Coal: Post-Fuel considers an alternative future for the material that powered the industrial age, and shows that even dirty old coal has an emotional value.
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It’s inconceivable that you won’t want to join us at Somerset House for Rob Reiner’s classic romp starring a young Robyn Wright as the princess bride.
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The second event in this series is a talk by multidisciplinary artist Victoria Sin, in conversation with curator Taylor Le Melle.
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For the final party of the month, Newcastle-based choreographer Patrick Ziza evokes the style of Congolese Sapeurs.
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Celebrating its 20th year, Collect is the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design.
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Delving deeper into synthetic biology, exploring the applications and ethics of this radical technology through the lens of Food & Pharma.
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Stack is the subscription service for independent magazines, delivering a different title to thousands of subscribers around the world every month.
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Artist Eloise Hawser leads a night walk tracing Fleet Street's vanished 24-hour print industry.
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Director Jonathan Reekie introduces the forthcoming digital programming exploring the themes of connection and commonality
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The longest running art fair in London, founded in 1985 at the Royal Academy of Arts, comes to Somerset House for its 38th edition.
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The UEFA Champions Festival, a family friendly celebration for people of all ages is coming to London. During the four-day festival Somerset House is home to the UEFA Champions Pitch.
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Practice-led work researching the potential of ritual magick for post-capitalism, asking if counterculture is truly dead within a surveilled neoliberal environment.
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A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the impact of digital culture and technologies on the traditional definitions of beauty today.
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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.
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An outstanding group of portraits by one of the leading painters in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s
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Es Devlin, London Design Biennale's Artistic Director, has chosen Resonance as the 2020 theme, which over 50 countries and territories will respond to in their installations and presentations.
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Artists Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Mihkail Karikis come together for a special double bill screening of their films Estate, A Reverie and Children of Unquiet
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Joey Holder and OMSK Social Club team up to present an immersive live experience.
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Guest-curated day-to-night parties of live art, performance and games as part of This Bright Land.
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A celebration of trans* art & creative expression.
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