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The Art of Skateboarding

Roll into the vibrant, diverse and ever changing world of skateboarding

No Comply

An introduction to Somerset House's exhibition No Comply: Skate, Culture and Community

Only in Dev: The Sheffield Skate Scene

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Director Rob Akin Director of Photography Natalja Safronova. Creators in Residence, Somerset House

An Urban Artform

Learn how skateboarding developed in city centers

The City as Playground

From skate parks to the streets

Skateboarding Films

Discover distinctive skate styles

The Skateboarding Family

Hear from the skateboarding community and explore their styles

Empowerment

Go on a journey across London

A film directed by skater Dan Emmerson for No Comply with the London Skate Community

Dedication

Interview

Meet London skater Helena Long

Inspiration

Interview

Hear from Betongpark who have designed and revamped Europe’s skateboarding landscape.

Meet the Skaters

See some of the skaters in action

Esther Sayers skating in ‘Raemers Park’, Victoria Park

Esther Sayers

Iain Borden riding at Knebworth Skatepark

Iain Borden

Lucien Clarke, switch backside noseblunt side

Lucien Clarke

Ben Raemers Crail sliding the door, Tottenham DIY

Ben Raemers

Mike Arnold, Ollie

Mike Arnold

Tom Day, Frontside Wallride

Tom Day

Aimee Gillingwater, No Comply

Ainmee Gillingwater

Helena Long on skateable objects designed by Soren Nordal Enevoldsen

Helena Long

Kyle Wilson

Skateboarding Spotlights...

...across the UK in Sheffield and London

Sheffield

Meet the characters from Sheffield's skateboarding scene

London

Explore the freedom of skateboarding across the city

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Summer 2019 at Somerset House

A series that reflects the diverse community of artists and creators

Overview

Introducing the Get Up, Stand Up Now!, Kaleidoscope, and Backgrounds exhibitions

Director of Programmes Ceri Hand on the Summer 2019 programme

Samm Henshaw x Somerset House

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The rising star writes a song inspired by the Get Up, Stand Up Now! exhibition

Get Up, Stand Up Now!

An exhibition exploring 50 years of black creativity in the UK

A closer look

Explore the highlights of the exhibition

Discover key artworks from seminal creators

Meet the curator

Curator Zak Ové discusses Get Up, Stand Up Now!

Zak unpicks his inspiration and the thinking behind the exhibition

Artist

Lavar Munroe

Mapping a personal journey of survival and trauma

Artist

Deborah Roberts

Collages that evoke African-American womanhood

Artist

Phoebe Boswell

A hypnotic three channel video of London-based storyteller Buitumelo

Artist

Paul Maheke

A memorial to Gambian refugee Pateh Sebally

Artist

Caleb Femi

Poetry focusing on the challenges of racialised hypervisibility faced by black men

Kaleidoscope

A photography exhibition celebrating immigration in everyday life

A closer look

Identity and immigration in Britain

Exploring what it means to live as an immigrant, or a descendant of immigrants, in Britain today.

Artist

Liz Arthur Johnson

Unpicking the complexities of making art that centres the diaspora

Artist

Teresa Eng

Discussing her specialty in photography projects that unfold over an extended period of time

Artist

Billy Donsanjh

Telling forgotten stories of the South Asian diaspora

Artist

Chris Steele-Perkins

Paying homage to the diversity of London

Backgrounds

A photographic project celebrating multicultural British identity

A closer look

Photographing multicultural Britain

Curator Darrell Vydelingum introduces the project

Portraits by Dubheasa Lanipekun

Portraits by Timi Akindele-Ajani

Portraits by Rachael Simões

Portraits by Zeinab Batchelor

Portraits by Yumi Codner

Spotlight on: previous exhibitions

See nimiia cétiï on Experiments with Google

Watch the final artwork in full

EDITORIAL FEATURE

Jenna Sutela Discusses Machine Learning and Interspecies Communication

Meet the artist in residence, Jenna Sutela

THE MAKING OF

Go behind the scenes with Jenna and her collaborators

Somerset House Studios

Meet the artists, makers, and thinkers across the Studios community

Chloe Lamford

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Music Hackspace

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Makerversity

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Thought Collider

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Inés Cámara Leret

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Werkflow

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Discover more Studios residents

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Walk the halls of Somerset House

Explore the hidden passages and creative wings of Somerset House

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