Marking its 19th edition Collect announces its return
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Live streamed talk exploring the organic phenomena of mycelium both in the natural world and in design.
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An online presentation of live performances and existing works exploring THE SICK/ CRIP/ RESTING/ LAZY/ INTERDEPENDENT BODY.
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Studios residents Project O present a video artwork considering Somerset House’s historical connection to the British Royal Navy.
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A presentation and panel discussion exploring abolition as a concept.
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The hip-hop laureate of St. Louis brings pours his dense, melodic flows into funk and soul influenced tracks. This is music for the vibers.
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The place where professional artists of all kinds can come to be amateurs.
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Interdisciplinary artist, interested in the ‘Human-Machine’ as the complex data of the moving body and mind.
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Make a chair the superhero and a spoon its arch nemesis! Anything goes in this comic creating workshop where you redraw the line between fact and fiction.
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GIN, the DJ and champion of platforming underrepresented groups within the music industry, brings a high-energy set to the rink, along with special guest RoxXxan.
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Critically acclaimed and Mercury Music Prize nominated treasures, Doves return after nearly a decade away from the limelight.
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Curator Sarah Cook is joined by artists Michael Mandiberg, Garnet Hertz and Addie Wagenknecht to discuss the technological surveillance issues with working online and from home during lockdown.
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Revolutionary new careers fair for young people to gain relevant, useful advice for getting into Film, Theatre, Music & Visual Arts.
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An inspirational talent & skills development space for young people.
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This display examines the intriguing variety of inscriptions that can be found on drawings, from artists’ signatures to casual notes and records of ownership.
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A major new landmark exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture
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A free exhibition of new and selected works from one of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists, Mary Sibande
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DJ, presenter and African music expert Rita Ray presents the eclectic music of the clubs and parties prolific at the time of the celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
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Elaine Mitchener discusses radical approaches to creating and interpreting musical scores
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A celebration of trans* art & creative expression.
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