Exhibition Tour: Jayden Ali

Join Architect Jayden Ali for a special evening viewing and tour of Esteban Jefferson's exhibition May 25th, 2020. Ali was the co-curator of the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, which aimed to shift the collective gaze to centre on how Britain’s diasporic communities – through their active occupation of the spaces in-between – help to construct the supportive framework of contemporary British life. Ali has shared his response to the murder of George Floyd through a powerful video and essay via Elephant Magazine, arguing for the power of Black celebratory material culture, and will use this as a lens through which to relate to Jefferson's work.

Both Esteban Jefferson and Karrabing Film Collective's exhibitions will be on view from 6pm.
The tour will commence at 7pm and run for approx 40 mins.

BIOGRAPHY

Jayden Ali is the Founding Director of JA Projects and oversees all projects. He is a Senior Lecturer on Central Saint Martins’ MArch Architecture course, is a trustee of Open City/Open House and a columnist at Elephant Magazine. He is a Mayor’s Design Advocate, is part of the Hackney Regeneration Design Advisory Group and sits on the London Legacy Development Corporation Quality Review Panel. Jayden has been recognised as a key voice in architecture ‘shaping a new future for London’ by the Design Museum, Wallpaper Magazine and the Architecture Foundation, and is included within the Architects’ Journal’s prestigious ’40 Under 40’ list. Jayden is the co-curator of the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2023.