What’s on

Mon 17 May –Thu 23 Dec 2021

A multi-layered project comprising an installation, publication and events programme exploring a series of important questions about our public spaces and designed environments.

Thu 30 Sep 2021 –Sun 9 Jan 2022

An exhibition celebrating Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), one of the most experimental and pioneering artists of the 20th century.

Tue 5 Oct –Tue 9 Nov 2021

A six-week in-person course offering an introduction to contemporary painting, placing recent developments in historical context and offering in-depth insight into the state of painting today.

Tue 5 Oct –Tue 9 Nov 2021

Discover the critical role women have played in the development of modern architecture in this six-week in-person evening course.

Wed 6 Oct –Wed 10 Nov 2021

Learn how to write about art from an industry professional. From artistic statements to criticism, proposals to press releases, this course will teach you the practical foundations of art writing.

Wed 6 Oct –Wed 10 Nov 2021

Explore the history of video games and learn how this global entertainment medium began its life almost by accident in a university computer lab in this six-week online evening course.

Thu 7 Oct 2021 –Sun 6 Feb 2022

The first major London exhibition by Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta highlights the fragility of one’s right to expression whilst raising urgent questions of censorship, confinement and resistance. 

Sat 16 Oct 2021, 11:00

Exhibition Curator Florence Ostende leads a tour exploring Noguchi’s collaborations with choreographers, movement and dance practitioners, including Ruth Page, Merce Cunningham and Martha Graham.

Sat 16 Oct 2021, 12:00

Yolande Yorke-Edgell and Freya Jeffs of Yorke Dance Project perform Martha Graham’s expressionist solo masterpiece Lamentation throughout the afternoon in our Noguchi Exhibition

Mon 25 Oct 2021, 19:00

A creative workshop exploring how archives shape our understanding and experiences of the city using materials from the Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell collection at the Islington Local History Centre