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Art
Colin Self
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ Delaye Saltoun More times »
Free
One of British pop art's lesser-known figures, Colin Self is described by fellow artist Peter Blake as a "forgotten hero". Delaye Saltoun's exhibition — Self's... View details »
Colin Self
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Margareta Kern
Friday 20 June (7:30pm) @ The Courtauld Institute of Art
Free
Croatian-born, London-based multimedia artist Margareta Kern presents a new performance project at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Kern's artistic resourcefulness and nimble fingers may have... View details »
Margareta Kern
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Neeta Madahar
Friday 20 June (1–5pm) @ PM Gallery & House More times »
Free
Ealing's PM Gallery presents Solstice, a new video project by London-born artist Neeta Madahar, opening on (you guessed it) the solstice. Looking upward to the... View details »
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Hairywood
Friday 20 June @ Covent Garden Market Piazza More times »
Free
World-renowned design firm Eley Kishimoto teams up with 6a Architects to erect the weird and wonderful Hairywood Tower in the heart of Covent Garden. The... View details »
Hairywood

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Free Range 2008
Friday 20 June @ The Old Truman Brewery More times »
Free
Following on the success of last year's Free Range exhibition, the art and design showcase — the largest of its kind in the UK and... View details »
Free Range 2008
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Blood on Paper
Friday 20 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
Free
This new exhibition at the V&A offers visual art reworkings and interpretations of the humble paperback. The works on display range from large-scale installations to... View details »
Blood on Paper
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Elizabethan Flagons
Friday 20 June (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: Photography
Jazz in London
Friday 20 June (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
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A Century of Olympic Posters
Friday 20 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
Free
After the recent debacle with our city's own 2012 Olympic logo, you might be tempted to dismiss this little gem of a show, but it... View details »
A Century of Olympic Posters
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Listening Post
Friday 20 June (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
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Liliane Lijn
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
Free
Liliane Lijn's fascination with cosmic forces continues with Stardust. The kinetic artist explores the relationship between space and time by using light, sound and movement... View details »
Liliane Lijn
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Ryan Gander
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ South London Gallery More times »
Free
Some may spend their gap year soul-searching (that is, aimlessly wandering the globe or lolling about in a drunken stupor). But when Ryan Gander took... View details »
Ryan Gander
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Clare Barclay
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
Free
In her solo exhibition at Camden Arts Centre this month, Glaswegian installation artist Claire Barclay displays an array of deliciously subversive creations that teeter on... View details »
Clare Barclay
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Tom Hunter
Friday 20 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
Free
Exploring the ever-changing face of the trade that in east London, Tom Hunter's portraits document the varied mechants and wares of local businesses running along... View details »
Tom Hunter
Art: Photography
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ Proud Galleries More times »
Free
It's good to see Proud Galleries opening their new Camden home in a suitably rock 'n roll way. Taking an up-close and personal look at... View details »
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
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Hans Josephsohn
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Hauser & Wirth More times »
Free
It's impressive that figurative sculptor Hans Josephsohn is still active in his practice at age 87 — and more so that his new works are... View details »
Hans Josephsohn
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Mona Hatoum
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art More times »
Free
British-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum's show at the Parasol Unit includes a decade's worth of work, giving viewers an opportunity to engage with the full range... View details »
Mona Hatoum
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Rob Ryan
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
Free
Master papercutter Rob Ryan is the king of collaboration — he's produced an accessories collection for Paul Smith, a dress for Vogue, a Christmas window... View details »
Rob Ryan
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John Hoyland
Friday 20 June (10am–5:30pm) @ Nevill Keating McIlroy More times »
Free
John Hoyland is often compared to Mark Rothko for the way he uses bold blocks of colour; but the Sheffield-born painter's canvases are lighter and... View details »
John Hoyland
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Gail Pickering
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ Gasworks More times »
Free
Artist and filmmaker Gail Pickering isn't one to shy away from haphazard influences, as her current show at Gasworks proves. In her film Hungary! and... View details »
Gail Pickering
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Street Art
Friday 20 June (10am–10pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
Free
Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind — fortunately, the Tate... View details »
Street Art
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Michael Samuels
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
Free
Michael Samuels' exhibition at Bloomsbury's Rokeby precedes this year's Jerwood Contemporary Painters tour, for which the artist has been nominated. Taking an experimental approach to... View details »
Michael Samuels
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China Landscape
Friday 20 June (10am–5:30pm) @ British Museum More times »
Free
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the horticultural preferences of the... View details »
China Landscape
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Antti Laitinen
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ Nettie Horn More times »
Free
Helsinki-based artist Antti Laitinen offers an absurdist take on the notion of property and nationality with his solo exhibition of video, photography and installation work.... View details »
Antti Laitinen
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Quintessential
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Grenade Gallery More times »
Free
The Grenade Art Collective, a group of eight urban artists, have taken refuge from the grimy walls of London's streets and set up an indoor... View details »
Quintessential
Art: Photography
The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour
Friday 20 June (11am–7pm) @ Proud Central More times »
Free
