Utopia 2016
A year of artists, designers, provocateurs and thinkers experimenting with ways we might live, make, work and play.
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A year of artists, designers, provocateurs and thinkers experimenting with ways we might live, make, work and play.
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Inspired by a village fair, this event aims to draw on Spring’s symbolism to leave audiences feeling renewed and refreshed in their hope for the future of soil.
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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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Bringing you the best in Grime, inc. exclusives from guest collaborators & emerging talent.
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Acclaimed singer songwriter Joy Oladokun returns to the capital to make her Summer Series debut following a sold-out London show last year.
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Season Butler ruminates on the restorative potential of the humble jigsaw puzzle in our latest long read.
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An evening of poetry, performances and live music exploring Black diasporic identity.
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Featuring over 100 comic artworks from the Beano archive, works from 50 contemporary artists and interactive installations
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Entitled Deep Deep Dream, Ignota Books curates this special broadcast.
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Makerversity Presents is a series showcasing their community and the projects that have shaped them.
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Multidisciplinary artist working in moving image, print and textile.
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Artist Jade Montserrat joins Erica Scourti in conversation.
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Fresh from her support for Bjork this summer, announcing a very special live performance from Klein, with support from Berlin’s NaEe Roberts and SIREN Djs.
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Watch a video series of live performances profiling the talent of six UK-based womxn and non-binary artists.
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BBZ present a snapshot into queer Black British archives, memes that shaped us and a re-imagined queertopia.
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Multidisciplinary artist working with photography, painting, sculpture, installation and sound.
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Somerset House Studios Associate Artist Jennifer Walshe hosts a series of salons discussing post-internet sound and music.
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Somerest House Studios welcomes back Block Universe for a third year with a new commission by Zadie Xa.
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Moving image artist and researcher Onyeka Igwe spotlights a series of Black women filmmakers.
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