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Introducing Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire

Presenting Autograph's new exhibition, exploring a radical vision of culture, intimacy, desire and pain.

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Introducing Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos

Presenting the context and key figures behind the exhibition

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Call for Writing: The Liberatory Space of the Photography Studio

We're looking to publish new work from emerging writers - apply by 6 January!

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The Future from Yesterday: Photographic Archiving Practices in Nigeria

"Every photographer is a storyteller and a custodian of history."

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Splitting at the Seams: Deconstructing the Legacy of the Cotton Industry

Addressing the social history of cotton through artistic intervention

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New Light Shed on Ernest Cole Photograph

We've gained new knowledge about a photograph featured in Autograph's exhibition

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Visualising Disability: Artist Showcase

Sharing the work of four emerging artists taking part in Autograph's new artist development programme

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What is Really Going on In Our World

By Linsey Young

The contemporary context of Thompson Hall's work

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Call for Photographs: Disability and Representation

Submit your work on the issues of disability and representation for an opportunity to exhibit the work online with Autograph’s support

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Introducing Ernest Cole: A Lens In Exile

Autograph’s new exhibition documenting Black American life against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights

Artist Interviews

Talking Back to Power: A Time of Future-Past

C. Rose Smith x Bindi Vora

Artist C. Rose Smith discusses her work challenging the history of slave labour in the Southern United States through photography

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5 Things to Know About C. Rose Smith: Talking Back to Power

Find out more about the artist and explore histories and subjects that are key to the new exhibition

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The Waters of the Niger Delta

by ayebainemi

A new poetry commission exploring water spirits, queer relationships and gender fluidity

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Delta Sounds

by Jordan Blanchard

A new poem exploring oil extraction and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta

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Works From Autograph's Collection Now on Art UK

We've partnered with Art UK to share works from Autograph's collection of photography