Sound installations, street photography and futuristic design. This weekend鈥檚 recommended shows move through time 鈥 from 20th century history to new civilisations.
Sound, light, electricity and water. These are the elements manipulated by Haroon Mirza. John Hansard Gallery鈥檚 major solo show looks at the artist鈥檚 ongoing, multidisciplinary exploration of waveforms. It explores the emotional and physical responses they create, taking inspiration from diverse sources: physics, shamanism, artificial intelligence and astrology are cited as inspiration. Opens 19 October.
This exhibition reflects on Soho鈥檚 unorthodox history as a site of resistance. A tight street grid has kept the square-mile area as an enclave of its own 鈥 home to fashion, music, film and even the sex industry. It is also a multicultural haven for various immigrant communities. It is a place undergoing rapid gentrification at the same time as celebrating difference. Until 9 February.
The Design Museum follows its celebrated Stanley Kubrick show with Moving to Mars, a multisensory exhibit inspired by the red planet. It looks to the future: rethinking daily life for a zero-waste, clean energy-powered civilisation. It features fashion, architecture and science 鈥 with contributions from NASA, SpaceX, Foster & Partners and Christopher Raeburn. Until 23 February.
漏 Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
On 25 November 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson was commissioned by Life magazine to shoot a story on the 鈥渓ast days of Beijing.鈥 He stayed in the Shanghai area for ten months. The resulting photographs marked a key moment in the history of photojournalism, defined by a poetic style imbued with a deep sense of humanity. Until 2 February.
Photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb have been taking pictures of Brooklyn for five years. Viewed together, the images draw a dynamic portrait of the New York City borough 鈥 one of the most ethically diverse places in the world. The series looks at immigration, notions of identity and the meaning of home. Until 3 November.
Lead image: John Goldblatt Untitled, from the series 鈥楾he Undressing Room鈥, 1968 漏 John Goldblatt Courtesy of the artist鈥檚 estate.
