YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Art & Events ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 25 Oct: Burden Of Proof, No Colour Bar, Lee Miller – A Woman’s War
By TW Editorial | Published on Sunday 18 October 2015
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
Burden Of Proof: The Construction Of Visual Evidence | The Photographers’ Gallery | 2 Oct-10 Jan
Now, we all know that Sundays are a great day for wandering around galleries and exhibitions, so – just on a whim, obviously – I decided to select the three exhibitions I would like most to see today, and tell you all about them. This one looks fascinating, though possibly somewhat dark and gruesome, given that it focuses on the use of photography in proving crimes – there’s a “some viewers might find disturbing” warning attached to this. Take a look here for more details.
No Colour Bar: Black British Art In Action 1960-1990 | Guildhall Art Gallery | until 24 Jan
This one’s already been running for a pretty long time (it began in the summer) so you might have already had a look at it. If you have, go straight to tip 3. If you haven’t, then stay with me for another couple of sentences. This focuses on the life works of Eric and Jessica Huntley and the Bogle L’Ouverture Press, a publishing house and pioneering bookshop and cultural hub that they founded in 1969, and looks at black British cultural identity and the struggle of Black British Artists to be acknowledged. Important and interesting stuff. See this page here for more info.
Lee Miller: A Woman’s War | Imperial War Museum | 15 Oct-24 April
If you came straight here from the previous tip, then I am really hoping you haven’t also already been to see the Lee Miller exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, though you must have been fairly quick off the mark if you have. The show is a testament to Miller’s extraordinary career as a photographer, but also offers a valuable insight into the effects of conflict on the lives of women, covering periods before, after and during the second world war. For more info, see the IWM website here.
