Event

Gaza Biennale – Jinnaah UK علىأنقاضهذاالعالم| Upon the Ruins of the World
 28th May to 1st June
 We invite you to join us across this 5-day journey. Whether you come for a moment or stay for the entire arc, your presence matters deeply. This is more than an exhibition and program — it is a…

Some Kind of Bliss is not a performance you watch. It’s a zone you enter. There’s no stage. Only presence. No protagonist—only fragments. Rooted in the lived experiences of the Pan-Asian queer diaspora in London, this piece reclaims small acts of transgression—taking an onion, leaving a broken speaker, a fake eyelash in the sink—as gestures of…

A Collective Archive 12–15 June 2025 Ugly Duck, London A Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices, shared resistance, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary, experimental, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration,…

Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis)  3 hrs durational performance by Martin O'Brien A scratchy sound of white noise emanating from a small radio fills the dark room. A faint voice comes through. It sounds like nothing from this world, as if death itself was speaking. Somewhere else, sickly patients lay in hospital…

The Last Dance  Ugly Duck closing party ! 8.30 pm - 00h Join us for a rare and last occasion to celebrate our work in this wonderful building and to turn the garage into a dance floor Music : Josh Quinton and Friends  Performance : Sophie Brain Presented as part of A Collective Archive 12–15 June…

A collective Saturday Ugly Duck memory lane A Collage workshop: 2 pm - 5 pm with Bold Melon - (To be donated to Bishopgate institute)  Gushing with Gabby (Montez Prez Radio) : 5 pm - 6 pm Southwark pride performance artists: 6.30 pm - 6.45 pm Tribe Incorporated sound and poetry: 7pm - 8 pm…

A collective SUNDAY The weekend ( and Ugly Duck ) closes with performances by Chloé Filani, Puer Deorum, and Joy Kincaid. Presented as part of A Collective Archive 12–15 June 2025 A Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices, shared resistance, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past…