Cute,Somerset House

Cute

A major new exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture.

25 January 2024 - 14 April 2024

Tue 10.00 - 18.00 (last entry 17.00) Wed 10.00 - 18.00 (last entry 17.00) Thu 12.00 - 21.00 (last entry 20.00) Fri 12.00 - 21.00 (last entry 20.00) Sat 10.00 - 18.00 (last entry 17.00) Sun 10.00 - 18.00 (last entry 17.00)

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Photo London 2023,Somerset House

Photo London 2023

Showcasing the very best in past, present and future photography

11 May 2023 - 14 May 2023

Thu 11 May 13.00 - 20.00 Fri 12 May13.00 - 20.00 Sat 13 May 12.00 - 20.00 Sun 14 May 12.00 - 18.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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London Original Print Fair 2023

London Original Print Fair 2023

Now in its 38th year, LOPF is making a welcome return to Somerset House following last year’s successful relocation.

30 March 2023 - 02 April 2023

THU & FRI, 11.00 - 20.00 / SAT & SUN, 10.00 - 18.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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The Horror Show,Somerset House

The Horror Show!

This autumn Somerset House presents a major exhibition celebrating our greatest cultural provocateurs and visionaries, examining how ideas rooted in horror have informed the last 50 years of creative rebellion in Britain.

27 October 2022 - 19 February 2023

Tues-Sun 10.00-18.00 (Thurs/Fri until 21.00)

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Somerset House

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2022

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in London, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House with its flagship edition over the course of four days from 13 – 16 October 2022.

13 October 2022 - 16 October 2022

VIP preview 11:00 – 18:00 Thursday 13 October Public opening hours 10:00 – 19:00 Friday 14 October 10:00 – 19:00 Saturday 15 October 10:00 – 19:00 Sunday 16 October

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Photo London 2022

The final gallery list for Photo London includes 100 exhibitors from around the world, making the 2022 edition one of our most exciting fairs to date.

12 May 2022 - 15 May 2022

Thursday 12:00 - 21:00 Friday 12:00 - 19:00 Saturday 12:00–19:00 Sunday 12:00 – 18:30

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Beano,Somerset House

Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules

Curated by artist and lifelong Beano fan Andy Holden, this landmark exhibition includes over 100 comic artworks from the Beano archive.

21 October 2021 - 06 March 2022

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Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Dodge,Somerset House

Dodge

Somerset House welcomes back visitors with a thrilling new open-air experience in its spectacular courtyard. Featuring dodgems with a difference, bold installations from acclaimed artists and a delicious selection of food and drinks

15 July 2021 - 22 August 2021

Mon-Fri, 10.00-18.00 - Sat & Sun

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Scott Eaton FallOfTheDamned

Scott Eaton Artist Plus AI – Edward Lucie-Smith

A rather too brief exhibition, well hidden away in the bowels of Somerset House and not mentioned in the official handout listing what is currently on view in the main gallery spaces there, raises many questions that aren’t being asked in our rather smug London contemporary art world. Entitled The Artist + AI, it is a compact solo show for an American artist called Scott Eaton.

25 June 2019

Generations Somerset House

Generations Connecting Across Time and Place

Exhibition curated by Courtauld students on the  MA Curating the Art Museum programme exploring how intimate relationships and collective histories affect an individual’s sense of self.

08 June 2019 - 04 July 2019

Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00, Wed-Fri 11.00-20.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Get Up, Stand Up Now Somerset House

Get Up, Stand Up Now

A major new exhibition celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond.

 

12 June 2019 - 15 September 2019

Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00, Wed-Fri 11.00-20.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Photo London 2019

Photo London 2019

Photo London has established itself as a world-class photography Fair

16 May 2019 - 19 May 2019

Thursday 16 May 12:00 - 21:00 Friday 17 May 12:00 - 21:00 Saturday 18 May 12:00 - 19:30 Sunday 19 May 12:00 - 18:30

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Charlie Brown, Charles M Schulz, Somerset House

Good Grief, Charlie Brown!

Good Grief, Charlie Brown! brings together Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons with work from a wide range of acclaimed contemporary artists and designers who have been inspired by this highly influential and much-loved cartoon.

