Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society.
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Somerset House Studios residents Project O present a new video artwork considering Somerset House’s historical connection to the British Royal Navy.
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Award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival, When They See Us) offers an insight into his creative process.
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Amaliah heads up the party throwing collective Borne Fruits, so you can look forward to soulful cuts from across the spectrum.
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articulate a sense of place through time, locality, sonic experimentation, nature and ecology while exploring ...
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Our most atmospheric space lies hidden from the public gaze, one level below our famous fountains.
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Bonds is the title of the first season of Gallery 31 featuring Laura Grace Ford, Anna Mikkola, Imran Perretta, Hannah Perry, Nick Ryan and Flora Yin-Wong.
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Watch a short film produced in partnership with Holborn Community Association inspired by our Summer 2019 exhibitions
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Learn more about Somerset House’s Young Producers' project Decentralise, a new interactive digital platform exploring the history of Black British art at Somerset House.
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A series of live events and performances to accompany Imran Perretta: A Riot In Three Acts.
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London’s beautiful open-air cinema comes back this August, with films that bring deep, dark and dazzling dreams to life
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In this talk join all-round creative Amzy OBR, who has established herself in many creative roles.
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To celebrate designer Bethany Williams’ flag commission we met with Bethany and collaborator The Magpie Project to learn more.
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Explore the industry and processes of independent magazine publishing with our Print! Tearing It Up film series.
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Who is performing and who has power? Rhea Storr examines the way in which authority is claimed and power is subverted through Black culture and carnival.
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Make a chair the superhero and a spoon its arch nemesis! Anything goes in this comic creating workshop where you redraw the line between fact and fiction.
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Josey Rebelle’s infectious energy and passion for underground music has unquestionably made her one of the most respected DJs in the game.
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An evening of talk, performance, live music and DJing, inspired by the dreamlike, fractured nature of the Black diasporic identity.
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Painter runs with the genre-agnostic mood of the times and refuses to be bound by style, but there is a pastoral sensitivity that binds her disparate works together.
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Bring a story of a loved one or some one you admire and have a live drawing created of them
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