Little Lagos: Our neighbours share their stories of Peckham
To celebrate our exhibition, 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes', we spoke with local creatives based in south London about how their relationships with Peckham and Nigeria plays a role in their work.
Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes is free to visit and on until 29 Oct. https://www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/lagos-peckham-repeat/
Film by Luke Frsh
LITTLE LAGOS: Meet The Flygerians two sisters bringing Nigerian cooking to south London! The SLG's exhibition 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes' explores the connections between Peckham in London and Lagos in Nigeria through the work of 13 artists. To celebrate the show, we spoke with local creatives about how their relationships with London and Nigeria play a role in their work. Find out more about Little Lagos through their stories in the full video: https://youtu.be/gmC97Zx57BA?si=thwsrQXSeK4RW8b0 🎨 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes' is free to visit and on until 29 Oct. 📽️: Luke Frsh
🍻🔊 At the SLG, you can drink the art!
We sat down with Chris from Orbit Beers to find out about their collaboration with artist Emeka Ogboh, a golden ale, called 'No Food for Lazy Man'.
Hear about how they played the sounds of Lagos on huge speakers in the brewery while the beer was fermenting. Visit the SLG to listen to some of the same sounds as you walk around the exhibition.
Crates of the beer are on display as part of our exhibition 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes', and you can get your hands on a bottle in our shop today!
Artist Adeyemi Michael talks rollerskating through Peckham and his fond memories of growing up in this corner of south east London.
Adeyemi’s work ‘Entitled’ features in the current exhibition at the SLG, ‘Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes’. In his film, he subverts colonial narratives by casting his own mother as a conqueror, riding triumphantly through Peckham on a horse. Hear the artist discuss the work and the installation at the SLG, which is a recreation of his childhood living room.
Free to visit at @southlondongallery, until 29 Oct.
Alayo Akinkugbe from @ablackhistoryofart explores Victor Ehikhamenor's new work 'Cathedral of the Mind' at the SLG. ❤️🕊 Part of the current exhibition, 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes', free to visit, until 29 Oct.
What makes an artist authentic?
Co-curator of ‘Lagos, Peckham, Repeat’ Folakunle Oshun sat down with Yinka Shonibare to talk about his connections to both Lagos and London.
Watch the full interview in person at the SLG or online - head to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FgQne8Ib_A
‘Lagos, Peckham, Repeat’ is free to visit at the South London Gallery until 29 Oct.
_______________________
With thanks to the Yinka Shonibare Studio, Yinka Shonibare CBE and Folakunle Oshun.
Film by Gordon Beswick.
Did you know that Yinka Shonibare CBE almost became a lawyer? 😲 Co-curator of 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat' Folakunle Oshun sat down with artist Yinka Shonibare to talk about his connections to both Lagos and London. Head to our YouTube channel to watch the full video!
★★★★ – The Guardian ★★★★ – Evening Standard ★★★★ – Culture Whisper 🥰 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes' at the South London Gallery has been open one week! Free to visit, the group exhibition explores the connections between Lagos in Nigeria and Peckham in south east London.
Join us on set with artist Michelle Williams Gamaker as she takes us behind the scenes of her latest film, ‘Thieves’. 🎥✨ Free to visit at the SLG, until 18 June.
'Goals' is a new project by artist duo YARA + DAVINA who worked with the young people at Art Block to think about their personal and collective goals through the mediums of art and football. ⚽️ Head to our YouTube channel to watch the full video or visit our online Journal and read a Q&A with the artists.
🔊 Meet Jordan Minga, an artist, poet and tinkerer. Minga worked with artist Meera Shakti Osborne on 'department of Unruly histories', a collective sonic and material archive built on post-colonial migration stories in London. The audio piece entitled 'Performance. Personality. A portrait?' is installed in the Orozco Garden at the South London Gallery. Free to visit, every weekend until 28 May.
Come and explore our green spaces with our free garden worksheet. 🐝🌿As part of #TheWildEscape, an Art Fund project celebrating UK wildlife and creativity, join us on Sat 22 Apr and find out more about the Orozco Garden.
Have fun and be creative this #EarthDay with our free worksheet for children and families! Drop in anytime from 11am-6pm. 🎨
"Making a film is a deeply collaborative process." 🎥 Hear from artist Michelle Williams Gamaker as she discusses how her new film, 'Thieves', became a reality made possible with generous supporters and working with other creatives. As part of the filmmaking process, Williams Gamaker employed emerging moving image artists, giving them a chance to experience a large set and to collaborate with and learn from each other.
Visit artist Michelle Williams Gamaker in her studio as she discusses her long held fascination with film and how cinema is the perfect form of escapism!
