Writer, educator, broadcaster and musician Vivien Goldman explores the impact of the Windrush generation on British music culture in the second half of the 20th century.
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Celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond in a major new exhibition spanning art, film, photography, music, literature, design and fashion
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Publisher Margaret Busby explores the rise of Carnival as a means of celebration and defiance for the Windrush generation
/blog/horace-ov%C3%A9-and-notting-hill-carnival
Live streamed talk exploring the organic phenomena of mycelium both in the natural world and in design.
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Vicki Bennett (People Like Us) explores the processes of making audiovisual content, working with archives and found footage.
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Talks Programme, Kinetic Sculpture Installation & Sponsors at Collect 2020 Unveiled
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Elizabeth MacLeod picks out a few fascinating behind the scenes facts about the films curated for Film4 Summer Screen.
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Join us for a talk with artist Clare Whistler and filmmaker Nichola Bruce, before a screening of their film GIFTS.
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Join us as we welcome Mary Finnigan, author of Psychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab.
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Edible Utopia launches with the processional entrance of the rhubarb to the building and the ceremonial opening of the conference centre roof.
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Born into a household of soundsystem, Thali brings tradition and modernity to roots, reggae and dub music with via CAYA, Come As You Are, Soundsystem.
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Marija Bozinovska Jones & J.G. Biberkopf unpack their collaborative audio-visual performance work.
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Somerset House Studios + Google Arts and Culture launched n-Dimensions, the first “remote” artist-in-residence program launched outside of the Google Arts and Culture Lab in Paris.
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Watch a film of Nocturnal City with Amy Lamé, Lutz Leichsenring, Berlin Community Radio, Bala Club & Estela Oliva.
/blog/whats-state-london-night-club-culture
Discover today’s designers and ideas that will change our world.
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An exercise in and a reflection on different types of friendly relationships and friendship.
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Join us to chat face to face with people working in the arts.
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A weekend festival celebrating and interrogating the making of independent media, in an age of infinite information.
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year with the return of Hyper Functional, Ultra Healthy, a dynamic series of events from Somerset House ... events alongside Jittish’s installation, with food, drink, and courtyard activities to enhance your ... festival of experimental games, with an extended nine-day exhibition of engaging interaction and play ...
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Another lively evening of talks debating the top topics that matter to us today.
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