Exhibition Imran Perretta: A Riot In Three Acts A new commission using sound, sculpture and performance to reflect on the narratives of our urban spaces, and the social inequality and racial violence that shape them. →
Exhibition Dono: Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom & Harun Morrison Presenting new work by Somerset House Studios resident artists Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom and Harun Morrison. →
Art Fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2024 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its twelfth edition. →
Exhibition The Lore of LOVERBOY The first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024. →
Music Somerset House Summer Series Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returned in July 2024 with eleven nights of unmissable gigs in the intimate and immersive setting of our spectacular courtyard. →
Exhibition Studio 01: Points of Return A new Somerset House Studios exhibition series presenting the work of three early career visual artists. →
Art Fair Photo London 2024 Photo London’s ninth edition returns to Somerset House with the very best in past, present and future photography. →
Exhibition Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2024 Discover incredible stories from around the world told through the visual language of photography. →
Installation Zheng Bo: Bamboo as Method A large scale new commission from Hong-Kong based artist Zheng Bo, transforming our courtyard into a bamboo garden. →
Exhibition Cute A major exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture. →
Exhibition Now Play This 2024 The UK’s leading experimental games festival, returns this spring showcasing the very latest in independent and innovative game design from across the globe. →
Photography World Unseen Brought to you by Canon, this immersive, first-of-its kind photography exhibition enables everyone – blind, partially sighted and sighted visitors – to experience imagery in an entirely new way. →
Installation Libby Heaney: Heartbreak and Magic A new virtual reality artwork and physical installation by the award-winning Somerset House Studios artist and quantum physicist Dr. Libby Heaney. →
Art Fair Collect 2024 Celebrating its 20th year, Collect is the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design. →
Art Fair London Original Print Fair 2024 The longest running art fair in London and specialist print fair in the world returns to Somerset House for its 39th edition. →
Assembly 2024 Assembly 2024 Somerset House Studios’ experimental sound, music, and performance series, Assembly, returns for the first time in four years. →
Installation Theresa Weber: Cycles of Unmasking For her first public commission in the UK, London-based artist Theresa Weber produces a site-specific installation responding to the history and architecture of Somerset House. →
Exhibition Makerversity: Designing for the Real World Celebrating the tenth anniversary of one of our first creative residents, Makerversity, with an exhibition showcasing innovative projects and the process behind disruptive design. →
Exhibition The Missing Thread Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, The Missing Thread charted the shifting landscape of Black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich design history. →
Exhibition Sonya Dyer: Three Parent Child Somerset House Studios resident Sonya Dyer presents a new commission. →
Art Fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2023 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading art fair dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, returns to London for its 11th edition. →
Performance London Battle London Battle takes over our iconic open-air courtyard with a world premiere and a day packed with showcases, workshops, live DJs and a big outdoor party. →
Exhibition BLACK VENUS An exhibition examining the historical representation and shifting legacy of Black women in visual culture. →
Exhibition London Design Biennale & Eureka 2023 A showcase of the world’s most ambitious and imaginative designers, curators and design institutes working today. →
Exhibition Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2023 Celebrating photography in all its varied brilliance. →
Installation Whorled (Here After Here After Here) The new courtyard commission by Somerset House from the Mumbai based artist Jitish Kallat is his first major public commission in the UK. →
Exhibition Christine Sun Kim: Edges of Sign Language New commission that examines how sound operates in society as well as exploring the parameters of her own relationship with American Sign Language and spoken languages. →
