This Friday! Cloud Salon will feature
@maxwellmutanda
, a pluridisciplinary researcher and visual artist whose data visualisation and architectural practice investigates the role of globalisation, climate and technology within the built environment. Join us on Zoom 99889877382.
Many thanks to my friend,
@CARA1933
alumni,
@Dr_Ammar_Azzouz
&
@estycrp
@UCLIRDR
for including me as a discussant in an amazing talk on domicide, cultural heritage and architecture as a consequence of urban conflict.
A cohort of 30 artists have received funding to find creative solutions to 21st-century problems like surveillance, digital inequality and inherited trauma
Announcing the 2020 Grants to Individuals: 52 projects worldwide that tackle contemporary issues, broaden historical perspectives, and explore the future of architecture and the designed environment. See the list:
“There is a hunger for the generative thinking that artists can supply. I think that interest comes from a general breakdown in trust for our world leaders.”—
@eyebeamnyc
's Roderick Schrock (
@rddy
) on looking to artists for solutions to today's problems.
Excited to be participating in the
@FaberResidency
Urban Planning Residency! Check out the amazing view from Hotel Riu Fluvià of the Parque Natural de la Zona Volcánica de la Garrotxa 🌋⛰️🏔️.
Director
@LovelaceEdward
tells us about his inspiring new documentary, Name Me Lawand, which follows a young Kurdish boy learning British Sign Language.
We’re
@ucl
where
@profgeraintrees
is kicking off our open forum on The Emerging Shape of
#REF2028
. Great line-up to debate proposed changes to the design & weighting of the UK’s research assessment system. Thanks to our co-hosts
@FoundSciTech
@ResEngland
"Only 5.2% of students accepted on to architecture courses in the UK are black, while the number of black registered architects has dropped to just 1% of the total."
@ollywainwright
Giving thanks and celebrating
@dadjaye
@AdjayeAssoc
today, whose influence is immeasurable.
Ramadan Pavilion 2023 🕌
A showpiece of creative design to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with
@RamadanTent
Designed by architect
@shahedsaleem_
- the pavilion will host a series of public events and Open Iftars - find out more here:
‘Less than 3% of artists named in GCSE art exams are Black or south Asian, study finds.’
‘In contrast, white artists comprised 91.6% of all exam board mentions, according to a report by the Runnymede Trust thinktank and Freelands Foundation.’
I started a newsletter called Links to concisely share work of artists challenging assumptions about tech. and society. Today I featured artist+architect
@maxwellmutanda
, dancer+technologist Valencia James, and queer southeast asian collective soft/WALL/studs.
Now that rehearsals are underway, it's time to officially announce the full cast for
#WeNeedNewNames
🎉
Keep your eyes peeled for some videos over the next week where you can find out a bit more about each cast member and why they wanted to be part of this production 👀
🎬
#IsaacJulien
's lyrical films and video art installations are now on display at Tate Britain in the artist's solo exhibition: What Freedom Is To Me.
Members go free. 🖤
Dropping by this bank holiday weekend? Book now:
Don't miss a captivating lunchtime concert given by award-winning pianist,
@AdamHeronPiano
. Enjoy works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, and more.
Thursday 27 April, 1.05pm
Tickets:
CURRENT EXHIBITION
From Signal to Decay: Volume 3
27 April - 7 July 2023
Monday to Friday, 10am-8pm
An exhibition of drawing and sound by artist, musician, composer, sound designer and recordist Trevor Mathison.
Preparations have started ahead of the
@AfricanSeries
Day at
@wigmore_hall
on 13 May!
Many of the lyrics of the African Art Songs are proverbs or riddles in African indigenous languages - soprano
@Omo_Bello
is working with
@enifashanu
to unravel their meaning.
Due to incredible demand, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play will extend until 22 July ☀️
Whether it's your first, second, or third time, don't miss your chance to see this trail-blazing comedy by
@Jjbioh
directed by
@mons_about
👉
Roundtable following UK premiere of post-imperial, post-colonial,
@Festival_Cannes
award-winning film Mariupolis 2, w/ co-director Hanna Bilobrova, producer Uljana Kim, Lina Kaminskaitė & editor Dounia Sichov, moderated by
@CARA1933
@ucl
@BartlettArchUCL
researcher Jenia Gubkina.
Wednesday 29 March, 2pm: Films for Ukraine: Through the Female Lens
22 Gordon Street, WC1H
This roundtable and Ukraine fundraiser focuses on women, cinema and the city, reflecting on gender in Ukraine and Eastern Europe during wartime.
Book your ticket:
The Circular Economy Matchmaker is now live! Check out our directory that showcases London's innovative circular businesses and connects them to investors and public sector organisations who want to build a greener, more sustainable city.
#circulareconomy
For Russia's economy,
#climatechange
is a double-edged sword with opportunities as well as threats - Moscow has fired the starting gun, but will it adapt fast enough to win the race? l
#Climate
Exhibiting today in Maputo 😁 here's a sneak peak of my crown/hairt. I'll be showcasing hair art in a form of a hair style and headpiece representing the past, present and future.
In the presence of greatness! ✨
Opera singers
@MasabaneCecilia
Rangwanasha and Gweneth Ann Rand at the
@wigmore_hall
, following last night’s magnificent concert programme to launch the new Director’s Fund.
I'm delighted to be talking today at the UCL CSEE seminar about my
#LGBTIAQplus
#breakups
project. Please read more here: www.
Thank you for the invitation Professor
@JessicaRingrose
!
Few moments mark our lives indelibly.
#OTD
#30Years
ago one did. A boy's dream was extinguised by hate. This child was murdered. His mother was called on to fight for justice. We were, and are still, called upon to remember and do more.
#StephenLawrenceDay
#Grateful
for the four lateral skullbase surgeries in four years—a myringotomy, three tympanomastoidectomies, a ossiculoplasty—due to a perniciously reoccurring cholesteatoma; twice with all-round wonderful
@uclh
leading surgeon Professor Saeed, and caring
@NHSuk
medical team.
Still thinking about
@richardolatunde
's masterly playing on the dùndún.
Echoes of conversations across time in pitch & rhythmic speech patterns of today's hopes for the future talking to the drumming whispers of ancestral voices.
Magical.
#ThisIsClassicalMusicInThe21stCentury
“I don’t like them,” Mukuze said, referring to the water treatment tablets. “They make the water taste bad. I sometimes use them but only in water to wash plates, not in drinking water,” added the pregnant mother.
Full story:
#LFA2020
| Hear from nine emerging voices proposing alternative visions for London's urban landscape in this annual collaboration with
@LFArchitecture
. Find out more >
#DesignFromHome
Seni’s Law comes into force today. I introduced it to protect mental health patients from abusive restraint following Seni Lewis’ death. So proud of his parents & everyone who supported them in their long fight for justice
Join Assistant Director Louise Bakker on a tour of the incredible set from Kaija Saariaho's latest opera, ‘Innocence’!
Don’t miss your chance to see this amazing set piece in action. Book tickets from just £6 here:
#RoyalOperaHouse