Saturday, February 23. 2008
Explaining art to aliens
From March 6 to May 18, the Barbican's art gallery will be holding what is considered a world's first - an art exhibition aimed at extraterrestrials.
Untitled (Cupida Lupita) 2006, Dr Lakra

"It is a completely new way of conceiving contemporary art and, yes, the exhibition could look very strange," - Francesco Manacorda "Martian curator"


Untitled (alajero con mano), 2006 by Dr Lakra
Above, just two of the artworks on display at The Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art which is hoped to bring about a better understanding and new interpretations of contemporary art in a similar way to how "western anthropologists first interpreted non-western cultures". As an addition to the exhibition, the Barbican will also be hosting Films from Another Planet.

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