Event Now Play This 2023 London’s leading festival of experimental games returns, showcasing the very latest in independent and experimental game design from the across the globe. →
Event Photo London 2023 The eighth Photo London opens its doors at Somerset House from 11-14 May, with a special Preview Day on 10 May, and promises to be the most international edition to date. →
Art Fair London Original Print Fair 2023 The longest running art fair in London, founded in 1985 at the Royal Academy of Arts, comes to Somerset House for its 38th edition. →
Art Fair Collect 2023 Collect is one of the world’s most influential fairs focusing on contemporary craft and design. →
Exhibition Gallery 31: The Voices of A Tempest Curated by A---Z, this exhibition investigates fictional activism through storytelling, with Babeworld x utopian_realism, Tarek Lakhrissi and Michael & Chiyan Ho. →
Exhibition The Horror Show! An exhibition from the dark side, celebrating our greatest cultural provocateurs and visionaries. →
Installation Amba Sayal-Bennett: Geometries of Difference A new commission by London-based interdisciplinary artist Amba Sayal-Bennett, exploring the layered architecture and rich history of Somerset House. →
Exhibition Gallery 31: Swimmers Limb Curated by Taylor LeMelle and featuring Mani Kambo, Comuzi Lab (Yaa Addae and Saffi Mackenzie) and Tai Shani. →
Installation SERAFINE1369: We can no longer deny ourselves Somerset House Studios resident SERAFINE1369 (Jamila Johnson-Small) presents a new large scale, durational work. →
Installation Grada Kilomba: O Barco / The Boat Interdisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba brings her critically- acclaimed installation O Barco / The Boat, 2021 to our courtyard. →
Exhibition Eternally Yours This summer, Somerset House presents Eternally Yours, a free exhibition exploring ideas around repair, care and healing. →
Exhibition Gallery 31: Piece of Mind An exhibition exploring the effects of the changing function of our intimate domestic spaces. →
Installation The Arks of Gimokudan by Leeroy New Philippine artist-designer Leeroy New presents his first UK large-scale installation. →
Exhibition Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules Calling all mayhem-makers and rule-breakers - Beano is taking over Somerset House! →
Exhibition Gallery 31: Temporary Compositions An exhibition considering the temporary synchronicity between people, bodies, sounds and signals. →
Exhibition We Are History Exhibition offering a different perspective on humanity's impact on the planet by tracing the complex interrelations between today’s climate crisis and legacies of colonialism. →
Exhibition Gallery 31: Create, Capture, Organise, Pluralise Exhibition exploring the notion of the body as an archive; as a record of collective stories, experiences, and memories. →
Outdoor Dodge We welcomed visitors back to Somerset House with a thrilling new open-air experience in our spectacular courtyard. →
Exhibition Leila Alaoui: Rite of Passage The first major UK retrospective of works from the celebrated French-Moroccan photographer, video artist and activist Leila Alaoui. →
Installation Arrivals + Departures Situated in our spectacular courtyard, Arrivals + Departures is a large-scale interactive installation exploring birth, death and the journey in between by artist duo YARA + DAVINA. →
Exhibition Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi Exploring the fascinating world of mushrooms, in a new exhibition from curator and writer, Francesca Gavin. →
Installation Gaika – 100 Names of God This year, visitors to Skate will experience a new spectacular artwork on our stunning ice rink from Somerset House Studios resident artist Gaika. →
Installation 'density' by Koo Jeong A Visitors to Skate this year can experience a hyperreal floating ice sculpture in the courtyard around London’s most beautiful ice rink. →
Exhibition Gallery 31: BONDS Bonds is the title of the first season of Gallery 31 featuring Laura Grace Ford, Anna Mikkola, Imran Perretta, Hannah Perry, Nick Ryan and Flora Yin-Wong. →
Exhibition Museum of Architecture's Gingerbread City The Museum of Architecture brings its hugely popular Gingerbread City exhibition to Somerset House. →
Exhibition Mary Sibande: I Came Apart at the Seams An exhibition of new and celebrated works from one of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists, Mary Sibande. →
Exhibition Water Life by Aida Muluneh Engaging in issues of water scarcity and ecological emergency, photographer Aida Muluneh presents a new series of work commissioned by WaterAid. →
Exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now A major new exhibition celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond. →
