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Venturing Beyond
Graffiti and the Everyday Utopias of the Street
From 3 March 2016
Terrace Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
Arguing against the traditionally-held belief of graffiti as a dystopian movement or ‘glorified vandalism’, this exhibition will showcase the specially-commissioned work of 17 street artists from around the globe, such as Shepard Fairey,Swoon, REVOK, Eltono and Filippo Minelli, each of whom have responded to this theme of Utopia. In collaboration with arts organisation A(by)P and as part of UTOPIA 2016.
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Out There: Our Post-War Public Art
Until 10 April 2016
East Wing Galleries, East Wing
★★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ “Exhibition of the week” Time Out
Celebrating England's fascinating yet forgotten national collection of public art, this exhibition tells the story of the many pieces that have been lost, damaged, moved or even destroyed. With an accompanying education programme. Historic England's first major exhibition and part of UTOPIA 2016: A Year of Possibility and Imagination.
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COMING SOON
Pick Me Up Graphic Arts Festival 2016
21 April – 2 May 2016
Embankment Galleries, South Wing
Returning for its seventh year, featuring top emerging illustrators and designers as well as more established names in graphic arts. This year the festival is part of UTOPIA 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility. New for 2016, Pick Me Up will host a retrospective exhibition by one of the world’s foremost typographers and printmakers,Alan Kitching.
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