Events on Friday, October 10

Dance Club - Tango Night

Workshop/Class

Tango Night

Friday 10/10 @ The Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells

Sadler's Wells' monthly dance club spotlights the tango tonight, a raunchy rug-cut from the Rio de la Plata area of Argentina... 

Late Night Audio

Music: DJ

Late Night Audio

Friday 10/10 @ Visions Video Bar

Promoters Late Night Audio join underground record labels Electric Minds and Tiny Sticks to stage this fuzzy and funky all-nighter at... 

Ongoing Events

<em>City Spaces: Urban Stories </em>

Art

City Spaces: Urban Stories

Friday 10/10 @ Vyner Street Gallery

Five photographers examine the world's changing cities in this small but perfectly formed exhibition. German photographer Jan Deckner explores Singapore, peering... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Friday 10/10 @ The Science Museum

Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the... 

<em>The Norman Conquests</em>

Theatre

The Norman Conquests

Friday 10/10 @ The Old Vic

The Old Vic has been transformed into a theatre in the round for the first major London revival of Alan Ayckbourn's... 

Paperweight

Theatre

Paperweight

Friday 10/10 @ Camden People's Theatre

Paperweight return from their sell-out Edinburgh season clutching a Scotsman Fringe First Award to show the Camden People's Theatre how absurdist... 

<em>Cut & Paste: Photomontage 1920-1950</em>

Art

Cut & Paste

Friday 10/10 @ Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

Though it is now enjoying something of a revival, thanks largely to software such as Photoshop, photomontage was at the height... 

<em>Rothko</em>

Art

Rothko

Friday 10/10 @ Tate Modern

Latvian-born abstract expressionist Mark Rothko gets a much-overdue retrospective (he hasn't had an exhibition in the UK for more than 20... 

<em>Gomorrah</em>

Film

Gomorrah

Friday 10/10 @ Curzon Soho

Complex mob-flick Gomorrah shows the realities and ironies that many conventional mafia films only romanticise. The drama, based on Robert Saviano's... 

<em>Material Presence</em>

Art

Material Presence

Friday 10/10 @ 176

176 presents seven artists whose works, in varying ways, draw the viewer into an immersive sensory experience. Look out for Mark... 

<em>Through Glass Walls</em>

Art

Through Glass Walls

Friday 10/10 @ Zest Gallery

This exhibition proves that there's more to glass than vases and bowls, with six contemporary glass artists displaying artworks designed for... 

Debbie Lawson: <em>Dyfuncadelia</em>

Art

Dyfuncadelia

Friday 10/10 @ Nettie Horn

Dyfuncadelia, the latest exhibition by Royal College of Art graduate Debbie Lawson, takes the '70s home-decoration obsession with carpeting a step... 

<em>Environmental Photographer of the Year</em>

Art: Photography

Environmental Photographer of the Year

Friday 10/10 @ The Art Pavilion

Happy in Her Own World, the winning picture of this photography contest, powerfully reiterates the ethos of the competition. A young... 

Phil Clarke-Hill: <em>Lustrabotas</em>

Art: Photography

Lustrabotas

Friday 10/10 @ Viewfinder Photography Gallery

A walk through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, reveals a staggering number of homeless shoe-shine boys wearing ski masks to... 

Peter Friedl

Art: Photography

Peter Friedl

Friday 10/10 @ Spring Projects

In his testimonial-led work, Peter Friedl creates new political and artistic discourses by re-photographing his collection of politically charged newspaper images... 

<em>Reflect-Refract</em>

Art

Reflect-Refract

Friday 10/10 @ Rich Gallery

Reflect-Refract is an exhibition of six emerging Latin American artists, four of whom are based here in London. Working in a... 

Photomonth

Art: Photography

Photomonth

Friday 10/10 @ Various locations in east London

Photomonth is the UK's largest celebration of photography, so extensive that it in fact lasts two months. The hundred or so... 

