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Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at the Barbican
Friday, March 05, 2010 4:48 PM
27 February 2010 to 23 May 2010 Open daily 11:00 - 20:00 , Open late every Thursday until 22:00 Barbican The Curve, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London. EC2Y 8DS +44 (0)20 7638 8891 Contemporary French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot has created a walk-through aviary with 40 zebra finches for this free exhibition at the Barbican. The birds' perches are... Read More...
Henry Moore - Tate Britain
Friday, February 19, 2010 5:30 PM
24 February 2010 to 15 August 2010 Tate Britain , Millbank, London. SW1P 4RG - (0)20 7887 8888 Henry Moore (1898-1986) was one of Britain's greatest artists. This new exhibition at Tate Britain will demonstrate Moore's position at the forefront of progressive 20th century sculpture, with the most comprehensive selection of his works shown together for... Read More...
Art Bin
Friday, February 05, 2010 6:03 PM
29 January 2010 to 14 March 2010 South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, London. SE5 8UH +44 (0)20 7703 6120 London artist Michael Landy is proving modern art is indeed rubbish with his new show, Art Bin, at South London Gallery. Landy appealed to artists to donate their unwanted works, to be thrown into a giant, see-through bin, which he calls "a monument... Read More...
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Centre, London
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:57 PM
New commission for The Curve, Barbican, London http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and... Read More...
Grace Kelly: Style Icon
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 5:34 PM
17 April 2010 to 26 September 2010 Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London, SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2000 London's Victoria and Albert Museum displays items from Grace Kelly's spectacular wardrobe. See more than 50 outfits worn by Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco and one of the most popular Hollywood actresses of all time. Grace Kelly: Style Icon... Read More...
Ergonomics – Design for the Real World
Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:41 AM
04 Nov 2009 - 07 Mar 2010 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Design Museum , 28 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD. Ergonomics – Design for the Real World at London's Design Museum Every time you sit down, turn on a tap or use a TV remote, you're reaping the benefits of good design. To celebrate the importance of ergonomics in design, the Design Museum is hosting a captivating... Read More...
Turner Prize 2009 - Tate Britain
Friday, November 13, 2009 4:04 PM
6 October 2009 to 16 January 2010 Tate Britain , Millbank, London. SW1P 4RG The annual Turner Prize exhibition features work by the artists shortlisted for one of Europe’s most prestigious art awards. This year's Turner Prize winner will be announced on 7 December. In the meantime you can view the finalists' work at Tate Britain and judge for yourself... Read More...
Ed Ruscha: 50 Years of Painting
Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:10 PM
14 Oct 2009 - 10 Jan 2010 Daily Hayward Gallery , Southbank Centre, London. SE1 8XX (0)20 7921 0887 The Hayward Gallery unveils a major new exhibition celebrating five decades of work by Ed Ruscha, one of the world’s most influential artists still at work today. The Los Angeles-born painter, born in 1937, is known for his witty and experimental work in a variety... Read More...
Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed
Friday, October 09, 2009 10:17 AM
15 Oct 2009 - 24 Jan 2010 Thu, Fri 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM; Mon - Wed, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM National Portrait Gallery , St Martins Place, London, WC2H 0HE - 020 7306 0055. An unmissable exhibition of photos from the 1960s at London's National Portrait Gallery, with rare portraits of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. The swinging 60s are... Read More...
Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition
Monday, September 28, 2009 3:15 PM
28 October 2009 to 31 January 2010 O2 bubble Millenium Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0DX - (0)20 8463 2000 The exhibition will celebrate Jackson's rise to fame in Motown through his record-breaking solo career and end with the spectacular shows he had planned for The O2 arena before his untimely death. Celebrating specific milestones in Jackson's life... Read More...
SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:10 PM
17 Sep - 22 Dec 2009 Mon - Wed, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Thu, Fri 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Somerset House Trust , South Building, Somerset House, London. WC2R 1LA - (0)20 7845 4600 www.somersethouse.org.uk/showstudio As London Fashion Week kicks off, Somerset House showcases a new, cutting-edge exhibition from SHOWstudio. SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion... Read More...
Eco Home
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...
