
Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred
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A panel discussion titled Rites to the City will be held at The Showroom in London on 4 November 2026. Convened by The Otolith Collective, the event brings together artistic, academic and philosophical perspectives on debt regimes and speculative imagination. The panel includes artist Bahar Noorizadeh and others to be announced shortly. Tickets cost £5 and booking is essential.
Booking essential Tickets £5, all welcome As part of Bahar Noorizadeh’s interrelated projects – The Debtor’s Portal exhibition and her mural commission In Mortua Manu / In A Dead Hand – The Showroom will host a panel discussion bringing together artistic, academic and philosophical perspectives on the systems at play between the debt regime and speculative imagination. Acting as a live meditation of Noorizadeh’s research, the conversation will examine gamification as a mechanism of control, information as an urban medium, sacrifice as the social form of finance, and conspiracy as a mode of navigating this terrain. Convened by The Otolith Collective, the panel includes artist Bahar Noorizadeh and others to be announced shortly. About the speakers Bahar Noorizadeh, born in 1988 in Iran, examines the relationship between art and capitalism and their entangled moral, social and organisational technologies. In her practice as an artist, theorist and filmmaker, she investigates the histories and the futures of economics, from ancient monetary systems to cybernetic socialism and neoliberal finance, and the techno-fictions underpinning geopolitical relations and logistical infrastructures. Noorizadeh is the founder and organiser of Weird Economies, a multi-authored platform dedicated to radical economic imaginaries. Her work has appeared at the Guggenheim Museum NYC (2024), Taipei Biennial (2023), Venice Architecture Biennial (2021), Transmediale Festival (2020, 2022), Tate Modern Ar
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Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred takes place on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 18:30.
Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred is held at The Showroom in London (63 Penfold Street, London, NW8 8PQ).
Tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred are priced at £5. Live prices and availability are shown on theshowroom.org.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of The Showroom can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred can be booked via theshowroom.org using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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A panel discussion titled Rites to the City will be held at The Showroom in London on 4 November 2026. Convened by The Otolith Collective, the event brings together artistic, academic and philosophical perspectives on debt regimes and speculative imagination. The panel includes artist Bahar Noorizadeh and others to be announced shortly. Tickets cost £5 and booking is essential.
This summary was automatically generated from event data sourced from official ticketing providers.
Booking essential Tickets £5, all welcome As part of Bahar Noorizadeh’s interrelated projects – The Debtor’s Portal exhibition and her mural commission In Mortua Manu / In A Dead Hand – The Showroom will host a panel discussion bringing together artistic, academic and philosophical perspectives on the systems at play between the debt regime and speculative imagination. Acting as a live meditation of Noorizadeh’s research, the conversation will examine gamification as a mechanism of control, information as an urban medium, sacrifice as the social form of finance, and conspiracy as a mode of navigating this terrain. Convened by The Otolith Collective, the panel includes artist Bahar Noorizadeh and others to be announced shortly. About the speakers Bahar Noorizadeh, born in 1988 in Iran, examines the relationship between art and capitalism and their entangled moral, social and organisational technologies. In her practice as an artist, theorist and filmmaker, she investigates the histories and the futures of economics, from ancient monetary systems to cybernetic socialism and neoliberal finance, and the techno-fictions underpinning geopolitical relations and logistical infrastructures. Noorizadeh is the founder and organiser of Weird Economies, a multi-authored platform dedicated to radical economic imaginaries. Her work has appeared at the Guggenheim Museum NYC (2024), Taipei Biennial (2023), Venice Architecture Biennial (2021), Transmediale Festival (2020, 2022), Tate Modern Ar
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When is Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred?
Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred takes place on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 18:30.
Where is Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred taking place?
Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred is held at The Showroom in London (63 Penfold Street, London, NW8 8PQ).
How much are tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred?
Tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred are priced at £5. Live prices and availability are shown on theshowroom.org.
Is there anywhere to stay near Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred?
Yes — hotels within walking distance of The Showroom can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
How do I get tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred?
Tickets for Rites to the City: Violence, Finance, and the Sacred can be booked via theshowroom.org using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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