Events on Tuesday, February 26

Hermione Cameron: <em>Notting Hill Behind the Scenes</em>

Special Event

Notting Hill Behind the Scenes

Tuesday 26/2 @ Louise T Blouin Institute

Daunt Books' warm, oak-galleried interior has earned it a top spot on every poll of the capital's favourite bookshops. The store... 

[SOLD OUT] Islands

Music

[SOLD OUT] Islands

Tuesday 26/2 @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Montreal's Islands had already collaborated with Beck, Wolf Parade and Arcade Fire when they released their debut LP, Return to the... 

Holy Cow feat. Team Waterpolo w/ the Laurel Collective

Music

Holy Cow

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Social

Emily Eavis' Holy Cow showcase may be a downsize from her gargantuan Glasto post, but the club night of unsigned London... 

Special Event

Who Needs Copyright?

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Wheatsheaf

The premise behind Big Ideas is relatively simple: pose a question, promote a debate. The sporadically arranged series — held in... 

Fanfarlo w/ Sleeping States

Music

Fanfarlo

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Luminaire

Hailing from London but channeling Scandinavian melancholy, Fanfarlo deliver their morose vocals with a wild abandon matched by few bands. The... 

Ongoing Events

John Copnall: <i>Space and Colour</i>

Art

John Copnall

Tuesday 26/2 @ Mark Barrow Fine Art

In memory of John Copnall's passing in June of last year, Mark Barrow Fine Art displays a chronology of the noted... 

<em>Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008</em>

Art: Photography

Vanity Fair Portraits

Tuesday 26/2 @ National Portrait Gallery

Ever since it launched way back when, Vanity Fair has never failed to raise an eyebrow — least of all for... 

Royal Shakespeare Company:<em> I'll Be the Devil</em>

Theatre

I'll Be the Devil

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Tricycle Theatre

The Royal Shakespeare Company descends upon Kilburn's Tricycle Theatre for the premiere of I'll Be the Devil. Written as a a... 

Crystal Vision:<em> The Unspoken Dreams of Light</em>

Art

Crystal Vision

Tuesday 26/2 @ Dream Bags / Jaguar Shoes

Mystic south London septet Crystal Vision have adorned a trendsetting former clothing emporium with their fantastical and wonderful creations. Although classed... 

PSJM: <em>Made by Slaves for Free People </em>

Art

Made by Slaves for Free People

Tuesday 26/2 @ Riflemaker Gallery

Pablo San-José and Cynthia Viera (aka PSJM) are outspoken critics of global capitalism. The dissident duo — who were previously forced... 

Shelley Cassidy: <em>Twenty American Faces &amp; Virginia Woolf</em>

Art

Shelley Cassidy

Tuesday 26/2 @ Fairfax Gallery

Shelley Cassidy originally developed her style through large-scale mural commissions across the Los Angeles area. Since switching from acrylics to oils,... 

<i>Afrika! Afrika!</i>

Performing Arts

Afrika! Afrika!

Tuesday 26/2 @ O2 Arena

If the stylized theatrics of the Cirque du Soleil productions left you a bit unsatisfied, best head over to the London... 

Alexander Rodchenko: <em>Revolution in Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Alexander Rodchenko

Tuesday 26/2 @ Hayward Gallery

In Revolution in Photography, the Hayward celebrates Russian photographer Alexander Rodchenko's trail-blazing versatility. Featuring more than 120 original prints and photomontages,... 

<em>Star Quality: Aspects of No&euml;l Coward</em>

Special Event

Aspects of Noël Coward

Tuesday 26/2 @ National Theatre

Prolific playwright Noël Coward was once described by fellow dramatist Terence Rattigan as "a phenomenon... unlikely to occur ever again in... 

<em>Speed-the-Plow</em>

Theatre

Speed-the-Plow

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Old Vic

Who better to play David Mamet's two slick, fast-talking Hollywood film producers than two slick, fast-talking Hollywood actors? The Old Vic... 

Yayoi Kusama

Art

Yayoi Kusama

Tuesday 26/2 @ Victoria Miro Gallery

The Victoria Miro presents the second of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's two-part tour de force. Spanning two buildings, Kusama's unique universe... 

China in London

Festival: Performing Arts

China in London

Tuesday 26/2 @ Various locations

It's fitting that the Year of the Rat — a zodiac sign traditionally associated with enterprise and activity — coincides with... 

<em>Deutsche B</em>&ouml;<em>rse Photography Prize</em>

Art: Photography

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Photographers' Gallery

The quality of the annual Deutsche Börse photography competition just gets better every year. Though this year's winner won't be announced... 