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Friday, August 28, 2009 3:35 PM
12 July 2009 to 18 October 2009 Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens, London. W2 3XA +44 (0)20 7402 6075 Each summer, top architects build an exciting new pavilion near the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park. While pop-up shops, galleries and bars may be all the rage right now, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is possibly the first, and certainly the... Read More...
Rankin Live
Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:33 PM
31 Jul - 18 Sep 2009 Mon - Wed, Fri - Sun 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Thu 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Old Truman Brewery , 91 Brick Lane, Whitechapel, London. E1 6QL (0)20 7247 3959 Rankin Live features two events in one: Rankin's first ever UK retrospective – a chance to see 600 images from the photographer's vast portfolio a live photo shoot of 1000 people, whose portraits... Read More...
Ethelburga Tower: At Home In A High-Rise
Friday, July 17, 2009 5:46 PM
07 Apr - 31 Aug 2009 Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM; Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM The Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London. E2 8EA (0)20 7739 9893 Mark Cowper's photographs give us a glimpse into life in the high-rise Ethelburga Tower in Battersea, South London. Mark Cowper has lived in Ethelburga Tower for the past 20 years. He approached his neighbours and asked... Read More...
Antony Gormley's One & Other: The Fourth Plinth
Friday, July 10, 2009 5:40 PM
6 July 2009 to 14 October 2009 Trafalgar Square , London. WC2N 5DN http://www.oneandother.co.uk/ If you've got a head for heights and love being the centre of attention, Antony Gormley's central London artwork One & Other could be just the thing for you! The radical artist has created a unique living monument on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar... Read More...
Corot to Monet
Friday, July 03, 2009 10:34 AM
08 Jul - 20 Sep 2009 Mon, Tue, Thu - Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Wed 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN +44 (0)20 7747 2885 Corot to Monet traces the development of landscape painting from the late 18th century, and looks at the influence of this style on later impressionism. The exhibition includes 90 paintings by leading artists... Read More...
Walking in My Mind
Monday, June 22, 2009 3:57 PM
23 Jun - 06 Sep 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre, London (0)20 7921 0887 Walking in My Mind transforms the Hayward Gallery – inside and out – into a bizarre world of interactive, large-scale installations. Each mindscape explores the inner workings of one of 10 artists' imaginations, blurring... Read More...
Tracey Emin: Those Who Suffer Love
Monday, June 15, 2009 4:16 PM
29 May 2009 - 04 Jul 2009 Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM White Cube - Masons Yard 25-26 Masons Yard, St. James's, London. SW1Y 6BU (0)20 7930 5373 In her fourth exhibition for White Cube, Tracey Emin returns to London with a display of new work that is sure to provoke both controversy and acclaim. With a collection of explicit drawings and an erotic animation... Read More...
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:50 AM
8 June 2009 to 16 August 2009 Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, Burlington House, London (0)20 7300 8000 The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition is one of London's longest-running art shows, now in its 241st year! It's also the world's largest open-submission contemporary art exhibition with around 10,000 works submitted annually. It covers painting... Read More...
Collect: the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
Monday, April 27, 2009 11:47 AM
15 May 2009 to 17 May 2009 The Saatchi Gallery Duke of Yorks's Building, Kings Road, SW3 4SQ 020 7823 2363 At Collect, you can view and buy the best in international contemporary crafts. Organised by the Crafts Council, the show brings together work by more than 300 artists. Expect to see a huge variety of objects, from ceramics and glass to jewellery, silver... Read More...
Blake 1809
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:25 AM
20 April 2009 to 4 October 2009 Tate Britain Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG 020 7887 8888 William Blake, a painter, poet and printmaker, is now considered a luminary of the Romantic age. During his lifetime (1757-1827) however, much of his work was derided. He was even considered mad by contemporaries for his views on religion and mysticism. Blake's paintings... Read More...
Monsters Inked
Friday, April 03, 2009 3:05 PM
Idea Generation Gallery - London 11 Chance Street, E2 7JB 020 7749 6850 08 Apr - 04 May 2009 Mon - Fri 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM; Sat, Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Idea Generation Gallery examines the art of monsters in its latest exhibition, Monsters Inked. The free show contains more than 100 monster images, from the hideous to the humorous, and reveals the stories behind... Read More...
