Shirazeh Houshiary Talk at The National Gallery, London, 19 June

28 May 2026

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On Friday 19 June, Shirazeh Houshiary will be in conversation with Sir Gabriele Finaldi as part of The National Gallery's Friday Lates series, to discuss her practice in relation to 17th-century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán.

Formal elements of Renaissance painting can be found in Houshiary’s work in her composition, rhythm, structure and depiction of light. This is particularly evident in her digital animation, ‘A Cup and a Rose’ (2019) inspired Zurbarán’s still-life painting ‘A Cup of Water and a Rose’ (1630). In 2008, Houshiary was commissioned to design the East Window installed above the altar of the neighbouring St Martin-in-the-Fields, for which she cited the painting ‘The Veil of St Veronica’, which features in the exhibition ‘Zurbarán’, as a source.

Their discussion is interspersed by choral performances by St Martin’s Voices, featuring a selection of sacred music chosen in response to the exhibition.

Friday, 19 June, 6.30 – 7.45 pm
Pigott Theatre, The National Gallery, London

Find out more via The National Gallery.

Image: Shirazeh Houshiary, A Cup and A Rose, 2019, Single channel video installation © Shirazeh Houshiary, Courtesy Lisson Gallery