This October, Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art at London's Barbican will explore the social and artistic role of cabarets, cafés and clubs around the world.
Spanning the 1880s to the 1960s, the exhibition offers an alternative history of modern art that highlights the spirit of experimentation and collaboration between artists, performers, designers, musicians and writers such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Loïe Fuller, Josef Hoffmann, Giacomo Balla, Theo van Doesburg and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, as well as Josephine Baker, Jeanne Mammen, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Ramón Alva de la Canal and Ibrahim El-Salahi.
From New York to Tehran, London, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Vienna and Ibadan, the show brings together over 350 works rarely seen in the UK, including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, films and archival material.
Jane Alison, head of visual arts at Barbican, said: "Into the Night casts a spotlight on some of the most electrifying cabarets and clubs of the modern era. Whether a creative haven, intoxicating stage or liberal hangout, all were magnets for artists, designers and performers to come together, collaborate and express themselves freely. Capturing the essence of these global incubators of experimentation and cross-disciplinarity, immersive 1:1 scale interiors will take the visitor on a captivating journey of discovery.
"Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art at London's Barbican launches on 4 October 2019 and runs until 19 January 2020.
