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On the post-lockdown London art scene, there seems to be a recurring theme: immersion. These include Ryoji Ikeda’s sensory ambush at 180 The Strand, and Es Devlin’s recent Forest for Change at Somerset House for London Design Biennale. But Tate Modern is hosting the piece of work that arguably redefined the role of immersion in contemporary art: Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’. The year-long show will comprise two of the artist’s acclaimed mirror room installations in a dizzying marriage of mirrors, light and water, which offers the illusion of limitless space. Also on view is The Universe as Seen from the Stairway to Heaven, 2021, Kusama’s brand new ’peep in’ sculpture, which has been created specifically for the show. At 92, Kusama remains a prolific force: the artist currently has a simultaneous shows at Victoria Miro, London, the New York Botanical Garden, and a major retrospective at Gropius Bau in Berlin. She has also recently collaborated with brands such as Veuve Clicquot, which involved a striking sculptural intervention on the French Champagne house’s premium cuvée, La Grande Dame.
All Points East Festival has become one of London's premier music festivals, each year bringing a rock, indie and alternative lineup to the capital's Victoria Park for a run of events. 2021 will see the festival return but in a slimmed down format as it takes over the east London park on the August bank holiday weekend. Jamie xx and Kano, Foals and Bombay Bicycle Club, and London Grammar and […]
Good Groove Wednesdays is one show split in two that ensures you'll keep on funking! Named in honour of Derek B, the London man who created mixtapes, DJs Colsie and M.Groove offer a broad spectrum of spiritual vibes from soul, funk, boogie, rare grooves, disco, and all things house. Every week this soulful house due offers something different to inspire your mind, body, and soul.
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