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Willy Rizzo
Willy Rizzo is one of those marvellous talents whose fame severely underweighs his prodigious achievements. Among the finest and most influential fashion photographers of the 1960s, he snapped everyone from Bardot and Fonda to Chanel and Dior, over a career that spanned two decades and covers for almost every style magazine that was. In the late '60s, however, he set aside his camera, turning his eye for beauty and detail to making the most delightful, Le Corbusier-inspired furniture. It didn't take long for his handmade pieces to become collectors' items, and this exhibition at the Paul Smith store provides a rare chance to see Rizzo's gorgeous furniture and beautiful images reunited.
Time:

Mon-Fri 10:30-6pm, Thurs 10.30-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm

Place:

Paul Smith, 9 Albemarle Street, W1S 4BL

Cost:
Free
Info:

www.paulsmith.co.uk

The17
Perhaps more of a Do than a See, and maybe even with a touch of the Drink beforehand, ex-KLF frontman, Bill Drummond's latest project is a series of performances solely for performance's sake. With the promise of no recording and no spectators, a choir of 17 random individuals gather together in a room to create an original piece of vocal magic that will never again be shared. No experience is necessary, everyone is welcome, and with no audience to stress you out, this is one for both performative types and closet belters alike. Since each performance is entirely unique, The17 is the chance to make history. Not that anyone else will ever know.

Time:
Nov 12 - Dec 3, Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
Place:

Seventeen, 17 Kingsland Road, E2 8AA

Cost:
Free, but contact the gallery to book.
Info:

www.the17.org

Honour Bound
At first glance, Honour Bound might just seem like a performative biography of Australian David Hicks and his incarceration at Guantanamo Bay. So complex, intelligent and intense is the story's telling, however, that it decimates such simplifications at every level. Through powerful, breathtaking choreography, video and audio footage from Hicks's parents and officials, and huge, Matrix-like scrolling internal governmental papers and accounts from fellow detainees, the cage in which his harrowing tale occurs becomes electrified, its vividness at once a pleasure and an assault on every sense. It may not be the easiest of ways to spend your weekend, but Honour Bound is an absolute treasure.

Time:
Nov 2 - Dec 22, Wed-Fri 12-7pm, 7:45pm
Place:
Barbican, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
Cost:
£7-26
Info:
www.barbican.org.uk
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