Exhibition On now until Sunday, 8 March 2020

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

An immersive journey into the fantastical worlds created by photographer Tim Walker

  • On now until Sunday, 8 March 2020

  • Galleries 38 and 38a

  • £15.00

    This exhibition contains some depictions of nudity. Please contact us for more information:
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Experience the extraordinary creative process of one of the world's most inventive photographers through his pictures, films, photographic sets, and special installations – including ten new series of photographs influenced by the V&A's collections.

Exhibition Trailer

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things trailer

Exhibition Highlights

Sarah Grace Wallerstedt. Fashion: Moncler. London, 2018. © Tim Walker Studio
Tobias and Sara on their Wedding Night, stained glass panel, about 1520, Cologne, Germany. Museum no. C.219-1928. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Zo, Kiran Kandola, Firpal, Yusuf, Ravyanshi Mehta, Jeenu Mahadevan, Chawntell Kulkami, & Radhika Nair. Fashion: Marni, Paolina Russo, Missoni, Ahluwalia Studio, Bottega Veneta, Chloé, Lou Dallas. Pershore, Worcestershire, 2018. © Tim Walker Studio
Krishna and Indra, about 1590, Lahore. Museum no. IS.5-1970. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Duckie Thot, Aubrey’s shadow. Fashion: Saint Laurent. London, 2017. © Tim Walker Studio
The Peacock Skirt, Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), 1894. Museum no. E.426-1972. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Tilda Swinton. Fashion: Gucci, Marc Jacobs, jewellery: Lisa Eisner Jewelry, Vela, Uno de 50, A. Brandt + Son. Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, 2018. © Tim Walker Studio
Karen Elson, Sgaire Wood & James Crewe. Fashion: The Row, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello, Daniela Geraci, Sarah Bruylant, hat: Molly Goddard. London, 2018. © Tim Walker Studio
Dress from ‘The Horn of Plenty’ Autumn/Winter collection Alexander McQueen (1969-2010), 2009. Museum no. T.29-2012. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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