The Christophers - A Live Conversation Program

​Canvas on the Silver Screen: A Live Conversation Program

​An Evening at WSA

​Join us for a full evening of conversations presented as part of Canvas on the Silver Screen, a live program inspired by The Christophers, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon.

​Bringing together artists, writers, and cultural figures across disciplines, the evening unfolds across three talks:

​4 PM — Ian McKellen in Conversation with Jerry Saltz
Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Jerry Saltz speaks with Ian McKellen on artistic longevity, late-career style, and performance as portraiture.

​6 PM — Ed Solomon on Bringing the Art World to Life on Film
Screenwriter Ed Solomon joins Ajay Kurian to discuss the making of The Christophers and the challenge of translating artistic process to cinema.

​8 PM — Inside the Artist’s Studio: The Real Dynamics of the Artist–Assistant Relationship
A panel of leading contemporary artists examines collaboration, authorship, and the lived realities of studio production.
Moderator: Ajay Kurian

​Guests may attend individual talks or RSVP for the full evening.

​About The Christophers
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.