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Big Bang Data
Until 28 February 2016
Embankment Galleries, South Wing
★★★★★ “A fascinating hands-on exhibition” Londonist
"A wonderful show" FT
"Epically informative... head-spinningly interesting" Time Out
Artists and designers help us understand our brave new world. This major exhibition features specially commissioned and rarely seen pieces – from migration patterns and artificial intelligence to the global population of cats and trends in selfies.
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NEXT WEEK ONLY
Vertical: Le Patin Libre
Presented by Somerset House
and Dance Umbrella
12 – 16 January 2016
The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court
★★★★★ “A flourish of danger, speed and frozen air” Guardian
The award-winning Le Patin Libre bring their mix of intricate footwork, wit, speed and grace to our ice rink for five days only. Pushing the boundaries of what is physically possible, their new style takes ice-skating performance into the 21st century.
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LAST CHANCE TO SKATE
Skate at Somerset House
with Fortnum & Mason
Until 10 January 2016
Looking for fun ways to get active this New Year? Skate off those January blues at London’s most beautiful ice rink, with tickets from £7.50. Or start the New Year with a party at one of our Skate Club Nights. This season’s final Club Nights are presented by Hed Kandi, coming to you with the best of house, techno and garage on Thursday 7 January, and a special night of R&B from Radio 1’s DJ Clara Amfo on Friday 8 January.
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The Museum of Innocence
From 27 January 2015
Courtyard Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
A unique re-imagining of Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk’s award-winning The Museum of Innocencetravels to London for the first time – the physical manifestation of his novel of the same name. The story of engaged wealthy socialite Kemal Bey’s obsessive love for Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl, through an array of everyday items which have taken on special emotional significance as mementos and keep-sakes of the couple’s ill-fated romance.
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UTOPIA 2016 is a year of imagination and possibility celebrating the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's inspirational text, Utopia – launching on 25 January. Watch out for more information soon on how you can be part of the celebrations.
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LAST FEW WEEKS
TINTIN: Hergé's Masterpiece
Until 31 January 2016
Terrace Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
Stepping inside the wonderfully eccentric world of artist-author Hergé and Tintin, his intrepid young reporter. Coincides with the release of a book of the same name, published by Rizzoli, priced at £35.
Prix Pictet Sixth Cycle: Disorder
Until 17 January 2016
East Wing Galleries, East Wing
Free admission
The sixth cycle of Prix Pictet with an exhibition that features the work of twelve shortlisted photographers, centred around the theme ‘Disorder’. Photographers include Matthew Brandt, Pieter Hugo and Valérie Belin.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Soaring Flight: Peter Lanyon's Gliding Paintings
Until 17 January 2016
The Courtauld Gallery, North Wing
This exhibition explores a remarkable series of paintings by Peter Lanyon, one of Britain’s most important and original Post-War artists. During the 1950s, he produced radical, near-abstract paintings of the tough coastal landscape of his native West Cornwall inspired by his experience of gliding.
Learning & Events
This month get the low-down on the best documentaries you won't see on TV withUnorthodocs, draw up close and personal with some ravishing reptiles or if you're more of a pooch person join our search for Snowy, Tintin's faithful dog companion. Expand your brain with Big Bang Data workshops or a talk with renowned photographer Ori Gersht.
From our friends at Whitechapel Gallery
Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966)
29 January – 15 May 2016
A landmark exhibition bringing together over 100 artworks to explore the impact of computer and Internet technologies on artists, starting with the present and travelling back to the mid-1960s. The show features new and rarely seen multimedia works, film, painting, sculpture, photography and drawing.
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