Oh, to be a fly on the wall. Such is the sentiment provoked by Ethan Russell's photographs of the Rolling Stones' infamous 1969 US tour,... View details »
The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour
Art: Photography
Roger Hooper
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ the.gallery@oxo More times »
Free
Inspired by Sir David Attenborough's early nature documentaries and his own extensive work for the World Wildlife Fund, photographer Roger Hooper has travelled the globe... View details »
Roger Hooper
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Angaza Afrika
Friday 20 June (12:30–5:30pm) @ October Gallery More times »
Free
If you can't afford a holiday this summer, transport yourself to another place with Angaza Afrika (Look Around Africa), a showcase of some of the... View details »
Angaza Afrika
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Dicky Graham
Friday 20 June (noon–5pm) @ f-art More times »
Free
For his debut solo show, London-based artist Dicky Graham created ten sculptures of dog faces from scrap metal and found objects like brushes, funnels and... View details »
Dicky Graham
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Jake & Dinos Chapman
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ White Cube Mason's Yard More times »
Free
BritArt's most infamous double act (not counting the duo's former bosses Gilbert & George) returns with a much-anticipated show. Exact details of the exhibition have... View details »
Jake & Dinos Chapman
Art: Photography
Miroslav Tichý
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
Free
Czech artist Miroslav Tichý produced most of his oeuvre between 1950 and 1980, but it was not until the summer of 2005 that his work... View details »
Miroslav Tichý
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Pitmen Painters
Friday 20 June @ National Theatre More times »
Free
In 1934, some enlightened colliery men in Woodhorn, Northumberland, formed an evening class on art appreciation. The group subsequently took up painting, drawing and sculpting,... View details »
The Pitmen Painters
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Portraits of yesterday, today and tomorrow
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ FA Projects More times »
Free
The four Hungarian painters featured in this exhibition have all witnessed their fair share of sociopolitical upheaval, having lived through Communism, its breakdown and the... View details »
Portraits of yesterday, today and tomorrow
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Bernd Krauss
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ The Shop More times »
Free
The Whitechapel populates a disparate collection of East London venues as part of ongoing art project The Street; since March, artists and curators have been... View details »
Bernd Krauss
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Fernando Casasempere
Friday 20 June @ The Economist Plaza More times »
Free
The Economist and the Contemporary Art Society have teamed up to bring sculpture to the heart of the city. For the next three months, London-based... View details »
Fernando Casasempere
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Bob Dylan
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Halcyon Gallery More times »
Free
If you think that being one of the world's greatest musicians is talent enough, think again — this exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork shows that... View details »
Bob Dylan
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Whitecross Street Market
Friday 20 June (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
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Hervé Ingrand
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Mummery + Schnelle More times »
Free
Hervé Ingrand's La Découverte du Cabinet de Dessins (The Discovery of the Cabinet of Drawings) takes over Mummery + Schnelle for the next few months,... View details »
Hervé Ingrand
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Piers Jackson
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ T1 + 2 More times »
Free
British artist (and former Jade Jagger beau) Piers Jackson unveils Optica — a collection of works two years in the making — at newbie gallery... View details »
Piers Jackson
Art: Photography
Blaize Simon
Friday 20 June @ Calvert Avenue More times »
Free
London-born photographer Blaize Simon returns to the capital for a month-long show stretching the length of Shoreditch's Calvert Avenue. Best-known for black-and-white Polaroid snaps from... View details »
Blaize Simon
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Daniela Schönbächler
Friday 20 June @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
Free
Awaiting your contemplation, Murano-based artist Daniela Schönbächler's work is in situ in Soho's former gun factory. Schönbächler brings a fragment of the Italian city, famed... View details »
Daniela Schönbächler
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Abigail Lane
Friday 20 June (10am–6pm) @ Matches More times »
Free
Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College student Damien Hirst's groundbreaking... View details »
Art: Photography
Ruth Orkin
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
Free
Ruth Orkin wryly described her half-century love affair with the camera as "making people look at what I want them to look at". The daughter... View details »
Ruth Orkin
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Matthew Harrison
Friday 20 June (11am–6pm) @ Limoncello Gallery More times »
Free
On display at Hoxton's new Limoncello Gallery are playfully quirky mixed-media works from Matthew Harrison. The young designer pays homage to a number of artists... View details »
Matthew Harrison
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Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
Friday 20 June (10am–5pm) @ Spring Projects More times »
Free
Lip-Gloss and Lacquer's seven artists take on fashion, celebrity and commodification in the glamour industry. Laura Buckley uses video installations of light, refracted by moving... View details »
Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
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Damian Elwes
Friday 20 June (10am–5pm) @ Lefevre Fine Art More times »
Free
Damian Elwes presents a series of portraits that do more than just represent a person on canvas. The artist depicts the studios (sans inhabitants) of... View details »
Damian Elwes
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Tom Milnes
Friday 20 June (noon–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
Free
Tom Milnes uses his residency at the Gallery Studio to cultivate a strange collection of "culturally redundant audio material". Walkmen, new-age music, and relaxation tapes... View details »
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The Psychology of Fear
Friday 20 June (11am–5pm) @ 198 More times »
Free
At her solo show at Herne Hill's 198, Iran-born UK-based artist Maria Kheirkhah confronts the rise of fear in modern society resulting from the British... View details »
The Psychology of Fear
Art: Architecture/Design
John McAslan + Partners
Friday 20 June (9am–5:30pm) @ Dreamspace Gallery More times »
Free
Londoners hear plenty about graduate work in the fields of fashion, art and design, but architecture and engineering go virtually unmentioned. This show at the... View details »
John McAslan + Partners
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Plant Room
Friday 20 June @ Plant Room More times »
Free
Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a neglected corner of N1's... View details »
Plant Room