Exhibition Kaleidoscope: Immigration and Modern Britain Exploring identity and immigration in modern Britain. →
Exhibition World Illustration Awards 2019 Exhibition Showcasing the very best emerging and established illustrations from around the world today. →
Exhibition Generations Exhibition exploring how intimate relationships and collective histories affect an individual’s sense of self. →
Exhibition Hanna Moon & Joyce Ng: English as a Second Language Celebrating two of the most exciting photographers working in fashion. →
Installations & Events Earth Day Season 2019 A fortnight of installations and events exploring creative responses to climate change. →
Exhibition Beyond Boundaries An interaction between the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, and the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London. →
Exhibition International Fashion Showcase 2019: Brave New Worlds Work from the most up-and-coming fashion talent from around the world. →
Exhibition Athi-Patra Ruga: Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions New and rarely seen works from internationally renowned South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga. →
Music ASSEMBLY A celebration of contemporary electronic and experimental music and the makers behind it, curated by Somerset House Studios. →
Exhibition Hannah Perry: GUSH British artist and Somerset House Studios resident, Hannah Perry, presents a major body of new work in her first solo exhibition in the UK since 2015. →
Installation TBCTV Taking the form of a TV studio, an installation from Studios residents Mel Brimfield, Ewan Jones Morris and Chloe Lamford. →
Installation Es Devlin: Mask A new projection-mapped sculptural work made specifically for Somerset House and Photo London. →
Installation SYSTEM by Gaika Studios Resident Gaika marks 70 years of Windrush with month-long installation exploring sound systems and Notting Hill Carnival’s heritage. →
Exhibition The Influence Project Featuring never-seen-before photographic portraits of pioneers of R&B, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat and Hip Hop. →
East Wing Edit Our East Wing Edit presents a summer of free activity for all ages, offering a unique insight into our core events and exhibitions. →
Performance Circus Sampler Presenting two summer weekends of distinctive contemporary circus, hip hop dance and music. →
Installation Michael Pinsky: Pollution Pods An innovative sensory installation in our courtyard by British artist Michael Pinsky. →
Installation Kimchi and Chips: Halo Inviting audiences to look at one of London’s favourite public spaces through a new magical lens. →
Event PROCESS! A weekend festival celebrating and interrogating the making of independent media, in an age of infinite information. →
Exhibition Sovereign An interactive showcase by Somerset House Studios artists Werkflow featuring a playable demo of upcoming video game Sovereign. →
Exhibition North: Fashioning Identity An exhibition exploring contemporary artistic and stylistic representations of the north of England. →
Installation Anna Meredith: Sarabande for Zamboni New sonic artwork by Somerset House Studios artists Anna Meredith and Music Hackspace for Skate at Somerset House. →
Exhibition Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane A homecoming exhibition of the British-Moroccan artist, showcasing his vibrant fusion of contemporary cultures through new and celebrated works. →
Exhibition The Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects Discover the extra ordinary possibilities of everyday objects. →
Exhibition Mat Collishaw: Thresholds Go back in time to the dawn of photography with Thresholds, a new virtual reality artwork by Mat Collishaw. →
Installation Western Flag (Spindletop, Texas) 2017 A large-scale art installation by artist John Gerrard in Somerset House’s The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court on the occasion of World Earth Day. →
Exhibition Game Changers Discover how traditional forms of chess, billiards and mazes continue to influence designers making exciting new games today. →
Exhibition Hair by Sam McKnight A major exhibition celebrating the master hairstylist’s remarkable 40 year career, from the late 1970s to the current day. →
Exhibition Malick Sidibé The first major solo exhibition in the UK of the late Malian photographer best known for chronicling the lives and culture of the city of Bamako. →
Utopia 2016 A year of artists, designers, provocateurs and thinkers experimenting with ways we might live, make, work and play. →
