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Harlesden Video Club ‘24
An annual programme hosting various video artists during the festive season
8 Dec 2024 - 18 Jan 2025
Between This Body and the World
A debut solo exhibition by KV Duong, Between This Body and the World explores the space where identity, history, and materiality converge
A debut solo exhibition by KV Duong, Between This Body and the World explores the space where identity, history, and materiality converge
16 Sep - 16 Nov 2024
KV Duong
KV Duong
R.I.P Memorial for NASTYDOGG
A memorial exhibition for artist Darryl “Joe Cool” Daniel (b. 1968 - d. 2024) who passed on 22nd July 2024.
A memorial exhibition for artist Darryl “Joe Cool” Daniel (b. 1968 - d. 2024) who passed on 22nd July 2024.
Free Cuzzy
a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
An Ocean of Storms
Inspired by the vast lunar maria known as ‘Oceanus Procellarum’, An Ocean of Storms embodies Harris’ fascination with geological formations.
Inspired by the vast lunar maria known as ‘Oceanus Procellarum’, An Ocean of Storms embodies Harris’ fascination with geological formations.
Who Killed Colin Roach?
Isaac Julien's first film, which reflects upon the death of Colin Roach, a 23 year old who was shot at the entrance of a police station
Isaac Julien's first film, which reflects upon the death of Colin Roach, a 23 year old who was shot at the entrance of a police station
Man Like...
Jerome Ince-Mitchell invites C-Dyer to display some historical grime photos he’s taken with an interactive installation by Mitchell
Jerome Ince-Mitchell invites C-Dyer to display some historical grime photos he’s taken with an interactive installation by Mitchell
3 Feb - 23 March 2024
Jerome Ince Mitchell
C-Dyer
Jerome Ince Mitchell
C-Dyer
Tabanca
A 3-Channel video installation directed by Akinola Davies Jr
commissioned by Alvaro Barrington
A 3-Channel video installation directed by Akinola Davies Jr
commissioned by Alvaro Barrington
Frieze, London
Booth H24
A rendition of The Junior Christian Teaching Bible Lesson Program
Co-curated by Brooke Wilson
Booth H24
A rendition of The Junior Christian Teaching Bible Lesson Program
Co-curated by Brooke Wilson
11 - 15 Oct 2023
Mattia MacCarthy
Hamed Maiye
with special guest
David Liebe Hart
Chip
Mattia MacCarthy
Hamed Maiye
with special guest
David Liebe Hart
Chip
Link me at the Sound System ‘23
2023 marks 75 years since Lord Kitchener performed ‘London Is the Place for Me’ on the deck of HMT Empire Windrush as over 1,000 Jamaicans arrived in Essex. It also marks 50 years of masquerade bands (mas), food vendors, street stalls and sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival
2023 marks 75 years since Lord Kitchener performed ‘London Is the Place for Me’ on the deck of HMT Empire Windrush as over 1,000 Jamaicans arrived in Essex. It also marks 50 years of masquerade bands (mas), food vendors, street stalls and sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival
26 Aug 2023 - 21 Oct 2023
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Savannah Marie Harris
Jesse Akele
Paul Anthony Smith
Linett Kamala
PJ Harper
Charlie Phillips
Yenny Daniela Canelo
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Savannah Marie Harris
Jesse Akele
Paul Anthony Smith
Linett Kamala
PJ Harper
Charlie Phillips
Yenny Daniela Canelo
15 July 2023 -
20 Aug 2023
Hilda Kortei
20 Aug 2023
Hilda Kortei
BLACK SUPREMACY
A site specific preservation courtesy of the Lee Scratch Perry Visual Estate at Basel Social Club, Basel
A site specific preservation courtesy of the Lee Scratch Perry Visual Estate at Basel Social Club, Basel
11 - 18 June 2023
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Heat Generation
A solo exhibition centred around the acts of self-immolation as the ultimate act of expression of people resentment against the oppression of freedom and democracy