Snozzcumbers and Frobscottle
Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:24 AM
02 May 2009 - 06 Sep 2009 10:00 AM - 5:45 PM V&A Museum of Childhood Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA 020 8983 5200 Snozzcumbers and Frobscottle! celebrates the creative genius behind illustrator Quentin Blake and author Roald Dahl at London's V&A Museum of Childhood. This talented partnership was responsible for some of the world's best-loved children's... Read More...
Constable Portraits: The Painter and His Circle
Monday, March 02, 2009 1:35 PM
05 Mar - 14 Jun 2009 Mon - Wed, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Thu, Fri 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE Tel: 020 7306 0055 Seventeenth century artist John Constable is renowned for his landscapes but, as this exhibition shows, he was also a skilled portrait painter. Constable's paintings of himself, his wife and... Read More...
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...
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...
Turner landscape sells for £9.1m
Friday, January 30, 2009 11:27 AM
A Turner landscape has fetched £9.1m ($12.9m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York. For the past 25 years it has remained in the private collection of fine art dealer Richard Feigen. It toured Paris, London and Los Angeles before being sold at Sotheby's in New York as part of its Important Old Masters Paintings sale. The painting was secured by an anonymous... Read More...
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...
Constable portrait show to open
Friday, January 16, 2009 9:21 AM
An exhibition exploring some of John Constable's seldom seen works is to open at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Constable Portraits: The Painter and His Circle will open on 5 March. The collection of almost 50 portraits will feature oil paintings, sketches and watercolours. Rediscovered and previously unseen paintings will be among those on show... Read More...
Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy
Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:31 PM
31 January 2009 to 13 April 2009 Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London. W1J 0BD Palladio was one of the greatest Italian architects. His work continues to resonate five centuries after his birth. Palladio's work in Vicenza, Venice and the Veneto region created a new architectural language. He used classical sources, but shaped them to meet both... Read More...
Bruegel to Rubens: Masters of Flemish Painting
Friday, January 09, 2009 5:21 PM
17 Oct 2008 - 26 Apr 2009 The Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace Road London SW1A 1AA The exhibition brings together 51 works from the golden age of Flemish painting (15th to 17th centuries), including masterpieces by: Hans Memling Pieter Bruegel the Elder Jan Brueghel Van Dyck Rubens Flemish portrait painting of the 16th century was admired for its extraordinary... Read More...
Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture
Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:41 AM
19 February 2009 to 24 May 2009 Barbican Art Gallery Level G, Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS The Art of Architecture spans a period of 60 years, starting with Le Corbusier's early works such as the iconic white cubic buildings of the 1920s, inspired by his native Switzerland. The exhibition culminates in Le Corbusier's late works of the 1950s... Read More...
Billy: Bill Gibb's Moment in Time
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:07 AM
24 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 Fashion and Textile Museum 83 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XF Crowned designer of the year by British Vogue in 1970, Bill Gibb was renowned for his flamboyant designs and visionary talent. Not one to follow trend, he created beautiful, renaissance-inspired clothes in the age of the mini skirt. With an impressive client list... Read More...
Treasures of Shanghai: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades
Monday, January 05, 2009 9:53 AM
29 January 2009 to 27 March 2009 British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG Admire exquisite bronzes and stunning jades in this new display of Shanghai's treasures at the British Museum. Sixty spectacular Chinese jades and bronzes, loaned from the Shanghai Museum, are on show in this new exhibition. Delicate early jades carved into strange human... Read More...
Design Cities
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:40 PM
5 September 2008 to 4 January 2009 Design Museum Shad Thames Bermondsey SE1 2YD The exhibition looks at how these cities contributed to the evolution of design and how design, in turn, shaped contemporary culture. Design Cities tells the story of contemporary design by focusing on 7 cities at their creative heights: London, Vienna, Dessau, Paris, Los Angeles... Read More...
Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Monday, December 22, 2008 11:49 AM
7 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 The Hayward Belvedere Road London SE1 8XZ Hayward Hosts Major Warhol Retrospective in London Apart from his instantly recognisable paintings and screen prints, Andy Warhol produced a number of films and TV programmes, leading some commentators to brand him as the father of reality TV. Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms takes... Read More...
Sisley in England & Wales
Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:37 PM
12 November 2008 to 15 February 2009 12 Nov 2008 - 15 Feb 2009 Mon, Tue, Thu - Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Wed 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London London WC2N 5DN Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was one of the greatest landscape painters of the 19th century and a leading figure in the Impressionist... Read More...
Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from The Courtauld
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:53 AM
Until 25 January 2009 The Courtauld Gallery Strand, Somerset House, London The Courtauld's amazing collection of Turner's watercolours includes work from across his career. From a view of the Avon Gorge made when Turner was just 16 years old to his dramatic late works such as Margate Pier, the exhibition charts his success as one of Britain's most... Read More...
London Art Fair
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:21 PM
14 January 2009 to 18 January 2009 Business Design Centre Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH This established fair offers a unique opportunity to view and buy some of the best art from the last 100 years. Serious collectors can expect to find museum-quality pieces worth in excess of £1 million. But if your budget doesn't quite stretch to... Read More...
Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970
Monday, December 15, 2008 11:45 AM
27 September 2008 to 11 January 2009 Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Concentrating on the period from 1945 to 1970, this exciting exhibition at London's V&A examines how the battle between communism and capitalism shaped modern design on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This fascinating exhibition brings together... Read More...
Turner Prize 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:05 PM
30 September 2008 to 18 January 2009 Tate Britain Millbank, London London SW1P 4RG The Turner Prize is widely recognised as the most prestigious arts award in Europe. The competition was established in 1984 and is intended to support and encourage new developments in contemporary British art. Previous Turner Prize winners include Damien Hirst, Gilbert and George... Read More...
Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:50 AM
16 October 2008 to 1 February 2009 National Portrait Gallery St Martins Place, London London WC2H 0HE Over 150 striking images document Annie Leibovitz's illustrious career as a photographer alongside intimate insights into her private life. The photographs are arranged chronologically, with iconic portraits of famous public figures interspersed with personal... Read More...
The Revolution Continues: New Art from China
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:08 PM
9 October 2008 to 18 January 2009 The Saatchi Gallery Duke of Yorks's Building Kings Road London SW3 4SQ This inaugural exhibition brings together the work of 30 of China's leading artists in a cutting-edge collection of paintings, sculptures and installations. Many of the works on show deal with ideas of identity and individualism within a collective... Read More...
Picasso: Challenging the Past
Monday, December 08, 2008 12:25 PM
25 February 2009 to 7 June 2009 National Gallery Trafalgar Square, London London WC2N 5DN The exhibition features around 60 major works by Picasso, who is widely recognised as the most important artist of the 20th century. Renowned for creating the Cubist movement, Picasso experimented with a wide range of styles throughout his career. He was particularly passionate... Read More...
Cildo Meireles - Tate Modern
Friday, December 05, 2008 5:42 PM
Cildo Meireles brings his amazing installations to London for his 1st major UK retrospective. The Brazilian artist is famed for his mysterious, large-scale works, 8 of which will be on display at Tate Modern as part of this intriguing exhibition. 14 October 2008 to 11 January 2009 Tate Modern Bankside, London London SE1 9TG Highlights of the Cildo Meireles Exhibition... Read More...
Saul Steinberg: Illuminations
Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:29 PM
26 November 2008 to 15 February 2009 Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road London SE21 7AD Dulwich Picture Gallery hosts a retrospective of art by Saul Steinberg – an American artist who lit up the pages and covers of The New Yorker for six decades. This new exhibition in London covers the whole range of his work and includes over 100 drawings, sculptures and... Read More...
New Art Club: The Notcracker
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:20 PM
19 December 2008 to 20 December 2008 Artsdepot 5 Nether Street Tally Ho Corner London N12 0GA (0)20 8369 5454 As the name suggests The Notcracker is not a classic Christmas tale, but it does have all the elements of one! Packed full of Christmas dances and Christmas disaster, it features the age-old message about the triumph of good over evil. Featuring an unfortunate... Read More...
Sue Ryder Care's Art Liberating Lives Exhibition
Monday, November 24, 2008 11:45 AM
Sue Ryder Care’s Art Liberating Lives Exhibition Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD December 11, 2008—December 19, 2008 Now in its fourth year, Art Liberating Lives reflects the importance of art as therapy in Sue Ryder Care's six hospices and eight neurological care centres. The exhibition will showcase work from artists across the... Read More...
Art in Mind - The Brick Lane Gallery
Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:21 AM
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