<em>The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha </em>

Art

The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha

Tuesday 26/2 @ Tate Britain

After debuting at the 2006 Venice Biennale, Breda Beban's wonder of a film is now taking the rest of the continent... 

Stephen Walter:<em> The Island: London Series</em>

Art

The Island

Tuesday 26/2 @ TAG Fine Arts

You could say that Stephen Walter — famous for his Similands maps of Britain — is a cartographer. And yet, these... 

<i>Moore at Kew</i>

Art

Moore at Kew

Tuesday 26/2 @ Royal Botanic Gardens

Twenty-eight of Henry Moore's pieces have been installed in a scattered fashion around Kew Gardens, giving fans the opportunity to view... 

<i>Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960</i>

Art

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960

Tuesday 26/2 @ Timothy Taylor Gallery

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960 is a rare opportunity to view early works from the celebrated American pop artist, made before... 

<em>The Vertical Hour</em>

Theatre

The Vertical Hour

Tuesday 26/2 @ Royal Court Theatre

Set against the backdrop of the Iraq war, David Hare's The Vertical Hour tells the story of Nadia Blye, an American... 

<em>Apoohcalypse Now</em>

Film: Shorts

Apoohcalypse Now

Tuesday 26/2 @ Hayward Gallery

Francis Ford Coppola meets AA Milne; Marlon Brando meets Winnie the Pooh; Vietnam meets the Hundred Acre Wood. Mexican artist Artemio's... 

<em>The Homecoming</em>

Theatre

The Homecoming

Tuesday 26/2 @ Almeida Theatre

The Homecoming, a '60s classic by Harold Pinter, tells the story of an ex-pat and his wife who return to working-class... 

Alfredo Jaar: <em>Politics of the Image</em>

Art

Alfredo Jaar

Tuesday 26/2 @ South London Gallery

Fresh from the African Pavilion of the 2007 Venice Biennale, New York-based Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar arrives at the South London... 

<em>The Camden Town Group</em>

Art

The Camden Town Group

Tuesday 26/2 @ Tate Britain

Unlike Hawley Arms' caners Winehouse, Fielding and Geldof, this Camden Town Group was a collective of realist painters working in the... 

Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran

Film

Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran

Tuesday 26/2 @ Various locations

This festival showcases the best in women's cinema, from Morocco to Iran, offering a unique look at female filmmakers in the... 

Joss McKinley: <em>The Moonlight Rooms</em>

Art: Photography

Joss McKinley

Tuesday 26/2 @ Golden Lane Estate

Joss McKinley's solo exhibition The Moonlight Rooms promises spine-chilling doom and gloom. The ethereal mixed-media presentation focuses on a series of... 

<em>Borders and Identities</em>

Art

Borders and Identities

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at University of Greenwich

Borders and Identities explores the consequences of the lines drawn in geo-political sands. Palestinian-born Sharif Waked's short film Chic Point hauntingly... 

<em>Ten Years Innit!</em>

Art

Ten Years Innit!

Tuesday 26/2 @ Barrett Marsden Gallery

Ten Years Innit! celebrates a decade of artistic applicability. The exhibition pulls together new work from each of Barrett Marsden's resident... 

Sleeping & Dreaming

Special Event

Sleeping & Dreaming

Tuesday 26/2 @ Wellcome Collection

Insomniacs and dreamers alike are welcome at this creative exploration on the subject of sleep. In contrast to most art spaces,... 

Cornelia Parker: <em>Chomskian Abstract</em>

Film

Cornelia Parker

Tuesday 26/2 @ Whitechapel Art Gallery

Notorious artist Cornelia Parker likes to experiment with media. Previous materials have included dust from the Whispering Gallery at

<em>Our Daily Bread </em>(2006)

Film: Documentary

Our Daily Bread

Tuesday 26/2 @ ICA

Nikolaus Geyrhalter's latest documentary provides a relentless, exposé of the industrialized meat industry. Our Daily Bread offers brutal vignettes of the... 

<I>Dealer's Choice</I>

Theatre

Dealer's Choice

Tuesday 26/2 @ Trafalgar Studios

Patrick Marber's hilarious Dealer's Choice returns to the West End for the first time since the play's premiere in 1995, when... 

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Tuesday 26/2 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria & Albert's latest mini-exhibition features a set of Elizabethan flagons that return to the museum after 70 years abroad.... 

<em>Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens</em> (2006)<em> </em>

Film: Documentary

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Tuesday 26/2 @ ICA

Photographer Annie Leibovitz's best-known images — a nude John Lennon clutching at Yoko Ono, a radiantly pregnant Demi Moore — have... 

