Outernet London

This Week in London – Millet at The National Gallery; exploring Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new children’s cancer centre; and, a Banksy at the London Transport Museum…

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• The first UK exhibition in almost 50 years dedicated to the works of 19th century French artist Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) opens at The National Gallery today. Millet: Life on the Land, which coincides with the 150th anniversary of his death, features around 13 drawings and paintings from British public collections including The National Gallery’s The Winnower (about 1847‒8) as well as L’Angelus (1857‒9) from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. The exhibition can be seen in Room 1 until 19th October. Admission is free. For more, see www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/millet-life-on-the-land.

The Big Build Adventure at Outernet London.

• An immersive digital experience which brings to life the Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new Children’s Cancer Centre opened at Outernet London off Tottenham Court Road this week. The Big Build Adventure, a partnership between the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and Outernet London, features a giant virtual paint wall, building themed games, a construction site selfie station and the chance to symbolically buy a brick to help build the centre. The free experience can be experienced until 31st August. Admission is free. For more, see www.outernet.com/news/great-ormond-street-hospital-charity-and-outernet-studios-launch-the-big-build-adventure.

• An artwork by Banksy – depicting a rat hanging from the arm of a clock – has gone on show at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. The artwork first appeared on the door of a Transport for London signal controller cabinet in Croydon in October, 2019, which was located in front of the artist’s pop-up showroom installation, Gross Domestic Product. The work, which was preserved by the museum, has been mounted onto an identical cabinet body to provide context for its original appearance. Admission charge applies. For more, see www.ltmuseum.co.uk.

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LondonLife – Japanese print master Utagawa Hiroshige writ large…

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PICTURES: Courtesy of Outernet London

The work of Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige has entered the digital realm thanks to a partnership between the British Museum and Outernet London. The collaboration centres on a animated reimagining of Hiroshige’s print Ferry on the Fuji River, Suruga Province from Hiroshige’s Famous Places in Japan series (1832). Using state-of-the-art technology, the installation transforms what was a serene landscape into a large-scale digital experience across Outernet’s 16K wraparound screens. The installation, which can be seen for free in the Now Building until 7th September, complements the British Museum exhibition, Hiroshige: artist of the open road which invites visitors on a journey through Edo Japan. For more, head to outernet.com. For more on the exhibition, see britishmuseum.org/hiroshige.

LondonLife – ‘Nature’s Confetti’…

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PICTURE: Courtesy of Outernet London

Experience blossoms in all their glory at ‘Nature’s Confetti’ a new installation at Outernet London. Created in partnership with the National Trust as part of its annual “blossom” campaign, this immersive experience in the Now Building at the intersection of Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Roads has been created using shots switching between city vistas and close ups of blossoms accompanied by sound recordings replicating those in nature captured at National Trust properties such as Petworth House and Park in West Sussex. Visitors also have the opportunity to donate to the Trust’s ‘Plant a Tree’ appeal, which will help plant and establish 20 million trees by 2030, four million of which are expected to be blossom varieties. But you’ll have to be quick – Nature’s Confetti only runs until 28th April. Entry is free. For more, see www.outernet.com/news/outernet-and-the-national-trust-launch-natures-confetti-experience.