Events on Wednesday, August 20
Wednesday 20/8 @ Housmans Booksellers
Peter Hallward, author of political blockbuster Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment, appears at Housmans Booksellers this...
Wednesday 20/8 @ King's College Macadam Building
From musical-locale-of-the-moment Brooklyn come the experimental four-piece Yeasayer. The band's baggy, blissed-out, prog-inspired indie rock pays plenty of respect to classic...
Ongoing Events
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Plant Room
Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Arcola Theatre
Grimeborn: An Opera Season returns to Arcola Theatre to much fanfare, following last year's successful debut. The coming three weeks feature...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Design Museum
Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Royal Festival Hall
Flying monkeys, munchkins and talking trees, oh my — the ruby-slippered Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto land at the...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Tate Modern
Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the...
Philip Diggle: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Wednesday 20/8 @ Hornsey Library
Mancunian artist Diggle has lived in Haringey for a quarter of a century, and the borough now rewards him with a...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ White Cube Mason's Yard
White Cube at Mason's Yard plays host to Sarah Morris' Lesser Panda this month. The artist — who calls both New...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Fashion and Textile Museum
Style icon Wallis Simpson once said, "When the little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection present Skeletons, a gruesome yet fascinating look at London history. Drawing from the Museum of London's collection of...
Wednesday 20/8 @ BFI Southbank
He's the enigmatic actor who made household names out of iconic characters like Dirty Harry, Josey Wales and Il Buono, but...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Lazarides Gallery
Superhero satirist Ben Turnbull's debut show back in January 2007 was thought by some to be overly brash and lacking in...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ King's Head Theatre
Islington's recently refurbished King's Head Theatre kicked off their "season of premieres" earlier this year, and The Shadowmaster is next on...
Wednesday 20/8 @ The Science Museum
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ ICA
The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months,...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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....
Wednesday 20/8 @ Various locations
Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor...
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
Wednesday 20/8 @ Bloomberg SPACE
On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray...
Wednesday 20/8 @ The Courtauld Gallery
Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in...
Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
Wednesday 20/8 @ The Scoop
The Scoop's season of free theatre continues with two plays that perfectly suit the open-air setting of the More London amphitheatre....
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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....
Wednesday 20/8 @ Flowers East
This group show at Flowers collects work inspired by domesticity and made with the kinetic strain of art in mind. Many...
Wednesday 20/8 @ ICA
Like a roll call of all persons cool in '60s and '70s America, this short but perfectly formed series of documentaries...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars
Wednesday 20/8 @ Union Gallery
It's the end of the world as they know it over at Union Gallery, where Tonight Forget About Your Houses and...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Sadler's Wells
It's been some 50 years since Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's musical update of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet first appeared on...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Viewfinder Photography Gallery
Viewfinder hosts the first London Independent Photography exhibition over the (hopefully balmy) bank-holiday weekend. Both photo novices and Wolfgang Tillmans wannabes...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Fred [London] Ltd
Vyner Street's Fred [London] Ltd shows the work of Jakob Roepke, a master of collage who has been refining his skills...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Camden Arts Centre
One of Europe's most significant auteurs, Chantal Akerman makes her first appearance at a UK public gallery with this selection of...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Various locations
If you can't make the trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, head to Camden, which has its own festival in...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Barbican
Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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)...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Roxy Bar & Screen
"I could take double anything you could!" Anyone who wants to challenge Withnail can do so during the Beefeater London Movie...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ PM Gallery & House
Photographer Hans Stakelbeek unveils the reconstruction of Afghanistan in his new series of images, Out of the Dust. The Dutch Ministry...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Tate Modern
Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Middle Temple Hall
The Theatre of Memory's production of Shakespeare's ultimate tragic love story is showing at Middle Temple Hall, one of London's most...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Michael Hoppen Gallery
Spanning three decades, Joseph Szabo's silver gelatin prints expose life in all its forms on Jones Beach — one of New...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Matches
Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College...
Wednesday 20/8 @ National Theatre
For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Eltham Palace
Those with loftily aristocratic aspirations should make haste to Eltham Palace — boyhood home to King Henry VIII — for an...
Wednesday 20/8 @ HOST Gallery
For their first-ever show, Foto8 get together with HOST Gallery to celebrate contemporary photography. The exhibition features an awards ceremony judged...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Wednesday 20/8 @ The Cartoon Museum
What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Asia House
Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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,...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Idea Generation Gallery
The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals...
Wednesday 20/8 @ British Museum
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the...
Wednesday 20/8 @ 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...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Barbican
About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of...
Wednesday 20/8 @ Serpentine Gallery
American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from...
Wednesday 20/8 @ South London Gallery
This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic...
