Today Somerset House Studios launches Grounding Practice, a new year round programme of workshops, presentations and conversations as a resource shaped by and for creative practitioners and critical thinkers. With contributors to the programme including director and moving image artist Akinola Davies Jr., feminist writer Lola Olufemi, curator Imani Robinson, and performance artist Florence Peake,…
Imagine stepping into a gallery that cantilevers off a steep hillside, floating in the forest. The bright Provence light sifts inside with you, and its rays wrap the artworks like a glaze. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers, the compelling building was the last work produced by the architect before his retirement from Rogers…
Back for its anticipated tenth edition, Berlin Art Week returns to the German capital from 15-19 September 2021, once again shining a bright light on the latest in contemporary art. The initiative provides a major platform for artists and galleries alike, while collaborating with some of the most important institutions in the Berlin art world….
First realised in 2009, hybrid art-fair-come-festival Independent returns to New York from 9-12 September 2021, with an artistic programme selected by founding curatorial advisor Matthew Higgs and co-produced in collaboration with leading galleries, non-profits and museums worldwide. Over one hundred artists, forty solo and dual artist presentations, and several activations have been commissioned for this…
London-based British-Nigerian composer and multi-disciplinary artist Klein has announced today her latest album Harmattan is set for release via acclaimed classical label, PENTATONE, on 19 November 2021. Klein also reveals the self-directed video for first single, hope dealers. Explaining her inspiration behind the track, the artist tells: “Honestly, to me, hope dealers is really an…
Launching this September, London’s Whitechapel Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Serpentine are set to present a major multi-venue exhibition dedicated to artist Theaster Gates’ clay practice for 2021-22. The programme features a major solo exhibition of the artist’s clay-based work, collection displays and new commissions. This ambitious collaboration is led by Whitechapel…
Doyle Wham, dubbed as the UK’s first contemporary African photography gallery, is collaborating with 14 Cavendish to present a group exhibition showcasing four exciting photographers from Nigeria, Kenya, Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire against a unique architectural backdrop. The exhibition runs from today, 23 July, to 13 August 2021. Offering a compelling insight into current photographic…
Abidjan-based Ivorian-French artist and researcher Keren Lasme’s narrative rich practice traverses photography, film, writing and jewellery-making. The interdisciplinary creative earned an MA in African Studies from SOAS University of London with a major in African Philosophy. Offering a unique insight into the city she calls home, Lasme shares with Something Curated her whirlwind guide to…