South London Gallery — Attraction in London

I loved it. I went to both sites and especially loved the archive room in the fire station site. I think it genuinely helps champion local and often unheard voices and is an inclusive space. I loved the main exhibition I saw by Liz Johnson Artur. "If you know the beginning, the end is no trouble", which is on until Sep 1st 2019. I particularly enjoyed the fabric book, which almost had a holy book vibe because of the ritual of sitting down, the wooden spine and how it had to be slowly and methodically looked through. The recorded conversation you could listen to through the headphones was fascinatingly normal, whilst at the same time you could recognise some of the photos being spoken about, as you'd just been looking at them yourself. The gift shop had an amazing selection of books in such a small space, as well as some lovely gifts and greetings cards. I'd...

Absolutely horrible experience. At first me and my friends a decided to go into the first gallery only to find out that the upstairs was closed and the remaining gallery’s were, a smoke room and a coin shooting machine. This was all where it started. The staff decided to show us how the machine was active but “ decided not to tell me it would shoot out” This proceeded to shoot me in the eye and make me go into A+E for the next 10 hours. It turned out I got a lovely swollen and blind eye permanently. Never going back again. Didn’t even get to see the second...

South London Gallery has been at the forefront of promoting and predicting who and what is going to be the next big thing. Next to the Camberwell school of Arts and very close to Goldsmiths College with its famous Fine Art department and Curatorial Studies surrounded by a the lively and diverse creative community of Peckham and Camberwell this is a must go gallery housed in a beautifully restored building with great big spaces a great cafe as well as the eateries and cafes of Rye Lane and Peckham Village a...