The Surreal House
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With contributions from Surrealists such as Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp and Rene Magritte, The Surreal House looks at how the individual house is a place of foreboding, wonder and desire. The curators of this Barbican Art Gallery exhibition have worked with architects Carmody Groarke to transform the works of artists, architects and film makers including Alberto Giacometti, Many Ray and Max Ernst into a dwelling place that is both playful and deeply disquieting. "The idea is to radically alter the space so that you're not sure what's up, what's down or where it finishes," says Alona Pardo, an assistant curator at the Barbican. They had plenty of material to work with pieces like Salvador Dali's famous 'Dream of Venus' pavilion exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, providing an aquatic world full of mermaids, mannequins and a rubber cow udder. Works by more contemporary artists including Louise Bourgeois, Rebecca Horn and Edward Kienholz help to create a topsy turvy house in the rooms and corridors of the art gallery, alongside pieces designed for Yves Saint Laurent's apartment, exhibited here for the first time.About Barbican Art Gallery
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you get must-see exhibitions by acclaimed architects, Turner prize-winning artists and famous photographers as well as major exhibitions by leading international figures. More about Barbican Art Gallery
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London > Education > Professional Training
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London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 15 minutes from The Surreal House
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King Edward Street, London, City, London EC4M | 6 minutes from The Surreal House
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Bauhaus: Art as LifeBauhaus: Art as LifeThis year the Barbican will be showcasing the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for over 40 years; Bauhaus: Art as Life. The exhibition's name aptly describes the intension of what the world famous art school represented - the notion of creating an everyday relationship between art and life. The school diminished the traditional teaching method 25th May 2012Sunday 12th August 2012
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TIMES 3rd May 2012 to 12th August 2012 PRICING Adult £10 | Concession £8 | 13-17yrs £7 | Under 12 Free
This year the Barbican will be showcasing the biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for over 40 years; Bauhaus: Art as Life. The exhibition's name aptly describes the intension of what the world famous art school represented - the notion of creating an everyday relationship between art and life. The school diminished the traditional teaching method ... More about this event
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