Free on Thursday March 20

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Music: DJ
Flomotion
Thursday 20 Mar (8pm) @ The Big Chill House
Free
DJs Nick Luscombe and Grant Little must spend all their free time sniffing out the best in new electronica, downbeat and techno for their Flomotion... View details »
Flomotion
Reading
Brand at Borders
Thursday 20 Mar (6:30–7:30pm) @ Borders
Free
Creative-writing magazine Brand presents an evening of literary treats. Master storyteller and 2004 Whitbread award winner Ali Smith reads from her new novel, Girl Meets... View details »
Brand at Borders
Art
50 Years of CounterCulture
Thursday 20 Mar (7:30–10pm) @ London Print Studio Gallery
Free
Swing back to the '60s with Michael Horovitz's presentation of 50 Years of CounterCulture: From the Beat Generation to a New Waste Land. Featuring a... View details »
50 Years of CounterCulture

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Sleeping & Dreaming
Thursday 20 Mar @ Wellcome Collection More times »
Free
Insomniacs and dreamers alike are welcome at this creative exploration on the subject of sleep. In contrast to most art spaces, the central gallery is... View details »
Sleeping & Dreaming
Film
Cornelia Parker
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Whitechapel Art Gallery More times »
Free
Notorious artist Cornelia Parker likes to experiment with media. Previous materials have included dust from the Whispering Gallery at St Paul's Cathedral,... View details »
Cornelia Parker
Art
Electric Blue
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–6pm) @ Oxo Tower Wharf More times »
Free
The intertwining floors of South Bank's atmospheric Bargehouse overflow with multi-sensory experiences for Electric Blue. The mixed-media artworks range from kinetic and sound installations —... View details »
Electric Blue
Film
Derek Jarman
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Serpentine Gallery More times »
Free
Installation artist Isaac Julien puts on his curator's cap and examines the prolific career of controversial filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman, who died of an... View details »
Derek Jarman
Music: Rock/Pop
The Grand Acoustic Show
Thursday 20 Mar (7–10pm) @ The Grand Union More times »
Free
The Grand Union mini-chain has jumped on the gourmet-burger craze — and added a cocktail lounge to the concept. A nice mix of lived-in style... View details »
The Grand Acoustic Show
Art: Photography
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–8pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
Free
The quality of the annual Deutsche Börse photography competition just gets better every year. Though this year's winner won't be announced until March, the Photographers'... View details »
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Art
Elizabethan Flagons
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–5:30pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
Free
The Victoria & Albert's latest mini-exhibition features a set of Elizabethan flagons that return to the museum after 70 years abroad. Stroll down memory lane... View details »
Elizabethan Flagons
Art
Christian Möller
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–6pm) @ Vegas Gallery More times »
Free
Berlin-based artist and Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts graduate Christian Möller presents a solo exhibition of his most recent efforts at Vegas Gallery. The series... View details »
Christian Möller
Art
Alfredo Jaar
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–6pm) @ South London Gallery More times »
Free
Fresh from the African Pavilion of the 2007 Venice Biennale, New York-based Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar arrives at the South London Gallery. Politics of the... View details »
Alfredo Jaar
Art
Yayoi Kusama
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
Free
The Victoria Miro presents the second of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's two-part tour de force. Spanning two buildings, Kusama's unique universe features her trademark use... View details »
Yayoi Kusama
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Aspects of Noël Coward
Thursday 20 Mar @ National Theatre More times »
Free
Prolific playwright Noël Coward was once described by fellow dramatist Terence Rattigan as "a phenomenon... unlikely to occur ever again in theatre history". Coward may... View details »
Aspects of Noël Coward
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1001 Inventions
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–5pm) @ Croydon Clocktower More times »
Free
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 challenge that. With a... View details »
1001 Inventions
Art: Photography
Jazz in London
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–9pm) @ National Portrait Gallery More times »
Free
Take a trip back to the dark, smoky jazz clubs of the '50s with Walter Hanlon's atmospheric exhibition. While working in the music business during... View details »
