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FIVE EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED THIS MAY
FIVE EVENTS NOT TO BE MISSED THIS MAY
3 May 2019
From immersive installations to a history of Manga, here are our picks of the best events to see in May.
Current Affairs: Serge Attukwei Clottey
© Serge Attukwei Clottey
Until 27 May at Fabrica, Brighton
Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey transforms the interiors of the former Holy Trinity Church with his incredible installations made from yellow jerry cans, as part of Brighton Festival.
Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition
2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Until 15 September at the Design Museum
An intimate look at the work of the ground-breaking director, including props, costumes and other ephemera.
Women's Work
Image kingly provided by the Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts
4 May – 13 October at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
Explore the incredible work of pioneering femaletextile artists, weavers, ceramicists and silversmiths, who were defined by their experiences of the World War I.
ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
Manga
Cover of Flower magazine, © Shogakukan Inc.
23 May – 26 August at the British Museum
Explore the rich and diverse history of the Japanese artform in the biggest exhibition ever held outside its homeland.
Huguette Caland
Kiss, 1968, Courtesy Huguette Caland
24 May – 1 September at Tate St Ives
The first UK museum solo show of this Lebanese artist, who creates abstract works and has collaborated with fashion designer Pierre Cardin.
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