A solo exhibition centred around the acts of self-immolation as the ultimate act of expression of people resentment against the oppression of freedom and democracy
2 - 4 June 2023 (offsite)
5 June - 16 July 2023
(onsite)
Minh Lan Tran
5 June - 16 July 2023
(onsite)
Minh Lan Tran
15 Mar - 20 April 2023 (offsite)
20 Mar - 22 April 2023
(onsite)
Laila Majid
20 Mar - 22 April 2023
(onsite)
Laila Majid
4 - 21 Feb 2023 (offsite)
24 Feb - 18 Mar 2023
(onsite)
Savannah Marie Harris
24 Feb - 18 Mar 2023
(onsite)
Savannah Marie Harris
Pieces of a SCATTSMAN
An archival installation by Emmanuel Shogbolu exploring UK street culture during the mid 2000’s
In partnership with Ridley Road Project Space
An archival installation by Emmanuel Shogbolu exploring UK street culture during the mid 2000’s
In partnership with Ridley Road Project Space
23 Jan 2023 - 23 Feb 2023
Emmanuel Shogbolu
Emmanuel Shogbolu
Two Day Sound System
As part of the Dub Inna Babylon series:
Two Day Sound System is a group exhibition reflecting on the cultural and aesthetic legacies of a recent installation by a group of artists in Notting Hill Carnival.
As part of the Dub Inna Babylon series:
Two Day Sound System is a group exhibition reflecting on the cultural and aesthetic legacies of a recent installation by a group of artists in Notting Hill Carnival.
Dub Inna Babylon
A sprawling site specific project for Metroland’s Brent Biennial 2022 in both our main space and in Notting Hill Carnival
In The House of Babylon:
21 July - 11 Sep 2022
Dub Inna Babylon:
27-29 Aug 2022
A sprawling site specific project for Metroland’s Brent Biennial 2022 in both our main space and in Notting Hill Carnival
In The House of Babylon:
21 July - 11 Sep 2022
Dub Inna Babylon:
27-29 Aug 2022
21 July - 10 Oct 2022
Amanda Ali
Ocean Loren-Balcombe Toppin
Paulette Coke
Ruby Eve Dickson
Andrew Pierre Hart
Andre Morgan
Mattia Guarnera-MacCarthy
Anna Sebastian
Kayleigh De Sousa
Amanda Ali
Ocean Loren-Balcombe Toppin
Paulette Coke
Ruby Eve Dickson
Andrew Pierre Hart
Andre Morgan
Mattia Guarnera-MacCarthy
Anna Sebastian
Kayleigh De Sousa
14 May - June 2022
Hawazin Al-Otaibi
Hawazin Al-Otaibi
Cities Entwined
With Paradise Row
Andre Morgan and Joe Cool will present new works to reflect the ever changing landscape of black neighbourhoods and how gentrification and social class effect our every day lives of working class people of colour
With Paradise Row
Andre Morgan and Joe Cool will present new works to reflect the ever changing landscape of black neighbourhoods and how gentrification and social class effect our every day lives of working class people of colour
14 April - 7 May 2022
Andre Morgan
Joe Cool
Andre Morgan
Joe Cool
Piece of Mind
With Somerset House
The show seeks to unpack how a space once intimate, private and familiar, can become increasingly contested by outside influences, from long working hours and temporary contracts to virtual social currency, warping the divisions between productive and resting times.
With Somerset House
The show seeks to unpack how a space once intimate, private and familiar, can become increasingly contested by outside influences, from long working hours and temporary contracts to virtual social currency, warping the divisions between productive and resting times.
1 April - 17 July 2022
Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin
雅 YA
Casandra Burrell Farrah Riley Gray Tyreis Holder KO___OL
Anna Sebastian
Ocean Baulcombe-Toppin
雅 YA
Casandra Burrell Farrah Riley Gray Tyreis Holder KO___OL
Anna Sebastian
CAJU / KASHU / CAYÚ
CAJU / KASHU / CAYÚ is a site specific installation by Mandy Franca, using a body of work and images of fruits in the form of symbols that are common on parts of the continent of South America and the Caribbean.
