Last tickets available: V&A Talk 'Untold History of Heels' by Luca Bosani

Last tickets available for Luca Bosani’s next V&A Talk and UPO activation:

Untold History of Heels, V&A South Kensington

31st August 2-4 pm (Talk 2-3.15 pm)

Click here for booking - Booking is essential.

with Will Ballantyne-Reid, Conn Williams, Rafael Escardo Espejo

Stomping across centuries and stepping into the V&A museum’s footwear collection, throughout the day they will explore gender, sexuality, power and social status.

Posing questions such as: Are heeled shoes a feminine item? What does masculine mean? What has been the role of heels throughout time? And what is their role now?

UPOs, the acronym of Unidentified Performing Objects, are Luca Bosani’s signature wearable artworks that reject categorisation and sit in between definitions; ever-changing, fluid and queer they aim to transform both the wearer and the viewer.

Schedule of the day:

(14:00 – 14:15 )The lecture with Luca Bosani and Will Ballantyne-Reid will take place in the Hochhauser Auditorium

(14:15 – 15:00) Followed by a Q&A and in-conversation with Curator and Historian in queer experience/theory, Will Ballantyne- Reid @willballantynereid

(15:00 – 15:15) Performance Activation wearing UPOs with Conn Williams @conn_sistentlyqute94 and Rafael Escardo Espejo @rafaelescardo_studio

(15:15 – 16:00) Visit Luca Bosani’s Residency studio

To avoid the museum’s queue:

On Saturday we advise you to enter the museum through the Exhibition Road, Blavatnik Entrance (directions found here: V&A Digital Map | Interactive Museum Floor Plan (vam.ac.uk)). Once inside follow the direction to the Hochhauser Auditorium in the Learning Centre. You will need to show your ticket to one of our team members upon entrance.

If you already booked a ticket please let us know if you are unable to attend the talk so we can reallocate the ticket to our waiting list.

We look forward to seeing you, and if you have any queries please get in touch.

Very Best,

V&A Residency team & Luca Bosani