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Friday, September 18, 2009 5:39 PM

13 Oct 2009 - 07 Feb 2010 Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Closed Boxing Day,Christmas Day, Fri The Geffrye Museum Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA (0)20 7739 9893 How green is your home? Find out how you can make your life more eco-friendly in a inspiring new exhibition at the Geffrye Museum. Eco Home looks at how concerns around climate change... Read More...

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Filed under: london, exhibition, design, the geffrye museum, recycling, energy saving, eco friendly, greem, oliver heath, john lewis, lifestyle, eco home

Suburbia
Friday, August 14, 2009 5:43 PM

15 October 2009 to 31 March 2010 Suburbia has long provoked heated debate: praised by some as offering greater living space and derided by others as boring and bourgeois. Now you can decide for yourself as London Transport Museum unveils a major new exhibition dedicated to suburban living in London and Britain over the last 100 years. But what does transport... Read More...

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Filed under: gallery, exhibition, britain, photographs, film, MEMORABILIA, POSTERS, suburbia, living space, maps, signs, present, lonson, interviews, 20th century, cities, london transport museum, commuting, bourgeois, surburban, past, publicity material

Roni Horn aka Roni Horn
Monday, February 16, 2009 11:02 AM

26 February 2009 to 25 May 2009 Tate Modern Bankside, SE1 9TG +44 (0)20 7887 8888 Roni Horn's artistic endeavours began in the 1970s and have since taken the American artist through concepts of minimalism, memory, identity and duality. Her work has a timeless beauty and sensuality, and often features water and the natural world. In the exhibition, photographs... Read More...

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Filed under: tate modern, london, exhibition, new york, photographs, american artist, identity, features water, timeless beauty, natural world, roni horn, iceland, memory, duality, minimalism, sensuality, cast glass sculptures, drawing, sculpture photography, liquid surface, bankside

Stephen Jones: Hats - An Anthology
Monday, February 09, 2009 10:33 AM

24 February 2009 to 31 May 2009 Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2000 This London exhibition is brimming with celebrity hats and historical hats. You'll see everything from an 11th century Coptic fez to a hat worn by Madonna. Check out the royal hats from the V&A's collection; Queen Victoria's bonnet will be on... Read More...

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Filed under: london, exhibition, victoria & albert museum, catwalks, my fair lady, hats, queen victorias bonnet, celebrity hats, vladzio d'attainville, coptic fez, philip treacy, balenciaga, milliners, mitxa bricard, audrey hepburn, stephen jones, historical hats, prince alberts top hat, an anthology, dita von teese, madonna, royal academyhats, christian dior

Crimes of Passion- Street Art in Bristol Exhibition
Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:40 PM

22/03/2009 - 02/05/2009 Royal West of England Academy Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1PX Tel: 0117 973 5129 Bristol has been a big player on the global graffiti scene since the early eighties, spawning many of its most notorious and talented protagonists. This spring the RWA invites some of the most prominent artists in the city to adorn its galleries in their... Read More...

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Filed under: art, exhibition, bristol, galleries, crimes of passion, global graffiti, prominent artists, clifton, royal academywest of england academy, street art

The Street: Minerva Cuevas - S•COOP
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:18 PM

5 March 2009 to 7 March 2009 The Shop - The Street Headquarters 26-28 Toynbee Street E1 7NE 020 7522 7888 Minerva Cuevas is creating works for The Whitechapel Gallery and Wentworth Street as part of The Street project. The exhibition takes place in one of two new galleries at The Whitechapel from 5 April-21 June. Minerva Cuevas lives and works in Mexico City... Read More...

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Filed under: london, exhibition, POSTERS, east london, minerva cuevas, ice cream, s.coop, petticoat lane market, the street headquarters, traders, the shop, new artists, the whitechapel gallery, currency, coins for purchases, wentworth street, interactive art, two new galleries, the street, performances, new currency, mexico city, billboards, everday life

Francis Bacon - Tate Britain
Friday, November 28, 2008 3:53 PM

See Frank Bacon's exhibition at the Tate Britain from 11 September 2008 – 4 January 2009 Daily 10.00-17.50, Fridays until 22.00 The exhibition highlights include his infamous portraits of Pope Innocent X and celebrated triptychs such as Three Studies for a Crucifixion, 1962. This exhibition is a treat for fans of Bacon's paintings, and the perfect introduction... Read More...

