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A curated space for art, ideas and the artistic process.

The Process

An artist-led podcast series which explores the new ideas, big questions and surprising tangents which emerge from the artistic process.

What is the legacy of the 2011 riots?

Artist Imran Perretta explores one of the biggest moments of civil unrest in Britain in a generation.

The Darker Side of Cute

Artist Sean-Kierre Lyons explores how cuteness be used to sugar coat difficult messages

FELT CUTE, MIGHT SHAPESHIFT LATER

Artist and musician Hannah Diamond reflects on the transformative powers of cute

Is Animal Breeding A Form of Sculpture?

Artists Revival Cohen & Tuur Van Balen explore how humans have transformed the animals that we live with.

Is Failure More Productive Than Success?

Tom Stables (Founding member of Makerversity) questions whether failure could be more productive than success?

The Black British Renaissance

Tracing the legacy of Black British fashion with Andrew Ibi, Jazzie B & Martine Rose

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Documentaries & Films

Conversations, ideas, and work in progress

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Imran Perretta: A Requiem For the Dispossessed 30 Oct 2024

Watch an artistic response to Imran Perretta's current exhibition 'A Riot in Three Acts'

Making a Rukus! 30 Sep 2024

Artist Evan Ifekoya and Curator Topher Campbell reflect on clubs, community and making their own archives.

Resonant Dance Floors 23 Jul 2024

Artist Joe Namy examines the healing effects of sound on the body through their work

How to... LOVERBOY! 5 Jun 2024

What do you do with that spark of inspiration, that burning desire, that…white…heat?

Bamboo As Method 29 Feb 2024

Artist Zheng Bo explores the restorative nature of creating artworks with plants.

The Power of Cute 22 Jan 2024

A video essay unpacking the lure and sinister nature of cuteness.

The Missing Thread 21 Sep 2023

A documentary exploring the untold stories of Black British fashion

In Conversation: Rashaad Newsome 20 Jun 2023

The artist is joined by Tamar Clarke-Brown to unpack his latest animated video work and the narratives of Black possibility it conjures.

Edges of Sign Language 27 Mar 2023

Multidisciplinary artist Christine Sun Kim shares insights into her Somerset House residency and practice

Monstrosity & Glamour 1 Feb 2023

Journey with Jenkin van Zyl through his deviant practice and theatrical installations.

Leeroy New: Vessels of Transformation 23 Aug 2022

Reimagining and creating alternative, positive futures.

Assembly 2024

Watch a collection of new commissions, collaborations, talks and live performances.

Performances 6 Nov 2024

A selection of experimental sound and music performances.

Talks 6 Nov 2024

Two discussions about experimental music and decolonising sound art.

Not Strictly Speaking

A three-part podcast series exploring different manifestations of the voice, produced in conjunction with Somerset House Studios' Assembly.

The Voice as Resistance

Vivienne Griffin and Helen Cammock explore the enduring power of group singing and how it can embody resistance

The Voice is the Instrument

Elaine Mitchener & Joan La Barbara explore the voice as a sound producing instrument

The Disembodied Voice

Prem Sahib and Felicia Atkinson consider the voices that speak on our behalf.

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Artists in Focus

Films profiling artists making work at Somerset House Studios.

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Featured artists

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May The Fox Take You

Ana Min Wein (Where am I From)?