Contemporary New York fashion
Dynamic new fashion labels are invigorating New York's menswear. In the past half-decade, a handful of talented des…
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Contemporary art & design in the Archive of Art & Design
The V&A's Archive of Art and Design holds the working papers of individual artists and designers, as well as the re…
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Contemporary Islamic architecture projects
Examples of contemporary Islamic architecture chosen by curators involved in the V&A+RIBA Architecture Partnership.…
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Close Encounters of the Art Kind: The White Cliffs of Dover, by Tania Kovats
In 2002 Colin Painter recruited a variety of six contemporary sculptors and, through Brecknock Primary School, London NW1, six households. For six months, work by each sculptor was rotated round these homes. This article reveals the families’ reactions to The White Cliffs of Dover by Tania Kovats.
Photographs by Liang Yue
Liang Yue is a photographer whose work deals obliquely with the pace of change in contemporary China. Liang Yue made the Morse Code series in Beijing during China's recent, and ongoing, economic boom. Part of a larger body of work called Several Dusks, the photographs were taken during the sand storms that blow in from the desert.
Fit for Purpose: Contemporary British Silversmiths
30 March – 16 September 2012. For this display Contemporary British Silversmiths have brought together the work of some of the best silversmiths practising in Britain today.
Close Encounters of the Art Kind: Fingerswarm, by Bill Woodrow
In 2002 Colin Painter recruited a variety of six contemporary sculptors and, through Brecknock Primary School, London NW1, six households. For six months, work by each sculptor was rotated round these homes. This article reveals the families’ reactions to Fingerswarm by Bill Woodrow.
Close Encounters of the Art Kind: The Old In Out (saggy version), by Sarah Lucas
In 2002 Colin Painter recruited a variety of six contemporary sculptors and, through Brecknock Primary School, London NW1, six households. For six months, work by each sculptor was rotated round these homes. This article reveals the families’ reactions to The Old in Out (saggy version) by Sarah Lucas.
A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Contemporary International Glass (Hardback)
This stylish book, based on the V&A's unrivalled collection, brings together the finest contemporary glass artists in the world.
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Fri 27 July 2012 18:30
EVENING EVENT: Limber up for an evening of mass participation, fun and games. The V&A will play host to a delegation of contemporary artists.
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