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Provoking change: Future(s) of Power #2 looks at influence + impact of artistic power at Somerset House Studios, Dec 12

11 December 2017

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The Future(s) of Power #2 talk at London’s Somerset House Studios takes place on December 12.

The second of four events curated by Superflux (Somerset’s studio residents) will “explore the influence and impact of artistic power to wider society” and features musician Brian Eno, writer Juliet Jacques, artist Liv Wynter and Jinan Younis of gal-dem.

The evening asks questions like ‘does their success and exposure empower participation in political discourse?’ and ‘does the artistic community wield its power to the best of its ability?’ It will look at how we engage with our current sociopolitical climate and will explore/debate the tools and strategies needed to “radically challenge and provoke change.”**

Visit the Somerset House Studios website for details.**

Defrag presents an in conversation with Werkflow + The White Pube at Somerset House Studios, Oct 31

30 October 2017

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Defrag presents The White Pube and Werkflow in conversation at London’s Somerset House Studios on October 31.

Defrag is a new event series curated by Jake Charles Rees in collaboration with Somerset House Studios that explores the role “technology plays in the development, production and consumption of art and culture.” The series will invite current Somerset residents as well as invited guests to discuss and unpick the contemporary human experience seeped in “confusion, control, creativity, appropriation and resilience.”

The first talk will be an in conversation between The White Pube (artist, critic and curator duo) and Werkflow, who are currently residents at the Studios where they will discuss the creation and consumption of art through the lens of social media and other commercial technologies.

Visit the FB event page for details.**

Double y/our money: the 2017 Banner Repeater Fundraiser begins Oct 17

17 October 2017

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The Double y/our Money fundraiser at London’s Banner Repeater begins October 17 on the Local Giving Foundation website.

Each donation will receive a raffle ticket for a prize draw at London’s Somerset House Studios on November 8. The event will include work by Yuri Pattison, Jenna Sutela, Melanie Jackson, Zarina Muhammad and Anne de Boer among others, and will also feature live performances from Benedict Drew and Chooc Ly Tan.

Opened in 2009 by Ami Clarke, the artist-led space is a non-profit experimental project space with an ethos of how these spaces “play an essential role in the vitality and economy of the art world, offering alternative opportunities for emerging and established artists alike, to produce work that might struggle to appear elsewhere.”

The fundraiser will support Banner Repeater’s upcoming year in the commission of new work, publishing and performance, as well as talks and discussions.

Visit the Banner Repeater website for details.**