Resources - Studio Voltaire

Our resources pages contain commissioned artworks, essays, publications, interviews and podcasts. You will also find video and audio documentation  of past talks, performances and events.

A grainy, black-and-white photo shows several people standing close together. A police officer is partially visible among them. Text overlaid on the image reads, "TO THE PEOPLE OF QUADRANT PARK."

A grainy, black-and-white photo shows several people standing close together. A police officer is partially visible among them. Text overlaid on the image reads, "TO THE PEOPLE OF QUADRANT PARK."

Artists' Talks: Nick Smith

A person in a colourful jester costume with a red and black hood stands on a wooden path, arms crossed. The background features tall green grass and wildflowers, creating a natural and slightly overgrown setting.

A person in a colourful jester costume with a red and black hood stands on a wooden path, arms crossed. The background features tall green grass and wildflowers, creating a natural and slightly overgrown setting.

Artists' Talks: Shamica Ruddock

A surreal scene of two escalators emerging from the floor of an empty, turquoise-painted room, leading upwards. The lighting gives the room an ethereal, futuristic feel.

A surreal scene of two escalators emerging from the floor of an empty, turquoise-painted room, leading upwards. The lighting gives the room an ethereal, futuristic feel.

Artists' Talks: Prajakta Potnis

A black and white illustration featuring nine portraits. Each portrait has detailed backgrounds with recognisable logos, text, and patterns resembling football player trading cards. The styles and expressions vary, showcasing different individuals.

A black and white illustration featuring nine portraits. Each portrait has detailed backgrounds with recognisable logos, text, and patterns resembling football player trading cards. The styles and expressions vary, showcasing different individuals.

Artists' Talks: Babajide Brian

A woman with long dark hair is looking into a mirror, reflecting her serious expression. She wears a patterned scarf around her neck. The background has a warm, fiery glow, suggesting an industrial or workshop setting.

A woman with long dark hair is looking into a mirror, reflecting her serious expression. She wears a patterned scarf around her neck. The background has a warm, fiery glow, suggesting an industrial or workshop setting.

Lap-See Lam and Rebecca Liu in conversation

Image of Beryl Cook's painting 'Satin Dresses' picturing three women wearing coloured satin dresses

Image of Beryl Cook's painting 'Satin Dresses' picturing three women wearing coloured satin dresses

Satin Dresses Roundtable Discussion

A detailed painting in blue and green hues of a shelf with book and various files

A detailed painting in blue and green hues of a shelf with book and various files

Lauren Conway and Jacqui McIntosh in conversation

a painting of a nightclub interior with men dancing and wearing tight-fitting jeans. The painting's protagonist is a man with choppy hair looking over his shoulder at another man who catches his eye.

a painting of a nightclub interior with men dancing and wearing tight-fitting jeans. The painting's protagonist is a man with choppy hair looking over his shoulder at another man who catches his eye.

Online discussion with Huw Lemmey, Hannah Quinlan, Rosie Hastings, Prem Sahib and P Staff

A painting of a lively bar scene with four people. One person holds a cigarette and drink, wearing dramatic makeup and a green dress. Another in a striped shirt also holds a drink. A couple is seen leaving through a wooden door in the background.

A painting of a lively bar scene with four people. One person holds a cigarette and drink, wearing dramatic makeup and a green dress. Another in a striped shirt also holds a drink. A couple is seen leaving through a wooden door in the background.

Saturday Talks Series: Nathalie Olah

A Tom of Finland pencil drawing depicting a cowboy in a tight white shirt and stetson facing another cowboy wearing a dark shirt and stetson

A Tom of Finland pencil drawing depicting a cowboy in a tight white shirt and stetson facing another cowboy wearing a dark shirt and stetson

Saturday Talks Series: Luke Turner

a film still of an entrance to a home, with various potted plants and decorations. The film is overlaid with a white outline drawing of naked men and women.

a film still of an entrance to a home, with various potted plants and decorations. The film is overlaid with a white outline drawing of naked men and women.

Marina Lisa Komiya Screening and In-Conversation

A Beryl Cook painting depicting four well-rounded people, one man and three women, playing a game of billiards in a bar

A Beryl Cook painting depicting four well-rounded people, one man and three women, playing a game of billiards in a bar

Saturday Talks Series: Lauren J Joseph

six men of varying ages and ethnicities stand in a line, each throwing confetti up in the air woth their right hands

six men of varying ages and ethnicities stand in a line, each throwing confetti up in the air woth their right hands

Victoria Siddall, The Week In Art Podcast

A computer-generated image of a monster peering between a jagged surface.

A computer-generated image of a monster peering between a jagged surface.