Chris Clunn: <em>A Lost London</em>

Art: Photography

A Lost London

Friday 10/10 @ Rathbone

Former NME snapper Chris Clunn has spent the past 25 years recording the lives of ordinary — and often extraordinary —... 

Tom Hunter: <em>Are You Being Served?</em>

Art

Tom Hunter

Friday 10/10 @ Museum of Childhood

Exploring the ever-changing face of the trade that in east London, Tom Hunter's portraits document the varied mechants and wares of... 

<em>FlHip FlHop </em>&mdash;<em> Everything Happens on the Break</em>

Performing Arts

FlHip FlHop

Friday 10/10 @ Battersea Arts Centre

In FlHip FlHop, Matt Bailey and Joey D (members of the theatrical group Rannel) form a harmonious union from elements of... 

Catherine Yass: <em>High Wire</em>

Film

High Wire

Friday 10/10 @ The German Gymnasium

Artangel presents Catherine Yass' cinematic exploration of the physical dexterity and mental stamina of high-wire walker Didier Pasquette. Having captured Pasquette's... 

Gerhard Richter: <em>4900 Colours: Version II</em>

Art

Gerhard Richter

Friday 10/10 @ Serpentine Gallery

For someone who once wrote, "Basically, painting is total idiocy," German painter Gerhard Richter has not done badly with the medium.... 

The Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair

Art: Happening

Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair

Friday 10/10 @ Candid Arts Trust

Candid Arts hosts this year’s Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair, a platform for artists and designers that displays the work... 

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Art

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Friday 10/10 @ The Cartoon Museum

What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still... 

Charles Avery: <em>The Islanders: An Introduction</em>

Art

Charles Avery

Friday 10/10 @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art

While awaiting the fifth season of Lost, satiate your appetite for fantastical drama by visiting Charles Avery's imaginary island. The Islanders,... 

Stephanie Quayle: <em>Bull in a China Shop</em>

Art

Bull in a China Shop

Friday 10/10 @ Trolley Gallery

Stephanie Quayle's debut solo exhibition is dominated by a full-size clay replica of an Indian bull elephant. The motionless menagerie also... 

<em>Designers in Residence</em>

Art

Designers in Residence

Friday 10/10 @ Design Museum

Selected for their all-out experimentation, the Design Museum's resident designers have been asked to respond to the theme of collections and... 

<em>Drift 08</em>

City Gems

Drift 08

Friday 10/10 @ Various locations

Dredging up more River Thames oddities than usual, Illuminate Productions launch Drift 08. Featuring an array of artworks placed strategically in... 

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin: <em>The Day Nobody Died</em>

Art: Photography

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

Friday 10/10 @ Paradise Row

This powerful series of new work by photographic collaborators Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin chronicles the artists' time spent with the... 

<em>For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond</em>

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Friday 10/10 @ Imperial War Museum Park

Ian Fleming, the author responsible for birthing the shaken-not-stirred secret agent James Bond, receives his due in this new exhibition at... 

Robin Footitt: <em>Rescue Attempt</em>

Art

Robin Footitt

Friday 10/10 @ Hoxton Hall

Although he's best known for his collaboration with singer KT Tunstall (he rendered her as a comic-book character for Tunstall's album... 

JR: <em>28 Millimetres: Women</em>

Art: Photography

28 Millimetres: Women

Friday 10/10 @ Various locations

Provocateur photographer JR transforms Soho into a teeming favela for his new exhibition, 28 Millimetres: Women. The Parisian snapper takes over... 

Francis Bacon

Art

Francis Bacon

Friday 10/10 @ Tate Britain

As famous for his outlandish lifestyle as for his often disturbing paintings, Francis Bacon spent most of his career in the... 

Oktoberfest in London

Food/Wine

Oktoberfest in London

Friday 10/10 @ Bavarian Beerhouse

October is the longest month in the calendar at this authentic Bavarian outpost in Old Street. Now in their fifth year,... 

