Francesca Gavin

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Final Venice recap 2 in @newbottega for @pierluiginervi_foundation 3 @otobongnkanga 4 @oriolvilanova for Spain 5 @ryangander in Still Joy @pinchuckartcentre 6/7 @liyifanyifanli curated by @raphaphon for Taiwan 8 @lornasimpson Punta Della Dogana 8 @ei.arakawa.nash for Japan 10 @henrikenaumann for Germany 11 Lee Ufan @smac_venice 12 @michael_armitage_studio @palazzograssi 13 @anamibia reworking Taxi Driver @fondazioneprada 14 @stanleydonwood @thomyorke @tin.man.art 15 @sumakshisingh curated by @aminjaffer_curator for India 16 @michaeljoostudio in Arsenale 17 @closest_relatives for Nordics 18 Boetti ode to magazine covers @smac_venice and sound from @MeredithMonk who was included in the stunning Holy See @soundwalkcollective garden show

Out now: Francesca Gavin – Rough Version, The NTS Interviews, 2022-2024 This is the second volume of Rough Version, a collection of candid and relaxed conversations about visual art and music. These are transcriptions from the ongoing show which began broadcasting on NTS Radio in 2016. Hosted and conceived by Francesca Gavin, the monthly show explores the musical inspirations and audio output of some of the most active and interesting names in contemporary art. This books contains discussions around art, process and meaning. The aim is to give insight into who an artist is and what sounds make them tick. Francesca Gavin is Editor in Chief of EPOCH and has been working internationally as a writer, editor and curator for two decades. Artists included: Aleksandra Domanovic, Alvaro Barrington, Andrew Pierre Hart, Anya Paintsil, Barby Asante, Coco Fusco, Damien Roach, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, David Douard, Dominique White, Elizabeth Price, Evan Ifekoya, Every Island & Andrea Mancini, Friedrich Kunath, Gary Simmons, Glenn Ligon, Hamish Pearch, Hew Locke, Hilary Lloyd, Invernomuto, James Richards, Jermaine Francis, Julianknxx, Lonnie Holley, Louis Morlae, Matt Connors, Megan Rooney, Nico Vascellari, Sandra Mujinga, Scott Covert, Sedrick Chisom, Somaya Critchlow, Tishan Hsu, Umar Rashid, Wu Tsang and Zadie Xa. 13 cm × 21 cm | 422 pages | Softcover Published May 2026 ISBN 978-87-85336-13-2 #francescagavin #ntsradio #atlastbooks

A post Venice post just of @fondazionedriesvannoten first exhibition ‘The only true protest is beauty’ because it was truly stunning. The Comme and Lacroix couture, the lighting, the archive Codognato jewellery, the way every curtain and piece of fabric was arranged perfectly, the little informative video on artists.

LONDON LAUNCH WRONGNESS - Monday 18th May @referencepoint180 Join author Ruth Novaczek in conversation about her debut novella Wrongness with curator and writer Francesca Gavin. Ruth will be reading from and singing copies of Wrongness which will be on sale afterwards. Music and bar until late. Wrongness: A Jewish intergenerational lesbian affair story, told mostly through letters to the void. “A tour de force of heartbreak, Wrongness moves between accounting for the daily wrongnesses of a protracted breakup to a grappling with all the larger wrongs.” - Chris Kraus “Wrongness is a lesbian death in Venice… a meditation on survival” - Ariana Reines Free Entry no RSVP. REFERENCE POINT 2 ARUNDEL ST WC2R 3DA 📸 Fran Gavin @kane_hulse_studio @ruthnovaczek2 @roughversion

