DJ, presenter and African music expert Rita Ray presents the eclectic music of the clubs and parties prolific at the time of the celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
/blog/rita-ray-presents-sounds-bamako
A new flag commission by fashion designer Bethany Williams.
/whats-on/bethany-williams-flag-all-our-children
A talk reflecting on the space between; as part of our Arrivals + Departures opening weekend.
/whats-on/talk-arriving-departing
An essay film on contemporary flâneurship that follows a one-night trip through Amsterdam
/blog/desire-things-work-gerda-paliusyte
Explore our new exhibition dedicated to the work of the late French-Moroccan photographer, artist and activist Leila Alaoui in this virtual tour.
/blog/virtual-tour-leila-alaoui-rite-passage
Working with bioacoustics, biological time and electromagnetism, Philomène Pirecki broadcasts a new video as part of Art Night 2021.
/blog/art-night-philomene-pirecki
Rene Matić (b. 1997, Peterborough) is an artist, writer and poet based in London.
/residents/rene-matic
Explore language and class with artist Emma Hart.
/blog/emma-hart-language-and-class
A practice sharing session and in conversation with Studios residents Keiken, an artist collective.
/blog/grounding-practice-keiken
RAW SILK select tracks across house, EBM and pop, featuring balearic synths, breaks and drums for a decade-hopping set.
/whats-on/skate-somerset-house/djs-special-events/skate-lates/raw-silk
Visual artist and filmmaker working between moving image, performance and installation.
/residents/sam-williams
Artist and educator whose practice explores commonalities between art and science and ideas of a beyond human, natural, intelligence.
/residents/leila-dear
A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino showcasing over 130 exquisite haute couture designs.
/whats-on/valentino-master-couture
Join the fellows of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects in their temporary HQ at Somerset House for an evening fuelled by the spirit of storytelling through design.
/whats-on/learned-society-late-july
Join the fellows of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects in their temporary HQ at Somerset House for an evening fuelled by the spirit of storytelling through design.
/whats-on/learned-society-late-august
Join the fellows of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects in their temporary HQ at Somerset House for an evening fuelled by the spirit of storytelling through design.
/whats-on/learned-society-late-september
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.
/whats-on/family-drop-workshop-adhoc-comics
Recipient of the Somerset House Studios + Google Arts & Culture’s n-Dimensions residency.
/residents/jenna-sutela
Cannes prize-winning The Cinema Travellers is a journey with the traveling cinemas of India, which bring the wonder of the movies to faraway villages annually.
/whats-on/unorthodocs/cinema-travellers
Unpacking the process of working with games engine technology, Somerset House Studios residents Werkflow present their collaborative practice through two new films
/blog/werkflow-and-making-sovereign
