Exhibition
He’s brought us the Moon and the Earth, and now Luke Jerram is showing us Mars in close-up with his seven-metre model of the Red Planet as part of the Kensington and Chelsea Festival. The artwork features incredibly detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface, including every crater, valley and mountain, at a scale of 1: 1 million. The model will be accompanied by a soundtrack created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones, featuring sounds of people marching and distant bombing, inviting viewers to reflect on the notion of war.
FREDDIE MERCURY | A WORLD OF HIS OWN
- Monday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Get a glimpse at the public and private life of one of the world’s most legendary musicians at this one-of-a-kind exhibition. For just one month, Sotheby’s will open its galleries to the public and the entire 16,000 square-foot space will be full of art, archival clothing, musical instruments, furniture and jewels that belonged to Freddie Mercury – things that he’d collected over a period of more than 50 years. Plus, more than 1,200 items from Garden Lodge (Mercury’s home) will be displayed throughout the exhibition, including some rarely seen pieces that’ll give visitors an insight into the passions of the iconic frontman.
DRAWING DAPHNE
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
To accompany the release of Daphne Guinness’ latest music video ‘Hip, Neck, Spine’ directed by Nick Knight CBE, SHOWstudio is hosting the Drawing Daphne exhibition. The video features a range of looks from Daphne’s collection, chosen by fashion critic Alexander Fury, to reference Marlene Dietrich and Old Hollywood, including pieces from Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, John Galliano, Jon Paul Gaultier, Azzedine Alaïa, Christian Lacroix, Chanel and Philip Treacy. During the shoot Knight had twelve artists drawing Daphne live on set over three days of filming, with another eleven artists producing their own takes on some of the looks worn in the video, and a selection of these works are on display at the exhibition.
REBEL | 30 YEARS OF LONDON FASHION
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Design Museum is teaming up with the British Fashion Council to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its NEWGEN programme by hosting one of the largest surveys of contemporary fashion in the UK. REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion will showcase the work of young designers, like Molly Goddard, Wales Bonner, Christopher Kane, Simone Rocha, Erdem and JW Anderson, who have changed the fashion landscape in the UK and beyond. Over 100 garments will be on show, including Bjork’s iconic swan dress, a Steven Stokey Daley outfit worn by Harry Styles in his ‘Golden’ video, and a replica of the HARRI inflatable latex suit worn by Sam Smith at this year’s BRIT Awards, alongside films, drawings, memorabilia and archive material from a range of UK-based designers.
BLACK VENUS
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Somerset House is hosting Black Venus, an exhibition curated by Aindrea Emelife that examines the representation and legacy of Black women in visual culture, through the lens of the Hottentot Venus, the Sable Venus and the Jezebel. The work of 18 Black female and non-binary artists, including Carrie Mae Weems, Zanele Muholi, Renee Cox, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Sonia Boyce, Ayana V Jackson and Delphine Diallo, will be on display, showcasing the many ways Black femininity can be expressed and reclaiming Black womanhood from fetishisation and objectification.
AI | WHO'S LOOKING AFTER ME?
- Monday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Artificial Intelligence is on most (if not all) of our minds at the moment, but Science Gallery London is looking at the technological phenomenon from a different perspective with its new exhibition, AI: Who’s Looking After Me?. Looking to avoid the more fatalistic language typically used when covering AI, the show will explore the ways in which it’s already shaping our lives and the near future through its implementation in healthcare, the justice system, daily commutes, and more. Some highlights include James Bridle’s film about self-driving cars and their projected agency; a robotic arm that looks after a group of house cats and learns from their behaviours; Wesley Goatley’s graveyard of defunct Alexa voice assistants; an interactive romance experiment that uses an AI trained on everything the internet knows about love; and a multimedia project by Sarah Selby that highlights the power of algorithms within the UK’s immigration systems.
SPACE TO HAVE A BALL
- Monday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
For Pride, four ballroom performances will be displayed at Outernet, each filmed at a different heritage site conserved by the National Trust. The digital exhibition, Space to Have a Ball, has been inspired by the queer histories behind these buildings, such as the story of William John Bankes who owned the 17th-century Italianate country house Kingston Lacy, as well as ballroom and vogue dance culture. The films have been directed by Adi Alfa and Eric Myers and feature exceptional talent from the LGBTQIA+ community against the dazzling background of grand and centuries-old interiors – catch them outside Tottenham Court Road station before the end of June.
DIVA
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
The V&A is celebrating some of the biggest divas of our time with major exhibition DIVA. The show will dive into the origins of the diva, explore how some of the best-known performers shaped popular culture, and celebrate how the divas of past and present express their power and creativity. Over 60 outfits will be on display, (some for the very first time), including Marilyn Monroe’s fringed dress from Some Like It Hot, Bob Mackie designs for Cher and Tina Turner, and Sandy Powell’s 50th birthday ensemble for Elton John, alongside lyrics, photographs, sketches and other personal items.
GABRIELLE CHANEL | FASHION MANIFESTO
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
Based on a show of the same name held in Paris, Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto at the V&A exhibition will feature over 180 looks (including pieces from the V&A’s own archive plus outfits worn by Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich) as well as perfume, cosmetics, jewellery and accessories, and cover Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s career from the opening of her first millinery boutique in 1910 to her final collection in 1971. The exhibition will explore Chanel’s approach to dressing women and the way that she redefined fashion – she created clothes for the modern woman, with tweed jackets and trousers offering a chic and practical alternative to the traditional corseted silhouettes of the day – as well as looking at her personal style and her legacy..
A free, audio-visual ‘living portraits’ exhibition featuring spoken stories from 15 LGBTQIA+ people exploring what proud means to them is taking over Old Quebec Street during Pride. Proud West End will feature portraits accompanied by candid spoken stories accessible by QR code, from a range of individuals including drag queen Divina de Campo, founder of Queer Brewing Company Lily, Graysen from the Mosaic Trust, and Jason from Swingers Oxford Street.
WES ANDERSON ASTEROID CITY EXHIBITION
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
In the run-up to the hotly anticipated new release from Wes Anderson, 180 The Strand is bringing the world of Asteroid City to London. Similar to their French Dispatch pop-up, this immersive exhibition will feature original sets, props, costumes, artwork, visuals and sounds that’ll fully transport you to the film’s fictional desert town. Plus, you’ll get to eat at the already iconic Asteroid City diner, as a 1950s-era recreation will be set up onsite.
GENETIC AUTOMATA
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friends and collaborators Larry Achiampong and David Blandy are bringing Genetic Automata to the Wellcome Collection, an exhibition that explores race and identity in this age of avatars, videogames and ancestry DNA. The show will feature four films that delve into the subject of scientific racism and how it persists today, whether in education, healthcare, science, politics, or another sector. The duo’s latest work, _GOD_MODE (2023), has been co-commissioned by the Wellcome Collection, Black Cultural Archives (BCA), and Wellcome Connecting Science to premiere as part of the series. Each film includes a spoken word soundtrack and imagery from video games, with a specific focus on those with dystopian sci-fi narratives that deal with the unethical use of genetic material.