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Film + Exhibition: Grenfell by Steve McQueen
In December 2017, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen made an artwork in response to the fire that took place earlier that year on 14th June at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, West London.
Filming the tower before it was covered with hoarding, McQueen sought to create a record so that it would not be forgotten. Grenfell is presented at Serpentine South now.
Date: On until Wednesday 10th May
Price: Free
Location: Serpentine South, Kensington
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Exhibition: Samuel Ross - LAND
For this exhibition, titled ‘LAND’, Ross has created a series of abstract works, which use imagery of collapsed landscapes and supine bodies to explore the subject of Black experience. Examining the relationship between industrial materials – utility cloth, metal and masonry paint – the exhibition engages Ross’ impulses as artist and designer.
Date: On until Sunday 14th May
Price: Free
Location: White Cube, Bermondsey
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Play: For Black Boys... by Ryan Calais Cameron
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy comes to the West End.
Six young Black men meet in group therapy and discuss father figures, fashion, African empires, lost love and jollof rice. Their good days and bad days unravel on stage as they let their imaginations run wild. Poised between light-hearted fantasy and brutal reality, For Black Boys is a mixture of music, movement, storytelling and verse as six men seek to connect, survive and thrive
Date: On until Sunday 7th May
Price: From £18
Location: Apollo Theatre, Piccadilly Circus
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Play: STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey
A new afrofuturist music play about pleasure, desire and female orgasms. STARS is a humorous and moving mix of celebratory Black queer empowerment and arousal.
Date: Thursday 13th April - Saturday 15th April
Price: From £11
Location: ICA, Charing Cross
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Event: Morning After presents The Night Before
London collective Morning After comes to The Pickle Factory to present The Night Before.
Date: Thursday 13th April
Price: Free sign up
Location: Pickle Factory, Cambridge Heath
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Exhibition: Lee Scratch Perry
An exhibition of drawing, painting and sculpture from the Blue and Black Ark.
Date: On until Saturday 6th May
Price: Free
Location: CABINET Gallery, Vauxhall
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Film: In Focus: Helena Solberg
The ICA In Focus, jointly with the Embassy of Brazil in London, represents 3 curated evenings of works by Brazilian filmmaker Helena Solberg. Solberg has built a unique, revisionist filmography featuring an impressive array of themes with aesthetic and political consistency and coherence for nearly sixty years.
Date: Friday 14th April - Sunday 16th April
Price: From £11
Location: ICA, Charing Cross
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Event: Ari3s and Friends Birthday Special
Launching her new residency at Looking Glass Cocktail Club at Shoreditch is Ari3s who will be joined by 2nd generation Ghanaian DJs; Sabrina-Anne and Rhythm Goddess dj-producer Karen 'KG' Nyame.
Date: Friday 14th April
Price: £11.50
Location: Looking Glass Cocktail Club, Shoreditch
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Event: Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters is back with it's second installation - taking over The Glove That Fits with club, grime and bass specialists.
Date: Saturday 15th April
Price: £6
Location: The Glove That Fits, Hackney
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Event: Epoka at The Yard
Epoka head to The Yard to celebrate alternative Latin club sounds, amplifying voices from the Latinx diaspora. From reggaeton, dembow and baile funk, to cumbia, salsa and hip hop – courtesy of residents Bushbby and Papaoul, they’ll be spinning records all night alongside some of their favourite Latinx DJs.
Date: Saturday 15th April
Price: £11.50
Location: The Yard, Hackney Wick
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