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Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture
Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:41 AM

19 February 2009 to 24 May 2009 Barbican Art Gallery Level G, Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS The Art of Architecture spans a period of 60 years, starting with Le Corbusier's early works such as the iconic white cubic buildings of the 1920s, inspired by his native Switzerland. The exhibition culminates in Le Corbusier's late works of the 1950s... Read More...

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Filed under: london, barbican art gallery, paintings, sculpture, films, books, paris femme et coquillage iv, vintage photographs, le corbusier, the art of architecture, indian city of chandigarh, switzerland, modernels and interior settings, unite d'habitation, chapel of ronchamp, marseille, charlotte perriand, utopian masterplan, cubic buildings, iconic

This Is War! Robert Capa at Work On the Subject of War
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:26 PM

Barbican Art Gallery reflects on conflict and its visual representation. 17 October 2008 - 25 January 2009 Robert Capa (1913–1954) is one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century and defined how modern warfare was photographed. The exhibition features six of his most important war stories; The Falling Soldier and The Battle of Rio Segre , both capturing... Read More...

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Filed under: the battle of rio segre, american troops in normandy on dday, liberation of leipzig, this is war, spanish civil war, barbican art gallery, modern warfare, the falling soldier, robert capa, leading photographers, the sino japanese war, 150 images, world war 2, 17th oct - 25th jan