October at The Mosaic Rooms: FREE Tickets, Exhibition Opening & New Events

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Contemporary Culture from the Arab World www.mosaicrooms.org WHAT'S ON      SHOP       VENUE HIRE       RECORDED TALKS       BLOG       VISIT US Exhibition The Future Rewound & The Cabinet of Souls 10 Oct - 29 Nov 2014 Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, FREE See the first UK solo show by 2014 Art Basel Discoveries Prize winning artist Nadia Kaabi-Linke. The show is conceived in two parts and is inspired by the history of our building. Featuring new and recent installations, the exhibition is Kaabi-Linke's most extensive to date. Read more. Private View: 13 Oct, 6.30-8.30pm. RSVP NOW Exhibition supported by Arts Council England, Nour Festival and Goethe-Institut.   TALK Culture Now: Nadia Kaabi-Linke Friday 10 Oct, 1pm @ ICA Tickets £5, BOOK NOW Nadia Kaabi-Linke, our current exhibiting artist, will be in conversation with Lorenzo Fusi, director of Open Eye Gallery, as part of the ICA's Friday lunchtime talks for the culturally curious. Read more. This event will take place at the ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH.   TALK Artist's Talk Thursday 16 Oct, 7pm @ Goethe-Institut FREE, RSVP HERE Nadia and Timo Kaabi-Linke discuss their practice with cultural scientist Dr Falko Schmieder. In particular the talk will reference their process, approach and research for the current exhibition at The Mosaic Rooms. Read more. This event will take place at Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH.   TALK Exhibition Tour Saturday 18 Oct 12pm FREE, RSVP HERE Join Nadia Kaabi-Linke for an artist led tour of our current exhibition, The Future Rewound & The Cabinet of Souls. The event will give audiences the opportunity to gain further insight into all the works on display. Read more.   TALK Imre Kiralfy of Earl's Court: from Showman to Impresario Tuesday 28 Oct, 7pm @ Leighton House FREE, RSVP HERE Brendan Gregory discusses the amazing work and ambition of Imre Kiralfy, who lived in our building from 1896-1919. The talk will shed light on the history of the Victorian Earl's Court exhibition centre and a fascinating history little known to today's audiences. Read more. This event will take place at Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Rd, London W14 8LZ.   NEWS & BLOG Get A Sneak Peek!   Recognise this image? Believe it or not, it's The Mosaic Rooms' Grand Room during the time Imre Kiralfy lived here! See more of the fascinating archival images which have inspired the works in Nadia Kaabi-Linke's exhibition on our Instagram here. Visit our blog to find out more about the stories which helped shape them. Read more. LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT Three Percent Oct-November 2014 "It is said that you only need three percent of the population to start a revolution..." In collaboration with Phakama, the Three Percent project will engage young women from the local area. Using theatre and art, participants will be invited to explore issues that affect their daily lives in London.  Check out our blog for regular updates! Black Chronicles II This exciting exhibition at Rivington Place explores black presences in Victorian Britain, through the prism of photography. On show until 29 November. Find out more here. For general information and enquiries contact: info@mosaicrooms.org Address: The Mosaic Rooms A.M Qattan Foundation, Tower House 226 Cromwell Road London, England SW5 0SW United Kingdom www.mosaicrooms.org You are on our events list! The Mosaic Rooms opened in 2008. A.M Qattan Foundation was established in 1994 and is a registered UK charity no. 1029540 and is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No. 2171893

April at The Mosaic Rooms: FREE ticket give-way, NEW events & more...

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Contemporary Culture from the Arab World www.mosaicrooms.org WHAT'S ON      SHOP       VENUE HIRE       RECORDED TALKS       BLOG       VISIT US Win two tickets to the screening of Notes for an African Oresteia! Email us here by 8 April to enter the prize draw. Read the rules here. Exhibition Mogadishu - Lost Moderns 7 March - 26 April 2014 Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm, FREE A unique opportunity to see fascinating contemporary and rare archival photographs of Somalia's capital city. This exhibition by Rashid Ali and Andrew Cross is the first to examine Mogadishu through its built form. Read more. Listen to the BBC's interview with Rashid Ali here. FILM Sea Shell / Tree of Life Wednesday 2 April, 7.30pm Tickets £5, BOOK NOW Award-winning shorts by Somali film director and writer Abdulkadir Ahmed Said, which reflect on the impact of modernisation and industrialisation on the environment, lives and culture of Somalia. Followed by Q&A hosted by Kinsi Abdulleh with Abdulkadir live from South Africa. Read more. LITERATURE Mail Box Thursday 10 April, 7pm FREE, RSVP HERE Somali-Italian novelist and poet, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, will discuss her experiences of growing up in Mogadishu and how this has influenced her writings with Somali British poet Elmi Ali. She will also read from her latest novel Madre Piccola (Little Mother). Read more. Film Notes for an African Oresteia Wednesday 16 April, 7.30pm Tickets £5, BOOK NOW Pier Paolo Pasolini's lyrical reflections on myth, colonialism and modernity. Pasolini films in Uganda and Tanzania, mulling over possible parallels between Aeschylus' Orestes trilogy and African politics in the 1970s. Read more. PANEL DISCUSSION Contemporary Somali Culture Thursday 24 April, 7pm FREE, RSVP HERE Panel discussion on contemporary Somali culture with Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed, Somali-British journalist Ismail Einashe, architect Rashid Ali and other special guests. Read more. Recommended rEADING Mogadishu - Lost Moderns By Rashid Ali and Andrew Cross The Mosaic Rooms has published a special limited edition art book to accompany our current exhibition Mogadishu - Lost Moderns! See a sneak peak of what's inside on our blog here! Get your copy here. CURRENT OPPORTUNITies The Mosaic Rooms are currently looking for Casual Events Staff and a part-time Press and Marketing Intern. Find out more here. A.M. Qattan foUNDATION Annual Report Online for the First Time! The 2012/13 annual report outlines the most important achievements of the Foundation's projects over the past year, including those of The Mosaic Rooms. This year, for the first time, its been published as an electronic version so we can share them with you more easily! Read it here Exhibition A fantastic immersive, multi-media installation by French Algerian artist Kader Attia is on show at Whitechapel Gallery until 23 November. Find out more here. For general information and enquiries contact: info@mosaicrooms.org Address: The Mosaic Rooms A.M Qattan Foundation, Tower House 226 Cromwell Road London, England SW5 0SW United Kingdom   www.mosaicrooms.org You are on our events list! The Mosaic Rooms opened in 2008. A.M Qattan Foundation was established in 1994 and is a registered UK charity no. 1029540 and is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No. 2171893 If you no longer wish to receive these emails please