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Peter Osborne Lecture on Biennials and Contemporaneity at Chelsea College of Arts

other · 2026-05-01

On June 17, 2015, Kingston University’s Peter Osborne presented a lecture titled "Existential Urgency: Contemporaneity, Biennials and Social Form" at Chelsea College of Arts in London. The talk, which took place from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, explored themes surrounding the third Bienal de La Habana and published insights from Afterall's Exhibition Histories series. It examined the role of biennials in the broader art community and the interplay of global narratives on local exhibitions. Organized by TrAIN, this event welcomed the public free of charge. Osborne is also an editor with Radical Philosophy.

Key facts

  • Peter Osborne delivered a TrAIN Open Lecture titled 'Existential Urgency: Contemporaneity, Biennials and Social Form'.
  • The lecture took place on Wednesday, 17 June 2015, from 17:30 to 19:00.
  • Location: Main Lecture Theatre, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU.
  • The lecture focused on the third Bienal de La Habana, which is the subject of a book in Afterall's Exhibition Histories series.
  • Osborne is Professor of Modern European Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, London.
  • He is an editor of the journal Radical Philosophy.
  • TrAIN is the UAL Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation.
  • The event was free and open to the public.

Entities

Artists

  • Peter Osborne

Institutions

  • Chelsea College of Arts
  • University of the Arts London
  • Kingston University London
  • Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy
  • Radical Philosophy
  • Afterall
  • TrAIN
  • UAL Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • 16 John Islip Street
  • London SW1P 4JU

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