Labour / Sweat / Criminality
An evening of live readings and performance reflecting on carceral punishment.
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An evening of live readings and performance reflecting on carceral punishment.
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Taking place in the crypt below our courtyard featuring music visuals by Wang Fujui, Lu Yi, Meuko! Meuko!, TZU NI & LTY.
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A large-scale art installation by artist John Gerrard in Somerset House’s The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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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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An intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son, and community pillar, Blacker Dread.
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Moving image artist and researcher Onyeka Igwe spotlights a series of Black women filmmakers.
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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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Jake Gyllenhaal’s cult antihero Donnie Darko and Devil’s spawn Damien Thorn team up for an eerily entertaining double-bill of suburban Gothic and Satanic panic.
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We’re kicking off our brand-new Upgrade Yourself Monthly series with a session facilitated by the Working Class Creatives (WCC).
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A showcase of the world’s most ambitious and imaginative designers, curators and design institutes working today.
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A major exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture.
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Exploring unsanctioned public art – or graffiti – as an intrinsically utopian practice.
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A man creates a children's community based on principles of love and compassion, and struggles with the dark forces unleashed in the process.
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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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KWEI-ARMAH OBE & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ANGELA FERREIRA | SAT 22 JUN, 19.00- 20.30 | SCREENING ROOM | FREE, ... introduces his BBC series Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle in conversation with his fellow executive ... co-produced with Sir Lenny Henry’s production company Douglas Road. And come to understand what impact and ...
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Listen now to a new three-part audio work by artist and Savage Messiah author Laura Grace Ford, generated by psychogeographic walks – drifts - through parts of West London.
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Somerset House Summer Series with American Express announce details of this year’s support acts
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Following his Harvester workshop over the weekend, Johann Diedrick present his work and perform with the Harvester instrument.
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Creative family workshop let by Somerset House Studios artist Natasha Trotman.
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