Lisson Street: Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska

At the iconic Lisson Street space, the artistic partnership of Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska present a newly reimagined iteration of Zanzibar (1999-2022). Reflecting on themes of memory and movement, loss and belonging, this immersive and evocative mixed-media installation comprises nine diptychs painted by Himid in 1999, paired with a 38-minute multi-layered “libretto” composed by Stawarska. The UK premiere of this major collaborative work follows recent exhibitions by Himid and Stawarska at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, Mudam – The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg, Beijing UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, and Sharjah Art Foundation, and coincides with Himid’s British Pavilion commission at the 2026 Venice Biennale.