Danielle Brathwaite Shirley, A REBIRTHING GUIDE

Where can we be heard? Oral Histories

The Institute For The Magical Effect Of Actually Giving A Shit (a note to our future self): A conversation in several parts

Where can we be heard? Film Collage

Where Will Our Stories Be Heard? Critical Fabulation by Ariel Collier

Jo Longhurst and Lisa Slominski in conversation

On 'Here, Now' by Lisa Slominski

The Garden Activity Pack, Growing Futures

Olga Grotova and Griselda Pollock in conversation

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley and R.I.P. Germain in conversation

Hollywood Babylon, An Evening Of Readings

Scott Covert Cookie Mueller Readings

Ariel Collier on Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s TRANS-PORT ME and When Our Worlds Meet

Artists' Kitchen Salon Series

Zakiya McKenzie: Testimonies on the History of Jamaica website

Anthea Hamilton and Nicholas Cullinan Frieze Masters Podcast

Juliet Jacques in conversation with Campbell X and So Mayer

Betrayal, Revenge and Metal Furniture, Owen Hatherley on Ungentle

Ungentle Walking Tour with Huw Lemmey

Desperate Livin’ Website: Raju Rage and Zoyander Street

Art of Access Adjustments Screening

Hettie Judah in conversation with Christian Peake and Fabian Peake

Rene Matić in conversation with Linsey Young

Sunil Gupta, Songs of Deliverance, Part I and Part II Posters

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History, Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller

What is Queer Care? Poster Prints

What is dead, what do we let die: An evening of readings

Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists

Every Ocean Hughes in conversation with Catherine Wood

Djofray Makumbu Lonely Tears

Alice Channer on Nnena Kalu

Thompson Hall in conversation with Dr. Mark Sealy

Zakiya McKenzie and Anthea Hamilton in conversation

William Scott & Sarah Galender Meyer Scaffold podcast 53

Studio Voltaire x The Architecture Foundation talks

Phyllida Barlow and Vincent Fecteau

Ellis Woodman & Matheson Whiteley

Tom di Maria, Matthew Higgs & William Scott

Making a Star – Catherine Morton–Abuah

Ain Bailey & Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski

Juliet Jacques, Desperate Living

¶ Study Object Room

Illustrating with Soof

Juliet Jacques & CN Lester in conversation

Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley in conversation with Catherine Wood

Mary Reid Kelley, Patrick Kelley and Harry Thorne

Red Tory: My Corbyn Chemsex Hell Huw Lemmey

Oscar Wilde: Anarchist, Socialist, Feminist

Luke Turner and Paul Flynn

In Alan Turing's Name

Maggi Hambling and Louisa Buck

Rarely Pure and Never Simple

Oscar Wilde: Queer Nature

A Wo-Man of No Importance – Juliet Jacques

Jonathan Blake and Lou Stoppard

McDermott & McGough and Alison Gingeras

Scott King in conversation with Jeremy Deller

Owen Hatherley on Scott King’s Welcome to Saxnot

Rainbow Aphorism Walking Tours with Huw Lemmey, Paul Flynn, Rebel Dykes, Milo Bettocchi, Theo Gordon and Catwalk4Power

Britlin's Brochure – Scott King

Alice Butler on Cookie Mueller

Dr Sally Gray on David McDiarmid

RESPONSE, David Hoyle

Charlie Fox Fable

Linda Yablonsky on the work of Cookie Mueller & Vittorio Scarpati

Martin Myrone explores the work of Vittorio Scarpati

Cookie Mueller Reading Series

Putti’s Pudding Writings by Cookie Mueller

Juliet Jacques You Will Be Free

Jamian Juliano-Villani in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

A Night with the Neo Naturists

Catherine Wood in conversation with The Neo Naturists

The Neo Naturists Exhibition Guide

Soft Open Shut Ghislaine Leung

The School of the South: Lessons in Latin American Art

Aaron Angell in conversation with Sam Thorne

A person striking a dynamic pose on a small stage, wearing a bright red outfit and holding long red tubes. Behind them is a large black silhouette of a bear, on the wall, highlighted by focused lighting.

A person striking a dynamic pose on a small stage, wearing a bright red outfit and holding long red tubes. Behind them is a large black silhouette of a bear, on the wall, highlighted by focused lighting.

Kira Nova in collaboration with Sanya Kantarovsky

Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Hermitos Children 2

Chris Sharp in conversation with Allison Katz, Ella Kruglyanskaya and Camilla Wills

Paulina Olowska, The Method

THE STORY OF HOW WE CAME TO BE HERE, WHAT WE DID BEFORE WE GOT HERE, HOW YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN WHY YOU ASKED US HERE AND WHY WE CANNOT REMEMBER WHY WE CAME, OR: IS THIS WHAT BRINGS THINGS INTO FOCUS? Performed by Gareth Brierley

John Sheehy

Sacha Craddock on Nicole Eisenman

Jo Spence: Work (Part I & II)

Not Our Class: Issue 1

Deep Joy on Home Soil Jimmy Merris

X Marks The Spot Jo Spence Radio Broadcast

The Walk to Dover – Lali Chetwynd