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5 things to know about Everyday Heroes
Installation view of Barbara Walker, Attitude (1998) and Matthew Krishanu, Hospital Chaplain – Face Mask (Rehanah Sadiq) (2020) at Southbank Centre’s Everyday Heroes exhibition
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5 things to know about Everyday Heroes

An introduction to our 2020 free, outdoor exhibition featuring newly commissioned artworks and poems celebrating the UK’s frontline workers.

Matthew Krishanu on his paintings of workers in Everyday Heroes
Installation view of Matthew Krishanu works at Southbank Centre's Everyday Heroes, 2020. Copyright the artist. Photo credit: Linda Nylind.
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Matthew Krishanu on his paintings of workers in Everyday Heroes

Artist Matthew Krishanu introduces his paintings of workers in the Southbank Centre’s free 2020 outdoor exhibition, Everyday Heroes.

Behind the scenes of Everyday Heroes
Installing Tom (2020) by Lydia Blakeley, on the windows of Southbank Centre’s Liner Building, overlooking Mandela Walkway.
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Behind the scenes of Everyday Heroes

Take a look at Hayward Gallery’s special outdoor 2020 exhibition Everyday Heroes, inspired by key workers during the Vovid-19 pandemic.