Lawrence Lek
Simulation artist creating site-specific virtual worlds, video game essays, and speculative films.
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Simulation artist creating site-specific virtual worlds, video game essays, and speculative films.
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Hotline/chatline/in-conversation connected/selected by Jamila Johnson-Small and Sara Sassanelli.
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With unprecedented access to The Jam’s archive, Somerset House curated the first comprehensive exhibition about the extraordinary band whose music immortalised life for Britain’s disenchanted youth.
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Listen to the second episode in a new podcast series for Somerset House Studios
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Exclusive selections from Balamii DJs Eliza Rose and Tiff's Joints
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Resident members of our Creative Careers Academy present an evening of sensory experiences in response to the exhibition.
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Visitors to Skate this year can experience a hyperreal floating ice sculpture in the courtyard around London’s most beautiful ice rink.
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Listen to How to be Free, this week's Deep Listen which dives into the inspiration for POOL, a project by artist Nadeem Din-Gabisi
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Deja’s playful film reveals the absurdity of contemporary urban life and questions the rationality of our obsessions.
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Jahnavi Inniss is an artist and experimental designer.
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We are pleased to confirm that we are able to commence a phased reopening of Somerset House, following Saturday’s fire.
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London’s leading festival of experimental games returns with a new four-day virtual programme
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Enjoy after-hours access to our courtyard and acclaimed exhibitions at Somerset House and The Courtauld, with Morgan Stanley Lates.
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Somerset House announces details of its New Year's Eve celebrations with The Bitten Peach this winter
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Creator of TV phenomenon The Crown, Peter Morgan will talk about a major inspiration and influence on his own life and art, the screenwriting of the late William Goldman.
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An intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son, and community pillar, Blacker Dread.
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Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, the film follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts.
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With rare access to the guarded world of sweatshops, Rahul Jain brings us into one of the thousands of textile mills in heavily industrialized Sachin, India.
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An evening with Jenny Hval explores the world of her debut novel – a heady and hyper-sensual portrayal of sexual awakening and queer desire.
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