Location
The National Theatre,
London,
SE1 9PX
Dates
This exhibition runs from Fri, 26th Jan 2024 to Sat, 31st Aug 2024.
Forthcoming dates:
Cost: Free of Charge
Description
The iconic, brutalist architecture of the National Theatre building on London’s South Bank has been documented by photographer Amelia Lancaster for over 20 years. These images can now be seen inside the very building they depict at a free exhibition, appropriately enough, inside the National Theatre.
Lancaster has been taking photos of the South Bank area and its buildings for the past couple of decades, and says she was fascinated by “the simplicity of the trio of concrete, sunlight and shadows” at the National Theatre - how light and shadow would dramatically alter the facade of the Denys Lasdun-designed building.
The images, shot mostly on 35mm film, interrogate geometries that are revealed as the light moves around the different angled planes of concrete. They are presented in three subsets - beautiful brutalism, reduction, and negatives - and each subset uses colour and contrast to take the already-angular National Theatre and create new abstract compositions.
You can find it on the second floor -- follow the signs for the Wolfson Gallery, which is actually the foyer space above the Lasdun Restaurant.
(Editor note: The exhibition ends in "autumn 2024", so lacking a date, it's listed here as ending on 31st August, the last day of the meteorological summer)
Ian has Visited - review here.
Contact and Booking Details
More information at this website.
No need to book tickets - just turn up on the day.
Disclaimer
The information and prices in this listing are presumed to be correct at the time of publishing, but please always check with the venue before making a special trip.
All images are supplied by the exhibition organiser.
This exhibition runs from Fri, 26th Jan 2024 to Sat, 31st Aug 2024
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
May 2024
- Wed, 8th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 9th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 10th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 11th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 12th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 13th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 14th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 15th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 16th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 17th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 18th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 19th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 20th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 21st May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 22nd May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 23rd May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 24th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 25th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 26th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 27th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 28th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 29th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 30th May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 31st May 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm)
June 2024
- Sat, 1st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 4th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 5th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 6th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 7th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 8th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 9th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 10th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 11th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 12th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 13th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 14th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 15th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 16th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 17th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 18th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 19th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 20th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 21st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 22nd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 23rd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 24th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 25th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 26th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 27th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 28th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 29th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 30th Jun 2024
Closed
July 2024
- Mon, 1st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 3rd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 4th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 5th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 6th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 7th Jul 2024
Closed - Mon, 8th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 9th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 10th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 11th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 12th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 13th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 14th Jul 2024
Closed - Mon, 15th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 16th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 17th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 18th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 19th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 20th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 21st Jul 2024
Closed - Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 24th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 25th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 26th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 27th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 28th Jul 2024
Closed - Mon, 29th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 30th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 31st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm)
August 2024
- Thu, 1st Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 2nd Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 3rd Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 4th Aug 2024
Closed - Mon, 5th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 6th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 7th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 8th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 9th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 10th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 11th Aug 2024
Closed - Mon, 12th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 13th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 14th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 15th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 16th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 17th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 18th Aug 2024
Closed - Mon, 19th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 20th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 21st Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 22nd Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 23rd Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 24th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sun, 25th Aug 2024
Closed - Mon, 26th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Tue, 27th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Wed, 28th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Thu, 29th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Fri, 30th Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm) - Sat, 31st Aug 2024
(10:00am - 11:00pm)
Location
The National Theatre,
London,
SE1 9PX