Each month, AnOther's editors give their fashion recommendations. June's highlights include screenings of restored Alfred Hitchcock silent films, the opening of the Serpentine Pavilion 2012 and Zoo Lates at London Zoo...
BFI: The Genius of Hitchcock, until July 21
Be the first to see Hitchcock's silent masterpieces – The Pleasure Garden, The Lodger, The Ring and Blackmail – restored to their former glory by the BFI National Archive and presented with live performances of new scores by Daniel Patrick Cohen, Soweto Kinch and Nitin Sawhney, taking place at various London venues.
Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr on Selfridges Roof, London, until September 2
Returning Selfridges’ roof to its original 1930s golf course, pleasure garden and café, food architects Bompas & Parr have installed their own 9-hole, cake-based crazy golf for visitors to enjoy until September. Recreating London’s landmarks out of various cake-inspired obstacles, the novelty destination comes complete with scorecards impregnated with mircroencapsulated bakewell tart aromas and Tour De Force golf uniforms. Get practicing your swing.
Serpentine Pavilion 2012 by Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron, June 1 – October 14
The Serpentine Gallery has commissioned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre De Meuron (designers of the Tate Modern) to create this year’s summer pavilion, having previously worked together on the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. Weiwei – who is still not allowed to leave China following his arrest and detention last year – spoke to the Swiss architects via video link to design the 12th summer structure. Taking visitors beneath the Serpentine's lawn to explore the hidden history of its previous Pavilions, 11 columns characterising each past Pavilion and a 12 column will support a floating platform roof 1.5 metres above ground.
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, June 4 – August 12
A major date in the annual events calendar, the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts has run yearly since 1769 and is the largest open submission contemporary art exhibition in the world. Showcasing works from famous artists, emerging and unknown in a variety of mediums – paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, architectural models, film and more – the depth and breadth of work is awe-inspiring.
Woody Allen: A Documentary, June 8 – 21
This month the ICA provides an insightful look into one of the world’s most renowned filmmakers in Robert Weide’s Woody Allen: A Documentary. With a career spanning over half a century, the biopic charts 76-year-old Allen’s early years as a stand-up comic up to his recent Midnight in Paris release. With dialogue between Weide and Allen, the documentary also includes revealing interviews with family, fellow directors and familiar collaborators.
Zoo Lates, London Zoo, every Friday night in June
Take a walk on the wild side with London Zoo's unique Friday nights out. Adults-only are invited to watch 750 species of animal, listen to talks and watch demonstrations after dark. Other activities include a street food festival, a range of bars throughout the zoo, Twisted Cabaret in the ampitheatre, improvised comedy in the aquarium, acoustic music and a Silent Disco (for the party animals amongst us).
Summer Festivals, bookings open now
Get ready for a summer of award-winning festivals. On the top of our AnOther festival list for July is Latitude in Suffolk’s Henham Park which includes exhibits by Linder Sterling, Hit BBC Radio 4 comedy-science show The Infinite Monkey Cage with Brian Cox and Robin Ince, and a documentary by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and Nicholas Abraham, alongside numerous headline music acts. In August we recommend heading to Wilderness, which takes place against a backdrop of lakes, forests and barklands in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. Covering music, food, talks, debates and late night parties we are eagerly anticipating the gastronomic offerings from Fergus Henderson and St. John’s.
Cerruti appoints Aldo Maria Camillo as artistic director
Cerruti appoints Aldo Maria Camillo as artistic director. Previously head menswear designer at Valentino and senior designer in charge of the tailoring department at Ermenegildo Zegna, Camillo’s role will be to create and implement the new Cerruti men’s style which combines the dual timeless symbol of Italaian quality and Parisian chic.
