Join art criticism duo Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad (aka The White Pube) as they discuss their book Poor Artists.

At a moment in which working as a professional artist is an increasingly unattainable luxury, Poor Artists investigates why so many artists try anyway.

Poor Artists follows aspiring artist Quest Talukdar as she embarks on a surreal journey into the creative industry, where she must decide whether she cares more about success or staying true to herself. Featuring dialogue from anonymous interviews with real people who have all had to ask themselves the same question – including a Turner Prize winner or two, a recluse, a Venice Biennale fraudster, a communist messiah, a ghost, and a literal knight – The White Pube tell the story of art like never before.

Access to the Museum's 'Matching Masterpieces' exhibition starts from 18:30. The talk starts at 19:00 with a Q&A session following.

The talk is free but booking is required. Get a free ticket via Eventbrite.

Location

The talk will take place in the Central Library (Level 1), in the Croydon Clocktower with access to the Museum’s Croydon Art Collection exhibition from 6:30pm on Level 1.

Access

The Clocktower is completely wheelchair accessible.

Please email us beforehand to enquire about access requirements so we may make your visit as comfortable as possible: museum@croydon.gov.uk

Learn more: museumofcroydon.com/visit

You may also be interested in our Art Book Club, a relaxed, friendly discussion on an art-related book as part of our Croydon Art Collection: Matching Masterpieces Exhibition. Our first session will be taking place on the 18th April discussing Poor Artists by the White Pube. Learn more here.