CAJU / KASHU / CAYÚ is a site specific installation by Mandy Franca, using a body of work and images of fruits in the form of symbols that are common on parts of the continent of South America and the Caribbean.
4 March - 9 April 2022
Mandy Franca
Mandy Franca
17 DEC 2021 -
30 JAN 2022
Farrah Riley Gra
30 JAN 2022
Farrah Riley Gra
Dream Sigil, Stone Portal
A new incarnation of Bones Tan-Jones' presentation from the Shanghai Biennale 2021
A new incarnation of Bones Tan-Jones' presentation from the Shanghai Biennale 2021
4 NOV - 12 DEC 2021
Bones Tan-Jones
Bones Tan-Jones
8 - 28 OCT 2021
Emmanuel Awuni & KO___OL
Emmanuel Awuni & KO___OL
7 - 10 OCT 2021
Casandra Burrell, Joe Cool, Mandy El-Sayegh, Noah Haytin, Lawrence Hubbard, Jasmine Monsegue, KO___OL and Linda Nwachukwu
Casandra Burrell, Joe Cool, Mandy El-Sayegh, Noah Haytin, Lawrence Hubbard, Jasmine Monsegue, KO___OL and Linda Nwachukwu
This is For The Jeeps
An Interactive memorial dedicated to the lives of Aaliyah Dana Haughton and Lisa Lefteye Lopes
An Interactive memorial dedicated to the lives of Aaliyah Dana Haughton and Lisa Lefteye Lopes
25 AUGUST - 30 OCT 2021
Amanda Ali, Stacie Ant, Casandra Burrell, Mandy El-Sayegh, Charlita Hall, Lawrence Hubbard, Daniel Jasper-Anum, Melle Ling, Jasmine Monsegue, Goncalo Neto, KO___OL, Eddie Otchere, Kalli Maria Teresa,Ocean Loren Baulcombe-Toppin and Yujia Wang
Amanda Ali, Stacie Ant, Casandra Burrell, Mandy El-Sayegh, Charlita Hall, Lawrence Hubbard, Daniel Jasper-Anum, Melle Ling, Jasmine Monsegue, Goncalo Neto, KO___OL, Eddie Otchere, Kalli Maria Teresa,Ocean Loren Baulcombe-Toppin and Yujia Wang
RedBack Movement
Combining movement theatre, spoken word, art and music it explores the trials, traumas and tribulations we go through as humans. Resulting in a permanent redness on your back. RedBack.
Combining movement theatre, spoken word, art and music it explores the trials, traumas and tribulations we go through as humans. Resulting in a permanent redness on your back. RedBack.
6 - 7 AUGUST 2021
Sekou Diably
Harvey Burke-Hamilton
Maia Browne
Sekou Diably
Harvey Burke-Hamilton
Maia Browne
Blessings Pon Blessings
A collaborative work that pays homage to Jones’ heritage as a young Black British woman, consisting of an installation, sound piece and musical performances inspired by lyrics from Mr Vegas' song, “I am Blessed.”
A collaborative work that pays homage to Jones’ heritage as a young Black British woman, consisting of an installation, sound piece and musical performances inspired by lyrics from Mr Vegas' song, “I am Blessed.”
2 JULY -
1 AUGUST 2021
Rachel Jones
1 AUGUST 2021
Rachel Jones
HAMMER
Hammer is an operation following the stitched tracks of g, the layers of the work tracing back to the importance of Black African oral culture to deep roots of black oral culture juxstaposed with liteature and visual image. Translating the relationship between processed materia paint text
Hammer is an operation following the stitched tracks of g, the layers of the work tracing back to the importance of Black African oral culture to deep roots of black oral culture juxstaposed with liteature and visual image. Translating the relationship between processed materia paint text
16 APRIL -
6 JUNE 2021
Emmanuel Awuni
6 JUNE 2021
Emmanuel Awuni
GLAD YOU AREN’T HERE
The American landscape and automobiles are interpreted through the lens of a Saudi-American artist incorporating photography, installation and video into a sprawling project taking place in the main space and surrounding businesses in Harlesden.
