Events on Monday, November 3

Contemporary Art and Christianity

Special Event

Contemporary Art and Christianity

Monday 3/11 @ Halcyon Gallery

It's a three-way intellectual hoedown as art critic Brian Sewell, Catholic priest Father William Pearsall SJ and artist Billy Childish debate... 

Stompin'

Party

Stompin'

Monday 3/11 @ The 100 Club

The weekly swing-dance extravaganza Stompin' continues at the 100 Club with a titanic clash of the Lindy Hoppers. Tonight, the Blue... 

Durrr present Drums of Death

Music: Electronic

Drums of Death

Monday 3/11 @ The End

Drums of Death is the stage name of rave producer Colin Bailey. His comic-strip backstory — cursed by a Haitian warlord... 

Ongoing Events

Cildo Meireles

Art

Cildo Meireles

Monday 3/11 @ 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>The Norman Conquests</em>

Theatre

The Norman Conquests

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Art of the Poster

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

Francis Bacon

Art

Francis Bacon

Monday 3/11 @ Tate Britain

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

<em>Waste</em>

Theatre

Waste

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

Turner Prize 08

Art

Turner Prize

Monday 3/11 @ 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>Rock Music Rock Art</em>

Art

Rock Music Rock Art

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

Klang: A Tribute to Karlheinz Stockhausen

Music: Electronic

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Monday 3/11 @ Southbank Centre

Klang: A Tribute to Karlheinz Stockhausen is a weeklong festival celebrating the German composer's work, featuring the world premiere of Urantia... 

Richard Serra

Art

Richard Serra

Monday 3/11 @ Various locations

Minimalist sculptor Richard Serra heaves a load of metal slabs through customs for his first UK exhibition for more than a... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Monday 3/11 @ The Science Museum

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

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

Art

Gerhard Richter

Monday 3/11 @ Serpentine Gallery

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

<em>Forever 27</em>

Art: Photography

Forever 27

Monday 3/11 @ Proud Camden

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

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

Art: Photography

Edwardian Outdoor Games

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Monday 3/11 @ 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

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

<em>Polaroid Retrospective</em>

Art: Photography

Polaroid Retrospective

Monday 3/11 @ Association of Photographers Gallery

This Association of Photographers' exhibition of Polaroid work celebrates the invention of the instant camera by American scientist Edwin Land in... 

<em>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Monday 3/11 @ 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>Wouldn't It Be Nice... Wishful Thinking in Art and Design</em>

Art

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Monday 3/11 @ Embankment Galleries

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

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

Art: Photography

Beside the Seaside

Monday 3/11 @ 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.... 

Katie Paterson

Art

Katie Paterson

Monday 3/11 @ Albion

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

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

Art

The Olympic Stadium Project

Monday 3/11 @ 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>For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond</em>

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Monday 3/11 @ 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>Rothko</em>

Art

Rothko

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

GSK Contemporary

Art

GSK Contemporary

Monday 3/11 @ Royal Academy of Arts

GSK Contemporary brightens-up the Royal Academy over the winter with installations, screenings and seminars examining two themes: Molten States and Collision... 

<em>Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from the Courtauld</em>

Art

Turner Watercolours

Monday 3/11 @ The Courtauld Gallery

The Courtauld Gallery traces the artistic journey of John Mallord William Turner with an exhibition beginning with early sketches and watercolours... 

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

Art

Andy Warhol

Monday 3/11 @ 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

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Monday 3/11 @ Natural History Museum

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a real treat for any nature snapper — it will be interesting to see whether... 

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Monday 3/11 @ 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... 

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

Art

Juan Fontanive

Monday 3/11 @ Riflemaker Gallery

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

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

Art: Photography

Soho Archives

Monday 3/11 @ 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>Between the Covers: Women's Magazines and their Readers</em>

Special Event

Between the Covers: Women's Magazines and their Readers

Monday 3/11 @ The Women's Library

Between the Covers dips into the print archives of the Women's Library to explore how magazines have built relationships with readers...