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- Art
- A Century of Olympic Posters
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Listening Post
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
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- 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 »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Joel Armsden's Open Mic Night
- Tuesday 22 July (7:30pm) @ Monkey Chews More times »
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- Joel Armsden and intrepid A&R outfit eAR Music have organized a Camden open mic that doesn't involve Johnny Borrell, offering impromptu performances from their artists... View details »
- Art
- Tom Hunter
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
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- 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Proud Galleries More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Colin Self
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Delaye Saltoun More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Hans Josephsohn
- Tuesday 22 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 »
- Art
- Mona Hatoum
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Street Art
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
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- 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 »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- China Landscape
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–5:30pm) @ British Museum More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Chantal Akerman
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
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- One of Europe's most significant auteurs, Chantal Akerman makes her first appearance at a UK public gallery with this selection of pioneering films at the... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Miroslav Tichý
- Tuesday 22 July (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Jayne Amongst the Birds
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Sarah Morris
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ White Cube Mason's Yard More times »
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- White Cube at Mason's Yard plays host to Sarah Morris' Lesser Panda this month. The artist — who calls both New York and London home... View details »
- Art
- Daniela Schönbächler
- Tuesday 22 July @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
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- 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 »
- More Flavor: Fashion
- Abigail Lane
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Matches More times »
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- 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
- Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–5pm) @ Spring Projects More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Andy Warhol
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Coskun More times »
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- 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Robert Altman
- Tuesday 22 July (noon–6pm) @ Idea Generation Gallery More times »
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- The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals to psychedelia and sit-ins.... View details »
- Art
- The Psychology of Fear
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–5pm) @ 198 More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Huang Yong Ping
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Mashups
- Tuesday 22 July @ The Kowalsky Gallery More times »
- GiveawayFree
- Acclaimed curator Stuart Semple and four contemporary artists explore one of the hallmarks of Generation Y in this exhibition that champions juxtaposition. Bearing witness to... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- John McAslan + Partners
- Tuesday 22 July (9am–5:30pm) @ Dreamspace Gallery More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Chantal Joffe
- Tuesday 22 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 »
- Art
- Bettina Buck
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
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- 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Capturing Film History in the Making
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6:30pm) @ Getty Images Gallery More times »
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- For a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of some classic films, head down to the Getty Images Gallery for Capturing Film History in the Making.... View details »
- Art
- Aura Satz
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ Artprojx Space More times »
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- Exploring ghosts in the machine, Artprojx Space present Aura Staz's exhibition Automamusic. Featuring self-played violins and accordians, the installation takes in early means of composition... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Richard Prince: Continuation
- Tuesday 22 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 »
- Art
- Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–5pm) @ Camley Street Natural Park More times »
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- As bizarre art projects go, building a massive replica of a Disney castle in your West London studio and floating it down a canal to... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Watch This Space
- Tuesday 22 July @ National Theatre More times »
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- For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic shore of the Thames... View details »
- Art
- Zander Blom and Julia Rosa Clark: The Drain of Progress and Hypocrite’s Lament
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
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- This exhibition brings together two leading South African artists, Zander Blom and Julia Rosa Clark, in collaboration with Cape Town's WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY. Blom's The... View details »
- Art
- Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
- Tuesday 22 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 »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Games & Theory
- Tuesday 22 July @ South London Gallery More times »
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- This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic concern: the concept of... View details »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Park Sounds
- Tuesday 22 July (noon–2pm) @ Canada Square Park More times »
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- Amidst all the city's bowler hats, briefcases and pencil skirts, there's a music festival that showcases emerging artists across an eclectic range of genres —... View details »
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- Under a Red Sky
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
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- The artists in StolenSpace's summer exhibition come from diverse urban environments, ranging from the seaside town of Hastings to the metropolitan sprawl of São Paulo.... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Fashion in the Mirror
- Tuesday 22 July (11am–6pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
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- The process that occurs between a fashion photograph's initial conception and the time when the image appears in a glossy magazine — from dealing with... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–11pm) @ River Terrace, Southbank Centre More times »
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- 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 »
- Art
- Mat Collishaw
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Haunch of Venison More times »
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- British artist Mat Collishaw's first solo exhibition at Haunch of Venison takes a playful attitude toward visual representation, evoking a child playing with a kaleidoscope.... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Plant Room
- Tuesday 22 July @ Plant Room More times »
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- 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 »
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- Anya Gallaccio
- Tuesday 22 July (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
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- Turner Prize nominee Anya Gallaccio's impressive new sculpture at the Camden Arts Centre sees her once again harnessing materials from nature, having previously employed rotting... View details »