Exhibition Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick An exhibition of art inspired by the master film maker. →
Performance Vertical: Le Patin Libre The award-winning Canadian quintet carved the ice with their signature blend of technical skill and cutting edge style. →
Exhibition Venturing Beyond Exploring unsanctioned public art – or graffiti – as an intrinsically utopian practice. →
Exhibition Big Bang Data A major exhibition where artists, designers and innovators explored how data is transforming our world.→
Exhibition TINTIN: Hergé's Masterpiece Stepping inside the wonderfully eccentric world of artist-author Hergé and Tintin, his intrepid young reporter, the exhibition explored the evolution of the artwork of Hergé. →
Exhibition The Jam 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. →
Exhibition Beneath the Surface An exhibition of rarely-displayed and unseen works from the Victoria and Albert Museum's preeminent collection of photographs. →
Exhibition Beard A series of portraits by photographer Mr Elbank in which all of the subjects sport a beard. →
Exhibition Mapping the City An innovative exhibition of works by established and emerging artists from the street and graffiti art scenes. →
Installation PJ Harvey: Recording in Progress A project conceived by PJ Harvey, in collaboration with Artangel and Somerset House, for the Inland Revenue’s former staff gymnasium and rifle range in the New Wing at Somerset House. →
Installation Marc Quinn: Frozen Waves, Broken Sublimes Four monumental sculptures by Marc Quinn presented in The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court. →
Installation Futurismo Ancestral Acclaimed Barcelona-born graffiti artist Sixe Parades’ ode to Peruvian and Andean aesthetics. →
Exhibition Return of the Rudeboy An original exhibition created and curated by prolific photographer and filmmaker for music’s most wanted Dean Chalkley and fashion-industry favourite creative director Harris Elliott. →
Exhibition A Little History: Nick Cave & Cohorts, 1981 - 2013 An exhibition of photographs by Bleddyn Butcher, tracking Nick Cave’s creative career from the apoplectic extravagance of The Birthday Party to the calmer disquiet of 2013’s Push The Sky Away. →
Exhibition Chris Stein/Negative On the occasion of Blondie’s 40th anniversary, we showcased a series of iconic and previously unpublished photographs by Chris Stein, co-founder of Blondie. →
Exhibition Guy Bourdin: Image Maker The UK’s largest ever exhibition of the influential and enigmatic fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, featuring over 100 works and previously unseen material from the photographer’s estate. →
Exhibition elBulli: Ferran Adrià and The Art of Food A major retrospective exhibition on a global icon of gastronomy, Ferran Adrià, and the restaurant he built to become the world’s best, elBulli. →
Exhibition Miles Aldridge: I Only Want You to Love Me A major retrospective of photographer Miles Aldridge's work. →
Exhibition Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! A major fashion exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life and wardrobe of the late British patron of fashion and art. →
Exhibition Kokoro: The Art of Horiyoshi III Kokoro means 'heart' in Japanese; it is the 'feeling', the 'inner meaning' that underpins the Japanese approach not only to art, but to Japanese life as a whole. →
Exhibition Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour Featuring 10 Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside over 75 works by 14 international acclaimed photographers. →
Exhibition Tim Walker: Story Teller One of the most visually exciting and influential fashion photographers working today. →
Exhibition Valentino: Master of Couture A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino showcasing over 130 exquisite haute couture designs. →
Exhibition 20 Years of Dazed & Confused Magazine Dazed & Confused has been a go-to reference for style and culture since its explosive launch in London in 1991 by Jefferson Hack and renowned photographer Rankin. →
Exhibition Dior Illustrated A celebration of the renowned illustrator creator of some of the most iconic fashion images of the 20th century. →
Exhibition SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution Collaborating with high profile photographers, artists, writers, designers and cultural figures, SHOWstudio has forged a revolution in the way fashion is communicated. →
Exhibition Skin+Bones Discover the synergies between fashion and architecture from the 1980s to the present day. →
Exhibition Wouldn't it be nice... This major exhibition of art and design presented a subversive and constantly-changing programme of events and performance. →
