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Viewing Bold Tendencies returns for a summer celebrating communion with concerts and art in Peckham

Nothing says London summer like Bold Tendencies – an annual seasonal celebration that takes over four floors of the now-iconic multi storey car park on Rye Lane, with panoramic views over the city. The art programme on the rooftop this year includes new commissions by artists Saelia Aparicio, Olu Ogunnaike and Adam Farah-Saad, as well as Yoko Ono’s poetic instructional ‘painting’ Air Talk, first exhibited in London in 1967, and a supersize version of Martin Parr’s Sorrento, Italy (2014) wrapped around the side of a building, part of the British artist’s Beach Therapy series.

If the art isn’t already compelling enough, Bold Tendencies live programme kicks off at the end of June, with a host of concerts and readings, this year responding to a theme of ‘communion’, whether that’s spiritual, political, collective, individual, physical or digital – successful or failed. “There is no communion without community; no community without culture and creativity,” as Bold Tendencies put it.

Among the hot tickets coming up: an evening of music by all seven members of the Kanneh-Masons, performing scores by Handel, Schubert and Chopin among others; the Philharmonia Orchestra and a celebration of James Baldwin’s centenary including a 100th Birthday Concert with National Youth Jazz Orchestra led by Peter Edwards. Access to the artworks is free, but all events in the live programme require a ticket.



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Dates
17 May 2024 — 24 September 2024

Viewing Chris Levine creates a multi-sensory submarine world in the centre of London

Renowned artist Chris Levine – known for his experimental lightworks including a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II – unveils an enthralling new work, made in collaboration with the Convex Seascape Survey, delving deep underwater to explore and understand better the role the ‘Benthic Zone’ – the lowest ecological zone in a body of water – plays in our oceans.

Conceived to coincide with World Ocean Day earlier this month, the work examines “the crucial role of the ocean in understanding climate behaviour and marine biodiversity is often overlooked”, says artist Chris Levine. After a research visit to the labs of the Convex Seascape Survey project at the University of Exeter, and Southhampton’s National Oceanography Centre, where Levine learned more about the Benthic Zone, “I knew the work had to encourage humankind to let the ocean rest. Let it be.”

7.83 Hertz, curated by Nico Kos Earle, harnesses various laser technologies, sound, images and light to immerse visitors’ senses in “the continuous work of the ocean, but it encourages you to slow down and celebrate its ability to protect us now and in generations to come.” The title of the work refers to the frequency also known as the Schumann Resonance, often referred to as the heartbeat of the Earth – Levine’s artwork hopes to illuminate how all natural living processes, including the ocean, are connected.

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Dates
10 June 2024 — 04 July 2024

Viewing Vivienne Westwood’s spectacular personal wardrobe at Christie’s

She remains one of the UK’s most mythologised fashion designers – who wouldn’t want a peek at what was in the late Dame Vivienne Westwood’s wardrobe?

Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection at Christie’s London includes some of the most important iconic looks that she created and wore during the last four decades of her life (Westwood passed away in 2022, age 81). The wardrobe contains garments, shoes and jewellery all made by Dame Vivienne Westwood’s eponymously named fashion house, and ranges from an early piece from the autumn/winter 1983/4 Witches collection up to signed cards from the 2017 pack of playing cards Dame Vivienne designed.

Westwood of course was as well known for her designs as for her activism and advocacy for urgent global issues like climate change. A live auction on 25 June will see the exhibits go under the hammer, raising money for causes Dame Vivienne supported throughout her life, with proceeds donated to The Vivienne Foundation, Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace.

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Dates
14 June 2024 — 28 June 2024
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