Antagonistic Contradictions
Dr. Gail Lewis explores Black radicalism, anti-capitalist place-making and abolitionist geography with Lola Olufemi and Imani Robinson.
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Dr. Gail Lewis explores Black radicalism, anti-capitalist place-making and abolitionist geography with Lola Olufemi and Imani Robinson.
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Leeds-based artist Simeon Barclay ruminates on how art has helped him understand his place in the world
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Visual artist, choreographer and dancer using drawing, painting and sculpture materials with the moving body.
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Janet Street-Porter takes us on a journey back to London in the swinging 1960s, as she shares her story of being cast in Blow-Up, a British cinema icon.
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An exhibition of art inspired by the master film maker.
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The youngest son of Bob Marley, Damian “Junior Gong” Marley has forged his own musical path while adding a fresh new perspective to the Marley legacy.
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Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp’s irresistibly decadent synthpop and technicolour visual theatrics have made them one of the best loved electronic acts in British music.
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Artist duo that develops forms of art-led inquiry into the multiples layers of power and violence that flow through physical and cultural spaces.
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Win great prizes this fesstive season with our weekly Friday giveaways.
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Watch the first of a series of short films exploring the work of contemporary artists featured in Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
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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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Mutant Promise presents a series of three events looking at video games, interactive storytelling and the audio environments they allow us to inhabit.
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Watch artist Babak Ganjei as he invites us into his darkly comedic practice and self-professed sitcom lifestyle.
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Gallery 31 is a permanent exhibition space dedicated to profiling the Studios community and work developed through our residencies.
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cameras and given to members of the public for free. INSTAX benefitted from the increased footfall on our ...
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Somerset House's official press statements about the fire on Saturday 17th August
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Discussing the politics of perspective in cinema, climate emergency and the role of sound and landscape.
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Playfully and critically exploring socio-cultural entanglements with technology, through sculpture, bots and software.
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