25 October 2018 - 03 March 2019

Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00 - 18.00, Wed - Fri 11.00 - 20.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Hannah Perry Somerset House

Hannah Perry: Gush

Hannah Perry presents a captivating and poignant exhibition featuring large-scale dynamic sculpture, sound and film, in a candid and personal exploration of mental and emotional health in our contemporary, hyper-networked society.

03 October 2018 - 04 November 2018

Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00, Wed – Fri 11.00-20.00 Except Fri 05 Oct - closes to the public for the day at 17.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair

The fair will welcome 43 leading galleries from countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America, presenting over 130 artists from Africa and its diaspora.

04 October 2018 - 07 October 2018

Wednesday 3 October by invitation only Thursday 4 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Friday 5 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday 6 Oct, 11:00 – 19:00 Sunday 7 Oct, 11:00 – 18:00

Somerset House South Wing, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, ,

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London Photography exhibitions

London’s Latest Must-See Photography Exhibitions

There are some thought-provoking and informative photography exhibitions on show in London at the moment. Ranging from the Barbican’s Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins which explores subjects on the edge of society to the four artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2018 at the Photographers’ gallery. Also just opened is the Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography which shows together Oscar Rejlander (1813–75), Lewis Carroll (1832–98), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–79) and Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-65). Here is a selection of what’s on offer.

28 February 2018

Melancholia A Sebald Variation Somerset House

Melancholia – a Sebald variation

Tracing its way from the ruins of Britain and Germany to the suburbs of contemporary Holland, an exhibition that takes you on a Sebaldian journey from the ruins of 1945 to the present day.

21 September 2017 - 10 December 2017

Tuesday – Saturday: 11.30 - 17.30 (until 19.30 Wednesdays), Sunday: 14.30 - 17.30

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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North Fashioning Identity Somerset House

North: Fashioning Identity

An exhibition exploring contemporary artistic and stylistic representations of the north of England.

08 November 2017 - 04 February 2018

Wednesday – Friday: 11.00 – 20.00, Saturday – Tuesday: 10.00- 18.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Mat Collishaw Thresholds Somerset House

Mat Collishaw: Thresholds

Go back in time to the dawn of photography with Thresholds, a new virtual reality artwork by Mat Collishaw.

18 May 2017 - 11 June 2017

During Photo London: 18 May 12.00-20.30, 19 & 20 May 12.00-19.30, 21 May 12.00-18.30 Then: (22 May – 11 Jun) Sat – Tue 10.00-18.00 & Wed – Fri 11.00-20.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Photo London Somerset House

Photo London 2017

Now in its third edition, Photo London has established itself as a world-class photography fair and as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community.

18 May 2017 - 21 May 2017

Thurs 12-8.30pm Fri/Sat 12-7.30pm Sun 12-6.30pm

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Sony World Photography Awards 2017 Martin Parr Somerset house

Sony World Photography Awards & Martin Parr – 2017 Exhibition

A complete celebration of the medium of photography.
The Sony World Photography Awards & Martin Parr – 2017 Exhibition features rich and fascinating photographic stories from key figures and emerging talent of the photography scene today.

21 April 2017 - 07 May 2017

Mon-Fri 10.00-21.00 (except Mon 01 May 10.00-20.00), Sat & Sun 10.00-20.00

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Syngenta Photography Award somerset house

The Syngenta Photography Award Exhibition: Grow-Conserve

The Syngenta Photography Award is a celebration of artistic skill and outstanding photography which aims to draw attention to, and stimulate dialogue around, key global challenges. This year’s award invited professional and amateur photographers from all over the world to submit applications responding to the theme of ‘Grow-Conserve’.

09 March 2017 - 28 March 2017

Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00 (until 17.00 on wed 22 March)

Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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Ben Uri Gallery

Ben Uri Gallery Explores 100 Years Of Emigre Artists At Somerset House

The Ben Uri Gallery and Museum started life as an Art Society founded by Jewish émigrés in London’s Whitechapel 1915 and is the oldest Jewish cultural organisation in the UK.  To mark its centenary, the gallery is staging a celebratory exhibition in Somerset House (2 July-13 December 2015). 

17 July 2015

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