Magic in Contemporary Art – Talk & Soirée

Dr Amy Hale on the influence of magic and the occult in contemporary art.

Dr Amy Hale joins Christina on the Treadwell's sofa to discuss the supernatural in contemporary art, exploring magic as a central expression of the human condition. Our customary soirée follows, with copies of Amy's new book, Magic: Beyond the Supernatural in Contemporary Art (Tate Publishing), which delves into the work of 45 global artists, available for purchase and signing.

 
Dr Amy Hale is renowned for her scholarlship on artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun. She advised on the 2025 Colquhoun retrospective at Tate St Ives and Tate Britain, and is an Honorary Research Fellow at Falmouth University. She is in the UK on a short visit.

Event image by Susan Wilkinson on Unsplash