What's On
EXHIBITIONS
Christian Louboutin
March 28 – July 1
The first UK retrospective of iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, celebrating a career which has pushed the boundaries of high fashion shoe design.
Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
Tel.: +44 (0)870 833 9955
www.designmuseum.org
Damien Hirst
April 4 – September 9
In the nearly quarter of a century since Freeze, an exhibition in a disused warehouse which showed his work and that of his friends and fellow students at Goldsmiths College, Hirst has become one of the most influential artists of his generation. This will be the first substantial survey of his work in a British institution and will bring together key works from over twenty years.
Tate Modern
Bankside
London
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk
Designs of the Year
Until July 15
Showcasing the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport.
Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
Tel.: +44 (0)870 833 9955
www.designmuseum.org
Heatherwick Studio: Designing the Extraordinary
May 31 – September 30
The first major solo exhibition of the work of one of the most inventive and experimental British design studios practicing today, showing the enormous variety of projects that Heatherwick Studio have worked on over the last two decades from architecture, sculpture and engineering to furniture and product design.
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
Picasso and Modern British Art
Until July 15
In a major new exhibition at Tate Britain, Picasso and Modern British Art explores the extensive legacy and influence on British art of the twentieth century's single most important artistic figure, how this played a role in the acceptance of modern art in Britain, and the fascinating story of Picasso's lifelong connections to and affection for this country.
Tate Britain
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk
The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean
Until 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 orsubtle shifts in movement.
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk
Yayoi Kusama
Until June 5
Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, Yayoi Kusama's art encompasses an astonishing variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance and immersive installation. There has never been an exhibition of this size of her work in the UK and this is a varied, spectacular exhibition of a truly unique artist.
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7887 8888
www.tate.org.uk
FAIRS AND EVENTS
Until April 1
Ideal Home Show
Earls Court 1 & 2
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7385 1200
Ticket hotline: +44 (0)870 606 6080
www.idealhomeshow.co.uk
April 17-22
I Saloni
The Milan Furniture Fair and associated shows
Fiera Milano, Rho
Milan, Italy
Tel.: +39 02 725 941
www.isaloni.it
April 21-26
International Home Furnishings Market
High Point
North Carolina, USA
Tel.: +1 800 720 525
www.highpointmarket.org
April 15-17
The Landscape Show
Kensington Olympia
London
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7798 8500
www.landscapeshow.co.uk
April 24-29
The Spring Decorative
Antiques & Textiles Fair
The Marquee, Battersea Park
London SW11 4NJ
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7624 5173
www.decorativefair.com
May 5-13
Grand Designs Live
ExCel
One Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London E16 1XL
Tel.: +44 (0)844 581 0771
www.granddesignslive.com
May 19-22
International Contemporary
Furniture Fair
Trade preview: May 19-21
Public day: May 22
Jacob K.Javits Convention Centre
New York City
Tel.: +1 800 272 SHOW
or +1 914 421 3206
www.icff.com
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