A Conversation on Paul Thek

In celebration of the opening of Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing, on view at Pace in New York through August 14, 2026, the gallery presented a live conversation between Andrew Durbin, Elisabeth Sussman, Alex Da Corte, and Lynn Zelevansky. Taking inspiration from the paintings, sculptures, and drawings on view in the exhibition, Durbin—author of (opens in a new window) The Wonderful World That Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026)—joined Sussman, Da Corte, and Zelevansky for a wide-ranging discussion about Thek’s idiosyncratic, multifaceted practice. Co-presented by Pace Live and The Watermill Center, the conversation was moderated by Pace’s Chief Curator Oliver Shultz.