<em>Peacocks &amp; Pinstripes</em>

Art: Photography

Peacocks & Pinstripes

Tuesday 26/2 @ Fashion and Textile Museum

Made possible by the Fashion and Textile Museum and the Getty Images Gallery, Peacocks & Pinstripes explores the evolution of masculine... 

<em>Portfolio: </em><em>AOP New Members Exhibition</em>

Art: Photography

AOP New Members Exhibition

Tuesday 26/2 @ Association of Photographers Gallery

For 40 years, the Association of Photographers has been looking after the best interests of snappers across the globe. New members... 

<em>Carnaby Kiss Exhibition</em>

Art: Photography

Carnaby Kiss Exhibition

Tuesday 26/2 @ Carnaby Gallery

If public displays of affection don't make you cringe, then head to bustling Carnaby Street, where fashion photographer and Central Saint... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Tuesday 26/2 @ 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>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Horniman Museum

Japan has traditionally prized modesty and reserve, so it's little surprise to find out that the Japanese have also made an... 

<em>Laughing in a Foreign Language</em>

Art

Laughing in a Foreign Language

Tuesday 26/2 @ Hayward Gallery

Many otherwise serious-minded people use comedy to escape their troubles and forget themselves for a short while; so when humour seeps... 

Derek Jarman

Film

Derek Jarman

Tuesday 26/2 @ Serpentine Gallery

Installation artist Isaac Julien puts on his curator's cap and examines the prolific career of controversial filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman,... 

London Word Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

London Word Festival

Tuesday 26/2 @ Various locations

London logophiles head east for this celebration of all things lingual, from blogging to books, poetry to plays and comedy to... 

Christian M&ouml;ller

Art

Christian Möller

Tuesday 26/2 @ Vegas Gallery

Berlin-based artist and Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts graduate Christian Möller presents a solo exhibition of his most recent efforts at... 

Walter Hanlon: <em>Jazz in London</em>

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Tuesday 26/2 @ National Portrait Gallery

Take a trip back to the dark, smoky jazz clubs of the '50s with Walter Hanlon's atmospheric exhibition. While working in... 

Connect '08

Dance

Connect '08

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells

Spot the next Darcey Bussell at Sadler's Wells' annual festival, which showcases the talents within the theatre's education programme. This is... 

<em>1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World</em>

Special Event

1001 Inventions

Tuesday 26/2 @ Croydon Clocktower

Croydon isn't exactly top-of-mind when it comes to visiting museums, but this free exhibition at the town's exhibition gallery aims to... 

<em>Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia</em>

Art

Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia

Tuesday 26/2 @ Tate Modern

It isn't often you see Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia — a conceptualist, a photographer and a poet, respectively... 

Simon Keenleyside

Art

Simon Keenleyside

Tuesday 26/2 @ Rokeby

For his second solo exhibition at Rokeby, Simon Keenleyside explores the conceptual boundaries of landscapes by examinging the locales around his... 

Annie Ralli

Art

Annie Ralli

Tuesday 26/2 @ The Colomb Art Gallery

After a few ales, recalling a night out can sometimes be tricky. Lucky, then, that we have the visual evidence of... 

Jean Prouvé

Special Event

Jean Prouvé

Tuesday 26/2 @ Design Museum

French architect, engineer and manufacturer Jean Prouvé was such a huge influence on the world of design that it's quite astonishing... 

<em>Happy Now?</em>

Theatre

Happy Now?

Tuesday 26/2 @ National Theatre

Lucinda Coxon's new play for the National Theatre explores that subject of eternal relevance and importance: self-fulfilment. Directed by Thea Sharrock,... 

<i>La Cage aux Folles</i>

Theatre

La Cage aux Folles

Tuesday 26/2 @ Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory presents a new staging of notorious, uproarious gender bender La Cage aux Folles. The Broadway reincarnation of... 

Larry Clark: <em>Los Angeles 2003 - 2006</em>

Art: Photography

Larry Clark

Tuesday 26/2 @ Simon Lee Gallery

Shock-and-awe cult director Larry Clark brings his quasi-fetishistic portraiture of decrepit urban youth to the grim streets of Mayfair. Los Angeles... 

<em>A Prayer for My Daughter</em>

Theatre

A Prayer for My Daughter

Tuesday 26/2 @ Young Vic

Stemming from Thomas Babe's gritty narrative of social unrest, A Prayer for My Daughter takes place in the turmoil of post-Vietnam...