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<p><font size="2"><b>Beauty week at the V&A; <br>
</b><font size="1"><i>Jan 24-28, 2005 </i><b><br>
<br>
In association with Est�e Lauder </b></font></font><font size="1"><br>
<br>
Celebrate beauty at the V&A; this January with a week of lectures,
performances and events that will be <b>provocative</b> and
<b>stimulating</b>. <br>
<br>
Beauty Week culminates in a glamorous mid-winter Friday Late
<b>Masked Ball</b> with dancing, live music, DJs, workshops
and an Est�e Lauder beauty parlour. From Romeo and Juliet
to the Phantom of the Opera masks have been used to hide the
face and create a new identity. Conceal, reveal or enhance
your beauty by wearing your own mask</font><font size="1">
to the ball or join the workshops to create your own at this
free Friday Late event. <br>
<br>
The week of events ties in with 'Beauty' a special tour through
the V&A;'s world-renowned permanent collection. Acting as a
'guest editor' of the collections, <b>design consultant Stephen
Bayley</b> has selected 26 objects, from Canova's Sleeping
Nymph to a 1920s Wagenfeld desk lamp, to explore the concept
of what people find beautiful and the different ways beauty
is expressed.<br>
<br>
<b>Debate - 24 January </b><br>
The week starts with <b>a challenging debate 'Future Perfect'</b>
about the future of beauty. Chaired by Stephen Bayley, the
debate's panellists include Dr Armand Marie Leroi, Reader
in Evolutionary Developmental Biology at Imperial College,
Elaine Scarry, Professor of Aesthetics at Harvard University
and Tiffanie Darke, Editor of The Sunday Times Style. <br>
15.00 Curator's talk on Architectural Model of Chiswick House
designed by Lord Burlington in 1729 <br>
17.30 Beauty Debate: A critical debate about the future of
beauty. Tickets �8.50, concs available <br>
<br>
<b>Talk - Tuesday 25 January </b><br>
15.00 Curator's talk on 'The Day Dream' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
<br>
<br>
<b>Lecture - 26 January </b><br>
The Wednesday Late View <b>Lecture 'Ugliness is Superior to
Beauty: It Lasts Longer'</b> will be given by Stephen Bayley.<br>
15.00 Curator's talk on London Transport Typeface designed
by Edward Johnston in 1913 <br>
19.15 Ugliness is Superior to Beauty: It Lasts Longer Wednesday
Late View Lecture by Stephen Bayley Tickets �8.50, Members
�6.50, concs available <br>
<br>
<b>Talk - Thursday 27 January </b><br>
15.00 Curator's talk on the Head of Buddha From Gandhara <br>
<br>
<b>Late Night - 28 January </b><br>
The week ends with a Friday Late Beauty Night, <b>a glamorous
mid-winter Masked Ball</b> questioning, exploring and celebrating
beauty. This free late-night event features special guests
and performers, beauty treats by Est�e Lauder, dancing, live
music and DJs. Bring your own mask or join in the workshops
to create your own. <br>
15.00 Curator's talk on the Egyptian Rock Crystal Ewer <br>
18.30-22.00 Friday Late Beauty Night Masked Ball Free late-night
event <br>
<br>
<b>Information</b> <br>
The Beauty tour at the V&A; is free to all museum visitors.
All events are free unless otherwise stated. Meeting point
for talks is in the Grand Entrance.<br>
<br>
To book tickets 020 7942 2211 or bookings.office@vam.ac.uk
<br>
<br>
<b>Est�e Lauder </b><br>
For 58 years, Est�e Lauder has been a leader in the field
of skincare, fragrance and cosmetics making it the perfect
partner for the V&A;'s Beauty tour and Beauty Week. As one
of the world's premier, prestige beauty brands, Est�e Lauder
combines modernity of design with a commitment to quality
and innovation, enabling different perspectives of beauty
to be realised.<br>
<br>
<b>Victoria & Albert Museum</b> <br>
Cromwell Road <br>
London SW7 2RL <br>
tel: 020 7942 2000 <br>
Travel: Tube: South Kensington Bus: 14/74/C1 <br>
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