Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990

September 24 – January 15

The V&A’s major autumn exhibition will be the first in-depth survey of art, design and architecture of the 1970s and 1980s, examining one of the most contentious phenomena in recent art and design history: Postmodernism.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)870 906 3883
www.vam.ac.uk

Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn (Ceramic Works, 5000 BC – AD 2010)

October 15 – March 18

This display presents work by Beijing based artist Ai Weiwei. Featuring a selection of ceramic works, photographs and video this is a rare opportunity to view some of the most iconic works in the field of Chinese contemporary art.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)870 906 3883
www.vam.ac.uk

Anthony Caro on the Roof

Until October 30 (weather permitting)

The installation includes a selection of sculptures in steel, highlighting aspects of the long career of one of the most influential and prolific British sculptors of his generation and a key figure in Modernist sculpture.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York
Tel.: +1 212 535 7710
www.metmuseum.org

This is Design

Until 22 January

A celebration of the Design Museum’s Collection, examining the impact of design on the modern world, whilst also exploring the consequences of design and how it shapes our lives and contemporary culture.

Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
Tel.: +44 (0)870 833 9955
www.designmuseum.org

Gerhard Richter: Panorama

October 6 – January 8

Spanning nearly five decades, and coinciding with the artist’s 80th birthday, Gerhard Richter: Panorama is a major chronological retrospective that groups together significant moments of the painter’s career.

Tate Modern
Bankside
London
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk

Kenneth Grange – Making Britain Modern

Until 30 October

Kenneth Grange is Britain’s leading product designer. His prolific career spans over 50 years and he designed iconic products that shape our daily lives, including Kodak cameras, Kenwood food mixers, Parker pens and the re-design of the London black cab.

Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
Tel.: +44 (0)870 833 9955
www.designmuseum.org

Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan

November 9 – February 5

This unprecedented exhibition is to be the most complete display of Leonardo’s rare surviving paintings ever held. The first of its kind anywhere in the world, it brings together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK.

The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
Tickets tel.: +0844 248 5097
Tickets tel (int):+44 208 127 4920
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7747 2885
www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Power of Making

Until January 2

The V&A and Crafts Council celebrate the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects, ranging from a life-size crochet bear to a ceramic eye patch, a fine metal flute to dry stone walling.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)870 906 3883
www.vam.ac.uk

The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900

Until October 30

This exhibition charts the development of the Aesthetic Movement in art and design through the decades from the 1860s to the 1890s. As well as paintings, prints and drawings, the show includes fashionable dress and jewellery of the era.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)870 906 3883
www.vam.ac.uk

The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean

October 11 – April 9

Tacita Dean, the next artist to create a commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, is a British artist now based in Berlin, best known for her use of film. Dean’s films act as portraits or depictions rather than conventional cinematic storytelling, capturing fleeting natural light or subtle shifts in movement.

Tate Modern
Bankside
London
Tickets tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk

September 11-13

Top Drawer Autumn

Olympia Exhibition Centre
Olympia Way
London W14
www.topdrawerautumn.co.uk

September 17-25

The London Design Festival

Venues across London
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7734 6444
www.londondesignfestival.com

September 21-25

Lapada Antiques & Fine Art Fair

Berkeley Square Marquee
London
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7823 3511
www.lapadalondon.com

September 22-25

100% Design
100% Futures

Earls Court 1 & 2
London
www.100percentdesign.co.uk

September 25-28

Decorex International

Royal Hospital Chelsea
London SW3
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7833 3373
www.decorex.com

September 25-28

Focus/11

Chelsea Harbour Design Centre
London SW10 0XF
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7225 9101
www.designcentrechelseaharbour.co.uk

September 27 – October 2

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair

The Marquee, Battersea Park
London SW11 4NJ
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7616 9327
www.decorativefair.com

October 15-19

Abitare il Tempo

Verona
Tel.: +39 051 864 310
www.abitareiltempo.com

October 22-27

International Home Furnishings Market

High Point
North Carolina, USA
Tel.: +1 800 720 5255
www.highpointmarket.org

October 27-30

Antiques for Everyone

Halls 17-19
National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham B40 1NT
Tel.: +44 (0)121 767 3535
www.antiquesforeveryone.co.uk

October 31

The Interiors Design Summit

The Grange Hotel
Tower Bridge
London
Tel.: +44 (0)1992 374 100
www.forumevents.co.uk

November 14-20

The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair

Olympia Exhibition Centre
Olympia Way
London W14
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7370 8211
www.olympia-antiques.co.uk

23-24 November

The Sleep Event

Business Design Centre
London
Tel +44 (0)20 7921 8406
www.thesleepevent.com