Williams Gamaker’s exhibition at the South London Gallery premieres an exciting new film work titled ‘Thieves’.
Free to visit until 18 June.
_
🎥: @icenistudios
Meet Michelle Williams Gamaker in her studio at Gasworks as she talks to us about her new film work, Thieves. 🎥 The film explores race, identity, her love of cinema and the power of storytelling. It takes inspiration from early Hollywood and British cinema, celebrating the classic movies she watched growing up. Williams Gamaker's exhibition opens at the South London Gallery on 31 March and is free to visit!
🎥 OPENING NEXT WEEK! 🎥
MICHELLE WILLIAMS GAMAKER: OUR MOUNTAINS ARE PAINTED ON GLASS
Michelle Williams Gamaker’s new film Thieves is a fantasy adventure retelling of The Thief of Bagdad. The Thief of Bagdad is a silent, black and white film from 1924, which was remade in colour in 1940. 🎥
The film explores race, identity, her love of cinema and the power of storytelling. It takes inspiration from early Hollywood and British cinema, celebrating the classic movies she watched growing up.
Our Mountains Are Painted On Glass opens at the South London Gallery on 31 March and is free to visit.
https://www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/michelle-williams-gamaker/
Meet John Costi, the SLG’s 12th Postgraduate Artist in Residence!
Join us in Costi’s studio at the gallery and find out more about his work.
His exhibition, titled ‘Found Football Difficult’ opens at the South London Gallery on 31 March and is free to visit.
We can’t wait for you to see it! 🔥
What happens when you give a group of children the freedom to plan a creative project? 🎦🧁🏊♀️
Meet Yukako Tanaka✨Her film, ‘Recalling the future’, features in Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022 and explores time and memory through a combination of art, science and philosophy. Hear Tanaka discuss how she blends science fiction with personal documentation of her grandmother.
✨Meet Sherie Sitauze✨ The artist’s video work ‘mbedzi land, our land, queens land’, as part of Bloomberg Contemporaries 2022, is the product of extensive research on the VhaVenda, an ethnic group originating from southern Africa. Hear Sitauze talking about the ideas of time and knowledge that feature in this layered piece.
✨Meet Lou Baker✨ Her installation ‘Red is the colour of…’ features in Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022 and brings together hanging streams of bright red wool. Hear the artist talk about how the meaning of a material can change dramatically when it appears, or is made, in an unexpected setting.
🌟 Missed our talk with artist Rene Matić and author and academic Emma Dabiri last year? Listen back to the conversation as they discuss Matić’s practice, identity, relationships to their hometowns and family, feelings of boredom and how they can be a springboard for an exciting, imaginative outlook on life. 🔗 Head to our YouTube channel to watch the full talk.
✨ Introducing Rudy Loewe ✨ Exploring the origins of Notting Hill Carnival, their work ‘Carnival #1’ features in Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022. Loewe looks at the importance of archives and how they can be transformed into more accessible spaces. Listen to them talk about how their work creates platforms for a wider range of voices and narratives to be heard.
✨ Meet Josh Clague. ✨ His installation, ‘Mary Galvin’, as part of Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022 focuses on the feelings of loss and love in the experience of mourning. The work brings together lyrics from pop songs, the smell of lavender, personal memories and textiles. Hear from Clague about how he tries to find ‘that balance between the joy and pain of grief’. See the work as part of @NewContemps, free to visit at the SLG until 12 March 2023.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries showcases the concerns and interests of emerging and early career artists. Recommended as The Guardian’s Exhibition of the Week, take a look at some of the works and spot the “Turner prize winners of the future” ✨ The exhibition is free to visit and on until 12 March 2023 – don't miss it!
Valerie Asiimwe Amani: To dismantle a house
In June 2022, we presented Valerie Asiimwe Amani's new performance and installation in partnership with the Roberts Institute of Art following five weeks in residence at the gallery.
The performance brought together Amani’s interests in the varied ways in which cultures intersect, be that through music, food, faith, texts or dialogue.
Find out more: https://www.southlondongallery.org/projects/valerie-asiimwe-amani/
It’s the last weekend to visit our current exhibitions! ✨ Simeon Barclay’s ‘In the Name of the Father’ and Rene Matić’s ‘upon this rock’ both end this Sun 27 Nov. They are free to visit, open all weekend - don’t miss out ✨
Rene Matić reads from their Zine, created to coincide with their show at the SLG, ‘upon this rock’. This weekend is the last chance to visit the exhibition, it ends on Sun 27 Nov! Don’t miss it ✨
The Conch is a forum for artists to present work in progress and receive feedback from the audience. Join us at our next one on 23 November!