Live Like a Londoner

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GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND ALL THE ARTSY FUN


1 - Andy Warhol at Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG

This major retrospective is the first Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern for almost 20 years. As well as his iconic pop images of Marilyn Monroe, Coca-Cola and Campbell’s soup cans, it includes works never seen before in the UK. Twenty-five works from his Ladies and Gentlemen series – portraits of black and Latinx drag queens and trans women – are shown for the first time in 30 years. Visitors can also play with his floating Silver Clouds and experience the psychedelic multimedia environment of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable.


2 - Masculinities, Liberation Through Photography at Barbican, Silk St EC2Y 8DS

Through the medium of film and photography, this major exhibition considers how masculinity has been coded, performed, and socially constructed from the 1960s to the present day.


3 - Formafantasma: Cambio at Serpentine Galleries, Kensington Gardens W2 3XA

Formafantasma are an Italian design duo based in Amsterdam. Their work looks at design's ecological and political responsibilities, while probing the global industries that consume natural resources.

FEELING HUNGRY?

1 - sketch, 9 Conduit St W1S 2XG

Iconic, quirky and beautiful. A magical forest. Chairs wearing ballet shoes. Hot pink sofas as far as the eye can see. Sketch, located in Mayfair, is the creation of restaurateur Mourad Mazouz and celebrated chef Pierre Gagnaire, and every inch of it practically begs to be Instagrammed. Check out The Gallery at sketch for Wes Anderson-esque greatness and the infamous egg pod toilets.


2 - Dishoom Shoreditch, 7 Boundary St, E2 7JE

Known for attracting swarms of hungry Londoners, Dishoom has captivated the city with its mouth-watering spices and traditional dishes from the heart of India. There's a few spots around London - Shoreditch, Covent Garden, Carnaby Street, Kensington and King's Cross so take your pick!


3 - Dans Le Noir, 30-31 Clerkenwell Green EC1R 0DU

Have you ever dined in the dark? For an intimate experience like no other, book a table at Dans Le Noir to awaken all your sense apart from sight.

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP

1 - Coals Drop Yard, Stable St N1C 4DQ

Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, Coals Drop Yard is the new shopping district happily sitting beside the Regent's Canal of King's Cross.


2 - West End Shopping

Roam the streets of the West End from 10 and discover the heart of shopping in London. Visit flagship stores like Selfridges, Fenwick Bond Street and Liberty as well high street stores like H&M and Topshop.


3 - Browns East, 21 Club Row E2 7EY

Browns East is a new augmented retail concept. Located in a former print factory, it offer shoppers a gateway into the Browns universe and offers the first incarnation of the Browns Nomad project. In-house gallery space, bakery and intelligent fitting rooms, you'll have lots to try out.

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