FRENCH CONNECTION FRIDAY LATE BLOOD ON PAPER EVENTS

Installation
The Silver Galleries and Sculpture were transformed with an installation by artist Anne Brodie.

DJ set with Micachu and Matthew Herbert
Mica Levi, better known as Micachu, is one of London's most talented emerging songwriters. We were mesmerised by her mix of grime vocals, digitronics and skillful composition. The V&A was pleased to feature a rare appearance by avant-garde alchemist of sound Matthew Herbert. DJ, composer and conceptualist, Herbert fuses jazz, dance music, politics and creative  concepts with inimitable energy.

Beauties and Beasts
Are fairytales fiction? Are “true” stories reality? The connection between fairytales and “true” stories were discoverd as designer and illustrator Alexandra Antonopoulou helped create different stories with the Beauties and Beasts book .

Workshop
A creative workshop with Jonathan Barnbrook studio.

Workshop
The chance to snag an original artist’s book for free - by a celebrity designer or not? All you needed to do was customise one yourself and in return you received a book to take home.

Cornelia Parker - Inspired By
Artist Cornelia Parker transformed ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary. Her controversial work , Breathless, commissioned by the V&A, used instruments from a brass band to form a spectacular sculpture suspended in mid-air. She discusses the ideas and inspiration behind her work with Ossian Ward, visual arts critic for Time Out.

Curator talk
Senior Curator Gill Saunders lead an intimate look at the V&A's contemporary prints collection, focusing on works by the artists included in Blood on Paper.

Curator talk
Curator of Photographs Marta Weiss explored a selected view of photographic books, revealing what these albums and volumes can say about the maker's eye, the creative process and the surrounding world.

Christien Meindertsma – in conversation
Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma, author of Checked Baggage, was be in conversation with photographic books expert Patrizia di Bello. Rare insights into the thought processes of crafting an artist's book were moderated by Senior Curator Martin Barnes.

Poetry readings
Set in the stunning surrounds of the NAL, thoughtful Show & Tell poetry readings by essayist Harry Gilonis and art publisher & critic John Bevis were performed.

French Connection is very excited to be working with V&A Friday Late. Offering a unique opportunity to creatively engage with an audience interested in fashion and design, these quirky and innovative events celebrating contemporary culture reflect French Connection's personality and style