a creature drawn from the tradition of fantastical stone grotesques protecting the buildings they preside ... whimsy. Much of Lyons’s work draws from cartoon animation, specifically its historical roots in minstrelsy ... and lineage of racist caricature. This creature references the 1990s TV cartoon Gargoyles and is one ...
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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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Join Somerset House teammates as they share their roles (previous and current) and offer insight into how to navigate a potential career in the arts.
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Imagining the future together, to start building a better world today. Join us for an evening of discussion with expert speakers, including Simon Burrall and Professor Aladin Aladin.
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We bring you the inaugural episode of Transmissions bringing artists together to share work, curated by Anne Duffau, Tai Shani and Hana Noorali.
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Award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival, When They See Us) offers an insight into his creative process.
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Curator, writer and artist Legacy Russell curates the final episode of Transmissions Season 2, entitled Glitched Narratives.
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Michael Ho's is a multi-disciplinary artist who's work responds to the notions of the Chinese diaspora, cultural mismatch and subsequently cultural (re)discovery.
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Originally a barrel vaulted bargehouse linked directly to the Thames, the galleries are now our most modern and adaptable events space.
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Explore Utopia by dropping into a free workshop, all ages welcome.
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in the basement of the New Wing of Somerset House, each with an upper and a lower floor (these ... RESIDENCY SPACE FOR EARLY AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS OR DESIGNERS WORKING CRITICALLY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, ... workspace specifically for individuals and groups working critically at the intersection of art, design and ...
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An immersive virtual reality exhibition from Icelandic icon Björk.
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The last 12 months have seen the singer songwriter Tom Misch go from bedroom producer to gaining a reputation as one of the UK’s most hotly tipped new acts.
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RACEZINE is a media platform and club night (TONGUE N TEETH) which aims to centre and document contemporary Black, Asian, Brown and indigenous bodied voices and visions.
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Assembly 2024 features a series of new commissions, collaborations, and live premieres.
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Sian Fan’s interdisciplinary practise combines technology and performance to explore mixed identities, existing between worlds and what it means to be human in the digital age.
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New for Film4 Summer Screen this year, we have commissioned a short film to be screened ahead of each film.
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Join animator Lauren Orme to harness their imaginations and create dream like figures through drawing and 3D modelling.
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North London based electronic producer Loraine James premieres a new long-form audio piece for ASSEMBLY.
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Day takeover of the Somerset House Instagram account. The world’s largest environmental movement, ... April 2017, standing as a symbol of climate change and modern society’s dependence on oil. "The ... that time combined. This can be considered the birth of the modern oil age, if not modernity ...
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