
There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women: Jemma Desai
Until Nov 1
A 54 minute film collaging archive, song and new 16mm material
Strand, London π¬π§
A magnificent 18th-century neoclassical building on the banks of the Thames, Somerset House has been transformed into one of London's leading cultural venues. The grand courtyard hosts events from film screenings to ice skating, while the galleries within present major exhibitions across art, design, and fashion. Home to the Courtauld Gallery and numerous creative studios and organisations.
Showing 4 exhibitions on now and coming soon at Somerset House.

Until Nov 1
A 54 minute film collaging archive, song and new 16mm material

Until Nov 29
A newly commissioned film and immersive installation about doubles
"Enclosure is messy, utopian and dystopian all at once, and there are moments when you're not sure whether you should be trying to untangle its logic or simply surrendering to the chaos. In the end, I surrendered β and getting lost in it turned out to be half the fun."
Coming SoonStarting Nov 6
The first UK group show of contemporary SΓ‘mi art, across five galleries
Coming SoonStarting Feb 4, 2027
Magic across time, from ancient rituals and alchemy to WitchTok and AI
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EndedEnded Sep 27
Chinaβs living craft heritage, from stoneware and silk to digital immersion
EndedEnded Sep 6
Over 150 original works: illusions, impossible buildings and tessellations
"Escher, this utterly traditional artist, makes you see that we walk a world we don't understand. We are his funny little people, going up and down the stairs, thinking we ascend or descend when we're on the flat, propping up our everyday lives with cosy assumptions to hide from the infinite, the impossible real."
EndedEnded Aug 9
Contemporary shrines exploring fan devotion to pop icons and celebrities
"The focus on religion is heavy-handed at times β perhaps loving the Spice Girls or Elvis is just not that deep? β and it feels remiss for the exhibition not to question what happens when these obsessions go too far, if they are always healthy, or if idolising celebrities should be seen as a blanket positive thing. Still, Holy Pop! is a joyous celebration of pop culture fandoms, and all their quirky, messy extremes."
EndedEnded May 4
Over 300 award-winning photos plus immersive showcases by Meyerowitz and Nelson.
EndedEnded Apr 26
Sample edible clays and minerals from 44 countries at daily tasting sessions.
EndedEnded Apr 12
Sound installation on how muzak, ads and anti-loitering audio shape spaces.
EndedEnded Mar 15
Immersive installation merging Uzbek craft and AI around identity and belonging.
EndedEnded Feb 22
McGregor's multi-sensory show on choreography, robotics and the digital body
"Walking through the dark space, visitors are taken through a series of immersive (but not in a tacky way) and beguiling installations, moving sculptures, interactive machines and large projections. A vast array of technology is incorporated, from machine learning and AI to motion capture, digital imaging and robotics. "