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Art
Free Range 2008
Wednesday 2 July @ 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
Art: Photography
Jazz in London
Wednesday 2 July (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
Art
A Century of Olympic Posters
Wednesday 2 July (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
Art
Listening Post
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (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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Tom Hunter
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (10am–6pm) @ Hauser & Wirth More times »
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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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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
Art
Street Art
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (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
Art
Quintessential
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (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
Jake & Dinos Chapman
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (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
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Jayne Amongst the Birds
Wednesday 2 July (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
Free
In September 1959, a strange thing happened in Hackney: iconic American blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield turned up to present the prizes at a competition held... View details »
Jayne Amongst the Birds
Art
Bernd Krauss
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July @ 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 2 July (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
Art
Hervé Ingrand
Wednesday 2 July (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 2 July (noon–6pm) @ T1 + 2 More times »
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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 2 July @ 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 2 July @ 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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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 2 July (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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Andy Warhol
Wednesday 2 July (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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A Gothic Story
Wednesday 2 July (1–6pm) @ Shoreditch Town Hall More times »
Free
The decaying grandeur of Shoreditch Town Hall's basement makes it an appropriate venue for this dark group show. A dozen artists provide varying interpretations of... View details »
A Gothic Story
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The Psychology of Fear
Wednesday 2 July (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
Film
Archivos OVNI
Wednesday 2 July (noon–6pm) @ LUX 28 More times »
Free
Appraising modern-day culture and society, Archivos OVNI (Observatorio de Video No Identificado) occupies LUX 28 over the coming month. The video-archive project — visiting our... View details »
Archivos OVNI
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Huang Yong Ping
Wednesday 2 July (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
Art: Architecture/Design
John McAslan + Partners
Wednesday 2 July (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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Chantal Joffe
Wednesday 2 July (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
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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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Bettina Buck
Wednesday 2 July (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
Free
Having exhibited in Ecuador, Cologne and Rome, Bettina Buck makes her London debut with Flexing Brown at the Rokeby Gallery. The German artist transforms the... View details »
Bettina Buck
Art: Photography
Richard Prince: Continuation
Wednesday 2 July (10am–6pm) @ Serpentine Gallery More times »
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American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from the press and repackaged... View details »
Richard Prince: Continuation
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Loop 08
Wednesday 2 July (10am–6pm) @ The Menier Gallery More times »
Free
The Loop art collective return to Southwark Street's Menier Gallery for their annual show, this time focusing on print. Fifteen artists, including alumni from the... View details »
Loop 08
Art
Lucky Dip Graduation Show
Wednesday 2 July (noon–6pm) @ La Viande More times »
Free
La Viande show their commitment to up-and-coming young artists by hosting the graduation show for Havering College's graphic-design students. With a broad focus on the... View details »
Lucky Dip Graduation Show
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Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
Wednesday 2 July (9:30am–6pm) @ The Andipa Gallery More times »
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Chelsea's elegant Andipa Gallery somewhat incongruously hosts ten international "urban artists". The collages, prints, sculptures and installation pieces on display go beyond street art, by... View details »
Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
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Hairywood
Wednesday 2 July @ Covent Garden Market Piazza More times »
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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
Art: Architecture/Design
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Wednesday 2 July (10am–11pm) @ River Terrace, Southbank Centre More times »
Free
Berlin-based Jeppe Hein's water fountain is the perfect place to cool down on a sizzling summer day. The grid-like array of aquatic plumes takes its... View details »
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
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Plant Room
Wednesday 2 July @ 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