Anne Bean, Talker #15: Launch event, screening & performance
6 March 2026, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Nine Elms, Etc Space
Join us to celebrate the launch of Talker #15
Talker is an interview zine about performance. Each issue publishes a long-form interview with an artist who works in an innovative way with live practice. Issue #15 is with Anne Bean.
Performances by Giles Bailey and Anne Bean & Ansuman Biswas
Plus screenings of:
Maps of Other Possibilities (2025, 18’ 4’’)
A documentary on Bow Gamelan Ensemble (1983 to 1990). The group featured in TAPS: Improvisations with Paul Burwell, 2010, a collaboration between Matt's Gallery, Anne Bean and Richard Wilson.
The Waxman 2 (2026, 11’ 55’’, premiere screening)
Using footage from Radiant Fields, a three-screen installation at Matt's Gallery (2000). It links a text in the Radiant Fields film, called The Waxman,1998, written by Ezra Rubenstein, to his voice now.
Both films made in collaboration with Alex Eisenberg.
The films will be screened twice, at the beginning and end of the evening.
Performances:
The Right Weave
Giles Bailey
Waxing and Waning
Anne Bean & Ansuman Biswas
Since 2016 Talker has featured Ian White, Kate Valk, Richard Maxwell, Sue Tompkins, Dora García, Spalding Gray, Kathy Acker, Jo Fong, Paul Maheke, Clifford Owens, Gustav Metzger, Barby Asante, Miranda July, Agus Nur Amal PMTOH, Bobby Baker and Mayo Thompson.
Free – booking essential