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INSIGHTExhibition Review Kate West’s quarterly review of the local Art and Exhibitions Scene
Museum of London Cover Story: Radio Times at 90 Until 3rd November
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Museum of London Dalek arriving at
Museum of London for Radio Times at 90 exhibition
adio T imes is
the world’s l o n g e s t
running television and radio listings magazine and in this wonderful exhibition the Museum of London explores the history of magazine
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showcases dozens of its most memorable covers from the past nine decades. The magazine’s covers have celebrated momentous events of national and international importance from moon landings and the outbreak of war to World Cup victory and royal weddings. Its cover stars have included icons of popular culture such as Tony Hancock, The Beatles, Pete and Dud and the cast of ITMA amongst many other familiar faces and long running TV shows like EastEnders and Doctor Who. The exhibition takes visitors from
the BBC’s first radio transmission in London, with an original crystal radio set on display, through the war years when the Radio Times printing plant became a target for the Luftwaffe and up to the present day with the multi- channel listings of the digital television age. Visitors can listen to clips from past
radio and TV shows through headphones, including clips from The Goon Show and the very first episode of EastEnders; see the original CRW Nevinson painting used for the 1937 Coronation issue cover; and see the original 1941 Luftwaffe Stadtplan von London map showing BBC targets across London, as part of the war on propaganda. To coincide with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who this year,
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the exhibition includes a special section dedicated to the Radio T
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ongoing relationship with the ever- popular BBC show. For Doctor Who fans there is an exclusive opportunity to become a Radio Times cover star by posing for a photo beside a genuine full-size dalek against a backdrop of Westminster Bridge, recreating the famous 2005 ‘Vote Dalek’ Radio T cover.
Museum of London London Wall EC2 Daily 10am - 6pm Admission: Free
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
The Curve Ayse Erkmen: Intervals Opens 24th September
T
urkish artist Ayse Erkmen brings a very ambitious new installation to The Curve this
autumn. Throughout the long curved space of the gallery Erkmen presents a series of scenic backdrops, inspired by those found in theatre, ballet and opera, that are slowly raised and lowered by an automatic theatrical fly system specially adapted for The Curve. The backdrops feature a range
of subjects from The Mikado to futuristic interiors and are all painted by professional scenic artists and theatre design students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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The Curve Barbican Centre EC2 Daily 11am - 8pm Thursdays and Fridays late until 9pm Bank Holidays Noon - 8pm Admission: Free
www.barbican.org.uk
Barbican Art Gallery Pop Art Design Opens 22nd October
T
he Barbican Art Gallery’s new show for Autumn 2013 looks at the Pop Art phenomenon
that burgeoned between the early 50s and the early 70s. A movement that was highly influenced by celebrity culture, mass production and the explosion in the industries of advertising and television media at that time. This exhibition explores the interplay between art and design that the Pop movement inspired. Pop Art Designbrings together over
200 works by more than 70 artists and designers including both famous and
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