ArtReview and Ursula host talk with Jayden Ali and Simone Brewster in Mayfair
ArtReview and Ursula magazine will host a conversation between architect Jayden Ali and artist Simone Brewster on Tuesday 9 June at the Wine Bar underneath the Farm Shop in London's Mayfair. The event is part of a monthly talk series featuring intimate discussions with visionaries from art, design, architecture, and philosophy. Tickets are £14 and include a welcome drink and copies of both magazines. Jayden Ali is the founding director of JA Projects, a London Mayor's Design Advocate, and Dean's Visiting Professor at Columbia University. His recent projects include 'MATTER and SHAPE' (2026) in Paris and 'Why We Make Galleries' (2026) at V&A East Museum. Simone Brewster, trained at the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Royal College of Art, creates 'intimate architectures' exploring identity and cultural memory. In 2026 she headlines Platform at the Design Museum in London. Her work is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London Museum, Walker Art Gallery, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Key facts
- Event on Tuesday 9 June 2026
- Location: Wine Bar underneath the Farm Shop, Mayfair, London
- Hosted by ArtReview and Ursula magazine
- Speakers: Jayden Ali and Simone Brewster
- Ticket price: £14, includes welcome drink and magazines
- Jayden Ali is founding director of JA Projects and Dean's Visiting Professor at Columbia University
- Simone Brewster's work held in V&A, London Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Smithsonian
- Brewster headlines Platform at Design Museum London in 2026
Entities
Artists
- Jayden Ali
- Simone Brewster
- Hammad Nasar
- Billy Tang
- Ming Wong
- Mark Rappolt
- Cooking Sections
- Louisa Buck
- Do Ho Suh
- Sook-Kyung Lee
- Bex Wade
- Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
- Thomas J. Price
- Gus Casely-Hayford
- Martino Gamper
- Max Lamb
- Es Devlin
- George Rouy
- Sonia Boyce
- Ekow Eshun
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Ursula
- JA Projects
- Design Museum London
- V&A East Museum
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- London Museum
- Walker Art Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Bartlett School of Architecture
- Royal College of Art
- Columbia University
- Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
- Architects' Journal
- Vogue
- Wallpaper*
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Mayfair
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- Venice
- Italy
- Caribbean