Verdurin /vəʁdyrɛ̃/ is a cultural project in East London hosted by Pierre d’Alancaisez and programmed with friends.
Verdurin presents an idiosyncratic mix of events, courses, publications, and exhibitions addressing urgent aesthetic, political, and philosophical questions.
Verdurin is also a concept store providing the essentials for surviving the cultural doomsday: daring literature, artefacts deserving of perdurance, and artisanal provisions.
The name Verdurin is borrowed from Proust’s literary character Mme Verdurin who in À la recherche du temps perdu hosts a literary salon. Verdurin today carries on her spirit of conviviality and mutual edification.