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth: <em>The All-seeing Eye (the hardcore-techno version) </em>

Art

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

Friday 10/10 @ BFI Southbank

Following the success of their 2005 Academy Award winner Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, French director Michel Gondry and visual... 

<em>Wouldn't It Be Nice... Wishful Thinking in Art and Design</em>

Art

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Friday 10/10 @ Embankment Galleries

The theme of this installation at Somerset House is the optimistic fusion of modern art and design as a medium for... 

Rivane Neuenschwander: <em>Suspension Point</em>

Art

Rivane Neuenschwander

Friday 10/10 @ South London Gallery

Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander stages a characteristically magical show at the South London Gallery. In line with her inventive use of... 

<em>Beside the Seaside: Snapshots of British Coastal Life, 1880-1950</em>

Art: Photography

Beside the Seaside

Friday 10/10 @ National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum's archive of photographs, posters and memorabilia provides fascinating insight into a boom time for the British coast.... 

Ravinder Reddy

Art

Ravinder Reddy

Friday 10/10 @ Grosvenor Gallery

To coincide with the first UK solo exhibition of his work at Grosvenor Gallery, Ravinder Reddy has created a large-scale public... 

Dan Baldwin: <em>Dead Innocent</em>

Art

Dan Baldwin

Friday 10/10 @ Forster Gallery

Singled out by critics and collectors alike, Dan Baldwin's work stretches across a range of media and inspirations. Baldwin juxtaposes an... 

Alan Aldridge: <em>The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes</em>

Art

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Friday 10/10 @ Design Museum

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes is the first UK retrospective of Alan Aldridge, the seminal '60s psychedelic artist and the brains... 

Raindance Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Raindance Film Festival

Friday 10/10 @ Various locations

Promoted by a half-naked woman and a zombie in love, this year's Raindance Film Festival kicks off with Clark Gregg's film... 

<em>Desire's Smoking Gun</em>

Special Event

Desire's Smoking Gun

Friday 10/10 @ Whitecross Gallery

This bijou exhibition, featuring multi-media pieces from the likes of Craig Fisher, Nina Fowler and art activists CutUp, takes a powerful... 

<em>The Story of the Supremes</em>

Art

The Story of the Supremes

Friday 10/10 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Relive the days of '60s doo-wop and soul at the Victoria & Albert Museum's latest exhibition. Hailed as one of the... 

<em>Waste</em>

Theatre

Waste

Friday 10/10 @ Almeida Theatre

The Almeida presents Waste, Harley Granville-Barker's play about scandal that also provoked its own share of controversy. The story centres upon... 

<em>Forever 27</em>

Art: Photography

Forever 27

Friday 10/10 @ Proud Camden

Besides having great musicianship in common, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain all share in the... 

Kew at the British Museum presents <em>China Landscape</em>

City Gems

China Landscape

Friday 10/10 @ British Museum

Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the... 

<em>From Now to Eternity</em>

Art

From Now to Eternity

Friday 10/10 @ Mother

Even with concerted efforts to get people to reduce consumption — every shop worth its salt offers a stylish canvas alternative... 

David Blandy: <em>Duels and Dualities</em>

Art

David Blandy

Friday 10/10 @ Artprojx Space

Sinophile and underground artist David Blandy fleshes out his fascination with combat in his upbeat exhibition. Joyously mixing imagery from kung-fu... 

Turner Prize 08

Art

Turner Prize

Friday 10/10 @ Tate Britain

Three women and one man make up this year's shortlist for the traditionally controversial contemporary art prize. A quick rundown of... 

<em>100 Years, 100 Artists, 100 Works of Art</em>

Art

100 Years, 100 Artists, 100 Works of Art

Friday 10/10 @ Rochelle School

To celebrate the London Underground "Roundel" logo's centennial, 100 artists transform the image from brand-design icon into contemporary-art subject. This exhibition,... 

