pockets exhibition review

Lucy and I went to the Pockets exhibition last night, which was sponsored by Nintendo to mark the launch of the new GBA SP. It has been curated by Wayne Hemmingway and consists of four main areas. There is a literary narrative depicting the history of pockets from purses and bags to wraparound belts to real pockets, with some interesting discussion on the role of pockets for men and women. There is a collection of the pocket contents from nine dead famous people, including the diary of Malcolm X and Curt Cobain's plane tickets and receipts. There are a selection of garmets with different types of pockets, and older recreations of pockets from the Middle Ages, some film clips and a selection of modern gadgets from the 70s onwards. It is quite fun, but really only about half an hour of entertainment, luckily it is in the heart of Soho, so if you can tear yourself away from the gameboys then there is plenty of other things to do.