Whitechapel Gallery to discuss the evolution of her work and her film, Twelve. Made in 2004, Twelve was Kruger's contribution to the Whitechapel's A Short History of Performance IV season.
More Information
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's influence on design
Tate Modern, London
13 March 2006
As a designer, art director, teacher and writer, László Moholy-Nagy pioneered many of the theories and forms of practise that have since defined modern design. Alice discussed his enduring influence during Tate Modern's From the Bauhaus to the New World exhibition.
More Information