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Verdurin /vəʁdyrɛ̃/ is a project space in East London hosted by Pierre d’Alancaisez and programmed with friends.
Verdurin presents an idiosyncratic mix of events, courses, and exhibitions addressing urgent cultural, political, and philosophical questions through visual culture.
Verdurin is also a concept store providing the essentials an aesthete will need to survive cultural doomsday: daring literature, artefacts deserving of perdurance, and artisanal provisions.
d’Alancaisez was first inspired to marshal an audience to discuss politics, art, and ideas critically in response to the failure of institutions and the breakdown in the cultural order following the pandemic.
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.
We are happy to receive pitches and ideas for events, performances, book launches, screenings, talks relating to art, culture, politics, and philosophy.
Team
Pierre d’Alancaisez
Pierre d’Alancaisez is a curator and critic, and the founder of Verdurin.
Amir Naaman
Amir Naaman is a novelist and a personal trainer. He is involved in Verdurin publishing and events.
Daniel Neill
Daniel is a writer, and protégé at Verdurin.
Artists, contributors, guests
Jacob Koster
Jacob Koster is a researcher who explores socially engaged art and social movement practice, as well as aesthetics and the philosophy of art.
Ofri Ilany
Dr. Ofri Ilany is a historian, journalist, and literary critic.
Philip Cunliffe
Philip Cunliffe is Associate Professor in International Relations at UCL, co-founder of Bungacast, and author of multiple books on international politics and security.
Simon Fanshawe
Simon Fanshawe OBE is a broadcaster, writer, and activist. He was one of the founders of the LGBT charity Stonewall.
Vanity von Glow
Internationally ignored superstar Vanity von Glow is a live performance tour de force.
Olive Parker
Olive Parker writes stories about fuckboys, femcels, and sexual frustration.
Anna Sebastian
Anna Sebastian’s painting practice follows alternative and imagined realities, myth, history, and religion.
Rosie Kay
Rosie Kay is a dancer and choreographer who created MK ULTRA with the film-maker Adam Curtis.
Stefano Parrella
Stefano Parrella is a London-based electronic musician and guitarist.
Chris Bateman
Chris Bateman is an award-winning game designer, philosopher, and an intellectual mercenary fleeing the smouldering ruins of academia.
Elena Louisa Lange
Elena Lange is a philosopher, Japanologist, writer, former musician, and former assistant professor. She is the editor of Café Américain.
Abbie Lucas
Abbie Lucas is a filmmaker, theatre director, and co-host of Art of Darkness.
David McGrogan
David McGrogan is a legal scholar and writer interested in the sociology of human rights law and the legitimacy of the state.
George Hoare
George Hoare is a political theorist, podcaster, and author.
Ben Cobley
Ben Cobley is a writer and journalist.
Yotam Feldman
Yotam Feldmam is a writer, filmmaker, and editor and a (self) trained metaphysical detective.
Noah Perez
Noah Perez is a writer from London and an editor at The Toe Rag.
Helen Rollins
Helen Rollins is a writer and filmmaker interested in the intersection between art and philosophy.
Ran Heilbrunn
Ran Heilbrunn is a writer and scholar whose work focuses on technology, political theory, and current affairs.
Ann Snelgrove-McKerracher
Ann is a co-instructor at Theory Underground. She is interested in the question of the ‘Good Life’.
Noah Kumin
Noah Kumin is a writer and the founder of the Mars Review of Books.