Sleep Mode and the Cultural Politics of Time
Are you living your life in sleep mode – a deceptive term meaning never fully on or off? Curator Sarah Cook explores the politics of how we spend our time.
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Are you living your life in sleep mode – a deceptive term meaning never fully on or off? Curator Sarah Cook explores the politics of how we spend our time.
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The Black Wellbeing Collective operates as a digital platform providing mental health and wellbeing services for the Black community to have space to heal, recharge and indulge in self-care.
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Somerset House celebrates Earth Day
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Historic England’s first major exhibition, told the story of key public art created between 1945 and 1985, the exhibition followed the fates and fortunes of site-specific sculptures and reliefs.
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A series of portraits by photographer Mr Elbank in which all of the subjects sport a beard.
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Featuring never-seen-before photographic portraits of pioneers of R&B, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat and Hip Hop.
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An evening of soul-stirring, spirit-lifting songs and stories, courtesy of the Oscar winning documentary that shines a spotlight on some of music’s most under-appreciated artists.
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reflect the aforementioned and the profound effect cinema, music and cinematic music have always had on my ... with the genre, some of which feeds into the David Lynch landscape, having been a composer on his film ...
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Modernist Indignation is an elegy for a rapidly disappearing culture, seen through the prism of the first Arabic design magazine.
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Build a Grim Beeper ghost detector from scratch with artist and musician Tara Pattenden.
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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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Across the week of midsummer – which sees the longest day and shortest night of the year – we host a week of online events responding to ‘always on’ culture.
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Reading rockers The Amazons bring their high-octane anthems to kickstart your Tuesday night.
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Join us for an illuminating discussion between designer Charles Jeffrey and British fashion journalist Sarah Mower.
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Daytimers and RepresentAsian join forces for a day dedicated to South Asian creativity, featuring music, live performance, yoga sessions and more.
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Wheelchair users are welcome to skate at Somerset House at any time, plus we also hold two dedicated wheelchair sessions.
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What does it take to be successful? What does success even mean for people working across TV & film?
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Somerset House invites local schools to join a free day of creativity and inspiration in conjunction with the landmark exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now.
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Somerset House director Jonathan Reekie shares his annual round-up of cultural highlights from the year gone by at Somerset House.
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Run the Check is a new way to showcase paid creative opportunities!
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