<em>Rock Music Rock Art</em>

Art

Rock Music Rock Art

Friday 10/10 @ Pangolin London

Pangolin Gallery's inaugural exhibition kicks off with new works by sculptor Peter Randall-Page, inspired by the mystical rock gongs the artist... 

Hannah Waldron: <em>Tonight I Am an Owl</em>

Art

Hannah Waldron

Friday 10/10 @ The Old Shoreditch Station

Hannah Waldron's collection of illustrations comprises a bevy of delicate, colourful musings on space, favourite animals and imaginary worlds. The subjects... 

Roger Hiorns: <em>Seizure</em>

Art

Roger Hiorns

Friday 10/10 @ Artangel Harper Road Site

British artist Roger Hiorns leaves his trademark chemical trace in new project Seizure, commissioned by Artangel and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.... 

<em>The Olympic Stadium Project - Le Corbusier and Baghdad</em>

Art

The Olympic Stadium Project

Friday 10/10 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

This collection showcases the blueprints and models for the Baghdad Olympic Stadium, one of Le Corbusier's final projects. The designs illustrate... 

<em>Menagerie</em>

Art

Menagerie

Friday 10/10 @ The Jones

The newly opened Jones Hotel has set about re-creating the once-popular aristocratic pursuit of collecting exotic animals. But this is a... 

Martha Parsey: <em>Solid Gold</em>

Art

Solid Gold

Friday 10/10 @ Eleven

Martha Parsey's Solid Gold at the Eleven gallery is a set of oil-on-canvas portraits that explore the decadence of the well-to-do.... 

<em>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Friday 10/10 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Try as you might, it's next to impossible to recall a time when contemporary sportswear and fashion weren't merrily playing house.... 

<em>Ivanov </em>

Theatre

Ivanov

Friday 10/10 @ Wyndham's Theatre

Tom Stoppard, one of the 20th century's finest dramatists, makes over the work of Chekhov, arguably the 19th century's greatest playwright,... 

<em>Soho Archives: 1950s & 1960s</em>

Art: Photography

Soho Archives

Friday 10/10 @ The Photographers' Gallery

Originally a hunting ground, and briefly a haven for the wealthy, London's Soho is the heart of the gay district, a... 

Juan Fontanive: <em>Tin-Tan</em>

Art

Juan Fontanive

Friday 10/10 @ Riflemaker Gallery

American artist Juan Fontanive returns to Riflemaker for his second show exploring the mechanical image. Eschewing the digital media that pervade... 

Simon Willems: <em>The Advantages of Failure</em>

Art

Simon Willems

Friday 10/10 @ Vegas Gallery

Offering insight into The Advantages of Failure, London-based artist Simon Willems presents a solo exhibition at Vegas Gallery. Motivated by a... 

Michael M&uuml;ller: <em>Caoutchouc</em>

Art

Michael Müller

Friday 10/10 @ Mummery + Schnelle

Presenting an aesthetically minimalist series of artworks, Michael Müller's solo exhibition Caoutchouc launches today at Mummery + Schnelle. Utilising a stark... 

<em>Edwardian Outdoor Games: Photographs by Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles</em>

Art: Photography

Edwardian Outdoor Games

Friday 10/10 @ Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood

A revolutionary photojournalist of the Edwardian age, Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles showed a particular interest in capturing leisure pursuits on camera. He accumulated... 

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Friday 10/10 @ ICA

The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months,... 

<em>Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms</em>

Art

Andy Warhol

Friday 10/10 @ Hayward Gallery

Though best known for his iconography of American popular culture and controversial merging of art and mass consumerism, Andy Warhol was... 

<em>in-i</em>

Dance

in-i

Friday 10/10 @ National Theatre

French avant-gardist Juliette Binoche teams up with maverick choreographer Akram Khan to create a piece that remains in flux as it...