Join us for the launch of ‘Rough Version, The NTS Interviews, 2022-2024’ the second volume of interviews by Francesca Gavin @plastermagazine When: Friday 15.05.25, 6—8pm Where: Plaster Shop, 20 Great Chapel Street, Soho. A collection of candid and relaxed conversations about visual art and music. Transcriptions from the ongoing show which began broadcasting on NTS Radio in 2016. Hosted and conceived by Francesca Gavin, the monthly show explores the musical inspirations and audio output of some of the most active and interesting names in contemporary art. This books contains discussions around art, process and meaning. The aim is to give insight into who an artist is and what sounds make them tick. Artists included: Aleksandra Domanovic, Alvaro Barrington, Andrew Pierre Hart, Anya Paintsil, Barby Asante, Coco Fusco, Damien Roach, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, David Douard, Dominique White, Elizabeth Price, Evan Ifekoya, Every Island & Andrea Mancini, Friedrich Kunath, Gary Simmons, Glenn Ligon, Hamish Pearch, Hew Locke, Hilary Lloyd, Invernomuto, James Richards, Jermaine Francis, Julianknxx, Lonnie Holley, Louis Morlae, Matt Connors, Megan Rooney, Nico Vascellari, Sandra Mujinga, Scott Covert, Sedrick Chisom, Somaya Critchlow, Tishan Hsu, Umar Rashid, Wu Tsang and Zadie Xa. Available for pre-order now. 
13 cm × 21 cm 422 pages Softcover Published May 2026 ISBN 978-87-85336-13-2 #francescagavin #atlastbooks #ntsradio

This Friday @roughversion is taking over our shop for the launch of ‘Rough Version’, The NTS Interviews with Francesca Gavin, 2022-2024. Published by @atlast.books with drinks from @showeringscider 📚 Get your hands on a copy of the book this Friday which you can RSVP for through our ‘events’ page on our website. Link in bio. @nts_radio

Street style papped for @britishvogue in Venice 📸@camillaglorioso both in vintage and reworked dead stock too 🍃

Link in bio. For those who visit later and those who don’t. Old school blog style.

It’s here. The second volume of Rough Version on NTS (collating 2022-2024) is out next week with @atlast.books Launch in London on Friday May 15 info to come. Thanks to all my guests! : @cultureoflies @alvarobarrington @hart.art9 @anyapaintsil @barby_as Coco Fusco, @damienroach_ @ladydangfua David Douard, @dominiquehwhite Elizabeth Price, @evan_ife @everyisland.xyz & Andrea Mancini, @friedrichkunath Gary Simmons, @glennligon @hamishpearch @hewdjlocke Hilary Lloyd, @invernomuto_hq James Richards @jermainefrancisstudio @julianknxx Lonnie Holley, Louis Morlae, @cattmonnors Megan Rooney @nicovascellari Sandra Mujinga, Scott Covert, Sedrick Chisom, @somayacritchlow @tishanhsu Umar Rashid, @wu_tsang and Zadie Xa.

This is epic. We just did a 480 page magazine with Pompeii 🏛️❤️‍🔥 We are very proud of this one and we had a lot of fun creating this issue, in constant dialogue with @pompeii_parco_archeologico and with some of our favorite artists, writers and photographers such as @harleyweir Mary Beard @wadeguyton @paulkooiker @nad_1n3 @jeremydeller @thomas_prior @madamedebrashaw @zoenatalemannella @jonas_lindstroem @thomascristiani @david_zilber @charlesnegre @studiovegete @brunostaub @hugo_campan @james____beattie @ryanchappell @nellyemiliemarie @monica_titton @maxlfeldman @thomas_chene @purple_martin_studio @cadencefilms @carharttwip @prada @chanelofficial @ysl and many many more. This one weights way over 2 kilos, apologies for that when you’ll carry it. That is the weight of history.

PATHOS FORMULAS: a transdisciplinary installation where fashion, visual arts and editorial research converge for @pittiuomo_official , presented by IED from June 16 to 19. What happens when visual memory meets contemporary experimentation? Curated by @roughversion , Pathos Formulas transforms the former Teatro dell’Oriuolo into a shared research space, where IED students from different disciplines collaborate across six project clusters. Inspired by Aby Warburg’s concept of Pathosformel, the installation becomes a dynamic archive—where images, gestures and symbols move across time and take on new meanings. In Florence, past and present resonate, shaping an immersive and collective experience. Stay tuned 👀