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Sutapa Biswas, Birdsong, 2004. 16mm re-telecined and mastered onto 4K, two-channel projection, colour, no sound, 7 min 7 sec. Installation view, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, 2021. Photo: Rob Harris. © Sutapa Biswas. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025.
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Connecting Thin Black Lines 1985 – 2025
Marking forty years since The Thin Black Line (1985), this panel discussion responds to Connecting Thin Black Lines by bringing together artists and curators to reflect on the exhibition’s legacy and the evolving practices and solidarities it continues to inspire.
In dialogue with the current show’s emphasis on connection–across time, space, practice, and community–the conversation will explore how the “thin black lines” first drawn in 1985 have been redrawn, expanded, and reimagined over the past four decades. It will consider what it means to sustain radical artistic networks over time, and how practices of care, collectivity, and critique might shape the future of cultural work.
Click here to explore the full exhibition and event programme.
Marking forty years since The Thin Black Line (1985), this panel discussion responds to Connecting Thin Black Lines by bringing together artists and curators to reflect on the exhibition’s legacy and the evolving practices and solidarities it continues to inspire.
In dialogue with the current show’s emphasis on connection–across time, space, practice, and community–the conversation will explore how the “thin black lines” first drawn in 1985 have been redrawn, expanded, and reimagined over the past four decades. It will consider what it means to sustain radical artistic networks over time, and how practices of care, collectivity, and critique might shape the future of cultural work.
Click here to explore the full exhibition and event programme.
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07:00 pm
Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Cinema 1
£15 full price / £12.50 concessions
Ticket information
- All tickets that do not require ID (full price, disabled, income support) can be printed at home or stored in email
- For aged-based concession tickets (under 25, student) please bring relevant ID to collect at the front desk before the event.
Access information
Cinema 1
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- We have 1 wheelchair allocated space with a seat for a companion
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
for the following requirements:
- We have unassigned seating. If you require a specific seat, please reserve this in advance
- Free for visitors where ticket prices are a barrier, please email
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