Events on Thursday, October 2

Club Zigana's <em>Princes Among Men</em> Launch Party

Party

Club Zigana's Princes Among Men Launch Party

Thursday 2/10 @ 32 Old Bailey Romanian Restaurant

Music journalist Garth Cartwright chooses the apt surroundings of the Romanian Restaurant to launch the CD soundtrack to his novel Princes... 

Mau5trap Party feat. Deadmau5

Music: DJ

Mau5trap Party

Thursday 2/10 @ Matter

The Mau5trap label party, with Canadian producer Deadmau5 heading the bill, is one of the many stellar line-ups at Matter —... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Cut & Paste

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

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

City Gems

China Landscape

Thursday 2/10 @ British Museum

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

Bicycle Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Bicycle Film Festival

Thursday 2/10 @ Various locations

The Bicycle Film Festival world tour lands in London to celebrate two-wheeled travel through film, parties and games. Festival standout Les... 

<em>Material Presence</em>

Art

Material Presence

Thursday 2/10 @ 176

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

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

Art

Juan Fontanive

Thursday 2/10 @ Riflemaker Gallery

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

Oktoberfest in London

Food/Wine

Oktoberfest in London

Thursday 2/10 @ Bavarian Beerhouse

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

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

Art: Photography

Beside the Seaside

Thursday 2/10 @ 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.... 

Anthony Goicolea

Art

Anthony Goicolea

Thursday 2/10 @ Haunch of Venison

Anthony Goicolea's previous, Cindy Sherman-esque photography has included portraits of himself as a young boy and dreamlike tableaux with gruesome twists.... 

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Thursday 2/10 @ ICA

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

David Spiller

Art

David Spiller

Thursday 2/10 @ Beaux Arts

Taking a none-too-subtle approach to his work, David Spiller draws from the immediate nature of pop art to create a series... 

Isabelle Graeff: <em>Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance!</em>

Art

Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance!

Thursday 2/10 @ Trolley Gallery

In her first solo exhibition, Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance! artist Isabelle Graeff brings together the obscene and the commonplace... 

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

Special Event

Desire's Smoking Gun

Thursday 2/10 @ 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>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Thursday 2/10 @ 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.... 

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

Art

Robin Footitt

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

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

Film

High Wire

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

Manfredi Beninati: <em>La Natura Morta</em>

Art

Manfredi Beninati

Thursday 2/10 @ Max Wigram Gallery

Executing a swift "Bruce Wayne by day, Batman by night" manoeuvre, Italian artist Manfredi Beninati presents La Natura Morta at the... 

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Dance

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Thursday 2/10 @ Barbican

Both of Merce Cunningham's two programmes tonight feature the wonderful XOVER, a new piece for 13 white-clad dancers with music by... 

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

Art

David Blandy

Thursday 2/10 @ Artprojx Space

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

<em>Through Glass Walls</em>

Art

Through Glass Walls

Thursday 2/10 @ Zest Gallery

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

<em>From Now to Eternity</em>

Art

From Now to Eternity

Thursday 2/10 @ Mother

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

<em>Rock Music Rock Art</em>

Art

Rock Music Rock Art

Thursday 2/10 @ 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

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

Peter Friedl

Art: Photography

Peter Friedl

Thursday 2/10 @ 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>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Thursday 2/10 @ The Science Museum

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

Raindance Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Raindance Film Festival

Thursday 2/10 @ 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>WITH</em>

Special Event

WITH

Thursday 2/10 @ Rokeby

Rokeby Gallery have teamed up with WITH to offer bespoke life solutions. WITH's agents — sometimes blue-faced and always sporting anonymously... 

<em>Rothko</em>

Art

Rothko

Thursday 2/10 @ 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>The Norman Conquests</em>

Theatre

The Norman Conquests

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

Thursday 2/10 @ BFI Southbank

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

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

Art

Gerhard Richter

Thursday 2/10 @ Serpentine Gallery

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

<em>Ivanov </em>

Theatre

Ivanov

Thursday 2/10 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Michael Müller

Thursday 2/10 @ Mummery + Schnelle

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

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

Art

Charles Avery

Thursday 2/10 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Simon Willems

Thursday 2/10 @ Vegas Gallery

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

<em>Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts</em>

Art

Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts

Thursday 2/10 @ Coningsby Gallery

The Coningsby Gallery's decidedly quirky new show, Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts, includes the work of four illustrators whose subject matter... 

<em>in-i</em>

Dance

in-i

Thursday 2/10 @ National Theatre

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

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

Art: Photography

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

Thursday 2/10 @ Paradise Row

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

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Thursday 2/10 @ 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>Menagerie</em>

Art

Menagerie

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

<em>Forever 27</em>

Art: Photography

Forever 27

Thursday 2/10 @ Proud Camden

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

<em>The Courtauld C&eacute;zannes</em>

Art

The Courtauld Cézannes

Thursday 2/10 @ The Courtauld Gallery

Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in... 

Clare Woods: <em>Monster Field</em>

Art

Clare Woods

Thursday 2/10 @ Stuart Shave/Modern Art

Clare Woods takes the British countryside as subject matter for her large-format enamel/oil paintings, but unlike Constable or Turner, she depicts... 

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

Art

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Thursday 2/10 @ Embankment Galleries

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

<em>Karagiozis Exposed</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Karagiozis Exposed

Thursday 2/10 @ Arcola Theatre

Combining live music with physical drama and shadow puppetry, performance-art piece Karagiozis Exposed brings Cypriot folklore to the stage. Both a... 

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

Art: Photography

Environmental Photographer of the Year

Thursday 2/10 @ The Art Pavilion

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

Ravinder Reddy

Art

Ravinder Reddy

Thursday 2/10 @ 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

Thursday 2/10 @ Forster Gallery

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

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

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

London Fetish Weekend

Festival: Performing Arts

London Fetish Weekend

Thursday 2/10 @ Various locations

The inaugural London Fetish Weekend is a four-day festival of kinky adult indulgence spread across five venues. Thursday night, webzine The... 

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

Art

Solid Gold

Thursday 2/10 @ 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.... 

Francis Bacon

Art

Francis Bacon

Thursday 2/10 @ Tate Britain

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

<em>Concrete and Glass</em>

Festival: Performing Arts

Concrete and Glass

Thursday 2/10 @ Various locations

Concrete and Glass is an art/music jamboree curated by EYOE's Tom Baker and roaming gallery curator Flora Fairbairn. Among the ludicrously... 

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

Art: Photography

Soho Archives

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

<em>Love</em>

Art

Love

Thursday 2/10 @ The National Gallery

Love is a many-splendoured thing, but it's also a complex emotion that encompasses a gamut of feelings. With themes of religious... 

<em>Waste</em>

Theatre

Waste

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Art

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Thursday 2/10 @ The Cartoon Museum

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

Turner Prize 08

Art

Turner Prize

Thursday 2/10 @ Tate Britain

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

Sarah Baker: <em>Studs</em>

Art

Sarah Baker

Thursday 2/10 @ Bearspace

The "literature" of Jackie Collins hasn't been the inspiration for many artworks, but London video artist Sarah Baker draws on her... 

<em>Designers in Residence</em>

Art

Designers in Residence

Thursday 2/10 @ 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

Thursday 2/10 @ Various locations

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

Roger Hiorns: <em>Seizure</em>

Art

Roger Hiorns

Thursday 2/10 @ 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 Story of the Supremes</em>

Art

The Story of the Supremes

Thursday 2/10 @ 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... 

Photomonth

Art: Photography

Photomonth

Thursday 2/10 @ 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...