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Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick: New Exhibition at Somerset House

exhibition · 2026-05-05

A new exhibition titled 'Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick' will open at Somerset House in London on July 6, 2016. Curated by James Lavelle, founder of Mo'Wax records, and James Putnam, former curator at the British Museum and current Senior Research Fellow at University of the Arts London, the show features works by artists including Joseph Kosuth, Matt Collishaw, Sarah Lucas, and Doug Aitken. Kosuth will create a word installation, Collishaw presents an astronaut helmet inspired by '2001: A Space Odyssey', Lucas offers a phallic sculpture referencing 'A Clockwork Orange', and Aitken shows 'Twilight', a luminescent phone booth from 'Dr. Strangelove'. Lavelle collaborates with musicians like Daft Punk and Jarvis Cocker to produce a soundtrack. The exhibition includes both existing and newly commissioned works inspired by Kubrick's films.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick'
  • Opens July 6, 2016 at Somerset House, London
  • Curated by James Lavelle and James Putnam
  • Features artists: Joseph Kosuth, Matt Collishaw, Sarah Lucas, Doug Aitken
  • Includes soundtrack by Daft Punk and Jarvis Cocker
  • Works inspired by Kubrick's films including '2001', 'A Clockwork Orange', 'Dr. Strangelove'

Entities

Artists

  • Stanley Kubrick
  • James Lavelle
  • James Putnam
  • Joseph Kosuth
  • Matt Collishaw
  • Sarah Lucas
  • Doug Aitken
  • Daft Punk
  • Jarvis Cocker
  • Peter Kennard

Institutions

  • Somerset House
  • Mo'Wax
  • British Museum
  • University of the Arts London

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom

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