Seana Gavin, ‘Mindful Mushroom’
What's that sprouting in the Terrace Rooms?
Our hotly anticipated new exhibition Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi opens next week, inviting you to ponder the seemingly humble, but actually remarkable, mushroom as a topic of fascination for artists, designers and musicians.
This free exhibition reveals an organism with a colourful cultural legacy that has evoked poetic and psychedelic wonder, plus the potential for us to reimagine our relationship to the planet.
The exhibition's official beauty and wellness partner Origins are offering free mushroom-powered facials (scroll down to book) and you can explore their mushroom-powered skincare line in the Mushrooms Shop.
This free exhibition reveals an organism with a colourful cultural legacy that has evoked poetic and psychedelic wonder, plus the potential for us to reimagine our relationship to the planet.
The exhibition's official beauty and wellness partner Origins are offering free mushroom-powered facials (scroll down to book) and you can explore their mushroom-powered skincare line in the Mushrooms Shop.
30 JAN - 26 APR 2020
FREE
TERRACE ROOMS, SOUTH WING
PART OF THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS TERRACE ROOMS SERIES
TERRACE ROOMS, SOUTH WING
PART OF THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS TERRACE ROOMS SERIES
Beatrix Potter, Hygrophorus puniceus, pencil and watercolour
Exhibition Highlights
Personal projects from mushroom fanatics include Cy Twombly’s mushroom collage portfolio, Beatrix Potter’s scientific water colours that helped progress the study of fungi, and John Cage’s rare book of mushroom recipes, observations and illustrations. There’s also work from contemporary artists including Haroon Mirza, Hannah Collins and Adham Faramawy.
You can also explore experiments in design, architecture and textiles that utilise mushrooms in creative new ways, such as Jae Rhim Lee’s Infinity Burial Suit, proposing a more ecological approach to the funeral industry.
You can also explore experiments in design, architecture and textiles that utilise mushrooms in creative new ways, such as Jae Rhim Lee’s Infinity Burial Suit, proposing a more ecological approach to the funeral industry.
Mushrooms Events
Dr. Andrew Weil Seminar with Origins
Experience an insightful seminar from Andrew Weil, M.D., world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, with a tour of the exhibition. Presented in partnership with beauty brand Origins.
THU 06 FEB
TOUR FROM 18.00
£12.00
Skye Gyngell’s Mushroom TABLE
A special dining event from one of Britain’s most acclaimed chefs, Skye Gyngell, and the team from her renowned Spring restaurant here at Somerset House. Enjoy a tour of the exhibition followed by a biodynamic three-course meal, with the magnificent mushroom at its heart.
THU 27 & FRI 28 FEB
TOUR FROM 18.30
£40.00
Sion Parkinson, 'Panoramic'
Mushrooms Gallery Late
Good things happen in the dark, like the growth of mushrooms... so we're giving you the chance to experience the exhibition after hours. This special Gallery Late will feature mushroom-related fun across Somerset House, including growers' workshops, performances and DJs. Programme to be announced, but put this one in your diary.
THU 19 MAR
19.00 - 21.00
FREE
Alex Morrison, ‘Mushroom Motif’ (Black and Ochre)
