Events on Saturday, October 25

Tipped Chilli Cook Off

Food/Wine

Tipped Chilli Cook Off

Saturday 25/10 @ The Mucky Pup

The inaugural Tipped Chilli Cook Off gives brave Londoners the chance to test their gastronomic stamina (and even risk their lives... 

Breakin' Bread: 10 Years

Party

Breakin' Bread: 10 Years

Saturday 25/10 @ Jazz Cafe

Breakin' Bread celebrate ten years in the business tonight with this b-boy battle royale at the Jazz Cafe. DJ Timber and... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art: Photography

A Lost London

Saturday 25/10 @ Rathbone

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

<em>Reflect-Refract</em>

Art

Reflect-Refract

Saturday 25/10 @ Rich Gallery

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

<em>The Norman Conquests</em>

Theatre

The Norman Conquests

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

Erwin Olaf's Grief

Art: Photography

Erwin Olaf's Grief

Saturday 25/10 @ Hamiltons Gallery

Grief is provocative photographer Erwin Olaf's final installation in a trilogy of portraits inspired by the decor, fashion and feminist factions... 

<em>The Art of the Poster: A Century of Design</em>

Art

The Art of the Poster

Saturday 25/10 @ Covent Garden Market Piazza

The eye-catching, amusing and sometimes wry art displayed on the Tube is the subject of a major retrospective at the London... 

<em>Waste</em>

Theatre

Waste

Saturday 25/10 @ 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

Saturday 25/10 @ Proud Camden

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

Francis Bacon

Art

Francis Bacon

Saturday 25/10 @ Tate Britain

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

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

Art

100 Years, 100 Artists, 100 Works of Art

Saturday 25/10 @ 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,... 

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

Art

David Blandy

Saturday 25/10 @ 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

Saturday 25/10 @ Zest Gallery

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

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

Art

Juan Fontanive

Saturday 25/10 @ Riflemaker Gallery

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

<em>Designers in Residence</em>

Art

Designers in Residence

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

BBC Electric Proms

Festival: Performing Arts

BBC Electric Proms

Saturday 25/10 @ Various

The third annual BBC Electric Proms ropes in more musical acts to even more north London venues for another burst of... 

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

Art: Photography

28 Millimetres: Women

Saturday 25/10 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

The Olympic Stadium Project

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

Cut and Splice: <em>From the Seven Days</em>

Music: Experimental

Cut and Splice: From the Seven Days

Saturday 25/10 @ Wilton's Music Hall

Karlheinz Stockhausen's mammoth avant-garde improvisation Aus den Sieben Tagen (From the Seven Days) is performed over two evenings. Stockhausen composed the... 

<em>Girlie</em>

Art

Girlie

Saturday 25/10 @ Whitecross Gallery

Canadian artist Daphne Plessner's new solo exhibition takes an uncompromising swipe at the frivolous and sexually charged meaning of being "girlie".... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Saturday 25/10 @ The Science Museum

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

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

Art

Rivane Neuenschwander

Saturday 25/10 @ 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>Soho Archives: 1950s & 1960s</em>

Art: Photography

Soho Archives

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

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

City Gems

China Landscape

Saturday 25/10 @ British Museum

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

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Saturday 25/10 @ ICA

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

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Art

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Saturday 25/10 @ 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

Saturday 25/10 @ 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,... 

The Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair

Art: Happening

Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair

Saturday 25/10 @ Candid Arts Trust

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

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

Art

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Saturday 25/10 @ Design Museum

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

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

Art

Robin Footitt

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

The Affordable Art Fair

Art: Happening

The Affordable Art Fair

Saturday 25/10 @ Battersea Park

The Affordable Art Fair returns to Battersea Park for its annual sale of contemporary art at budget prices. More than 110... 

Katie Paterson

Art

Katie Paterson

Saturday 25/10 @ Albion

Katie Paterson's fresh batch of conceptual works at Albion Gallery follows up her previous exhibition which featured a live phone link... 

Oktoberfest in London

Food/Wine

Oktoberfest in London

Saturday 25/10 @ Bavarian Beerhouse

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

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

Art

Cut & Paste

Saturday 25/10 @ 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>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Saturday 25/10 @ 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.... 

Debbie Lawson: <em>Dyfuncadelia</em>

Art

Dyfuncadelia

Saturday 25/10 @ 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>Material Presence</em>

Art

Material Presence

Saturday 25/10 @ 176

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

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

Art

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Saturday 25/10 @ Embankment Galleries

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

Roger Hiorns: <em>Seizure</em>

Art

Roger Hiorns

Saturday 25/10 @ 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>Rock Music Rock Art</em>

Art

Rock Music Rock Art

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

<em>The Times</em> BFI London Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

The Times BFI London Film Festival

Saturday 25/10 @ Various locations

The London Film Festival opens this week with an array of premieres and screenings that includes everything from animation to biopics.... 

Art

Extracts from the Log

Saturday 25/10 @ Artspace Gallery

Jeffrey Dennis' Extracts from the Log explores the tensions simmering beneath the surface of our beloved metropolis. In this distinctly dystopian... 

Cildo Meireles

Art

Cildo Meireles

Saturday 25/10 @ Tate Modern

Tate Modern presents a long-overdue retrospective for the Brazilian conceptualist who creates intriguing installations and sculptures out of familiar objects such... 

<em>Guilty Pleasures</em>

Art

Guilty Pleasures

Saturday 25/10 @ Alon Zakaim Fine Art

Guilty Pleasures is Kate Brinkworth and Kim Sung Jin’s first exhibition at Alon Zakaim Fine Art on Cork Street. The hyperrealist... 

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

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

<em>Ivanov </em>

Theatre

Ivanov

Saturday 25/10 @ 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,... 

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

Film

High Wire

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

<em>Rothko</em>

Art

Rothko

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Bull in a China Shop

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

Sarah Moon &ndash; <em>1, 2, 3, 4, 5</em>

Art

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Saturday 25/10 @ Michael Hoppen Gallery

Impressionist snapper Sarah Moon combines previously unseen fashion plates with the fairytale images that took her to the top of commercial... 

Turner Prize 08

Art

Turner Prize

Saturday 25/10 @ Tate Britain

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

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

Art: Photography

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

Saturday 25/10 @ Paradise Row

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

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

Art

Andy Warhol

Saturday 25/10 @ Hayward Gallery

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

Photomonth

Art: Photography

Photomonth

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

Freesports on 4 Freeze

Special Event

Freesports on 4 Freeze

Saturday 25/10 @ Battersea Power Station

The inaugural Freesports on 4 Freeze ignores the capital's lack of snow and takes over Battersea Power Station for a three-day... 

Charlotte Crittenden

Art

Charlotte Crittenden

Saturday 25/10 @ Light Gallery

The debut solo show by University of London graduate Charlotte Crittenden is at the new Light Gallery in Clapham and features... 

Paperweight

Theatre

Paperweight

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

Peter Friedl

Art: Photography

Peter Friedl

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Lustrabotas

Saturday 25/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

Saturday 25/10 @ 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

Saturday 25/10 @ Serpentine Gallery

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

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

Art

Dan Baldwin

Saturday 25/10 @ 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>Beside the Seaside: Snapshots of British Coastal Life, 1880-1950</em>

Art: Photography

Beside the Seaside

Saturday 25/10 @ 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.... 

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

Art: Photography

Edwardian Outdoor Games

Saturday 25/10 @ 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...