Join the Tate Collective Producers for this month’s Late at Tate Britain online. It’s a monthly mix of film, music and career advice.
We also invited creatives to respond to the work of artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman who recently unveiled a new installation at Tate Britain as part of the Winter Commission series.
Stream 1: Films and career talks
Soof Introduces: Simone Niles and Lauren Mooney
A short film by emerging self-taught artists Simone Niles and Lauren Mooney. They showcase how people are reacting to the current circumstances in 2020 along with influence from artwork in Tate Britain.
Invited by freelance Late at Tate Britain researcher-in-residence Soofiya.
Eric Presents: How to be part of a Community in 2020 - how to network for a job in a digital world
It’s easier than ever to find people online, but harder than ever to forge proper connections with people when you aren’t physically near. This segment by Eric will teach you how to network.
Stream 2: Film, talks and music
A Closer Look at Chila Kumari Singh Burman
Chila Kumari Singh Burman is celebrated for her interdisciplinary practice, which span printmaking, painting, installation and film. Her work draws on her Punjabi heritage and radical feminist perspectives. She uses her work as a means to explore the multiplicity of South Asian identities within a British context.
We invited the poetry and writing collaboration 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE and musician Sarathy Korwar to respond to some of the themes of Burman’s art in relation to their own socially engaged practice. Check out a specially curated playlist by Indian Ocean Sound System. Indian Ocean Sound System was established in 1983 by Ashok Burman (DJ Ash). Ash was the first Indian sound in the UK to be given a slot on Kiss FM. A pioneering promoter of up-and-coming UK Asian artists and bands.
4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE
Roshni Goyate, Sharan Hunjan, Sheena Patel and Sunnah Khan are four writers that make up the collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE. Sit back and enjoy a radical polyphonic performance as they freestyle on life, poetry, and the work of Chila Kumari Singh Burman. They will also be reading from their recent collection of poetry and prose published by Rough Trade Books.
Sarathy Korwar
Leading UK jazz musician Sarathy Korwar has selected one of his short films as a response to Burman's work. The film is a collaboration with poet and playwright Zia Ahmed and classical vocalist and composer Aditya Prakashis. It explores the Indian diasporic experience in contemporary Britain.
“The video asks what it takes to integrate into British society and be considered British, juxtaposed on lyrics that describe the everyday racist stereotyping of South Asians, it’s an ironic look at what it means to be brown in the UK today.”
The song appears on his new album More Arriving.
Stream 3: Music
Reprezent Radio: The voice of young London
Reprezent Radio, streaming from Brixton, curate a playlist for the evening. This set starts at 8.00pm.