International Women’s Day at Ludlow House
Discover the full programme of events – plus how to book your spot – at our House takeover
Thursday 27 February 2025 By Chloe Lawrance
Installation by Ann Agee
For International Women’s Day, we are proud to present an installation in the lobby by the pioneering ceramicist Ann Agee. This presentation of two sculptures and one wall-based work showcases her ongoing and widely celebrated series ‘Madonnas of the Girl Child’.
Agee’s Madonnas subvert the male child’s centuries-long omnipresence in the cultural imagination, instead introducing viewers to a world in which the revered child is female. The resulting works therefore re-envision the divine Madonna and Child in the form of mothers holding, cradling, and breastfeeding their infant daughters.
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Pop-up bookshop by Olympia Gallery
Ludlow House neighbour, Ali Rossi, will be hosting a pop-up shop of art catalogues and artist zines at Olympia Gallery throughout the day.
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Member Mixer with Kate Bryan
Join Soho House’s Chief Art Director, Kate Bryan, as she kicks off the art takeover at Ludlow House in this Member Mixer. Enjoy coffee and pastries while you meet other attendees of the day’s events.
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Art talk: will women artists catch up in our lifetime?
For the third year in a row, we’ll pose this complex question to an esteemed panel to deliberate. Hosted by Kate Bryan, Soho House’s Chief Art Director, she will be joined by the former co-chief art critic at The New York Times, Roberta Smith; the director of The Armory Show, Kyla McMillan; and the managing director, US of White Cube, Courtney Willis Blair.
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Drawing workshop with Madeline Donahue
Madeline Donahue will be hosting a workshop on drawing processes that encourage a daily creative practice through a combination of instruction and playful artmaking. With her guidance, she’ll show you how to draw upon personal narratives to develop your creative voice.
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Workshop with Julia Rothman
Join Julia Rothman for ‘The Exquisite Woman’, a game inspired by the Surrealists’ exquisite corpse. This workshop is a playful exploration of collaboration: working together, it involves folding paper into three sections and taking turns drawing the head, torso or legs – without seeing what the previous person sketched.
The result? A series of unexpected and surreal exquisite women. At the end, everyone can choose and take home their favourite creations.
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Art talk: the body politic
In this talk, Arnhold associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Rujeko Hockley, investigates the body as a political and feminist site in the work of artists on the panel: Marilyn Minter, Patricia Cronin, Leilah Babirye, and Maryam Hoseini.
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Tarot reading
Adrienne Elise Tarver’s tarot project, Manifesting Paradise, serves as an exploration of the endurance, permanence and resonance of symbols, ideas and omens through generations. All 78 cards from the Major and Minor Arcanas reflect the perspective of the Black female protagonist in Tarver’s vibrant deck.
Join the artist for a 10-minute reading and a chance to experience the deck in person, ahead of its release.
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Art talk: the C word
Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen Jr. director and chief curator of High Line Art and the artistic director of the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022, asks artists Ann Agee, Zoë Buckman and Adrienne Elise Tarver about how they feel about the word ‘craft’ as it relates to their art practices.
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Art talk with Laurie Simmons
We sit down to discuss the life and work of Laurie Simmons, an American artist who is best known for her photographic and film work.
Simmons is considered a key figure of The Pictures Generation, a group of late-1970s women artists that emerged as a counterpoint to the male-dominated and formalist fields of painting and sculpture. In her own words, ‘I wanted to make pictures that were psychological, political, subversive.’
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One Night Only: Hillary Sterling of Ci Siamo
Join us for a One Night Only dinner with Brooklyn-born chef Hillary Sterling, executive chef of Ci Siamo in Manhattan, where she focuses on live-fire cooking and seasonal ingredients, showcasing her diverse culinary expertise. Enjoy a four-course menu fully curated by Sterling, along with thoughtfully paired drinks throughout.
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Porsche presents: St. Vincent
We are proud to close our International Women’s Day Art Takeover in collaboration with Porsche with a special performance by Grammy award-winning performer, St. Vincent. Her music is best known for its unpredictable mood, tempo shifts, and boundary-pushing creativity.
Please note: to better accommodate space for members, there will be a plus-one policy.
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