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Six ways to beat lockdown and get your arts fix this week
RESILIENT EVENT
Part of the Terra Foundation for American Art Series: New Perspectives, Resilient Responses takes a look at new works from some of the most intriguing artists working in performance, dance and music. The material was performed live to camera in the empty tanks of the Tate Modern. Watch the artists’ performances, followed by reflections from them, as they explore ideas around identity, isolation, alienation and human resilience amid a pandemic.
27 February-4 March. Free. Online event: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on
REGENCY AESTHETICS: THE COSTUMES, LOCATIONS AND DECOR OF BRIDGERTON
If you too have become obsessed with Bridgerton (pictured) since it started streaming on Netflix in December, this lecture from Homewood Museum is for you. Michelle Fitzgerald, curator of the Johns Hopkins University Museums, will be talking about the material world of the show and investigating what it might be able to tell us about what life in the early 19th century was really like.
1 March from 5-6pm. Free (booking required). Online event: https://www. eventbrite.co.uk
LOUVRE MUSEUM LIVE INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TOUR
Although unable to see it in person, there is still the option to take a guided tour of the Louvre in Paris – and without the queues. This virtual guided tour is run by an expert in Louvre art and history, so there’s a chance to ask any questions you might have. Featuring works such as the Mona
Lisa, Venus de Milo and many others, whether you’ve never been to the Louvre, or you’ve been 100 times, this will offer a new perspective.
6 March from 4-5pm. Tickets from £15. Online event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk
STREET ART EXPERIENCE
If street art is more your scene, check out this Brooklyn tour and see some of the finest examples of the genre in the world. Beginning in a New York coffee shop filled with incredible artwork, you’ll head on a guided tour through hip East Williamsburg to see dozens of commissioned murals. Heading back in time to the 1970s, you’ll learn about the city’s early graffiti, followed by a visit to Bushwick Collective – the largest outdoor street art gallery in the US – all led by an expert.
3, 5 and 7 March. Free (booking required). Online event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Available from the Maddox Gallery in Gstaad, Switzerland, this is a chance to see behind the scenes of some of Terry O’Neill’s celebrity photographs. In the first retrospective of his work since he passed away last November, the exhibition is being displayed in an immersive virtual gallery. Featuring images including a recently colourised picture of Frank Sinatra on the
Miami Boardwalk, Faye Dunaway the morning after her Oscar win and many more must-see images, each picture is accompanied by stories from O’Neill’s perspective.
Available online now. Free. Online event: https://maddoxgallery.com/exhibitions
WHIPLINES, WATERFALLS AND WORMS – ED MOSES
This exhibition from JD Malat Gallery showcases the adventurous works from Ed Moses’ last two decades. The American artist and former boyfriend of Marilyn Monroe was a key figure in transforming LA into a modern art hub after the war and now you can see some of his famous works by watching this virtual tour of the gallery in London.
27 February-10 March. Free. Online event: https://jdmalat.com/exhibitions uk