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Free event, booking essential
Autograph
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA, UK
This event is very popular and fully booked, tickets will not be available on the door. Tickets are still available for an artist-led exhibition tour of Eric Gyamfi: Fixing Shadows – Julius and I on Friday 28 April.
Celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions at Autograph's gallery in Hackney: Eric Gyamfi's homage to the transgressive, African-American composer Julius Eastman, and a solo exhibition of Ajamu's photography celebrating black queer bodies, the erotic sense and pleasure as activism.
Unapologetically celebrating black queer bodies and pleasure as activism. Curated by Mark Sealy.
How photography can shift meanings and histories – ‘fixing shadows’ of legacy, absence, and revival. Curated by Bindi Vora.
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Take survey Everyone is welcome to Autograph's exhibition openings. Both galleries will be open, plus drinks and an outdoor seating area. This is an informal event, you can arrive and leave at any time.
During busy times, there may be a short queue to enter the building or galleries.
Ajamu: The Patron Saint of Darkrooms addresses important issues around sensual identities and lived experience. We'd like you to know before your visit that some images on display include nudity and sexual imagery. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. This exhibition contains latex and may cause allergic reactions.
We look forward to welcoming you to Autograph. For more details about visiting, have a look at our Visit Us page, it has information about getting to the gallery, safety and accessibility.
Autograph welcomes people with all types of disabilities
Our building and entrance is step free. A wheelchair accessible lift goes to all floors
Each floor has an accessible toilet. All toilets are single-occupancy and unisex
A bar is located in the studio, with contactless payment
Enjoy your drink in our studio or outdoor seating area. To protect the artworks, drinks are not allowed in the galleries
There is a free, staffed cloakroom at this event for coats and large bags
To protect the artworks from accidental damage, backpacks and bags over 12" x 12" cannot be brought into the galleries, and will need to be placed in our free cloakroom
Please note that photography and/or filming will take place at this event. Images from this event may be used by Autograph and external press for marketing and promotional use, including: printed and online publicity, social media, press releases, or other use.
Autograph is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Additionally, Ajamu: Patron Saint of Darkrooms is supported by Light Work. The exhibition title reflects a title bestowed on the artist by the The Trans Pennine Traveling Sisters.
Eric Gyamfi: Fixing Shadows – Julius and I is supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at The London Community Foundation.
Banner images: 1) Ajamu, Bodybuilder in Bra [detail], 1990. © and courtesy Ajamu. 2) Eric Gyamfi, from the ongoing series Fixing Shadows: Julius and I [detail]. Courtesy the artist. The original photograph of Julius Eastman used in this series is by Donald W. Burkhardt.
Images on page: 1) Ajamu, Aura [detail], 1992. © and courtesy Ajamu. 2) Eric Gyamfi, from the ongoing series Fixing Shadows: Julius and I [detail]. Courtesy the artist. The original photograph of Julius Eastman used in this series is by Donald W. Burkhardt. 3) Autograph, photograph by Zoë Maxwell.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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