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 on the first Tuesday of every month from April to December 2025, 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 fifth talk in the series will be with photographer Bex Wade and artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley.

• 6.15 pm: Arrival and welcome drink

• 7 pm: Talk

• 8 pm: Informal mingling

Our partner Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant, will welcome each guest with a complimentary glass of wine.

Tickets cost £14 per person, which includes a complimentary 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 Bex Wade
Bex Wade (they/them) is a trans nonbinary photographer based in the UK. For almost two decades, they have focused on documenting queer lives in all their power and complexity—from the clubs and parties of the LGBTQIA+ scenes in the UK and New York, to Pride and protest events worldwide. In recent years, Wade has gravitated towards overlooked queer stories, making visible the minorities within the LGBTQIA+ community. Their body of work forms a portrait of queer joy and power, rage and multiplicity, hope, kinship and belonging.

Wade’s work has featured in diverse media publications including ArtReview, VICE, British Vogue, BBC and Dazed; in storytelling projects for organizations such as Minority Rights Group International, Human Dignity Trust, and the UN; and in UK-wide billboard campaigns with major global brands. Their work has appeared in galleries and museums including: SLQS Gallery, London, UK; GIANT Gallery, Bournemouth, UK; Museum of Youth Culture, London, UK; and VOMA. Multiple works were acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2023, where Wade became the first trans artist to be permanently displayed.

Wade’s work will feature in the group exhibition, ‘Don’t Look Back,’ curated by Beth Greenacre and Sigrid Kirkat at Unit London from 26 September – 26 October 2025. The exhibition reexamines the 1990s and early 2000s through a contemporary lens—one that is more inclusive, diverse and alive with possibility.

About Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley (they/them) lives and works between Berlin, Germany and London, UK. Working predominantly in animation, sound, performance and video game development, and with a background in DIY print media and activism, the artist’s practice focuses on intertwining lived experience with fiction to imaginatively retell and archive the stories of Black Trans people. Their projects often take the form of immersive video games, in which players navigate choices that confront their assumptions and biases, and which offer ways of preserving histories and envisioning futures where the voices of those who are ignored or erased are centered.

Brathwaite-Shirley has presented recent solo exhibitions at institutions such as LAS Foundation, Halle am Berghain, Berlin, Germany (2024); Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain (2024); Studio Voltaire, London, UK (2024); Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Switzerland (2024); SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah GA (2023); Villa Arson, Nice, France (2023); HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, Germany (2023); FACT, Liverpool, UK (2022); and Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2022).

‘Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley: The Delusion,’ a new video game commission and multiplayer immersive experience exploring themes of polarisation, censorship and social connection, will be on view at the Serpentine Galleries in London, UK from 30 September 2025 – 18 January 2026.

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Photography will take place at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth, ArtReview and Farm Shop websites, social media channels and in other marketing materials.