Another bank holiday! It seems like the previous one was just around the corner. If you’re wondering what to do with your (damp) three-day weekend, here is my pick of three things to do this week…
STOP
What: Sir Hugh Casson PRA: Making Friends
Where: Royal Academy of Arts, London
When: Until September 22
An exhibition of drawings and watercolours by architect Sir Hugh Casson, including early work from the 1930s when he was responsible for camouflaging airfields and later stage designs for Glynebourne and Royal Covent Garden opera houses.
The image shows a drawing for Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, Zoological Society of London Zoo, Regent’s Park, London, c. 1971. Photo: R.A./Prudence Cuming Associates Limited
LOOK
What: Triumph Pavilion
Where: Museum Gardens, behind V&A Museum of Childhood, London
When: Until June 16
The Triumph Pavilion is a summer structure in Bethnal Green that spotlights the work of an international architect or design team, much like its more famous Serpentine Gallery counterpart. This year’s winners is Paris-based Atelier Zündel Cristea (AZC), who has designed a sweeping, white, figure-of-eight-shaped structure entitled “Peace Pavilion”.
LISTEN
What: Paris Nous Appartient
Where: Institut Francais, London
When: May 26
In Jacques Rivette’s first film, Anne becomes involved with her brother’s circle of arty Parisian friends and finds herself sucked into a mystery involving an American political refugee, a self-destructive femme fatale and a Spanish activist who recently committed suicide.
What are you doing this weekend?
