Join us for a conversation between artist Ali Banisadr and writer John Vincler in conjunction with Banisadr's solo exhibition Noble/Savage, now on view at Olney Gleason. The program will explore Banisadr's current new body of work, his investigations into myth, memory, technology, and the perpetual tension between nature and civilization.
Ali Banisadr creates expansive, intricately layered paintings, drawings, etchings, and sculptures that balance chaos and composure. Drawing from autobiography, sonic memory, mythology, and world history, his work unfolds in turbulent, dreamlike realms that reflect on the human condition. Presenting new paintings, bronze sculptures, and works on paper, Banisadr's new exhibition Noble/Savage explores the artist's singular vision as iterated through a range of media.
John Vincler is the Co-Chief Art Critic of CULTURED magazine, where he launched The Critics' Table with Johanna Fateman in 2024 as a new space for serious art criticism. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, Frieze and elsewhere. He also serves as Library Director of Poets House, a literary nonprofit and free library that is open to the public and holds 80,000 volumes of poetry. He lives in Brooklyn.
Event details:
Doors open at 6.30 pm; Conversation begins at 6:45 pm
John Vincler is the Co-Chief Art Critic of CULTURED magazine, where he launched The Critics' Table with Johanna Fateman in 2024 as a new space for serious art criticism. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, Frieze and elsewhere. He also serves as Library Director of Poets House, a literary nonprofit and free library that is open to the public and holds 80,000 volumes of poetry. He lives in Brooklyn.
Event details:
Doors open at 6.30 pm; Conversation begins at 6:45 pm
Thursday, November 20, 2025
509 West 27th Street, New York
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