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SPRINT | Talk | CRUISING PAVILION: Architecture, Dissident Sex and Cruising
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SPRINT | Talk | CRUISING PAVILION: Architecture, Dissident Sex and Cruising
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DropcityMilano, Lombardia
Saturday, November 28 • 5 PM - 5:45 PM
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Talk | Conversation between Pierre-Alexandre Mateos & Charles Teyssou
What happens to architecture when desire becomes a way of navigating the city? Cruising Pavilion: Architecture, Dissident Sex and Cruising Cultures (Spector Books, 2026) examines how cruising has appropriated, transformed, and produced spaces subverting the libidinal cartography and the use of the modern metropolis — from parks, public toilets and streets to bars, clubs, bathhouses and dating apps.
In this talk, editors Pierre-Alexandre Mateos and Charles Teyssou discuss the book’s history, case studies and the queer spatial practices that challenge the organisation of urban life.
– Charles Teyssou is a curator based in Paris and Artistic Director of Stavanger Secession, Norway. He has co-curated projects at Centre Pompidou, Bourse de Commerce and LUMA Arles, as well as Art Basel Paris Conversations. He co-edited Cruising Pavilion (2026).
– Pierre-Alexandre Mateos is an independent curator, art critic and editor based in Paris. He has co-curated projects at Centre Pompidou, Bourse de Commerce and LUMA Arles, as well as Art Basel Paris Conversations. He co-edited Cruising Pavilion (2026).
SATURDAY 28 NOV
5.00 PM ⭢ start on time 👀 😱⏱️
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Via Sammartini, 64
The talk – in English – is part of the SPRINT Milano Art Book Fair Public Program | 27–28–29 NOV 2026 ⭢ sprintmilano.org
SPRINT is a non-profit, artist-led organization, produced by the associations O’ & GALATTICA
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45 minutes
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Doors at 4:45 PM
Highlights
45 minutes
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Doors at 4:45 PM
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