Events on Sunday, June 8

Frock Me!

Fashion/Style

Frock Me!

Sunday 8/6 @ Chelsea Town Hall

From '20s flapper to '70s funk, Chelsea's Town Hall houses wardrobes from throughout the eras at Frock Me!, the brainchild of... 

Stokefest 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

Stokefest

Sunday 8/6 @ Clissold Park

Community spirit is alive and well in Hackney, with Clissold Park ready to take a beating today as eager Stokefest attendees... 

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair

Art: Happening

Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair

Sunday 8/6 @ The Old Truman Brewery

Gavin Turk, Bob and Roberta Smith, Peter Blake — all sublime, but utterly unaffordable artists. But at the annual Vauxhall Art... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Sunday 8/6 @ 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... 

Plant Room

City Gems

Plant Room

Sunday 8/6 @ Plant Room

Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a... 

Ryan Gander: <em>Heralded as the New Black</em>

Art

Ryan Gander

Sunday 8/6 @ South London Gallery

Some may spend their gap year soul-searching (that is, aimlessly wandering the globe or lolling about in a drunken stupor). But... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Sunday 8/6 @ The Science Museum

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

Art

Tom Milnes

Sunday 8/6 @ Ferreira Projects

Tom Milnes uses his residency at the Gallery Studio to cultivate a strange collection of "culturally redundant audio material". Walkmen, new-age... 

<em>Street Art</em>

Art

Street Art

Sunday 8/6 @ Tate Modern

Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind... 

Tudor Cookery

Food/Wine

Tudor Cookery

Sunday 8/6 @ Hampton Court Palace

Vegetarians would be well-advised to steer clear of Hampton Court Palace's regular Tudor cookery sessions, in which all forms of meat... 

<em>Pygmalion</em>

Theatre

Pygmalion

Sunday 8/6 @ The Old Vic

George Bernard Shaw's rags-to-riches tale was made famous by George Cukor's 1964 film musical My Fair Lady, which starred Rex Harrison... 

<em>For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond</em>

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Sunday 8/6 @ 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... 

Fernando Casasempere: <em>The Thought-Provoking Machine</em>

City Gems

Fernando Casasempere

Sunday 8/6 @ The Economist Plaza

The Economist and the Contemporary Art Society have teamed up to bring sculpture to the heart of the city. For the... 

Mother of All Parties: 3 Faces of Matmos

Festival: Performing Arts

3 Faces of Matmos

Sunday 8/6 @ Beaconsfield

Avant-electronic duo Matmos hate following convention, so it's little surprise that the UK leg of their European tour is more festival... 

<em>Richard Rogers & Architects:</em><em> </em><em>From the House to the City</em> <em> </em>

Art

Richard Rogers & Architects

Sunday 8/6 @ Design Museum

Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To... 

In Focus feat. <em>Running Late</em>

Art: Photography

Running Late

Sunday 8/6 @ The Photographers' Gallery

Running Late, an unlikely collaboration between the Photographers' Gallery and Cuts hair salon, doesn't include snaps of hair being swept up... 

<em>The Story of the Supremes</em>

Art

The Story of the Supremes

Sunday 8/6 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Relive the days of '60s doo-wop and soul at the Victoria & Albert Museum's latest exhibition. Hailed as one of the... 

<em>Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent </em>

Art: Photography

Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent

Sunday 8/6 @ Proud Galleries

It's good to see Proud Galleries opening their new Camden home in a suitably rock 'n roll way. Taking an up-close... 

Kew at the British Museum presents <em>China Landscape</em>

City Gems

China Landscape

Sunday 8/6 @ British Museum

Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the... 

Bernd Krauss: <em>The Street</em>

Art

Bernd Krauss

Sunday 8/6 @ The Shop

The Whitechapel populates a disparate collection of East London venues as part of ongoing art project The Street; since March, artists... 

All Power to the Imagination! 1968 and Its Legacies

Film

All Power to the Imagination!

Sunday 8/6 @ Various locations

This expansive festival celebrates 1968's pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it with a rich slate of events,... 

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Sunday 8/6 @ 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.... 

City Gems

Open Garden Squares Weekend

Sunday 8/6 @ Various locations

For one weekend a year, more than 170 gardens across the city — most of which remain locked up from the... 

Euroart Studios: 6th Open Studios

Art

Open Studios

Sunday 8/6 @ Euroart

Home to 45 artists, Euroart provide studio space and facilities to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it.... 

China Design Now

Art

China Design Now

Sunday 8/6 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Celebrating China's return to the graphic-art world stage, China Design Now embarks on a three-part journey along the country's coastline. The... 

