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Relaxed View of Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Two terracotta sculptures that resemble human feet, sitting on a concrete plinth.

Our Relaxed Viewings are dedicated to visitors who'd benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.

Relaxed Viewings are with a lower visitor capacity, and support visitors who would feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely. Staff will be on hand to support and answer any questions you may have on your visit.

Within a new gallery, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

The sculptures in this show span nearly a century of artmaking, their mediums ranging across plaster, bronze, terracotta, and found objects. Works from across Bhabha’s career are displayed alongside iconic works by Giacometti made mostly in the aftermath of World War II.

Here, the ancient, modern, and contemporary meet, with both artists sharing a longstanding interest in the history of figurative sculpture and the body as a site for the traumas of our times.

Level 2

Location
Level 2
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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