This two-day event, which begins at Tate Britain and concludes at Tate Modern, brings together artists, curators and writers to discuss recent developments in contemporary art from the Middle East and its diaspora.

Join Tate's artist-educator Richard Thomas for a tour and candid discussion on the power behind the early art markets through works such as Hogarth's O the Roast Beef of Old England.

Audio recording of past Tate Britain conference, Folie à Deux: Bacon and Deleuze, in conjunction with the Bacon retrospective exhibition

Audio recording of past Tate Britain conference, Folie à Deux: Bacon and Deleuze, in conjunction with the Bacon retrospective exhibition

Audio recording of past Tate Britain conference, Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Audio recording of past Tate Britain conference, Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Audio recording of past Tate Britain conference, Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

The exhibition's co-curator, Chris Stephens and Tate archivist Adrian Glew, examine letters, photographs and other original archive material to learn more about Bacon and his life in the City.

With wit and originality Mark Leckey combines sculpture, film, sound and performance to communicate his fascination with underground music and club culture. Leckey is nominated for the Turner Prize this year, and he discusses his work and his relationship

Join critic and writer Richard Cork for a personal recollection of his experience of Francis Bacon, and learn of his astonishment when he discovered that the man who had created those pictures, with their violent and obsessive emphasis on screaming or str