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The Shrine Project
OPEN CALL Deadline:
31st July 2021
12 midnight GMT
We are hosting a memorial to Aaliyah Dana Houghton and Lisa Lefteye Lopes in late August. We are inviting POC artists and those who have ties to the deceased to contribute pieces to add to the shrine.
OPEN CALL Deadline:
31st July 2021
12 midnight GMT
We are hosting a memorial to Aaliyah Dana Houghton and Lisa Lefteye Lopes in late August. We are inviting POC artists and those who have ties to the deceased to contribute pieces to add to the shrine.
19 JULY -
10 AUGUST 2021
10 AUGUST 2021
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
A solo exhibition by Emmanuel Awuni, 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
A solo exhibition by Emmanuel Awuni, 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
Ayesha Tan-Jones
Ayesha 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, Chi Modu, Lawrence Hubbard, Stacie Ant, Willem Weismann, Keresztesi Botond
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
Ongoing online project, forever evolving as relationships blossom and eventually transition
Hosted by Underground Flower/Solo Show
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