Jazz in London
Art: Photography
Joss McKinley
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–7pm) @ Golden Lane Estate More times »
Free
Joss McKinley's solo exhibition The Moonlight Rooms promises spine-chilling doom and gloom. The ethereal mixed-media presentation focuses on a series of photographs taken in the... View details »
Joss McKinley
Art
Annie Ralli
Thursday 20 Mar (9:30am–6:30pm) @ The Colomb Art Gallery More times »
Free
After a few ales, recalling a night out can sometimes be tricky. Lucky, then, that we have the visual evidence of former BBC scenic-artist-turned-painter Annie... View details »
Annie Ralli
Art: Photography
The ALI Folio
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–7pm) @ Proud Central More times »
Free
Muhammad Ali is one of the world's most photographed people, but despite the amount of coverage he commands, an air of mystique still surrounds the... View details »
The ALI Folio
Art
The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–5:50pm) @ Tate Britain More times »
Free
After debuting at the 2006 Venice Biennale, Breda Beban's wonder of a film is now taking the rest of the continent by storm. At a... View details »
The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha
Art
Simon Keenleyside
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
Free
For his second solo exhibition at Rokeby, Simon Keenleyside explores the conceptual boundaries of landscapes by examinging the locales around his Essex home. Although many... View details »
Simon Keenleyside
Art: Photography
John Swannell
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–5:30pm) @ Chris Beetles Gallery More times »
Free
Over his 35-year career, photographer John Swannell has shot lakes and mountains across the globe, dramatic nudes and models showcasing the latest catwalk collections, but... View details »
John Swannell
Art
Max Jacquard's Untold Stories
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ ZeST Gallery More times »
Free
ZeST Contemporary presents Max Jacquard's Untold Stories, a solo exhibition of the glass artist's most recent works. Pillow Piece, the collection's haunting main event, is... View details »
Max Jacquard's Untold Stories
Art
Ten Years Innit!
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–6pm) @ Barrett Marsden Gallery More times »
Free
Ten Years Innit! celebrates a decade of artistic applicability. The exhibition pulls together new work from each of Barrett Marsden's resident artists, as well as... View details »
Ten Years Innit!
Art
Dallas Seitz
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–5:30pm) @ Carter Presents More times »
Free
Dallas Seitz's bizarre selections of creepy memorabilia comment on personal and collective identity. In Georgette Magritte and the Exotic Sea, the artist examines colonialism and... View details »
Dallas Seitz
Art
Borders and Identities
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–5pm) @ The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at University of Greenwich More times »
Free
Borders and Identities explores the consequences of the lines drawn in geo-political sands. Palestinian-born Sharif Waked's short film Chic Point hauntingly juxtaposes footage of scantily... View details »
Borders and Identities
Art
Made by Slaves for Free People
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
Free
Pablo San-José and Cynthia Viera (aka PSJM) are outspoken critics of global capitalism. The dissident duo — who were previously forced to withdraw their exhibition... View details »
Made by Slaves for Free People
Art
Tobias Till
Thursday 20 Mar (2–7pm) @ gallery12 More times »
Free
Although he lives and works in rural Oxfordshire, Tobias Till's artistic heart clearly lies in London. The Central School and Royal Academy art graduate's first... View details »
Tobias Till
Film
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–6pm) @ Seventeen Gallery More times »
Free
Werner Herzog once bet Errol Morris that he would eat his own shoe if his then-unknown protégé ever completed his first major film project. Against... View details »
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Art
Listening Post
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
Free
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the Science Museum. Asking "What... View details »
Listening Post
Art
Draw
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
Free
Draw offers up some fine examples of images from the urban jungle — skateboard designs, music-related art, tattoos, graffiti — with everything from haphazard spray... View details »
Draw
Art
Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–6pm) @ Standpoint Gallery More times »
Free
Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray offer deceptive stylisations of fruit and hot-dog stands (respectively) in their joint sculptural installation, exploring the hidden meanings in familiar... View details »
Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray
Art
