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.

Talks and lectures

Recent talks, lectures and panels, most recent first.

Curator Valentina ROBINEAU delivering a live talk at Art Russia.

  • 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 find what resonates with you first, then ask what it will be worth in five to ten years.

    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

    Given in Russian at the Art Russia art fair, on the fundamentals collectors look for when they buy a work, and on what artists should consider to be aligned with a collector's mindset. The video above is from this talk.

    Valentina ROBINEAU