Twitter Spaces: Capturing Reality

Join us live on Twitter for a topical discussion exploring how art can challenge our perception of reality.

Susan Sontag writes “All understanding begins with our not accepting the world as it appears”. From the candid to the conceptual, art can challenge our perception of reality. But can one approach be more ‘real’ than another? Hear from our expert panel.

Meet the panel

Nina Knaack is a contemporary art historian and writer, passionate about telling the stories of artists and documenting their artistic processes, so that they can focus on creating. She is fascinated by the endless possibilities of web3 and the way crypto artists are crossing borders.

Giulio Aprin is a photographer, an explorer and a storyteller. Passionate about remote places on the planet, he spent the past five years focusing on desert regions. He studied documentary filmmaking in London and He is now guest curator for SuperRare.

Zarabéa Esfendiar Kayani, aka ARTJEDI1, is a multidisciplinary artist exploring themes of perception, identity, memory & time. Her pioneering work in web3 builds on 15 yrs as an international artist & founder, including solo & group shows, fashion & architect collaborations.

Meet the host

Leo Crane is a creative producer, artist and educator. He leads courses at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, V&A, and British Library exploring figurative art, animation, and art business.

Twitter: @leocrane

Tune in on Thursday, April 13, 2023. 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT / 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST on the Sotheby's Institute of Art Twitter channel.