cAMDeN ArtS ceNtre, NW3 ZOE LEONARD: OBSERVATION POINT 31 MARCH - 24 JUNE New York artist Zoe Leonard’s camera obscura fills the Camden Arts Centre with shimmering optical illusions this spring. Flickering across the floor, walls and ceilings, the clever contraption unlocks an immersive experience; as daylight filters through the dark chamber a cinematic panorama of the buildings, streets and crowds outside play across the gallery space. A new series of photographs of the sun and a sculptural installation composed of found images join the mesmerising centrepiece. www.camdenartscentre.org
culture fix
Until 18 May
Joseph Paxton Group Show, Lloyds Club London
6 april - 16 Sept Animal Inside Out, Natural History Museum 7 april
The Xchanging Boat Race 2012
Until 27 May
Louise Bourgeois, The Return of the Repressed, Freud Museum
Until 10 JUne
Dickens and London, The Museum of London
Until 28 april
Abigail’s Party, Menier Chocolate Factory
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Troyt Coburn
APRIL 2012 EVENTS
Gross und Klein. Martin Crimp’s adaptation of the fractured and surreal Strauss masterpiece plays out in a series of vignettes and follows Blanchett as Lotte, a woman on a desperate quest to discover a sense of belonging. Brought to the Barbican by the Sydney Theatre Company (jointly run by Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton) don’t miss the opportunity to see the Oscar award winner take on this demanding role. www.barbican.org.uk
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Lisa Tomasetti
With 30 years of cultural innovation at the Barbican BArBIcAN ceNtre, Centre, 50 years since the death of legendary GROSS UND KLEIN Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe, and the 13-29 APRIL opening of the V&A’s newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of exquisite ballgowns Actress Cate Blanchett leads the line-up for the - a celebratory mood lingers in the air this April, Barbican’s 30th anniversary meaning there’s plenty to fill the long Easter Bank celebrations in German playwright Botho Strauss’s Holiday and beyond