A film of formidable power from director Ava DuVernay, who turns an episode from the history of the civil rights struggle into an incendiary dramatic thriller.
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A season of exhibitions and events, talks and new commissions to celebrate African Art this autumn
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IAM explore the post-technological futures of everything by digging into their 2018 research theme: “The Subversion of Paradoxes”.
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A design studio specialising in prototyping, research & development, and communication design.
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A double-bill of short works about collision, collapse, memory, history and survival.
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An innovative exhibition of works by established and emerging artists from the street and graffiti art scenes.
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New and rarely seen works from internationally renowned South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga.
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Major exhibition by Somerset House Studios artist Eloise Hawser
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A free exhibition of new and selected works from one of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists, Mary Sibande
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Join Experimental Technology Fellowship recipients Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen as they share their ideas and process behind their latest digital commission May The Fox Take You.
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AGM returns with a programme spanning movement, music, installation and poetry in a constellation of stagings across two floors of Somerset House’s New Wing.
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Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect is the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design. The fair showcases the best work created by living artists in the world today.
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The Spell or The Dream is a major new work by Turner Prize winner and Somerset House Studios artist Tai Shani.
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Explore our new exhibition dedicated to the work of the late French-Moroccan photographer, artist and activist Leila Alaoui in this virtual tour.
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Working with bioacoustics, biological time and electromagnetism, Philomène Pirecki broadcasts a new video as part of Art Night 2021.
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It’s with great pleasure that we reveal another season of contemporary art, cutting edge music, design and fashion.
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Interdisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba brings her critically acclaimed installation O Barco/The Boat, to Somerset House this Autumn
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Join us for a FREE late event for 18-30-year-olds, where aspiring creatives will explore the themes of the SOIL and Salt Cosmologies exhibitions.
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Artist working critically with CGI software, hardware and virtual reality.
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A unique workshop exploring the themes of the Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane exhibition.
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