Events on Monday, August 18

Music

Alela Diane & the Cave Singers

Monday 18/8 @ Roundhouse

Drift away to the enchanting, '60s-styled folk songs of Alela Diane, whose honeyed vocals get a boost tonight from a notable... 

Music

Menomena

Monday 18/8 @ 93 Feet East

Portland, Oregon three-piece Menomena just can't sit still. Since forming in 2000, the band have released three albums on local indie... 

Ongoing Events

<em>The Courtauld C&eacute;zannes</em>

Art

The Courtauld Cézannes

Monday 18/8 @ The Courtauld Gallery

Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in... 

Plant Room

City Gems

Plant Room

Monday 18/8 @ Plant Room

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

<em>From Fear to Sanity: CND and the Art of Protest from 1958-1963 </em>

Art

From Fear to Sanity

Monday 18/8 @ The Horse Hospital

In From Fear to Sanity, the Horse Hospital celebrates the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's 50th anniversary with an overview of the... 

Jeppe Hein: <em>Appearing Rooms</em>

Art

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

<em>Fashion in the Mirror: Self-Reflection in Fashion Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Fashion in the Mirror

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

<em>London Through a Lens</em>

Art: Photography

London Through a Lens

Monday 18/8 @ Getty Images Gallery

Contemporary London owes its reputation to its diverse, cosmopolitan residents. London Through a Lens, a collection of photographs from Getty Image's... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Monday 18/8 @ The Science Museum

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

Camden Fringe

Festival: Performing Arts

Camden Fringe

Monday 18/8 @ Various locations

If you can't make the trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, head to Camden, which has its own festival in... 

<em>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Monday 18/8 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Try as you might, it's next to impossible to recall a time when contemporary sportswear and fashion weren't merrily playing house.... 

Clint Eastwood

Film

Clint Eastwood

Monday 18/8 @ BFI Southbank

He's the enigmatic actor who made household names out of iconic characters like Dirty Harry, Josey Wales and Il Buono, but... 

Forgotten Season

Festival: Performing Arts

Forgotten Season

Monday 18/8 @ Frontline Club

Over the next three weeks, Frontline's Forgotten Season series showcases nine powerful and thought-provoking documentaries, focusing on stories that have slipped... 

Art

Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

Viktor & Rolf

Fashion/Style

Viktor & Rolf

Monday 18/8 @ Barbican

About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of... 

Seamus Murphy: <em>A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan</em>

Art: Photography

Seamus Murphy

Monday 18/8 @ Asia House

Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House... 

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

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

Philip Diggle: <em>There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly</em>

Art

Philip Diggle: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Monday 18/8 @ Hornsey Library

Mancunian artist Diggle has lived in Haringey for a quarter of a century, and the borough now rewards him with a... 

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

Theatre

Watch This Space

Monday 18/8 @ National Theatre

For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic... 

Fashion/Style

Abigail Lane

Monday 18/8 @ Matches

Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College... 

Shoot Yr Idols

Film: Documentary

Shoot Yr Idols

Monday 18/8 @ ICA

Like a roll call of all persons cool in '60s and '70s America, this short but perfectly formed series of documentaries... 

Robert Altman: <em>The Sixties</em>

Art: Photography

Robert Altman

Monday 18/8 @ Idea Generation Gallery

The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals... 

<em>Love</em>

Art

Love

Monday 18/8 @ The National Gallery

Love is a many-splendoured thing, but it's also a complex emotion that encompasses a gamut of feelings. With themes of religious... 

<em>Johnny Cash: A Definitive Portrait</em>

Art: Photography

Johnny Cash

Monday 18/8 @ 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.... 

AOP Open 2008&nbsp;

Art: Photography

AOP Open 2008 

Monday 18/8 @ Association of Photographers Gallery

At the AOP Open, an expert panel judges the work of amateur snappers against the work of professional photographers. With no... 

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

Art

A Century of Olympic Posters

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

Daniela Sch&ouml;nb&auml;chler: <em>The Silent Art of Secrecy</em>

Art

Daniela Schönbächler

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

<em>Street Art</em>

Art

Street Art

Monday 18/8 @ Tate Modern

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

Festival: Performing Arts

Shoreditch Festival

Monday 18/8 @ Shoreditch Park

The entertainment veers decidedly leftfield at this year's Shoreditch Festival. Across the coming days, a carte du jour of east London's... 

Grimeborn 2008: An Opera Season

Performing Arts: Opera

Grimeborn

Monday 18/8 @ Arcola Theatre

Grimeborn: An Opera Season returns to Arcola Theatre to much fanfare, following last year's successful debut. The coming three weeks feature... 

Richard Prince: <em>Continuation</em>

Art: Photography

Richard Prince: Continuation

Monday 18/8 @ Serpentine Gallery

American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from... 

Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow: <em>On the Rocks</em>

Art

Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow

Monday 18/8 @ Bloomberg SPACE

On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray... 

Mat Collishaw: <em>Shooting Stars</em>

Art

Mat Collishaw

Monday 18/8 @ 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... 

Jamie Reid

Art

Jamie Reid

Monday 18/8 @ The Aquarium L-13

It may seem like a long journey from a punk portrait of HRH Queen Elizabeth (complete with swastikas and safety pins)... 

Anya Gallaccio: <em>that open space within</em>

Art

Anya Gallaccio

Monday 18/8 @ 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,... 

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

Art

The Story of the Supremes

Monday 18/8 @ 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>Mashups</em>

Art

Mashups

Monday 18/8 @ The Kowalsky Gallery

Acclaimed curator Stuart Semple and four contemporary artists explore one of the hallmarks of Generation Y in this exhibition that champions... 

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

City Gems

China Landscape

Monday 18/8 @ British Museum

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

Robin Footitt: <em>Rescue Attempt</em>

Art

Robin Footitt

Monday 18/8 @ Hoxton Hall

Although he's best known for his collaboration with singer KT Tunstall (he rendered her as a comic-book character for Tunstall's album... 

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Monday 18/8 @ ICA

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

Art: Photography

Foto8 Awards and Summer Show

Monday 18/8 @ HOST Gallery

For their first-ever show, Foto8 get together with HOST Gallery to celebrate contemporary photography. The exhibition features an awards ceremony judged... 

Huang Yong Ping: <em>Frolic</em>

Art

Huang Yong Ping

Monday 18/8 @ Barbican

Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the... 

<em>Tonight Forget About Your Houses and Cars</em>

Art

Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars

Monday 18/8 @ Union Gallery

It's the end of the world as they know it over at Union Gallery, where Tonight Forget About Your Houses and... 

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

Art

Richard Rogers & Architects

Monday 18/8 @ Design Museum

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

Festival: Performing Arts

City of London Festival

Monday 18/8 @ Various locations

Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor... 

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

Art: Photography

Street & Studio

Monday 18/8 @ Tate Modern

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

City Gems

Games & Theory

Monday 18/8 @ South London Gallery

This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic...