11TH FEBRUARY
Ella Knight's House Party
9PM - 3AM
Hootananny Brixton
After a killer sold-out show, Ella Knight returns to Hootananny’s, joining forces with some of LDNs finest Deep, Soulful House DJs to take over the venue all night!
LINEUP:
Jeremy Sylvester // Winner of DJ Mag Underground Hero award and key figure in the UK Garage scene since the 90's.
Alexander Nut // One of the UK’s most diverse and influential Dj’s. Alex is also the man behind Eglo Records, the label he co-founded with Floating Points in 2008.
AQWEA // NTS Resident. Expect nods to her native Ghanaian roots, soulful blends of House, Jazz, Garage and everything in between.
Ella Knight B2B WheelUP (DJ & Live PA Set) // Expect a Funky, House Live set from Broken revivalists.
Midnight Runner // DJ duo with a passion for collecting and sharing underground music!
Conrad Lee // His sets traverse a wide range of styles from Disco, Funk, House + More
THE LUNATICS: KEMI ONABULÉ
11.02.2023 - 03.03.2023
Guts Gallery
Kemi Onabulé’s The Lunatics (2023) explores ways in which the moon has shaped mythology, society, politics – from Nigerian visual culture to European imperialism, British environmental folklore to histories of mental health, Ancient Greek legends to sci-fi fantasy. The series title evokes the formerly common belief that the movements of the moon could induce madness: a series of otherworldly humanoid figures shimmer and glisten under lunar light. The characters, saturated by surreal colours, range from the penetrating close-cropped stare of Entrapped (2023) to the nocturnal embrace of two figures under a tree in Moon Shines High (2023). The visible oil brush strokes burst with a constantly shifting and mutating energy, as though its forms are perpetually on the cusp of dissolving and reforming anew. Other paintings have a reflective calm, like the serene closed eyes of a head in Pause a Moment (2023) or the deep return stare of a nude standing amidst mountainous terrain in Moon Stalker (2023). Self Portrait as a Lunatic (2023) gazes meditatively at the viewer: head turned, flesh lit from a celestial glow. She Weighs Heavy On Him (2013) addresses the recurring belief in many cultures around the world that the moon exerted an influence on earthly life, and a mythic symbol often gendered in ritual practices.
Opening Times: Tue - Sat 11am - 6pm
Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard
2PM
BFI Southbank
In celebration of Black History Month in the US, BFI are showing a compelling documentary that tells the story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. Following this special screening, Dr. Althea Legal-Miller, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, will lead a discussion about the implications of this trial. She will be joined by director David Grubin and also hope to feature key film speaker Tamara Lanier via Zoom.
Tickets £6.50