Talk
Art In Fiction: James Cahill and Tim Knox In Conversation
25 Jul 2024
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:30
Cost of entry
£15
Address
- 12 Holland Park Road
- London
- W14 8LZ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses: 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 328
- Underground: High Street Kensington, Olympia or Holland Park
- Coach/Car: Coaches may drop visitors off outside the Museum but cannot park.
Event map
Author James Cahill will be joined by Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, for a conversation about Cahill’s acclaimed debut novel Tiepolo Blue – the story of an art historian’s downfall and mid-life awakening.
About
Author James Cahill will be joined by Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, for a conversation about Cahill’s acclaimed debut novel Tiepolo Blue – the story of an art historian’s downfall and mid-life awakening.Cahill will introduce some of the inspirations behind this story of art, desire and disgrace in 1990s London – from Caravaggio to the ‘YBAs’ to Leighton House – before chatting with Knox about Tiepolo Blue and the art-world setting of his second novel, The Violet Hour (coming February 2025).
Useful Information
- Doors open at 6:30pm for the chance to explore the historic house.
- The talk with James Cahill and Tim Knox will take place in Leighton's studio from 7-8:30pm.
- Book signing from 8:30-9pm. Doors close at 9pm.
- A paid bar will be open throughout the evening.
