London and
South East
Exhibitions
Highlights
- 19 Jun
Frank Gehry
Would you believe that this is the first exhibition by Gehry in the UK? The show includes actual worktables from his Santa Monica office littered with sketches and multi coloured process models so beloved of the Canadian architect. Projects covered include Guggenheim, and a Jemi Hendrix style multimedia experience. Far out Frank.
At: John Soane Museum,
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
Time: Tue to Sat, 10am to 5pm
Price: �2, students free
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14 Jun - 7 Aug
The Inflatable Moment
Pneumatics and Protest in 68
Blow up furniture is all the rage again, but few know that the inflatable movement started as a political protest. This show harks back to the radical designs of the Paris based Utopie group whose members included critic Hubert Tonka and a pre post-modern Jean Baudrillard. Their work went beyond simple domes to complex multi-storey housing with plumbing and electricity!
At: RIBA Architecture Gallery,
66 Portland Place, London W1
Price: Free
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Also this month
2 - 25 Jun
Living Room
The Residential Building as an Artistic Salon
A group of German architects and artists are to rebuild a dilapidated timber structure in Gelnhausen, but completely transform its interior. This sounds like no Home Front makeover - the new building will boast terraces, gazebos, bridges and galleries. An accompaning talk is planned - see London lectures for details.
At: Architectural Association,
36 Bedford Square, London
Price: Free
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4 Jun - 11 Jul
The Golden Age
Artists explore the industrial and paternal world fast disappearing. Graham Fagen has made a mock TV documentary about a fictional Scottish housing scheme using interviews with residents, architects and planners to paint a picture of social control and isolation. Neo Rauch's paintings show the world in which he grew up - the machine shops, petrol stations and offices of the former GDR.
At: ICA,
The Mall, London
Time: Daily, 12 to 7.30pm
Price: Mon to Fri, �1.50
Sat and Sun, �2.50
ICA members free
Details: Box office,
7 Jun - 15 Aug
RA summer exhibition
The Royal Academy's annual extravaganza is the largest open contemporary art show in the world. Last year's event featured almost 700 artists and architects and visitors topped 100,000.
At: Royal Academy,
Piccadilly, London W1V
Time: Daily, 10am to 6pm
Until 8.30pm, Sundays June to July and Fridays in August
Price: �7.50, �6 concs, �5 students
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8 Jun - 2 Jul
Sergio Larrain
The Chilean photographer captured London in the late Fifties just as it began to 'swing'. See the bohemia of Soho and the exotica of Chelsea.
At: The Photographers' Gallery,
5 and 8 Great Newport Street, London
Time: Mon to Sat, 11am to 6pm
Sun, 12 to 6pm
Price: Free
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17 Jun - 10 Oct
Verner Panton
Light and Colour
Major retrospective of the Danish designer who sadly died last year. Panton worked with architect Arne Jacobsen in the early fifties, then went on to establish his own office producing legendary plastic designs.
At: Design Museum,
Shad Thames, London SE1
Time: Every day, 11.30am to 6pm
Price: �5.50 adults, �4 concs
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23 Jun - 4 Jul
RCA show
See what architecture students are creating under Nigel Coates direction. Doors are to open until midnight on selected evenings.
At: Royal College of Art,
Kensington Gore, London W7
Time: Daily, 10am to 6pm
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30 Jun - 6 Jul
POWIA show
Are the Prince's students turning out Modernism these days?
At: POWIA,
14 Gloucester Gate, London
Time: Mon to Fri, 10am to 8pm
Sat and Sun, 12 to 4pm
Price: Free
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- 4 Jun
Four Camden Architects
See the work of Rick Mather, John Miller, Neave Brown and Martin Richardson. Call first as the exhibition spaces may be used for teaching.
At: POWIA,
14 Gloucester Gate, London
Time: 10am to 6pm
Price: Free
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- 6 Jun
Modern Britain
1929 - 1939
Hark back to another time when Britain was cool - the pre-war Modern Movement which spawned great architecture, graphics, furniture and products.
At: Design Museum,
Shad Thames, London
Price: �5, �4 concs
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- 18 Jun
Berlin Free University
Experience one of the German capital's most influential Sixties buildings. The University shows what buildings can be, adapting to the needs of its users while offering many opportunities for them to interact.
At: Architectural Association,
36 Bedford Square, London
Price: Free
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- 27 Jun
Cities on the Move
Art and Architecture in Asia
Vienna Secession organised show explores the continent's rapid economic and cultural changes over the last decade. See the work of over 100 artists, architects and filmakers. Accompanying events are planned - see other London sections for info.
At: Hayward Gallery,
South Bank, London SE1
Time: Daily, 10am to 6pm
Tue and Wed until 8pm
Price: �6, �4 concs, members free
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- 27 Jun
Tower Blocks:
Love Them or Loathe Them
See the country's best and worst blocks - the show marks the fiftieth anniversary of London's first ten storey council block.
At: Museum of London
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- 4 Jul
Jorge Pardo:
Untitled
Architecture is an important influence for the Los Angeles artist. In his first UK solo show, Pardo reworks the design of a thirty foot long sailing boat to fit with the architecture of the RFH ballroom.
At: Royal Festival Hall,
South Bank, London
Time: Daily, 10am to 10.30pm
Price: Free
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- 4 Jul
Kandinsky
Watercolours and other Works on Paper
The first major exhibition of the abstract painter's work ever held in the UK includes over 100 watercolours and drawings.
At: Royal Academy,
Piccadilly, London
Time: Sun to Thu, 9am to 6pm
Fri and Sat, 9am to 10pm
Price: �1.50 to �6
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- Aug
Henri Cartier Bresson:
Elsewhere
A selection of less familiar photos from the Americas and Asia to celebrate Cartier Bresson's 90th birthday.
At: V&A,
South Kensington, London
Price: �5, �3 concs, free to students
Free admission to all between 4.30 and 5.45pm
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Ongoing
Mobiles @ RIBA
See mobiles by leading architects, artists and designers including the Richard Rogers Partnership and Ben Johnson. The installations will change every three months, and will eventually spread to other buildings throughout the capital. Click below to offer your venue suggestions.
At: RIBA,
66 Portland Place, London
Price: Free
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For your diary
5 Jul - 28 Aug
Manifesto:
Fifty Years of British Radicals
This show sets out to prove that British Architects are not boring. Politicans and developers have dealt bitter blows, but radical designs have still been built by the Smithsons, Walter Segal, muf and others.
At: RIBA Architecture Gallery,
66 Portland Place, London W1
Price: Free
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6 - 30 Jul
Sight Navigation
Tiziana De Silvestro
The Swiss photographer has spent six months trying to catch London from a stranger's perspective.
At: The Photographers' Gallery,
5 and 8 Great Newport Street, London
Time: Mon to Sat, 11am to 6pm
Sun, 12 to 6pm
Price: Free
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6 - 30 Jul
Londinia
Katia Libemann
The Citibank shortlisted photographer uses a pin hole camera to shoot Piccadilly and Whitehall during the rush hour.
At: The Photographers' Gallery,
5 and 8 Great Newport Street, London
Time: Mon to Sat, 11am to 6pm
Sun, 12 to 6pm
Price: Free
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22 Jul - 19 Sep
Full Moon
See vast panoramic shots of space and the lunar surface selected from NASA's archive of over thirty thousand photographs. Your chance to go boldly...
At: Hayward Gallery,
South Bank, London SE1
Time: Daily, 10 am to 6pm
Tue and Wed until 8pm
Price: �6, �4 concs, members free
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