‘Off the Record’: In Conversation with Hammad Nasar and Billy Tang

About the Event

‘Off the Record’ returns Tuesday 14 April.

Held monthly, these intimate and relaxed conversations bring together artists, thinkers and creatives to give an insight into their inspirations, processes and evolution of ideas.⁠ The series is a celebration of traditional conviviality, designed to be experienced live in a welcoming wine bar setting.

The tenth talk in the series will be with Director of Programmes & Content at Ibraaz Hammad Nasar and Artistic Director of Yan Du Project (YDP) Billy Tang, two of London’s newest art spaces. They will discuss new approaches to programming and platforms that spotlight artistic practice from geographies that have often been overlooked.

Schedule

• 6.15 pm: Arrival and welcome drink
• 7 pm: Talk followed by a Q&A

Tickets

£14 per person which includes:

• A welcome glass of wine
• A copy of ArtReview and Ursula magazines

Seating will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Food and Drink

An à-la-carte menu of small plates, charcuterie and wines will be available to purchase throughout the evening.

About Hammad Nasar
Hammad Nasar is a curator, writer and Director of Programmes & Content at Ibraaz in London, UK. His previous roles include: Senior Research Fellow at Yale University’s Paul Mellon Centre; Principal Research Fellow at UAL’s Decolonising Arts Institute; Executive Director of the Stuart Hall Foundation; Head of Research & Programmes at Asia Art Archive; and co-founder of Green Cardamom. Known for collaborative, exhibition-led inquiry, his recent exhibitions include: Urdu Worlds (2026); Beyond the Page (2023 – 2024); British Art Show 9 (2021 – 2022); Turner Prize (2021); and Rock, Paper, Scissors—the UAE’s national pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale (2017). Nasar is a member of: Board of the Henry Moore Foundation; Acquisition Committee for the UK’s Arts Council Collection; and Working Council of Asia Forum. He advised on the national representation at the Venice Biennale for Australia (2024), Britain (2022) and the UAE (2019). He was awarded an MBE for services to the arts in 2023.

About Billy Tang
Billy Tang is the Artistic Director of the new London-based non-profit Yan Du Project (YDP). YDP is a ‘laboratory’ for new forms of artistic community, experimentation and institutional dialogue, dedicated to Asian and Asian diaspora artists. A prominent curator and writer known for his work with art institutions in the UK, Mainland China, and Hong Kong, Tang built a reputation for championing mid-career and emerging artists, and for rethinking exhibition-making as experimental, living processes rather than static displays. His practice focuses on advancing diversity and amplifying the voices of historically marginalized artists from the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Tang served as Executive Director and Curator of Para Site in Hong Kong. He has also held senior curatorial roles at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, China and the artist-run Magician Space in Beijing, China. His writing has appeared in numerous periodicals, including ArtAsiaPacific, Leap and Mousse.

About Berry Bros. & Rudd
Founded in 1698, Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, with over 325 years of history. Its Grade II-listed shop at No.3 St James’s Street in London, UK, has long been a meeting place for connoisseurs, collectors and curious drinkers alike. Beneath its historic façade lie vaulted cellars that have hosted generations of tastings, conversations and celebrations—making it the perfect setting for an evening of spirited exchange.

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