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Live On Stage
Friday February 27 2026, 7pm GMT

How do objects achieve iconic status?

This February 27, we’re proud to be partnering with Sotheby’s to invite you to a special edition of Sotheby’s Friday Lates in London for the launch of Icons: 100 Extraordinary Objects from Sotheby’s History – a new book published by Phaidon.

This conversation brings together leading voices to explore how extraordinary objects achieve iconic status.

How does an artwork move beyond its material form to become a shared cultural symbol? What gives certain objects the power to endure, to resonate far beyond their original moment and to command lasting fascination?

Attendees will receive an exclusive 10% discount on Icons at the Hatchards pop-up bookshop on the night.

Event Name

How do objects achieve iconic status?


ATTEND IN-PERSON


Panellists
  • Sir Grayson Perry

    Artist

  • Dr Xa Sturgis

    Director of the Ashmolean Museum

  • Helena Newman

    Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe

  • James Haldane

    Executive Editor of Sotheby’s Magazine


Location
  • Sotheby’s London
  • 34-35 New Bond Street
  • London
  • W1A 2AA
Time
  • Friday 27 February 2026
  • 7pm to 8:30pm GMT





Speakers

Panellists

Sir Grayson Perry

Artist


Dr Xa Sturgis

Director of the Ashmolean Museum


Helena Newman

Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe


James Haldane

Executive Editor of Sotheby’s Magazine


Speakers are subject to change.