Join ArtReview and Ursula magazine for ‘Off the Record,’ a series of informal talks in Wine Bar at the Farm Shop Mayfair, in partnership with Berry Bros. & Rudd.

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.

This month’s session will feature a conversation about Phyllida Barlow in celebration of ‘Phyllida Barlow: disruptor,’ a solo exhibition at Wolterton in Norfolk, UK. The curators, Simon Oldfield and Clare Lilley, are joined by the Barlow family, Fabian Peake, Tabitha Powles and Clover Peake, to discuss the exhibition that brings together more than 70 works spanning over five decades of Barlow’s career, from works on paper to large-scale sculpture by one of the UK’s most highly respected and radical artists of recent years.

• 6.15 pm: Arrival and welcome drink

• 7 pm: Talk followed by a Q&A

Tickets cost £14 per person, which includes a glass of wine, as well as a copy of ArtReview and Ursula magazines. Please note seats will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

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

About Simon Oldfield
Artistic Director for Wolterton Arts & Culture and Founder of Simon Oldfield & Associates, Oldfield uniquely blends curatorial, art advisory and legal expertise. He has curated various exhibitions, including an early solo presentation of paintings by Michael Armitage and ‘Sea State,’ featuring Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson. He delivers curatorial programs in collaboration with major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts and leads cultural place-making projects around the world including at Wolterton and Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, London, UK.

Oldfield is the co-founder of Pindrop with writer Elizabeth Day, an organization that fosters collaborations between leading artists, writers and actors. His debut book, ‘A Short Affair,’ (2018) was published by Simon & Schuster in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts. A frequent commentator and contributor, Oldfield’s opinion on curation and the wider art market are regularly published and broadcast. He has served on judging panels for awards such as the Sunday Times Watercolor Competition and Jerwood Drawing Prize, provided expertise to a House of Lords’ cross-party Parliamentary enquiry on the creative industries and sits on the Philanthropy Board of Art UK.

About Clare Lilley
Clare Lilley is a British curator, writer and cultural advisor working internationally with leading artists to realize ambitious, critically acclaimed projects that connect diverse audiences with contemporary art while generating economic, social and human impact. Her collaborators include Ai Weiwei, Fiona Banner, Alfredo Jaar, Amar Kanwar, KAWS, William Kentridge, Bharti Kher, Kimsooja, Giuseppe Penone, Yinka Shonibare CBE, James Turrell, Joana Vasconcelos and Bill Viola. She is the curator of ‘Subodh Gupta: A Fistful of Sky’ at NMAAC in Mumbai, India (which opened in April 2026).

Formerly Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Lilley led its internationally recognized program. She curated Frieze Sculpture for a decade and projects for the Venice Biennale, contributes to international art publications and serves as a trustee and advisor to cultural institutions. Her practice is grounded in cross-cultural exchange and a conviction that art creates meaningful social, spatial and intellectual encounter.

About Fabian Peake
Artist Fabian Peake studied painting at the Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, UK. As a student he met his wife, artist Phyllida Barlow, with whom he has five children. While continuing to paint, his work has diversified during the past 10 years and incorporates tailored wall pieces, cut-outs, photography, drawing, writing and poetry.

Peake taught painting as a Senior Lecturer in the Fine Art Department at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has had many solo and group exhibitions in the UK, Europe, United States and South America. Peake collaborates with his daughters, Clover Peake and Tabitha Powles, to manage the Phyllida Barlow Estate.

About Tabitha Powles
Tabitha Powles is a former nurse with over 25 years’ experience. As an artist, her work draws directly from her clinical experience. She used her experience as a nurse as her subject matter, painting scenes from memory, including her time working as a COVID nurse. The result is a body of work grounded in observation and lived experience.

Alongside her sister and father, Powles now manages the Phyllida Barlow Estate, a role the three of them stepped into following her mother’s death in 2023. She now brings the same practical focus to the Estate that shaped her nursing and artistic career.

About Clover Peake
Clover Peake is a poet and artist from London, UK who studied Classical History and Ancient Languages. Peake’s work spans poetry, short stories and solo collections. Her work has also appeared in several anthologies. Peake is currently editing her latest collection, which reflects on mourning and the natural world. Through the interplay of text, textiles and visual work, Peake takes notice of the hidden, considering how language and repetitive processes, such as stitching, can serve as conduits between the inner and outer worlds.

Along with her sister and father, Peake manages the Phyllida Barlow Estate.

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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