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N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 5 | P E R S P E C T I V E 1 7 A. BARBIELAND PAINTED BACKDROP. B. BARBIE AREA OF THE EXHIBIT FEATURING FILM CLIPS, PROPS FROM THE MOVIE AND LARGE SWATCHES OF THE COLOR PALETTE. C. A RECREATION OF THE TEAM'S DESIGN OFFICE IS PAIRED WITH AN INTERACTIVE DESIGN SPACE WHERE VISITORS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SET MODELS. with director Joe Wright, designing the films Pride and Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), Darkest Hour (2017)—all of which received Academy Award nominations for Production Design—as well as Hanna (2011) and Cyrano (2021). Other projects include director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009) for which they received another Oscar nomination, its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and the Oscar-nominated Beauty and the Beast (2017) directed by Bill Condon. Greenwood and Spencer received their seventh Academy Award nomination for writer-director Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023). Among the many delightful items on display viewers will find rococo furnishings and characters designed by Greenwood and Spencer for Beauty and the Beast. The drawings and models that led to the designs of Mrs. Potts and Chip, Lumière and Cogsworth, give a real insight into the incredible detail that went into the effort. A smaller area devoted to Anna Karenina features a model of the theater where the film took place, recreated by the Model Maker Catherine Morgan. Film clips showing the many environments created within the theater set display the visual storytelling skill of the duo. Several items are on display from the more recent Barbie, including a model of the Barbieland seaside, the painted Barbieland backdrop and a model of Barbie's Dreamhouse made over as Ken's Mojo Dojo Casa House. The exhibition wraps up with a recreation of the design space Greenwood and Spencer share when working on a project. The close collaboration between the two is demonstrated in the arrangement of this workspace that encourages the sharing of ideas and inspiration. Anyone interested in the art of film design typically experiences it second-hand through published reproductions, as featured in PERSPECTIVE, or in the course of viewing the finished film. This exhibition is a rare chance to see the artistry of Greenwood and Spencer, as well as the work of their many credited illustrators, set designers and craftspeople, up close and in person. It is an opportunity that should not be missed. B A C