Sleep Mode and the Cultural Politics of Time
Are you living your life in sleep mode – a deceptive term meaning never fully on or off? Curator Sarah Cook explores the politics of how we spend our time.
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Are you living your life in sleep mode – a deceptive term meaning never fully on or off? Curator Sarah Cook explores the politics of how we spend our time.
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6 Months Without documents a London life lived offline by artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö.
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Glory To Sound is a new musical initiative founded by musician, DJ, broadcaster and Studios resident Nabihah Iqbal, inspired by her love for music.
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Our picks from the 2017 edition of London's premier photography fair.
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Elaine Mitchener explores diverse strategies for making group music.
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The work of Koo Jeong A incorporates derivative objects with the capacity for transformation, still and moving images, sound and scent.
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O YAMA O explore the rhythms and movement of everyday life through improvisation and folk song.
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Performances that hold a mirror up to society and confronting, head-on, issues through the disarming yet damning use of drag culture.
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A season of exhibitions and events, talks and new commissions to celebrate African Art this autumn
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The 2016 Longplayer Conversation will take place as part of Utopia 2016 between Ali Smith and Marina Warner.
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Electronic musician and dance artist NSDOS hosts an introductory workshop focused on making beats and electronic music with Orca.
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Visual artist, choreographer and dancer using drawing, painting and sculpture materials with the moving body.
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Colleagues from across producing, events and marketing share their career journeys and experiences, answering your questions with some practical advice.
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The Body Series is a new programme of four events focused on the exploration of feminism, sexuality and expression through text, movement and sound.
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What is the impact of an archive? And how can we use them to frame and understand the everyday?
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A brand new six-part podcast series, taking listeners behind the scenes with some of today’s most exciting creatives.
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London’s leading festival of experimental games returns for a weekend of engaging interaction and play
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Somerset House celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its twelfth edition.
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Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returns this July for 11 nights of unmissable gigs in the iconic setting of our spectacular open-air courtyard.
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