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A major exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture.
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Moving image artist and researcher Onyeka Igwe spotlights a series of Black women filmmakers.
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This is a club where everyone is welcome, committed to a collective unknowing, and a desire plunge in regardless.
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One of the world’s leading photography competitions.
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An exhibition of rarely-displayed and unseen works from the Victoria and Albert Museum's preeminent collection of photographs.
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An intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son, and community pillar, Blacker Dread.
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Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, the film follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts.
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With rare access to the guarded world of sweatshops, Rahul Jain brings us into one of the thousands of textile mills in heavily industrialized Sachin, India.
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Drop-in activity for families to test an app inspired by Snoopy and create analogue protest placards.
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Join consultant Remi Harris as she walks us through some of the practical how to’s of freelance finance.
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A screening of Charlotte Prodger’s Turner Prize-winning film BRIDGIT to coincide with the exhibition Unquiet Moments.
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Taking centre stage in the courtyard is a new interactive artwork from Anna Meredith, a Somerset House Studios resident and Mercury Award-nominated composer and musician.
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Join creative computing artist and educator Jazmin Morris as she unpacks her practice situated around representation and inclusivity within technology.
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Steeped in history, these rooms offer a distinctive sense of charm and heritage.
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Beloved British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks are back, and they’re ready to open the Summer Series in style.
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A versatile space offering a contemporary and elegant location with balcony views over the Edmond J Safra Fountain Court and the Thames.
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Ahead of the programme's first workshop, Mutant Promise share a mix featuring new music from rkss, peb, Ana Quiroga, Nozomu Matusomo, and Glass Salt.
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Critically acclaimed vocalist, and producer Lafawndah premieres a new sound piece, Antinomy for ASSEMBLY.
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Dynamic saxophonist and composer Ben Vince shares his new work, 'Falling into Time' as part of ASSEMBLY 2020.
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