Celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond in a major new exhibition spanning art, film, photography, music, literature, design and fashion
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Reflect on the interrelationship and mutual influence of humans and the planet in this new film, exploring today’s climate crisis and legacies of colonialism.
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Kayleigh De Sousa is a freelance illustrator and Future Producer at Somerset House.
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Launched on World Earth Day 2018, we've raised a flag which reflects in real-time the impact of pollution & climatic changes.
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A major exhibition celebrating the master hairstylist’s remarkable 40 year career, from the late 1970s to the current day.
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The result of a two-month residency at Somerset House Studios, musician and producer Seb Gainsborough (aka Vessel) presents new piece for voices, percussion and electronics.
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Artist Marija Bozinovska Jones invites visitors to explore ideas of self and its preservation in our technological age.
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Brian Eno introduces the sensory world of Perfume.
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As part of the legacy of Nocturnal City, new Associate Artists Resis’dance host a workshop aimed at ending dancefloor discrimination.
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Q&A with Studios curator-in-residence Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura
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Season Butler ruminates on the restorative potential of the humble jigsaw puzzle in our latest long read.
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The experiences of a Syrian disc jockey and her friends are documented after the Arab Spring of 2011 when the sad realities that follow envelop their hope for liberation.
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Join Shonagh Marshall, curator of Hair by Sam McKnight in conversation with Lena de Casparis, Culture Director at Elle UK.
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Performed in the UK for the first time, a collaboration between classically trained dancer and choreographer Roderick George and musician J'Kerian Morgan aka Lotic.
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Join us for a talk with artist Clare Whistler and filmmaker Nichola Bruce, before a screening of their film GIFTS.
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AMRA's new commission for Art Night 2021 is an audiovisual work featuring Carnatic dance and vocal improvisation.
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Billy Donsanjh uses archive footage, and original interviews to tell the forgotten stories of the South Asian diaspora in his West Midlands hometown.
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Highlights include Somerset House Studios annual AGM event and new Gallery 31 exhibition
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