As part of the Arts Council Collection’s 70th anniversary and Utopia at Somerset House, artist Katie Paterson displays every solar eclipse known to mankind. Beat that!

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Katie Paterson’s commission on display at Somerset house will be a mirror ball comprising images of nearly every solar eclipse that’s been documented by humankind; through drawings and since photography began, including the oldest solar eclipse drawings from hundreds of years ago, and the earliest 19th century photographs, to images from the most technological advanced telescopes now.

The commission is part of Somerset House’s Utopia 2016: A Year of Imagination and Possibility - four seasons of events, exhibitions and new commissions celebrating the idea of Utopia to mark the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s influential text.

Running times and dates
27 April - 22 May 2016
Daily 10.00-18.00 (last entry 17.15)