What we do

Public Talks

We give lectures, panels and fair talks that open contemporary art to a wider public, educating collectors and businesses alike.

Gallery co-founder Valentina ROBINEAU has spoken at Art Russia, one of Moscow's largest art fairs, and leads the gallery's own programme of talks on artists, collecting and the market. Talks are open to everyone, from first-time visitors to working collectors.

Curator Valentina ROBINEAU delivering a live TALK at Art Russia

Public talks and lectures are frequently used by contemporary art galleries as educational tools to deepen audience engagement and understanding. These programs provide insight into artistic processes, curatorial decision-making, and broader cultural themes. ROBINEAU integrates talks and lectures into its programming as a way to contextualize exhibitions and collecting practices, often led by curator Valentina ROBINEAU and focused on contemporary art, exhibition making, and cultural dialogue.

On this particular occasion the talk was conducted by Valentina ROBINEAU in Russian Language during Art Russia Art Fair and was hilighting key fundamental elements that collectors should look for when purchasing art and the talk was also adressed to artists as to better understand what is important to consider in order to be aligned with the collector’s mindset.

ART RUSSIA - Public Talk

Talks and lectures

Recent talks, lectures and panels, most recent first.

  • 14 August 2026Moscow Interior and Design Week

    Panel: art as investment

    Elizaveta Manina spoke on the panel "Art as Investment" with Alexander Antsiferov, founder of Reloft ART and moderator of the session, architect and designer Kohelika Kohli, co-founder of K2India, and designer Daniyar Uderbekov. The question they took on was where the line falls between a beautiful object and one collectors will look for years later.

    Her position: collectible status accumulates over time, out of the originality of an author's language, the way a career develops, exhibition history and the attention of galleries and institutions, and time is what finally confirms the value. The panel's advice to a new collector was to buy what you love first, and to ask what it will be worth in ten or twenty years second.

    Elizaveta Manina, Gallery Manager, ROBINEAU

  • 23 July 2026MyReport.Art

    Panel: art investment and working with business

    Valentina ROBINEAU on art as an investment, and on why developers, banks and brands commission and collect contemporary art.

    Valentina ROBINEAU

  • 3 July 2026UPSIDE, Moscow

    Opening of the public sculpture with UPSIDE

    Valentina ROBINEAU spoke at the unveiling of "Idyll" by Anton Vyatkin, the monumental sculpture that won the closed competition ROBINEAU curated for UPSIDE Development. The sculpture stands at the entrance of Upside Kuntsevo, with a two-month exhibition of the competition entries in the lobby.

    Valentina ROBINEAU

  • 9 November 2025DEPO Lesnaya, Moscow

    Public lecture: the collector's mindset

    How to read contemporary art, given to a public audience at DEPO Lesnaya.

    Valentina ROBINEAU

  • April 2025Art Russia, Moscow

    Public talk: the collector's mindset

    How to make your work attractive to collectors. Given in Russian at the Art Russia art fair, addressed to collectors buying their first works and to artists who want to understand how collectors decide. The video above is from this talk.

    Valentina ROBINEAU