Matthew Steeples of The Steeple Times and Jackie Branston have joined forces to organise an evening where a panel of experts will discuss the question: "What makes art sell?" for 30 minutes with 15 minutes of questions.

Panelists will include Nolan Browne of TASCHEN, photographer Cyrus Mahboubian, artist Alexander Massouras and Oliver Newton of Koopman Rare Art.

Doors open at 6.30pm. The debate itself will start at 7pm prompt.

Tickets cost £15 per person including a welcome drink on arrival.

Organised with the assistance of Stella Fuja of Fuja Communications.

Panelist Biographies:

Nolan Browne – Manager, TASCHEN Store London
Nolan Browne is the manager of TASCHEN in London and previously worked at Phillips and the White Cube Gallery. He is passionate about art and featured in the Evening Standard in October 2015 after selling all 264 books in stock to one individual. He told the paper: “I’ve scored some big deals before but we’re even out of bags”.

Cyrus Mahboubian – Visual artist, photographer and filmmaker
Award-winning British artist, photographer and filmmaker Cyus Mahboubian has exhibited in London, Los Angeles, Moscow and Paris. He was awarded the position of artist-in-residence at the Gate Theatre by the Chelsea Arts Club Trust in 2014 and was compared to Éric Rohmer in terms of his “naturalistic style” later that year.

Alexander Massouras – Artist
Alexander Massouras is an artist who has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Multiplied at Christie’s, the Mall Galleries and the American Standard Gallery in Miami. The British Museum acquired two of his works, Camerondius and The Sun King, in October 2012.

Oliver Newton – Koopman Rare Art
Oliver Newton specializes in antique silverware and works for Koopman Rare Art, a firm based in London’s Silver Vaults. The Arts Warehouse, Newton’s blog, is extensively followed by those looking to find unusual art and antiques and he is regularly found at international fairs including Masterpiece and TEFAF.