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 and publisher, 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, 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.
Nina Power
Nina Power is a philosopher and critic.
Daniel Neill
Daniel is a writer, and protégé at Verdurin.
Travis Jeppesen
Travis Jeppesen is the author of numerous books and the creator of object-oriented writing.
Emma Bielecki
Emma Bielecki is a lecturer, writer, and researcher. She splits her time between London and nineteenth-century Paris.
Lola Salem
Lola Salem is a researcher and cultural strategist.
Artists, contributors, guests
Blake Smith
Blake Smith is a historian and translator who lives in Chicago.
Nicholas Blincoe
Nicholas Blincoe is a novelist, screenwriter, and historian.
Thaïs Lenkiewicz
Thaïs Lenkiewicz collages science fiction, religion, conspiracy theories, game shows, and prehistory.
Noah Kumin
Noah Kumin is a writer and the founder of the Mars Review of Books.
John-Robin Bold
John-Robin Bold is an artist and composer who works within the fields of experimental electronic music, internet art, and video art.
Jack Hunter
Jack Hunter is an anthropologist exploring the borderlands of consciousness, religion, ecology, and the paranormal.
Mark Simpson
Mark Simpson is a writer and broadcaster credited (or blamed) for coining the term ‘metrosexual‘.
Justin Smith-Ruiu
Justin Smith-Ruiu is a writer and philosopher at the Université Paris Cité. He is the founder of The Hinternet.
Travis Jeppesen
Travis Jeppesen is the author of numerous books and the creator of object-oriented writing.
Benjamin Studebaker
Benjamin Studebaker is a political theorist.
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a philosopher of mind and metaphysics.
Jack Jacobs
Jack Jacobs is an actor and audiobook narrator.
Neema Parvini
Neema Parvini is the author of ten books, including The Populist Delusion, The Prophets of Doom, and Applied Elite Theory. His YouTube channel, Academic Agent, has received over 37 million views.
Kristin Milward
Kristin Milward is an actress known for her work on the stage.
Charles Lambert
Charles Lambert is a designer and electronic musician.
Ofri Ilany
Dr. Ofri Ilany is a historian, journalist, and literary critic.
Noah Perez
Noah Perez is a writer from London and an editor at The Toe Rag.
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.
Helen Rollins
Helen Rollins is a writer and filmmaker interested in the intersection between art and philosophy.
Kit Wilson
Kit Wilson is a writer and musician in London.
Ewan Morrison
Ewan Morrison is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and essayist.