Antti Laitinen: <em>It's My Island</em>

Art

Antti Laitinen

Sunday 8/6 @ Nettie Horn

Helsinki-based artist Antti Laitinen offers an absurdist take on the notion of property and nationality with his solo exhibition of video,... 

<em>Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography </em>

Art: Photography

Street & Studio

Sunday 8/6 @ Tate Modern

Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the... 

Ethan Russell: <em>Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour</em>

Art: Photography

The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour

Sunday 8/6 @ Proud Central

Oh, to be a fly on the wall. Such is the sentiment provoked by Ethan Russell's photographs of the Rolling Stones'... 

Free Range 2008

Art

Free Range 2008

Sunday 8/6 @ The Old Truman Brewery

Following on the success of last year's Free Range exhibition, the art and design showcase — the largest of its kind... 

Dicky Graham:<em> ouR Mutts</em>

Art

Dicky Graham

Sunday 8/6 @ f-art

For his debut solo show, London-based artist Dicky Graham created ten sculptures of dog faces from scrap metal and found objects... 

Sprint Festival of Performance Art

Performing Arts

Sprint Festival

Sunday 8/6 @ Camden People's Theatre

The jewel-like Camden People's Theatre, loomed over by the Euston Tower block, is the spiritual home of London's experimental-theatre and performance-art... 

<em>Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture</em>

Art

Skin + Bones

Sunday 8/6 @ Somerset House

Exploring the enduring love affair between two creative entities, Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture hits Somerset House's... 

London Fetish Fair

Festival: Fair

London Fetish Fair

Sunday 8/6 @ Shillibeers

If Oxford Street's array of big-name chain stores, tourist tat and exorbitantly priced boutiques have lost their appeal, head Islington-way today... 

Clare Barclay: <em>Shifting Ground</em>

Art

Clare Barclay

Sunday 8/6 @ Camden Arts Centre

In her solo exhibition at Camden Arts Centre this month, Glaswegian installation artist Claire Barclay displays an array of deliciously subversive... 

<em>Wildstyles </em>

Art: Photography

Wildstyles

Sunday 8/6 @ Bar Vinyl

PYMCA may be the only photo agency in London that specialises exclusively in youth and music culture — small wonder its... 

<em>Amazing Butterflies</em>

City Gems

Amazing Butterflies

Sunday 8/6 @ Natural History Museum

Nothing says "summer is here" like butterflies — just the sight of them fluttering around the park is enough to send... 

<em>Past-Forward</em>

Art

Past-Forward

Sunday 8/6 @ 176

French curator Vincent Honoré's exhibition at this fabulous NW5 art space explores conceptual art and manipulated media. Past-Forward features two specially... 

<em>King Lear </em>

Theatre

King Lear

Sunday 8/6 @ Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's most tragic of tragedies was in the limelight last year with the RSC's production starring Sir Ian McKellen. For the... 

<em>Blood on Paper: The Art of the Book</em>

Art

Blood on Paper

Sunday 8/6 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

This new exhibition at the V&A offers visual art reworkings and interpretations of the humble paperback. The works on display range... 

David Lean

Film

David Lean

Sunday 8/6 @ National Film Theatre

Although best remembered for his star-studded, Oscar-winning epics Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), director... 

<em>Sex and the City: The Movie </em>

Film

Sex and the City: The Movie

Sunday 8/6 @ The Electric Cinema

Faithful followers of the Emmy Award-winning series, rejoice — the long-anticipated feature-length Sex and the City film has finally arrived, and... 

<em>A Century of Olympic Posters</em>

Art

A Century of Olympic Posters

Sunday 8/6 @ Museum of Childhood

After the recent debacle with our city's own 2012 Olympic logo, you might be tempted to dismiss this little gem of... 

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Sunday 8/6 @ ICA

The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months,... 

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Sunday 8/6 @ 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... 

Rob Ryan

Art

Rob Ryan

Sunday 8/6 @ Tatty Devine

Master papercutter Rob Ryan is the king of collaboration — he's produced an accessories collection for Paul Smith, a dress for... 

Grenade Art Collective: <em>Quintessential</em>

Art

Quintessential

Sunday 8/6 @ Grenade Gallery

The Grenade Art Collective, a group of eight urban artists, have taken refuge from the grimy walls of London's streets and... 

Wolfgang Tillmans

Art: Photography

Wolfgang Tillmans

Sunday 8/6 @ Maureen Paley

Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans returns to Maureen Paley for his sixth show. After Tillmans won the Turner Prize in 2000, the artist's... 

Ashington Group: <em>The Pitmen Painters</em>

Theatre

The Pitmen Painters

Sunday 8/6 @ National Theatre

In 1934, some enlightened colliery men in Woodhorn, Northumberland, formed an evening class on art appreciation. The group subsequently took up...