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Filed under: exhibition, francis bacon, tate britain, paintings, animals, human body, splattered, powerful images in art, until 4th january 2009, visceral landscapes, three studies for a crucifixion 1962, triptychs, raw emotion, paint, people, pop innocent x

Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition in Cheltenham
Monday, November 10, 2008 12:35 PM

10 to 24 November – The shortlisted entries from the prestigious Jerwood Drawing Prize will be on display to members of the public once again this November, at The University of Gloucestershire’s Summerfield Gallery. Selected from more than 2,500 entries, the winners of the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2008 were announced in September 2008, judged by the artist Tony... Read More...

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Filed under: exhibition, cheltenham, sydney morning herald, tony bevan, public, university of gloucestershires summerfield gallery, 2500 entries, jerwood drawing prize, emma dexter, judges, 10th to 24th november 2008, john mcdonald

The Photographers Gallery - Solo Archives 1950's & 1960's
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:16 PM

The Photographers Gallery - Solo Archives 1950's & 1960's 25 september - 16 november 2008 In the heart of the West End, Soho has long been a haven for creativity and criminality, scandal and sexuality, and a source of inspiration for photographers. The three fascinating archives in this exhibition document this bohemian area of London, famed in the... Read More...

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Filed under: 2008, gallery, london, exhibition, september, november, the photographers gallery, 1950, 1960, solo archives

National Portrait Gallery - Annie Leibovitz
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:37 PM

National Portrait Gallery - Annie Leibovitz 16 October - 1 February 2009 Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 includes over 150 photographs by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well-known work made on editorial assignment as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. "I don't have two lives," Leibovitz... Read More...

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York Art Gallery - Out of the Shadows
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:26 PM

York Art Gallery - Out of the Shadows 20 September 2008 - 25 January 2009 Artists have always been fascinated with the dramatic effects of light and shadow. Whether through sunlight dappling through trees or faces illuminated by a candle in the dark, this exhibition brings together pritns, paintings and drawings demonstrating the different ways artists tell stories... Read More...

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The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park London
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:01 PM

The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park London Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 October The Affordable Art Fair returns to Battersea Park in October, bringing together 110 galleries from across the UK and overseas to exhibit contemporary art. All the artists on show will be different from the Spring Collection earlier this year. The fair’s easy going atmosphere invites... Read More...

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Splash of Light - Andrea Tyrimos - Central St Martins London
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:39 PM

Splash of Light - Andrea Tyrimos - Central St Martins London 8th – 23rd October, Open Mon - Fri: 11am - 5pm. Free admission. Exciting debut exhibition by 3rd year Central Saint Martins student Andrea Tyrimos. This solo show brings together a diverse group of paintings concerned with the phenomena of Artificial Light and its unique relationship with the Digital... Read More...

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Filed under: gallery, art, london, exhibition, student, central saint martins, splash of light, light

Tate Britain - Francis Bacon
Monday, October 06, 2008 10:12 PM

Tate Britain - Francis Bacon 11 September 2008 - 4 January 2009 Francis Bacon was one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century and this unmissable exhibition will bring together the best and most important paintings from throughout his turbulent life. Bacon is world famous for his twisted images of people and animals, often splattered with paint, displaying... Read More...

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Filed under: 2008, gallery, london, exhibition, september, 2009, francis bacon, tate britain, painting, january

The National Gallery - October "Triumph"
Monday, October 06, 2008 10:02 PM

The National Gallery - October "Triumph" This month, as celebrations take place across the country for Diwali, talks focus on the theme of triumph. Tuesdays: ‘Strength in Adversity’ The Gallery in the Blitz, artists under pressure and performers hanging in the balance. Wednesdays: ‘Opposing Forces’ When two sides collide: conflict between artists and... Read More...

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Liverpool Biennial - Made Up Exhibition
Monday, October 06, 2008 9:12 PM

Liverpool Biennial - Made Up Exhibition 20 September - 30 November Celebrating 10 years of commissioning ambitious and challenging new work by leading international artists, the fifth edition of Liverpool Biennial’s International exhibition is MADE UP, an exploration of the power of the artistic imagination. MADE UP sees imagination (called ‘invention’ in the... Read More...

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Filed under: 2008, art, exhibition, liverpool, culture, fine art, liverpool biennial, installation, united kingdom, uk, september, october, november, biennial

Wyndham Lewis Portraits - National Portrait Gallery London
Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:09 PM

Wyndham Lewis Portraits - National Portrait Gallery London 3rd July - 19 October 2008 Admission: £5 Concessions: £4.50/£4 Art Fund Members 50% discount Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957) was one of the most important British artists of his time. A highly skilled painter and draughtsman, Lewis was also a writer, soldier, critic and editor. The exhibition presents... Read More...

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Filed under: 2008, gallery, art, modern art, wyndham lewis, national portrait gallery, wyndham, portrait, london, cubist, vorticist, exhibition, geometric, futurist, national portrait