9 Jul 2014 – 1 Feb 2015
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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THIS TIME IN HISTORY, WHAT ESCAPES features objects the artist has selected from the V&A's collections, together with objects she has made and/or found, including her new artist's book, CLEAVE, as a total work. The historical focus on WW1 is widened to include other sites of conflict from ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary Egypt and Afghanistan. As if the world should cleave, and that slain men Should solder up the rift ... William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra. Curated for the V&A by Elizabeth James, Senior Librarian Department of Word and Image.