Opening 12.10.2012

Curated by
Sarah Archer

In celebration of Picador's publication of Suzette Field's first book, 'A Curious Invitation - The 40 Greatest Parties in Literature', the gallery will be given over to an exhibition that illustrates some of the greatest parties ever known.

Which famous fictional festivity was hosted by Satan? Which imaginary party was to be found hovering above an alien planet? At which event were attendees invited to chop onions and cry together? Which mythological merry-making never ended? At which masquerade were all the guests slaughtered? Which Queen was unable to gain access to her own ball? And at which party did the guests use cough syrup as a mixer?

All these questions and more will be answered in Suzette's book to be published by Picador this October. And of course there will be one hell of a launch party...

'A Curious Invitation' is currently available for pre-order on Amazon



A. Richard Allen
Cecil Beaton
Harry Brockway
Chris Brown
Darren Coffield
Annabel Elgar
Slawka Gorna
Carolyn Gowdy
Ed Gra
y
Gris Grimly
Susan Hiller

Aly Heyler
John Holder
Oleg Kantorovitch
Abigail Larson
John Lawrence
Clare Melinsky
David Richardson
Kate Rolison
Paul Sakoilsky
Uwe Schramm
Chris Semtner
EC Woodard

Florence Welby








 

Darren Coffield


Chris Semtner


A. Richard Allen


Clare Melinsky


Kate Rolison


EC Woodard
 

John Holder


Slawka Gorna



Uwe Schramm

Abigail Larson


Paul Sakoilsky


David Richardson

 
Harry Brockway


Oleg Kantorovitch

Cecil Beaton


Annabel Elgar



Florence Welby

 

Ed Gray


Susan Hiller



Chris Brown



Gris Grimly


Carolyn Gowdy