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TONY CLAYTON-LEA on the latest shows in London, New York and Frankfurt

TONY CLAYTON-LEAon the latest shows in London, New York and Frankfurt

London

DesignThe innovative Hussein Chalayan has an exhibition devoted to his avant-garde design. Design Museum, Shad Thames. Until May 17th. www.designmuseum.org.

RockMaking mighty waves in the rock world, Dublin band Fight Like Apes bring their terrific blend of smart lyrics and fun-filled sonic assault to Camden Barfly, 49 Chalk Farm Road. February 25th. www.myspace. com/fightlikeapesmusic.

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ArchitectureLe Corbusier: the Art of Architecture is the city's first major retrospective of the accomplished painter, sculptor and designer's work for more than 20 years. Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street. February 19th-May 24th. www.barbican.org.uk.

New York

FashionGothic: Dark Glamour is the first exhibition devoted to the Gothic in fashion. The main gallery space, designed as a labyrinth, features themes such as the haunted palace, which draws on Edgar Allen Poe's architectural metaphor for a disturbed mind. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at 27th Street. Until February 21st. www.fitnyc.edu.

SculptureA display of Buddhist and Hindu sculpture features a magnificent leonine head in terracotta from the fourth-century kingdom of Nagarahara, in Afghanistan. Adam Williams Fine Art, 24 East 80th Street. March 4th-21st. www.adam- williams.com.

Frankfurt

ExhibitionExamining the renaissance of ports such as Dublin, Basle, Barcelona and Manchester, New Urbanity: The European City in the 21st Century looks at how architecture and urban planning have revitalised areas such as Dublin's Docklands. Deutsches Architekturmuseum. Until February 22nd. www.dam.inm.de.