Monologue/Dialogue Part II
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–6pm) @ Bischoff/Weiss More times »
Free
Monologue/Dialogue II's artists use sculpture, painting and installation to convey their own vision of Bangkok. Nathaniel Rackowe's urban, fluorescent installations are juxtaposed with Panya Vijinthanasarn's... View details »
Monologue/Dialogue Part II
Art
Takahiro Iwasaki and Penny Klepuszewska
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–6pm) @ Room More times »
Free
ROOM presents two up-and-coming artists who build their own quirky, imaginary worlds. UK-based Japanese artist Takahiro Iwasaki creates magical, Lilliputian landscapes out of people's detritus,... View details »
Takahiro Iwasaki and Penny Klepuszewska
Art: Architecture/Design
Amin Taha Architects
Thursday 20 Mar (9am–5:30pm) @ Dreamspace Gallery More times »
Free
Exterior-design up-and-comers Amin Taha Architects showcase their innovative work at dreamspace gallery. Their debut solo exhibition features recently completed projects, maquettes and as-yet-unseen competition entries.... View details »
Amin Taha Architects
Art
Barry Reigate
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–6pm) @ Paradise Row More times »
Free
Barry Reigate's knack for creating downright bizarre artwork is on full display in his first major London solo show. At Bethnal Green's Paradise Row, Reigate... View details »
Barry Reigate
Art: Photography
PURE_photography
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
Free
The penultimate slice of the PURE series focuses on photography, comprising five snappers' takes on the meaning of "journey". Two standouts are Jane Stockdale and... View details »
PURE_photography
Art: Photography
Live Art on Camera
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–5pm) @ Space Studios More times »
Free
Live Art on Camera presents a series of photographs of performance art from the 1950s to the present day. The exhibition peers into key moments... View details »
Live Art on Camera
Art
Marc Horowitz
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Southbank Centre More times »
Free
Almost 90 years after the Bauhaus design ideal was unveiled in Germany, comic-slash-artist Marc Horowitz brings a similar concept to London. Famed for his National... View details »
Marc Horowitz
Art
John Keane
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ Flowers Central More times »
Free
Part of the Children in Conflict collection, John Keane's Angola exhibition documents the fraught state of a post-conflict society six years into peacetime. Keane was... View details »
John Keane
Art
Chris Levine
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
Free
Chris Levine unveils his collection of royal-family holograms at Old Truman Brewery's StolenSpace. Commissioned by the Jersey Heritage Trust, Levine was granted a rare two... View details »
Chris Levine
Art
Nour el Huda Awad
Thursday 20 Mar (10am–6pm) @ The Cochrane Theatre More times »
Free
Nour el Huda Awad offers a fresh interpretation of traditional Islamic art forms with his installation Alhambra. The solo exhibition features a sequence of kiln-formed... View details »
Nour el Huda Awad
Art
Tin Fish
Thursday 20 Mar (2:30–6:30pm) @ Red Gate Gallery More times »
Free
Artist collective Tin Fish presents its debut exhibition, Fragile Existence, at the Red Gate Gallery. Artists include Carina Hall, Marie Hart, Danielle Ward and Becky... View details »
Tin Fish
More Flavor: City Gem
Cupboard Love 2
Thursday 20 Mar (7am–7pm) @ Greenwich foot tunnel More times »
Free
For Occupy My Time's new monthly series, the art collective places artworks in the cupboards within the Greenwich foot-tunnel lifts. The pieces respond to the... View details »
Cupboard Love 2
Art
Gdansk: Polish Lives Found in Translation
Thursday 20 Mar (noon–10:30pm) @ The Wapping Project More times »
Free
For the first installment of the Jerwood: Found in Translation series, Polish filmmaker Marta Michalowska presents four films that encapsulate the history of her hometown,... View details »
Gdansk: Polish Lives Found in Translation
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Wrapping Japan
Thursday 20 Mar (10:30am–5:30pm) @ The Horniman Museum More times »
Free
Japan has traditionally prized modesty and reserve, so it's little surprise to find out that the Japanese have also made an art of wrapping everything,... View details »
Wrapping Japan
More Flavor: Food/Wine
Whitecross Street Market
Thursday 20 Mar (11am–5pm) @ Whitecross Street More times »
Free
For those lusting after a little more than the usual lunchtime selection of sandwiches and salads, best head to Whitecross Street Market. One of London's... View details »
Whitecross Street Market
More Flavor: Food/Wine
Fondue Night
Thursday 20 Mar (5pm–1am) @ Lost Society More times »
Free
Tucked away from the bustle of Wandsworth Road in a 16th-century barn, hidden gem Lost Society hosts the decadent Fondue Night. Typically entertaining exquisitely louche... View details »
Fondue Night