There’s some great things happening in London this week, I know most of you will be flocking to the London parks to soak up the sunshine but here’s my pick of three cultural things to do, including the must-see Richard Rogers exhibition at the Royal Academy.
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What: Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out
Where: Royal Academy, London
When: Until October 13
You might be surprised to see three brightly coloured ducts outside the Royal Academy’s classic facade. They are in fact a symbol of one of Britain’s most prolific architect’s work, that of Richard Rogers, who celebrates his 80th birthday next week. ‘Inside Out’ reveals the man behind the architect and the ideas behind his pioneering buildings, such as the Pompidou Centre in Paris with Renzo Piano, Lloyd’s of London and the Law Courts in Bordeaux. The exhibition explores his career, from the influence of his Italian family and childhood in Florence to his contribution to the debate on public spaces and cities today. (images my own)
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What: Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life
Where: Tate Britain, London
When: Until October 20
Tate Britain presents a major exhibition of landscapes by the much-loved British painter L.S. Lowry – the first of its kind held by a public institution in London since the artist’s death in 1976. Focusing on the best of Lowry’s urban scenes and industrial landscapes including Tate’s Coming Out of School 1927 and The Pond 1950, this exhibition aims to re-assess Lowry’s contribution to art history and to demonstrate Lowry’s connections and debts to French painting of the later 19th century.
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What: Beach in the East
Where: Clifton Street, London
When: Until August 24
Style guru Yasmin Sewell, who helped to transform Liberty into what it is today, has opened a pop-up shop in a full-size disused swimming pool in Shoreditch. The store sells Sewell’s hand-picked selection from the likes of House of Holland, Acne and Thomas Tait. Beach In The East, Paper Mache Tiger, The Lower Ground G, 123 Clifton St, EC2A 4LD.
What are you doing this weekend?
