Hayward Gallery
A great exhibition for pop art fans. The curators really seemed to have given some extended thought to the whole experience of the exhibition. The rooms are full of different video screens, private booths where you can listen to audio, mini screens where you watch excerpts from his diaries and short films he made throughout his life. I found the most interesting parts were the glass boxes filled with postcards, letters, Polaroids and snapshots from people involved in his life.
Alan Aldridge: The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Design Museum
A crazy coloured full on exhibition, Aldridge's psychedelic images are all around as you go through the exhibition - floor, walls, ceilings, screens, everything is used. There are examples of the Penguin books he illustrated covers for, images he made for the Beatles illustrated lyrics, a room full of 3D visuals from The Butterfly Ball children books he created and many album covers he made for bands and artists such as Incubus, Tears for Fears and Elton John are all there to be seen.
Could induce nightmares in small children!
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