The Long Now – LATES
13 February, 27 March, 24 April
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Join us for art after dark!
On selected Fridays, Saatchi Gallery Lates will offer workshops, guided classes and creative activations along with access to major exhibition THE LONG NOW: Saatchi Gallery at 40; featuring special commissions, installations, painting and sculpture.
Lates tickets include:
- Entry to THE LONG NOW: Saatchi Gallery at 40
- Entry to all current Ground Floor Shows
- Bar open to 8:30pm
- Classes, workshops and creative activations, with basic materials and guidance from the Learning Team provided, plus special guests
Friday 24 April – Inner Landscapes
For the final Late of The Long Now, there will be two workshops on offer, as well as a series of talks on the concept of “now”. Read on for more detail…
Workshops guided by Saatchi Gallery Learning
Taking inspiration from Chino Moya’s Post Human, join Peculiar Arcana, a linocut tarot workshop led by artist Alexi Marshall, where you’ll design, carve, and print your very own tarot card. Alternatively, take inspiration from Tom Hunter’s artwork to create collages that reflect your inner landscapes. As usual, these workshops are beginner-friendly and first-come, first-served.
Flash talks by Long Now London
The Long Now London collective presents a mind-expanding commentary on the works and themes of the show. Speakers spread throughout the gallery will give 10-minute flash talks on how taking different perspectives on the concept of “now” can help us to better understand the human condition, and how those perspectives are presented in art and science.
The talks will take place in two rounds, the first starting in Room 1 on the First Floor at 6.45PM and the second at 7.15PM. Drop in to the talks as you explore the show, or follow the speakers for an alternative exhibition tour. The speakers are:
Taking inspiration from Chino Moya’s Post Human, join Peculiar Arcana, a linocut tarot workshop led by artist Alexi Marshall, where you’ll design, carve, and print your very own tarot card. Alternatively, take inspiration from Tom Hunter’s artwork to create collages that reflect your inner landscapes. As usual, these workshops are beginner-friendly and first-come, first-served.
Flash talks by Long Now London
The Long Now London collective presents a mind-expanding commentary on the works and themes of the show. Speakers spread throughout the gallery will give 10-minute flash talks on how taking different perspectives on the concept of “now” can help us to better understand the human condition, and how those perspectives are presented in art and science.
The talks will take place in two rounds, the first starting in Room 1 on the First Floor at 6.45PM and the second at 7.15PM. Drop in to the talks as you explore the show, or follow the speakers for an alternative exhibition tour. The speakers are:
- Richard Fisher: geologist, writer and editor, author of THE LONG VIEW, on the layers of history
- Jo Marchant, author of IN SEARCH OF NOW, on why “now” is a psychological illusion
- Jamie Stantonian, creative technologist, on how memes are making us post-human
- Christopher Daniel, director of Long Now London, on the forgotten art of maintenance
- Hardeep Kaur, narrative designer, on the nature of stewardship in the 21st century
- Sumit Paul-Choudhury, director of Alternity, on the terrors of the infinite
Bar
Our exhibition partner, De Beers, is supporting this special final edition of The Long Now Lates. On offer to all Lates ticket holders will be a bespoke cocktail inspired by De Beers’s lotus motif from their newest collection, from which participants can draw inspiration for their tarot card designs.
The bar will also serve soft drinks and cocktails crafted by Sip Social.
The bar will also serve soft drinks and cocktails crafted by Sip Social.