The American landscape and automobiles are interpreted through the lens of a Saudi-American artist incorporating photography, installation and video into a sprawling project taking place in the main space and surrounding businesses in Harlesden.
14 FEBRUARY -
13 APRIL 2021
Samar Al Summary
13 APRIL 2021
Samar Al Summary
TECTONIC INCANTATIONS
Working in the deactivated pool of offspace Underground Flower Belsize Park Gardens, Tectonic Incantations uses the tools of speculative fiction and queer optimistic dystopia to vision a regenerative future.
Working in the deactivated pool of offspace Underground Flower Belsize Park Gardens, Tectonic Incantations uses the tools of speculative fiction and queer optimistic dystopia to vision a regenerative future.
10 DECEMBER 2020 - 14 MARCH 2021
Bones Tan-Jones
Bones Tan-Jones
your words will be used against us
A work in process of making and negotiating space. Mandy El-Sayegh will be in residence for two months, working on - and in - an immersive sounscape installation, bleeding into the street.
A work in process of making and negotiating space. Mandy El-Sayegh will be in residence for two months, working on - and in - an immersive sounscape installation, bleeding into the street.
1 DECEMBER 2020 -
14 FEBRUARY 2021
Mandy El-Sayegh
14 FEBRUARY 2021
Mandy El-Sayegh
HARLESDEN SAFARI SHOP VOL 1
Harlesden Safari Shop Vol 1: Where Do We Go From Here? is an exhibition of an ongoing discussion, exploring the engagement of art away from institutional values and framework. It symbolises a space in which complex conversation can occur.
29 JULY -
17 OCTOBER 2020
Emmanuel Awuni, Clémentine Bedos, Ibiye Camp, Farrah Riley Gray, Randa Asma Osman
JUST A SMALL INTRODUCTION TO THE G-FUNK ERA
This exhibition presents work created by by some of the West Coast rap scenes’ original pioneers, introducing new audiences to the artists who were behind the iconic visual representations of hip hop culture during the early to mid 90’s in the US.
14 DECEMBER 2019 -
MARCH 2020
Ronald ‘Riskie’ Brent
Henry ‘Hen Dog’ Smith
Darryl ‘Joe Cool’ Daniels
HOUSE OF TOGETHERNESS
House of Togetherness brings together four emerging artists who utilise painting or sculpture to play with reality and reshape objects and subject matter. Presented in an offsite setting, the repurposed space questions the concept of designation and reality.
7 MARCH 2020 -
4 MAY 2020
Emmanuel Awuni,Sally Kindleberg,Pascal Sender, Maximilian Siegenbruk
APRIL 2020
Stacie Ant, Clementine Bedos, Neckar Doll, Chloe Feinberg, Sun Woo, Avery Noyes, Ava Phen with the Estate of Glenn Young, Ayesha Tan-Jones and Twee Whistler.
Stacie Ant, Clementine Bedos, Neckar Doll, Chloe Feinberg, Sun Woo, Avery Noyes, Ava Phen with the Estate of Glenn Young, Ayesha Tan-Jones and Twee Whistler.
SOLO SHOW CHAPTER 4:
RATHER BE YOUR LOVER
Hosted by Underground Flower/Solo Show
Ongoing online project, forever evolving as relationships blossom and eventually transition
MAY 2020
Ayesha Tan-Jones, Clémentine Bedos, Emmanuel Awuni, Mandy El-Sayegh,
Damian Griffiths,
Giacomo Serpani,
Joshua Hopping,
Randa Asma Osman
AN EVENING WITH HORACE OVE
Obscure films and shorts by Horace Ove, introduced by Zak Ove, Indra Ove and Charlie Phillips
Obscure films and shorts by Horace Ove, introduced by Zak Ove, Indra Ove and Charlie Phillips
OCTOBER 2016
Horace Ové
Horace Ové