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Ranters' Cafe
Wednesday 25 June (7–8pm) @ Camden Arts Centre
Free
Join fellow ranters for an evening of debate and discussion at the Camden Arts Centre café. Whether you're sipping coffee or a cold beer, be... View details »
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Building on Quicksand
Wednesday 25 June (7–8:30pm) @ The Dana Centre
Free
Air pollution, heavy rainfall and fluctuating temperatures are making cities' climates more unpredictable, and London is not exempt from these dangers. But the most expensive... View details »
Building on Quicksand
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Andy Warhol
Wednesday 25 June (10am–6pm) @ Coskun More times »
Free
Andy Warhol surrounded himself with the stars of his time and counted many of his famous subjects as close friends. Coskun displays his celebrity portraits,... View details »
Andy Warhol
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Huang Yong Ping
Wednesday 25 June (11am–6pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
Free
Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the British opium trade. A... View details »
Huang Yong Ping
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Chantal Joffe
Wednesday 25 June (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
Free
Chantal Joffe exhibits at the Victoria Miro Gallery with a series of cheeky — quite literally — canvas paintings. The British artist, who received the... View details »
Chantal Joffe

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Free Range 2008
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 June (10am–6pm) @ 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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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Clare Barclay
Wednesday 25 June (10am–9pm) @ 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Art
Colin Self
Wednesday 25 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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Hans Josephsohn
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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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Brick Lane Bike Polo
Wednesday 25 June (7pm) @ Brick Lane Polo More times »
Free
Thanks to the invention of bike polo, carefully groomed horses are no longer a prerequisite for a quick chukka. There may be fewer fair-bonneted young... View details »
Brick Lane Bike Polo
Art
John Hoyland
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 June (10am–6pm) @ 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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China Landscape
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Art
Quintessential
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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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Jake & Dinos Chapman
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Art
Bernd Krauss
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Art
Bob Dylan
Wednesday 25 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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Hervé Ingrand
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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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Neeta Madahar
Wednesday 25 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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Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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
Wednesday 25 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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Hairywood
Wednesday 25 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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Plant Room
Wednesday 25 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