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Martin Parr's exhibitions, Assemble at Tate Liverpool, Bradford Media Museum controversy, Morrissey as London's mayor

Arts news with John Wilson. Nick Hytner remembers Ken Adam. Plus Martin Parr's latest exhibitions, Assemble's new project and controversy at Bradford's National Media Museum.

As the death is announced of production designer Sir Kenneth "Ken" Adam, director Nicholas Hytner remembers working with him on The Madness of King George III.

Martin Parr, photographer and chronicler of British culture, gives John Wilson an early preview of the new show he has curated at the Barbican in London, Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, as well another exhibition of his own photographs, Unseen City, in which he gives an unprecedented insight into the pomp and pageantry of the City of London.

In a controversial move, Bradford's National Media Museum is transferring its collection of 400,000 photographs and exhibits to London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Colin Ford, the museum's former director, joins John in the studio.

Assemble, a collective of architects and designers, won the Turner prize last year for their urban regeneration project in Liverpool. They talk to John Wilson about Art Gym - their latest Merseyside collaboration - which has just opened at Tate Liverpool.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Ken Adam - obituary

    Duration: 05:21

  • Martin Parr - photographer

    Duration: 09:52

  • Royal Photographic Society

    Duration: 06:21

  • Assemble - Art Gym

    Duration: 06:57

Art Gym

Art Gym

Tate Collective Liverpool and Turner Prize winners present Art Gym.Μύ A three week programme of free, drop-in activities held within a new and specially designed space at until 31 March 2016Μύ

Image credit: Β© Tate Liverpool, Roger Sinek

Martin Parr

Martin Parr

Exhibition - Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr.Μύ At the , London, until 31 July

Curator of
At The Barbican Art Gallery, London from 16 March-19 June 2016

Real Food by Martin Parr ( Phaidon Press) published 28 March 2016

Μύ

Image credit: Cart Making, Guildhall, City of London, 2015. Β© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Nicholas Hytner
Interviewed Guest Martin Parr
Interviewed Guest Colin Ford
Interviewed Guest Assemble
Producer Rebecca Armstrong

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  • Thu 10 Mar 2016 19:15

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