Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Happiest Man; Two Mountains – in pictures

Saturday, 30 Mar 2013

A walk-in film installation and a series of paintings by two of the most original artists to have come out of the former USSR

• Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Happiest Man, Ambika P3, University of Westminster, London NW1, until 21 April; Two Mountains, Sprovieri Gallery, London W1, until 11 May

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Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Happiest Man by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov — The Happiest Man by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov at Ambika P3: ‘It’s as if someone has built a home right there to get the perfect view, to live as close as possible to the silver screen,’ writes Laura Cumming
Photograph: David Freeman/University of Westminster Photograph: David Freeman / University of Westminster

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Ilya & Emilia Kabakov's The Happiest Man, 2012 — ‘Inside the little house it could be any time in the past 100 years’ Photograph: Agostino Osio/Courtesy Fondazione HangarBicocca

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Happiest Man, 2000 by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov — ‘Whoever lives in that curious little house can only see the view through the window, and the view is only ever what appears on the screen’ Photograph: Emilia Kabakov

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Two Mountains #4 by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov — Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Two Mountains #4 Photograph: courtesy the artist and Sprovieri, London

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Two Mountains #5 Photograph: courtesy the artist and Sprovieri, London

Saturday, 30 Mar 2013

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