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Home > Archives for Rivington Place

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Sonia Boyce - Iniva - Rivington Place

Explore the significance of sound in art at Rivington Place

‘Scat: Sound and Collaboration’ is the current exhibition by Sonia Boyce, presented across all public spaces of Rivington Place in London…

Afrika which way? gouache and collage, 1978. Copyright the artist, courtesy of William Humphreys Art Gallery

Peter Clarke: Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats

Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats honours Peter Clarke’s life, work and contribution to art over sixty years and tells the story of an artist whose sharp, poignant and aesthetically memorable work provides an extraordinary context for discussion of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa…

Social Archive Two: Fluctuating Economies in Shoreditch

Social Archive Two: Fluctuating Economies in Shoreditch

Members of the public are invited to contribute to Social Archive Two at Rivington Place, Iniva’s three year film project documenting Shoreditch and its economy in a time of flux…

Roee Rosen: Vile, Evil Veil at Rivington Place

Roee Rosen: Vile, Evil Veil at Rivington Place in London

Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) presents the first UK solo exhibition of Israeli artist, writer and filmmaker Roee Rosen…

Sudhir Patwardhan, Lower Parel, 2001, © the artist

Social Fabric is interesting material for an art exhibition

Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) presents Social Fabric, an exhibition at Rivington Place, in which textiles are used to explore colonial history, international trade, labour and militant politics, from 19th January – 10th March 2012…

terms & conditions with artist Margareta Kern at Rivington Place

Have you seen the Terms & Conditions?

Head to Rivington Place in London for ‘terms & conditions’, a series of events devised by Iniva and artist Margareta Kern…

Anthony Key Entanglement: the Ambivalence of Identity, Rivington Place

Entanglement: the Ambivalence of Identity

Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) presents an inter-generational exhibition at Rivington Place in London from 14th September 2011…

Paul Crook, Cleese2Cleese, How Can I (or You) Resist exhibition at Rivington Place

How Can I (or You) Resist this exhibition?

Yolanda Hanson and Tug Rail present How Can I (or You) Resist at Rivington Place in London from the 15th June 2011…

Tania El Khoury, Possible Damage - Rivington Place

Possible Damage in new exhibition

Performance artist Tania El Khoury collaborates with the Inivators (Iniva’s Youth Advisory Board) to present Possible Damage at Rivington Place, an exhibition and archive of London’s recent student protests…

Rabih Mroué: I, the Undersigned at Rivington Place

Rabih Mroué: I, the Undersigned

I, the Undersigned by Rabih Mroué at Rivington Place is a free exhibition running from 23rd March to 14th May 2011…

Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides, Rivington Place

Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides

Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides at Rivington Place from 19th January to 12th March 2011…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

Top Story

Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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