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Art & design

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.

14. Soufiane Ababri installation view, 2024, The Curve © Eva Herzog and Barbican Art Gallery
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Art & design

Soufiane Ababri

Free

Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.

Tschabalala Self, Koco at the Bodega, 2017.
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Relaxed View: Unravel

We'll host a small number of relaxed viewings for anyone who'd prefer a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feels comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.

ibrahim mahama's purple fabric wraps the facade of our lakeside terrace
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus

Free

A new artwork by Ibrahim Mahama transforms our Lakeside Terrace, enveloping the building’s iconic concrete walls with approximately 2000 square metres of bespoke woven cloth.

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Art & design Talks & events

A TOAST Circle Pop-Up in Partnership with Phoebe English

Join lifestyle brand, TOAST, to discover a capsule collection created in partnership with fashion designer Phoebe English and participate in a programme of creative textile and repair workshops.

sculptures hang from the ceiling of the Conservatory
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar

Free

Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.

Feliciano Centurión, Eye with ñandutí, from the series La Mirada (Gazing), c. 1994.
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Art & design Cinema Tours & public spaces

Unravel: BSL Tour with John Wilson

A British Sign Language tour of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks. 

Headway East
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Growing A Relationship

Join us for a day of creative workshops and roundtable discussion on relationship centred practice for arts and community organisations and workers.

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Art & design

Francis Alys: Ricochets

A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum_Dynasty
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Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum creates dynamic works newly commissioned for The Curve.

Gieve Patel, Off Lamington Road, 1982-86.
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Art & design

The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998

A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.

 Installation view of Citra Sasmita, Ode to the Sun, Yeo Workshop, Singapore, 2020
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Art & design

Citra Sasmita

The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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Art & design

Noah Davis

Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.