Upcoming
Events
相/Phase Exhibition
相/Phase is an interactive, algorithmic artwork, exploring how the abstract, mathematical and basic rules of physics evolve into our infinitely varied, macro and observable/tangible world of organisms and things. Originally commissioned by Chinese Arts Now in 2020 as a digital artwork, 相/Phase will be presented as a sculptural, moving image installation for the work’s first…
Black Magic
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomBlack Magic is an event curated and created by Moses Kamanga. It is held to give black and brown artists a platform to showcase their talents and make connections. Black Magic will be held on August 20th, 2022 at Ugly Duck. About this event Line up Visual artists Marlowe (@4camp) Kemi Talia Blue (@confusedcu1ture) Performers…
7£
Ugly Duck presents: These claws shine into belonging by Byuka (Sharing)
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomThese claws shine into belonging is a performance-ritual project created by Byuka (they/them) as part of the Intimate Animals Collective research. Every Tuesday, for the entire month of July, Byuka facilitated ritual-workshops at Ugly Duck in correspondence with the phases of the moon. Informed by these workshops, Byuka will present a performative work in progress piece…
5£Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Festival
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomHUNGER GAMES - UNDER THE TABLECLOTH a two-course tasting menu A night of performance art If all the food emojis mean different queer attitudes to you, or if you often hear yourself saying “not in front of my salad”, explore more with our provocative performances centred around food. Queer food and hospitality are rooted in…
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Pioneer: Art, Augmented Reality and Lost Heritage
Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomPop Up Exhibition: Pioneers and Apparitions This one-day exhibition showcases the cutting-edge augmented reality artworks of Luciana Haill and is the London premiere of Pioneer, an ambitious, augmented reality (AR) artwork which explores urgent contemporary themes around innovation, hubris and technology elitism through a reflection on Victorian engineering. The work juxtaposes Victorian engineer Magnus Volk’s…
The Production of Post-Truth by Fetchish_net
Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomThe Production of Post-Truth is an exhibition investigating how truth is presented and disseminated in the ‘Information Age’. Works engaging with technologies for information production and interpretation, abstract robotics, and digital myth-making will be exhibited. The exhibition employs a disruptive chronology, including a variety of works that; challenge the authority of analogue mass-media mechanisms, analyse…
Free – 6£
Otherness Archive: Masculine Desires
Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomA Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc experience. Access: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out…
TBCOtherness Archive: Masculine Desires
Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomA Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc experience. Access: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out…
TBCOtherness Archive: Masculine Desires
Ugly Duck 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomA Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc experience. Access: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out…
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@DISTURBANCE
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5£ – 10£
Dance Double Bill : Sophie Brain + Tough Boy Dance Collective
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomSophie Brain In 1964's Notes on Camp, dyke theorist Susan Sontag said true camp could only be artificial. But what if you're born this way? From etymology to choreography, mincing to magic, drag queen, dancer and life-long showgirl Sophie Brain responds to the text in a glittering tour de force of movement, gesture, costume, and questioning.…
10£
£Brown
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomThe core idea of the showcase is to be able to put on something that you wish you could do in your home country. Fascism and conservative governments in the subcontinent, extremist groups and conservative masses, have made expression through art difficult and unsafe. Oftentimes, it’s not just the criticism that gets censored, but also…
DonationGrief Tending Workshop for the Trans Community
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomGrief Tending Workshop for the Trans Community. A space where we build trust and safety, connecting with our bodies and with one another. - space held by Matisse Ciel - 3 hours workshop where we will share space together. We will start by building a sense of trust and safety between us, and then connect…
free
DOING BETTER WITH WORSE
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomDOING BETTER WITH WORSE Founded in 2018, A Particular Reality (APR) is an inter-institutional collective focussed on building creative learning environments upon values of anti-racism, care and collaboration. Formed by students, alumni, and educators from the Art Departments at Goldsmiths University of London, Kingston School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan and Middlesex University; APR is committed…
Donation
Second Skin: THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomSecond Skin & Ugly Duck presents the UK premiere of the film THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE by Marie Losier followed by a Q&A with the director. Ugly Duck presents the UK premiere of the film THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE by Marie Losier followed by a Q&A with the director.…
8£ – 13£
The Ugly Duck Project
Ugly Duck Loft 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL, LONDON, London, United KingdomThe Ugly Duck Project Experience all-female music group Synchrony give a vibrant and intimate performance in one of London's most unique art venues. Join us on Thursday 30 March for an exciting musical night with chamber ensemble Synchrony playing the extraordinary works of Stravinsky, Bartók, Ligeti and Florence Maunders. Chairs will be provided, but feel…
20£
@Disturbance Publication
ONLINE , KenyaLaunch event for the new @Disturbance publication giving context and background on the participating artists & their practice. After an epic fourth edition the Disturbance team designed a publication to provide more context and background on the participating artists & their practice. A reflection on the birth of the project, the artists’ experience, beautiful unreleased…
12£MY BLOOD IS MY VOICE
Hub / Garage 49 Tanner Street, London, United KingdomＡ ＨＵＭＡＮ ＮＯＩＳＥ ＲＩＴＵＡＬ ＦＲＯＭ ＢＥＹＯＮＤ ＴＨＥ ＢＩＮＡＲＹ． Ａ ＣＩＲＣＬＥ ＣＡＳＴ ＷＩＴＨ ＯＵＲ ＣＯＬＬＥＣＴＩＶＥ ＢＯＤＹ ＦＯＲ ＴＨＥ ＳＵＲＶＩＶＯＲＳ， ＴＨＥ ＤＩＶＩＮＥ． ＷＥ ＰＯＵＲ ＯＵＲ ＶＯＩＣＥ ＩＮＴＯ ＴＨＩＳ ＣＲＵＣＩＢＬＥ ＴＯ ＲＩＳＥ ＵＰ ＴＯ ＲＥＳＯＮＡＴＥ ＴＯ ＦＩＮＤ ＯＵＲ ＨＯＭＥ． My Blood Is My Voice is a brand new ritual gig theatre & collective vocal healing project in co-creation;…
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