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Modern Couples Curator Tour

with Mels Evers

Exhibition Tour with Jane Alison

Join us for a tour of Modern Couples, taking you through a historic journey from the turn of the 19th century through to the 1940s.

The tour will take visitors through a historic journey from Paris at the turn of the 19th century to New York’s queer space of Fire Island in the 1940s. Mels will focus on the life and work of Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin; Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera; Paul Cadmus, Jared French and Margaret French; Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt; and more. Discussing the diverse practices of these couples the tour will elaborate on the exhibition making process that brought their work together here in the gallery.

Your ticket includes same day entry to the exhibition.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W5eYqA9Wt8&t=122s

Curator Jane Alison & Katy Hessel on Modern Couples

Curator Jane Alison and Katy Hessel (from The Great Women Artists) discuss some of creative and romantic couples featured in our exhibition 'Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde'.

Win the ultimate ‘Modern Couples’ experience with Shangri La, At the Shard, London

We have partnered with Shangri-La Hotel, At the Shard, London, to bring you the most romantic prize going.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast in TĪNG Restaurant and Lounge overlooking the River Thames before following a uniquely designed love map that leads you on a romantic stroll from Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London to the Barbican. After a visit to the Modern Couples exhibition, round off your day with cocktails in GŎNG Bar. Enjoy a luxurious overnight stay in a superior room at Shangri-La Hotel, At the Shard, London.

To enter, please submit your details below before noon on Thu 6 December.

 

Name Email Who was the life companion of Emilie Flöge? Gustav Klimt Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali I would like to receive emails updates from Shangri La Hotel, At the Shard, London Yes No  

This offer includes:

 A one-night stay in a luxurious Superior Room at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London

English breakfast for two, served in TĪNG Restaurant and Lounge

Two tickets to the exhibition Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde

Modern Couples exhibition catalogue

Modern Couples tote bag, exclusively designed for Barbican Art Gallery

Two cocktails per person in GŎNG Bar 

Complimentary Wi-Fi

Use of gym and infinity Sky Pool

Full T&Cs

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