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 | Hussein Chalayan 21 January – 17 May 2009 London’s Design Museum finally pins together the work of the experimental fashion designer Chalayan in one exhibition, covering some 15 years of the twice-named British designer of the year. Look out for old favourites, such as the remote control dress, Before Minus Now, and Afterworlds, a seamless collection of furniture that ingeniously transforms into a collection of clothes. Also on display are newer items like Readings, a dramatic dress composed of more than 200 moving lasers. Design Museum, London www.designmuseum.org |
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| Fifth Floor: Ideas Taking Space 16 December 2008 – 1 February 2009 Icon favourites International Festival join artists Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Tino Sehgal to celebrate the final days of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. The group conjures up an imaginary fifth floor to the Tate’s four-storey building and invites visitors to wander through via interactive installations and sculptures. Tate Liverpool, Albert Docks www.tate.org.uk/liverpool | imm cologne 19-25 January This is where a lot of the wheeler-dealing happens, with buyers swooping through the 11 halls snapping up the things they saw as prototypes at Milan the year before. Last year the fair’s renowned ideal house installations were scrapped, but the young designer showcase d3 has been consistently well curated, and the Passagen fringe events always have a smattering of exhibitions that make the cross-city winter trawl worth the effort. Koelnmesse, Cologne www.imm-cologne.com | Cartoons: The Louvre invites comic-strip art 22 January – 13 April The fantasy world of the comic book is brought to Paris’ beloved former royal palace in this rare opportunity to view beautifully imaginative artwork in the grand halls of the Louvre. As well as original plates by Nicolas de Crécy, Marc-Antoine Mathieu, Éric Liberge and Bernard Yslaire, unseen drawings will be on display to tantilise cartoon aficionados. Musée du Louvre www.louvre.fr |
| Hayward Project Space: Tim Lee 9 January – 8 February Iggy Pop and Bach are among the icons transformed using video installations and photography. Hayward Gallery, London www.hayward gallery.org.uk | Designing the World of Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s 24 January – 4 July, 2009 A fascinating look at how 1930s American design fairs portrayed a nation’s ideas for the future.. National Building Museum, Washington www.nbm.org | Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave 14 December – 16 February 2009 The Amsterdam-based painter’s works make for a thought-provoking exploration of the body. MOMA, New York www.moma.org |
| IMAGE AND AFTER 11 january – 1 March The Finnish national gallery examines different ways of presenting and viewing conceptual art. Kiasma, Helsinki www.kiasma.fi | maison & objet 23-27 January Hot-foot it from Cologne to this smaller, Paris fair. Villepinte Exhibition Centre, Paris www.maison-objet.com | Tabaimo 24 January – 19 April This Japanese artist creates animated video works.. Moderna Museet, Stockholm www.modernamuseet.se |
| Changing Chicago: Tour 13 January, 4pm An architecture tour of the Windy City culminates in a visit to the world’s tallest residential building site.. Graham Foundation, Chicago www.graham foundation.org | Photography: Critical and Analytic Theories 12 January – 2 March Introductory evening course on photographic theory. The Photographers’ Gallery, London www.photonet.org.uk | Mark Leckey in a Long Tail World 31 January The Turner nominee gives a lecture-cum-installation about the “long tail” theory of internet economics.. ICA, London www.ica.org.uk |
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