Yay it’s finally the end of January, the weather’s slowing thawing, and there’s plenty of things to see and do in London.
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What: Schwitters in Britain
Where: Tate Britain
When: Until May 12
This is the first major exhibition in the UK to examine the late work of Kurt Schwitters, one of the major artists of European Modernism. The exhibition focuses on his time in Britain, from his arrival as a refugee in 1940 until his death in Cumbria in 1948.
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What: Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things
Where: Design Museum, London
When: Until January 2015 (plenty of time then!)
The Design Museum’s latest exhibition is a little teaser of what’s in store when the gallery moves to Kensington in 2015 and devotes the top floor of the John Pawson-designed building to a permanent collection. It will be the first time entry will be free, in an attempt to rival the V&A. This exhibition offers a diverse look at contemporary design, from furniture, product, fashion, transport and architecture.
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What: Repulsion
Where: Institut Francais, Kensington, London
When: Friday 1- Monday 4 February
The Institut Francais are showing the 1965 film by Roman Polanski, Repulsion. When Carol (Catherine Deneuve), a shy young Belgian, is left alone for a few days in the Kensington flat she shares with her sister, she begins to withdraw into a reclusive existence where innocuous everyday realities are distorted by deep-seated anxieties.
