Marie McPartlin, Director of Somerset House Studios offers up a list of cultural highlights for the year ahead from Studios artists and beyond.
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A film of formidable power from director Ava DuVernay, who turns an episode from the history of the civil rights struggle into an incendiary dramatic thriller.
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Discover.film will open its vaults to screen a ‘tutti-frutti” selection of some of the best award-winning short film from around the world.
/whats-on/east-wing-edit/discoverfilm-takeover
Exploring the fascinating world of mushrooms, in a new exhibition from curator and writer, Francesca Gavin.
/whats-on/mushrooms-art-design-and-future-fungi
Gallery talks led by selected exhibitors representing black excellence and experience from authentic voices across mediums.
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The latest artwork in our PAUSE series, invites us to imagine the body as the dynamic centre for change, serving as a counterpoint to instructional videos and quarantine work out plans.
/blog/alone-together-seth-pimlott
UK Gay Bar Directory is a moving image archive of gay bars in the UK. Shot over a period of nine months, the film documents over 100 gay bars across 14 cities.
/blog/uk-gay-bar-directory-hannah-quinlan-and-rosie-hastings
The first online exhibition from The Courtauld Institute of Art, organised by its MA Curating the Art Museum students.
/whats-on/unquiet-moments-capturing-everyday
6 Months Without documents a London life lived offline by artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö.
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The multidisciplinary artist presents a specially designed flag, titled A Song About Family – an emblem of family co-creation and her time spent in residence.
/whats-on/christine-sun-kim-flag-commission
Assembly's Saturday live programme opens with new performances from exlRuth and Mark Leckey.
/whats-on/assembly-2024/mark-leckey-exlruth
Somerset House are delighted to welcome The Future Plate, the UK's largest collective of African and Caribbean chefs, to our vibrant Residents community this July.
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Writer, musician, theorist, and curator DeForrest Brown, Jr. joins the Somerset House Studios community for a one-month international residency in March 2024.
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Chef Rishim Sachdeva brings Café Petiole, a new (mostly) vegan café to Somerset House.
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Marking the 50th anniversary of internet pioneer Douglas Engelbart’s 1968 presentation.
/whats-on/mother-all-demos-kassem-mosse-atau-tanaka-ted-hunt
We chatted with 2019 Sony World Photography Awards winner Jasper Doest.
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Everything you need to know.
/london-design-biennale-2021/london-design-biennale-essential-information
Join us for a FREE late event for 18-30-year-olds, where aspiring creatives will explore the themes of the SOIL and Salt Cosmologies exhibitions.
/whats-on/soil-salt-cosmologies-upgrade-yourself-takeover
The leading international contemporary African art fair, featuring 40 galleries from 18 countries
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In this installment of the Material Explorations series, Makerversity explore Fantastic Plastic and takes a closer look at how innovations in materials and processes is disrupting what we make & how.
/whats-on/makerversity-material-explorations-discovering-plastics
