The first major UK retrospective of works from the celebrated French-Moroccan photographer, video artist and activist Leila Alaoui.
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Writer, artist and curator Tamar Clarke-Brown joins artist Zadie Xa in conversation to discuss Xa's work for ASSEMBLY 2020.
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Join in a participatory online art project re-imagining the relationship between the United Kingdom and France.
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Celebrating its tenth anniversary in London, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House.
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A new virtual reality artwork and physical installation by the award-winning Somerset House Studios artist and quantum physicist Dr. Libby Heaney.
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Artist, filmmaker, and writer whose work facilitates critical and compassionate engagement with how ongoing histories of coloniality surface between personal and collective experiences.
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Marking a triumphant third year at Somerset House, London’s grassroots Ballroom collective Vogue Rites present an unmissable open-air Vogue Ball in our courtyard.
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Programme highlights for the first half of the year
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Somerset House invites visitors to explore the fascinating world of mushrooms in a new exhibition from curator and writer, Francesca Gavin
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Our pioneering Creative Careers Academy offers paid work placements to people aged 18-25.
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Upgrade Yourself is taking over The Lore of LOVERBOY for one night only. This free event supports aspiring creatives aged 18-30 to make meaningful connections with like-minded individuals and network.
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WEEKEND PRESENTS: HANNAH STARKEY | 17.15- 18.05 For more than 20 years Hannah Starkey has committed her ... collecting photography. book now FT WEEKEND PRESENTS: MAJA DANIELS | 17.30- 18.20 Swedish photographer Maja ... of colour landscape photographs, beginning in the 1970s and continuing until the present. His ...
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An immersive celebration of Black contribution and the many stories it tells.
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Engage with provocative proposals from artists, activitsts and thinkers, join the debate and feed in your thoughts, hopes and dreams to a collective display of ideas for utopia now.
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Disabled artist and writer Jamila Prowse is joined by curator and writer Iarlaith Ni Fheorais, artist filmmaker, producer and writer Jameisha Prescod and artist and writer Marie Smith.
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Major exhibition by Somerset House Studios artist Eloise Hawser
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Watch the Get Up, Stand Up Now film produced for the exhibition which delves into the Black experience, creativity and influence.
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Exhibition featuring Maeve Brennan, Vivienne Griffin, rkss & Laura Fox, Rhea Storr, Sam Williams & Roly Porter.
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This October, Somerset House and 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair are proud to present new and rarely seen works from internationally renowned South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga
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A symposium organised by the Fashion Research Network to accompany Hair by Sam McKnight.
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