Date: Wednesday 18 November 2009 / 2 - 5pm.

Venue: Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT.

Can the medium ‘painting’ retain its identity in painting whilst acknowledging the impure mixing of sources, influences and techniques that are prevalent in today’s supposedly post-medium age?

Artists and critics from Britain and France including Xavier Drong, Lucile Encrevé, Olivier Gourvil, Geoffroy Gross, Jane Harris, Richard Kirwan, Nicolas Royer, David Ryan, Daniel Sturgis and Claude Temin-Vergez will discuss these issues.

A book 'La Peinture Est Presque Abstraite' published by Editions Analogues will be launched at this event.

This event is free.

A series of accompanying exhibitions are being held:

Camberwell Space, Camberwell College of Arts, 18 November – 23 December 2009. www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/camberwellspace

La Box, École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Bourges, 5 November – 20 November 2009.

École Regionale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Valence, 24 November – 22 December 2009.

supported by Institut Francais.