This weekend is gloriously full of art, architecture, exhibitions and delightful boutique festivals.
From exploring fashion history with the Jean Paul Gaultier and Richard Bernstein exhibitions to ballet, architecture and cocktails, this weekend is truly a cultural extravaganza.
Words by Amy Wakeham
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ART: Serpentine Galleries Pavilion
Escape from the bustle of the city to Kensington Gardens, where the Serpentine Galleries are hosting its annual ‘Pavilion’ exhibition.
Featuring the Chilean architect Smiljan Radić, who’s built a sensory temporary ‘pavilion’ that visitors are encouraged to enter and interact with in different ways.
Visit on Friday nights this summer for the Serpentine’s Park Nights series of events.
serpentinegalleries.org
Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
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EXHIBITION: Richard Bernstein at the Fashion Illustration Gallery
Need a bit of Studio 54 in your life? Hark back to the Seventies and Andy Warhol’s glory days with the Fashion Illustration Gallery’s summer exhibition.
It features Richard Bernstein, an illustrator who captured some of the biggest stars for Warhol’s Interview magazine, alongside works by some of the world’s leading fashion illustrators.
From Thursday 7th August.
fashionillustrationgallery.com
22A Cork St, London W1S 3NA
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EAT: Brunch at Albion Neo Bankside
On the weekend a boring breakfast just won’t cut it. Head down to the Albion, the Terence Conran owned and designed restaurant just behind Tate Modern.
Overlooking a beautiful garden, the restaurant offers a menu of firm British favourites. Fuel up before a Saturday visit to the Tate with their extensive breakfast menu.
albioncafes.com
NEO Bankside, Holland Street, London SE1 9FU
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DANCE: Solo for Two
Superstars of Russian ballet Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev break out on their own this week in the much-anticipated Solo for Two at London’s Coliseum.
Famed the world over for their fiery, dynamic performances and their athletic prowess, the duo famously abdicated from the Bolshoi Ballet in 2010.
The show, from 6th to 9th August, will be their debut contemporary performance.
eno.org
St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES
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EVENT: Hendricks’ Carnival of Knowledge at the Fringe
If you’re lucky enough to be heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, be sure to check out Hendricks’ Carnival of Knowledge.
From the 7th – 10th August the Carnival will host a packed programme of decidedly different events: from a talk on The Anatomy of Murder to the self-explanatory adventure ‘A Genteel Tipple through Gin in Literature'.
hendricksgin.com
1 Royal Circus, Edinburgh, EH3 6T
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DON’T MISS: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier
This summer the enfant terrible of French fashion takes up residence at the Barbican in the first major exhibition dedicated to the irreverent couturier.
Featuring more that 165 cutting edge couture and ready-to-wear pieces, the exhibition is 40 years of fashion history, including costumes he designed for the likes of Madonna and Kylie.
barbican.org.uk
Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS
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FESTIVAL: Wilderness
The best of the boutique festivals, Wilderness offers a charming and relaxed take on the festival experience.
Set in the Oxfordshire countryside, it offers experiences that you wouldn’t find anywhere else: a lakeside spa, yoga, a cookery school and a waterfall, to name just a few.
To top it off, the line up isn’t half bad either, featuring Sam Smith, Metronomy and London Grammar.
wildernessfestival.com
Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire OX7 3E