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Museums& GalleriesWith David G TaylorMUSEUMS & GALLERIESWhat’s hotTOULOUSE-LAUTREC’S POSTER ‘DIVAN JAPONAIS’ © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM; BETTY BOOP IMAGE, 1934 © BFI NATIONAL ARCHIVE; SUMMER EXHIBITION IMAGE © JOHN BODKINFrom 16 Jun Toulouse-Lautrec And Jane Avril: Beyond The MoulinRouge explores the enduring friendship between the French artistand the dancer (pictured), one which defined the heyday of the MoulinRouge. The disabled artist captured the tawdry glamour of 1890snightlife in Paris with his exuberant post-impressionist style, while hismuse suffered years of mental illness before popularising the can-can,with a singular style once described as being like ‘an orchid in a frenzy’.The Courtauld Gallery, p. 57.Open season at the RAFrom 7 JunThe RoyalAcademy ofArts’ annualSummerExhibition isthe world’slargestopen to allcontemporaryart show. Init you canencountergallery after gallery, crammed with amazing recent works byestablished, emerging and unknown artists. Artworks rangefrom oil paintings and watercolours to sculptures and uniqueinstallations. Survey the exhibition’s broad artistic landscapeand you might even be among the first to discover the nextDamien Hirst or Tracey Emin.Royal Academy of Arts, p. 65.Exhibits with real drawFrom 15 Jun Watch Me Move: The Animation Show tracesthe history of animation over thelast 150 years, from stop-motionpuppets and experimental films tobig name studios like Walt Disney,Pixar and Hanna-Barbera in theUS, and Aardman in the UK. Thismajor exhibition, which examinesthe creativity of the artform andalso its cultural impact, includeswork by pioneers like EadweardMuybridge and the LumièreBrothers, as well as some favouritecharacters. Pictured is Betty Boop,a 1930s creation by Americananimator Max Fleischer.Barbican ArtGallery, p. 56.Free Range talentFrom 3 Jun Free Range is an annual showcase for newBritish art and design talent held at the Old TrumanBrewery in east London. You can see work by up-andcomingfashion and interior designers, photographers andartists, as recent graduates from 150 universities and artcolleges (including Greater London’s Middlesex Universityand Ravensbourne College), show their work. Last yearthe exhibition attracted more than 100,000 visitors andbest of all, admission is free. Pictured below is fashiongraduate Chloe Reynolds’s wind-up key dress, designedfor Luella.Free Range, p. 60.June 2011 | LONDON PLANNER | visitlondon.com |55