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*Postponed* Another Eye: Women Refugee Photographers in Britain after 1933
Four Corners Gallery 121 Roman Road, London
*Postponed* Their Safe Haven: Hungarian artists in Britain from the 1930s
Mercer Art Gallery 31 Swan Road, Harrogate
Free
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George Him: A Polish Designer for Mid-Century Britain
Spanning George Him’s long and versatile career as both an independent designer and as one half of the prolific Lewitt-Him partnership (1933-1954), the exhibition will include iconic wartime propaganda posters for the Ministries of Food and Information, corporate branding for El Al airlines and adverts for clients like Schweppes, Technicolor, the Post Office and The Times.
*Postponed* Another Eye: Women Refugee Photographers in Britain after 1933
This Women’s History Month, we celebrate some remarkable women who escaped Nazi persecution and helped to transform Britain’s photography scene.
Naum Gabo
Tate St Ives presents this major exhibition of one of the pioneers of constructivism, Naum Gabo.
Jacques & Jacqueline Groag: Architect & Designer
Jacques Groag, architect and furniture designer, and Jacqueline Groag, textile and pattern designer, were two celebrated residents of the Isokon building in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds explores the art created during this tumultuous period featuring work by John Minton, Fred Uhlman, Josef Herman and Ben Enwonwu. It draws exhibits from Derbyshire County Council’s collection, such as the bequest of Arto Funduklian, the son of Armenian émigrés, including work by Marc Chagall, Duncan Grant and Wyndham Lewis.
Only the Violins Remain: Alma and Arnold Rosé
The story of a father and daughter – icons of Austrian musical life – whose careers were cut short by the Nazis. Arnold fled to London but Alma was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she led the Women’s Orchestra and saved the lives of many women prisoners, before perishing in the camp.
Free
Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art
This exhibition looks at how artist refugees in the last hundred years have been received and influenced British art
Free
*Postponed* Their Safe Haven: Hungarian artists in Britain from the 1930s
The 1920 Treaty of Trianon, signed at Versailles, split Hungary apart, pushing artists westwards. This exhibition follows those who made their lives across the Channel, celebrating a particular contribution to British culture.
Free
Monday, April 27, 2020
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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April 28, 2020 –George Szirtes: the Dual Perspective of an Exile
George Szirtes: the Dual Perspective of an Exile
The prize-winning poet and translator will talk about his experience as a member of the Second Generation, his parent’s background in the camps, coming to the UK as a refugee from Hungary in 1956 and the creative process.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Friday, May 1, 2020
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Saturday, May 2, 2020
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Sunday, May 3, 2020
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