Making a rukus!

Location

Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

Description

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This exhibition runs from Friday 11th October 2024 to Sunday 19th January 2025.

An exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain.

The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and pride through archive materials, contemporary artworks and brand-new commissions, celebrating the work of Black LGBTQ+ pioneers and artists since the 1970s. The exhibition demonstrates that the rukus! archive, which takes its inspiration from causing a ruckus, or making a noise, is not a work of static historical documentation, but an ongoing and vital series of political and artistic interventions that bears witness to the joy, friendship, resistance, and creative endeavours of Black LGBTQ+ people in Britain.

Artist, performer and former Somerset House Studios associate artist?Evan Ifekoya?has been commissioned to present a restaging of a body of work - A Score, A Groove, A Phantom, A rukus! - an interactive installation to create an immersive club-like space for visitors to explore.

Throughout the run of the exhibition, we will fly a rukus! flag, designed by multidisciplinary artist Jacob V Joyce, symbolising the ongoing impact and legacy of the rukus! Federation.

Prices

Free

Contact and Booking Details

More information at this website.

Upcoming Dates

This exhibition runs from Friday 11th October 2024 to Sunday 19th January 2025.

Forthcoming dates:

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Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

Map

This exhibition runs from Friday 11th October 2024 to Sunday 19th January 2025.

This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:

October 2024

November 2024

December 2024

January 2025