Listen now to a new three-part audio work by artist and Savage Messiah author Laura Grace Ford, generated by psychogeographic walks – drifts - through parts of West London.
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A talk exploring Black radicalism, anti-capitalist place-making and abolitionist geography.
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Leeds-based artist Simeon Barclay ruminates on how art has helped him understand his place in the world
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Second instalment in a series of participatory rituals, based on the 12 mythic Labours of Herakleos.
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Billy Donsanjh uses archive footage, and original interviews to tell the forgotten stories of the South Asian diaspora in his West Midlands hometown.
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Architect and visual artist Yazan Khalili curates an episode of Transmissions, featuring Noor Abed, Noor Abuarafeh, Dina Mimi and Amani Yacoub.
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Rediscover the city through an audio work by artist and Savage Messiah author Laura Grace Ford, the latest PAUSE, a mid-week moment to take in an artist’s work in full
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Somerset House announces details of Skate at Somerset House, with new headline partner Switzerland Tourism
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Photographer Ken Grant shares details of his process having focused on the trade and tradition of northern England for more than three decades.
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Using film, photography and music, Caleb Femi pushes the boundaries of poetry on the page.
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Dr. Gail Lewis explores Black radicalism, anti-capitalist place-making and abolitionist geography with Lola Olufemi and Imani Robinson.
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A day-long programme of workshops, discussions and experimentation exploring the relationship between financial technologies, artistic practice and contemporary culture.
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Somerset House explores the possibilities of design and invention for radical social and environmental change in a new free exhibition
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We talk to Georgia Taglietti of Barcelona's Sónar Festival ahead of the second edition of Nocturnal City.
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Khải will show how a new generation of design thinkers are applying modern techniques to Vietnamese design without losing the emotional resonance of traditional handcrafting.
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Exploring unsanctioned public art – or graffiti – as an intrinsically utopian practice.
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An ontological adventure into voice recognition, language, semiotics, sensory experience, immersive sound and imagination.
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Watch a talk exploring the organic phenomena of mycelium both in the natural world and in design
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Looking forward to innovative and thought-provoking creativity at Somerset House in the year ahead.
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Join us for a series of participatory rituals, based on the 12 mythic Labours of Herakleos.
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