Events on Monday, July 28
Monday 28/7 @ Barbican
Inspired by Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp's pirate-lore obsession in Pirates of the Caribbean, 2006's Rogue's Gallery compilation featured indie stars...
Ongoing Events
Monday 28/7 @ Idea Generation Gallery
The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals...
Monday 28/7 @ Matches
Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College...
Monday 28/7 @ Plant Room
Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a...
Monday 28/7 @ 198
At her solo show at Herne Hill's 198, Iran-born UK-based artist Maria Kheirkhah confronts the rise of fear in modern society...
Monday 28/7 @ HOST Gallery
For their first-ever show, Foto8 get together with HOST Gallery to celebrate contemporary photography. The exhibition features an awards ceremony judged...
Monday 28/7 @ The Photographers' Gallery
The process that occurs between a fashion photograph's initial conception and the time when the image appears in a glossy magazine...
Monday 28/7 @ Asia House
Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House...
Monday 28/7 @ The Science Museum
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the...
Monday 28/7 @ Riflemaker Gallery
Awaiting your contemplation, Murano-based artist Daniela Schönbächler's work is in situ in Soho's former gun factory. Schönbächler brings a fragment of...
Monday 28/7 @ The Bush Theatre
Over the last year, the innovative Bush Theatre have been asking their audience members to anonymously write down their best break-up...
Monday 28/7 @ Natural History Museum
Nothing says "summer is here" like butterflies — just the sight of them fluttering around the park is enough to send...
Monday 28/7 @ Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Summer Festival is, as you would expect, a bit more high-brow than your standard fest fare, combining music, art,...
Monday 28/7 @ Barbican
About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of...
Capturing Film History in the Making
Monday 28/7 @ Getty Images Gallery
For a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of some classic films, head down to the Getty Images Gallery for Capturing Film...
Monday 28/7 @ Somerset House
Exploring the enduring love affair between two creative entities, Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture hits Somerset House's...
Monday 28/7 @ 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...
Monday 28/7 @ ICA
The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months,...
Monday 28/7 @ Royal Academy of Arts
With more than £70,000 up for grabs in prize money, including the £25,000 Charles Wollaston Award, the stakes are high at...
Monday 28/7 @ Various locations
If you want to learn how to recreate elaborate '50s hair and makeup à la Marilyn Monroe, see electronic-music legend John...
Monday 28/7 @ Tatty Devine
In September 1959, a strange thing happened in Hackney: iconic American blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield turned up to present the prizes...
Monday 28/7 @ Camley Street Natural Park
As bizarre art projects go, building a massive replica of a Disney castle in your West London studio and floating it...
Monday 28/7 @ Proud Central
Attention country fans: if you couldn't get tickets for Dolly's recent O2 appearance, check out this Johnny Cash photography exhibition instead....
Monday 28/7 @ Haunch of Venison
British artist Mat Collishaw's first solo exhibition at Haunch of Venison takes a playful attitude toward visual representation, evoking a child...
Monday 28/7 @ 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...
Monday 28/7 @ Various locations
Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor...
Monday 28/7 @ Tate Modern
Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind...
Monday 28/7 @ National Theatre
For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic...
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
Monday 28/7 @ Bloomberg SPACE
On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray...
Monday 28/7 @ The Courtauld Gallery
Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in...
Monday 28/7 @ Barbican
Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the...
In Search of Beauty and Wellbeing
Monday 28/7 @ The Menier Gallery
Since 1959, Paintings in Hospitals have lent artwork to health-care institutions in order to brighten up depressing corridors and wards and...
Monday 28/7 @ 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...
Monday 28/7 @ Camden Arts Centre
Turner Prize nominee Anya Gallaccio's impressive new sculpture at the Camden Arts Centre sees her once again harnessing materials from nature,...
Monday 28/7 @ 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...
Monday 28/7 @ Various locations
If you can't make the trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, head to Camden, which has its own festival in...
Monday 28/7 @ Donmar Warehouse
Enid Bagnold's dark comedy The Chalk Garden kicks off tonight at Donmar Warehouse's not-for-profit theatre. Bagnold, best known for penning Elizabeth...
Monday 28/7 @ British Museum
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the...
Monday 28/7 @ South London Gallery
This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic...
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Monday 28/7 @ 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...
Monday 28/7 @ Serpentine Gallery
American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from...
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
Monday 28/7 @ the.gallery@oxo
Surreal and iconic large-scale designs are the order of the day at Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd, on display...
Monday 28/7 @ River Terrace, Southbank Centre
Berlin-based Jeppe Hein's water fountain is the perfect place to cool down on a sizzling summer day. The grid-like array of...
Monday 28/7 @ Design Museum
Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To...
Monday 28/7 @ Tate Modern
Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the...
Graphic Images: Comic-Book Movies
Monday 28/7 @ BFI Southbank
Expect to see Jonathan Ross on the Southbank over the next couple of months, as a season of comic-book adaptations lands...
