- Venue
- Autograph
- Date
- Wednesday, May 18, 2022
06:00 PM - Address
- Rivington Pl, London EC2A 3BA
- Location
- London
- Organiser
- Autograph
A special Thursday Late opening at Autograph’s gallery in Hackney. See our current exhibitions, enjoy an outdoor bar, and join us for an evening of spoken word exploring themes of matrilineal history, diasporic identity and the impact of colonialism with award-winning poets, spoken word artists and writers Jaspreet Kaur, Antonia King and Sanah Ahsan. Surrounded by Poulomi Basu’s powerful exhibition Fireflies, the performances will give account to cross-cultural female experiences and identities. They will explore themes relevant to Basu’s work, and Sutapa Biswas’ acclaimed film Lumen, now on at Autograph.
Find out more and book tickets on our website
Doors open 6pm
See our current exhibitions by Poulomi Basu and Sutapa Biswas, and enjoy an array of delicious cocktails or grab a beer from our outdoor bar (contactless payment only)
Performances start 7pm
The performances will take place in Gallery 1, surrounded by the Poulomi Basu: Fireflies exhibition. There will be a brief intermission
After the performances
The galleries will close at 9pm, but enjoy our bar until 10pm
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Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
Image: Poulomi Basu,from Fireflies [detail], 2019 – ongoing. courtesy Poulomi Basu
