Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska in Conversation with Rosie Cooper at Lisson London

24 June 2026

On 5 June, Lisson presented Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska in conversation with Rosie Cooper, Director of Wysing Arts Centre.

As part of the ongoing Lisson Street programme, the multidisciplinary artistic partnership of Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska present a new iteration of Zanzibar (1999-2023). 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 in 2023.

Zanzibar is on view through 5 September 2026.

Film by Emily Lavarello Ethic Co Photography.