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A Brief Revolution: photography, architecture and social space in the Manplan project

A Brief Revolution: photography, architecture and social space in the Manplan project Manplan tells its story through pictures, with just a line of text marching across each spread and some extended captions. There are full-page pictures, double-page spread pictures, and extra-wide gatefold pictures. Small images sit framed in a sea of black. It’s a tactile experience, the magazine’s printers used a special matt-black ink to make the printed photographs look even more dense and dramatic. The Architectural Review’s Manplan 1 […]

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Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí Cybernetics - The Immersive Experience Discover the universe of the Spanish genius, Salvador Dalí, and his surrealist masterpieces through digital displays, sound effects, projection mapping, and more. The VR metaverse is a 15-minute experience where you will use a VR headset and quite literally step into Dali’s world. With total freedom of moment, you’ll feel absolute escapism whilst navigating the space. The computer-generated world is so realistic. Elements of Dali’s most iconic works, like The Ants, The Persistence […]

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Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023 The four international artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023 are: Bieke Depoorter, Samuel Fosso, Arthur Jafa and Frida Orupabo. Originally established in 1996 and organised in partnership with the Photographers’ Gallery in London, since 2016, this long-standing and influential annual Prize identifies, and rewards artists who have made the most significant contribution to photography over the previous 12 months. From blurring the relationship between photographer and subject and unpicking the […]

May 24, 2023 37 12

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Aïda Muluneh

Aïda Muluneh Website > Thu 21 Jul 2022 - Fri 30 Sep 2022 Born in Ethiopia in 1974, Aïda left the country at a young age and spent an itinerant childhood between Yemen and England. After several years in a boarding school in Cyprus, she finally settled in Canada in 1985. In 2000, she graduated with a degree from the Communication Department with a major in Film from Howard University in Washington D.C. After graduation she worked as a photojournalist […]

September 8, 2022 58 9

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Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream

Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream Until 4th December A new display honouring the music, people and places central to the grime scene and its roots in East London. Co-curated by one of the first cameramen of grime, Roony 'RiskyRoadz’ Keefe, Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream is a brand new, free display that explores the history of grime in East London and the community at its heart. Grime music emerged almost twenty years ago in […]

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ETERNALLY YOURS – SOMERSET HOUSE

CARE, REPAIR & HEALING 16 Jun - 25 Sep 2022 Showcasing diverse examples of creative reuse, from historical samples of the Japanese art of Kintsugi and Boro, which embrace upcycling and repurposing, to works from contemporary artists who put repair at the heart of their practice, Eternally Yours explores the unexpectedly hopeful and healing stories that repair reveals. In light of the recent global pandemic, the exhibition seeks to unpack how ‘repair’ can guide both our individual and collective healing. […]

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Rebel Dread: The Story of Don Letts

Media Producer: Phil Hunt, Mark Vennis Available: 4 March 2022 REBEL DREAD is the story of Don Letts, a first-generation British-born Black filmmaker, DJ, musician, and cultural commentator. The film frames Don’s story with the 1968 Enoch Powell ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech and the 2018 ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy. The film covers Don’s relationship with the nascent punk scene of the 1970s and 80s – how rastas and punks found a common bond, both outside of the mainstream, and how Don introduced reggae to […]

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Amy: Beyond the Stage

Amy: Beyond the Stage OPEN UNTIL 10 APRIL 2022 The Design Museum: The Design Museum is located at 224 - 238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG. What to expect: Amy Winehouse’s unmistakable voice, confessional lyrics and iconic look, made her one of the music world's most beloved artists. Discover the story of Amy’s early career through her recordings and teenage notebooks to unravel the creative process behind her music, and pay tribute to her rich range of influences, from […]

January 26, 2022 126 12

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Life Between Islands: Celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art

Life Between Islands: A major new exhibition at Tate Britain celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art: Tate Britain Millbank, London SW1P 4RG 1 December 2021 – 3 April 2022 £16 / Free with ticket for Members Concessions available Heroines Liz Johnson Artur, Joy Gregory, Roshini Kempadoo, Marcia Michael and Ingrid Pollard are featured in new exhibition, Life Between Islands, at Tate Britain until April 3, 2022 Showcasing seventy years of Caribbean-British art over four generations, Life Between Islands – a major new exhibition at Tate Britain […]

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A Brief Revolution: photography, architecture and social space in the Manplan project

Salvador Dalí

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023

Aïda Muluneh

Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream

ETERNALLY YOURS – SOMERSET HOUSE

Rebel Dread: The Story of Don Letts

Amy: Beyond the Stage

Life Between Islands: Celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art

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