{"id":1173,"date":"2026-09-24T06:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orientalplaces.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2026-09-24T06:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:14:14","slug":"dazed-club-and-audemars-piguet-contemporary-offer-emerging-arts-writer-opportunity-to-interview-renee-levi-ahead-of-hayward-gallery-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orientalplaces.com\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"Dazed Club and Audemars Piguet Contemporary Offer Emerging Arts Writer Opportunity to Interview Ren\u00e9e Levi Ahead of Hayward Gallery Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exciting and unique opportunity has just opened up for aspiring cultural journalists and creative voices, as Dazed Club launches a nationwide search for an emerging arts writer to conduct an exclusive interview with renowned Swiss artist Ren\u00e9e Levi. The selected writer will have the chance to sit down with Levi ahead of the highly anticipated debut of her major new public commission, titled September<\/em>, which is set to transform the brutalist exterior of London\u2019s iconic Hayward Gallery later this autumn. <\/p>\n

Opening to the public on 23 September, September<\/em> represents a landmark moment in the artist’s career, serving as her very first large-scale public commission in the United Kingdom. Co-commissioned jointly by the Hayward Gallery and Audemars Piguet Contemporary, the ambitious outdoor artwork is designed to translate Levi\u2019s celebrated painterly and gestural style onto the imposing concrete surfaces of the Southbank Centre\u2019s legendary landmark. Known for her dynamic approach to color, space, and form, Levi\u2019s upcoming installation promises to offer visitors and passersby a completely reimagined perspective on one of London\u2019s most famous architectural masterpieces.<\/p>\n

The upcoming commission is the result of a creative partnership between Audemars Piguet Contemporary and the Hayward Gallery, two prominent cultural organizations that share a deep-seated commitment to supporting innovative approaches and boundary-pushing concepts within contemporary art. For Audemars Piguet Contemporary, this collaborative project aligns closely with its core mission of providing visionary artists with the resources, freedom, and spatial scope necessary to push their artistic practices into unexpected and uncharted territory. Having closely followed Ren\u00e9e Levi\u2019s career and stylistic evolution for a number of years, the organization has worked hand-in-hand with the Hayward Gallery to develop a project that deliberately treats the building\u2019s distinct brutalist surface not merely as a background, but as an integral, active component of the artwork itself. <\/p>\n

Audrey Teichmann, Curator at Audemars Piguet Contemporary, emphasized the thoughtful way in which the artist engages with her environment, noting that Levi approaches the exterior of the Hayward Gallery as significantly more than a passive backdrop. Instead, Teichmann explained, the artist actively responds to the building\u2019s inherent rhythm, its raw materiality, and its monumental scale, creating a dialogue between contemporary painting and postwar architecture.<\/p>\n

As part of this major cultural collaboration, the emerging arts writer chosen through the Dazed Club open call will be formally commissioned to interview Ren\u00e9e Levi about the conceptual roots of September<\/em>, her creative process, and the challenges of translating indoor painterly gestures onto a massive architectural canvas. The resulting question-and-answer feature will be published on Dazed Digital, giving the winning writer a prestigious platform to showcase their journalistic talents to a global audience of art enthusiasts, creators, and industry professionals.<\/p>\n

This exclusive interview opportunity forms just one element of a broader, multifaceted collaboration between Dazed Club and Audemars Piguet Contemporary. To celebrate the launch of the commission and foster deeper engagement within the creative community, the partnership will extend beyond the digital realm with a special, exclusive Dazed Club event. Scheduled to take place on 12 October, the gathering will be hosted at the Southbank Centre\u2019s distinctive St Paul\u2019s Pavilion. The event is designed to bring together members of the Dazed Club community alongside the broader London arts ecosystem, offering them a unique space to converge, discuss, and reflect upon Ren\u00e9e Levi\u2019s striking new work and the wider ideas that underpin the commission.<\/p>\n

Aspiring cultural writers and members of the Dazed community who are eager to take part in this unique assignment can now head to the official Dazed Club app to submit their applications. By applying, eligible candidates will be in with a chance of winning the competition, securing the commission, and playing a direct role in documenting one of the most exciting public art interventions of the autumn season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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