Events on Thursday, September 11
Thursday 11/9 @ Louise T Blouin Institute
As part of the Louise T Blouin Institute's Art After Dark programme, Stomper cofounders Paula Naughton and Greg Poole collaborate with...
Thursday 11/9 @ St Paul's Church
Oscar Wilde is better known for his acerbic wit, Earnest ways and well-earned distaste for the criminal-justice system than his fairy...
Thursday 11/9 @ Scala
Fresh from a triumphant effort at Glastonbury, Sydney-based trio Sneaky Sound System hit Scala this evening in support of new release,...
Ongoing Events
Thursday 11/9 @ Rokeby
Rokeby Gallery have teamed up with WITH to offer bespoke life solutions. WITH's agents — sometimes blue-faced and always sporting anonymously...
Thursday 11/9 @ Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection present Skeletons, a gruesome yet fascinating look at London history. Drawing from the Museum of London's collection of...
Thursday 11/9 @ Plant Room
Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a...
Thursday 11/9 @ Arcola Theatre
Adapted from John Fowles' novel The Collector, the Arcola's Ben Caplan-directed stage version is an unnerving and unforgiving examination of human...
Thursday 11/9 @ 176
176 presents seven artists whose works, in varying ways, draw the viewer into an immersive sensory experience. Look out for Mark...
Thursday 11/9 @ Asia House
Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House...
Thursday 11/9 @ ICA
The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months,...
Thursday 11/9 @ Design Museum
Selected for their all-out experimentation, the Design Museum's resident designers have been asked to respond to the theme of collections and...
Thursday 11/9 @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art
While awaiting the fifth season of Lost, satiate your appetite for fantastical drama by visiting Charles Avery's imaginary island. The Islanders,...
Thursday 11/9 @ Cubitt Gallery and Studios
Electronic-arts pioneer Jan St Werner's Noise Room explores the concept of a simulated listening environment. The various compositions on offer are...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Barbican
About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Various locations
The Portobello Film Festival is mainstream film's wayward sibling, having offered inimitable independent cinema in W10 since '96. This evening's opening...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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)...
Thursday 11/9 @ Flowers East
This group show at Flowers collects work inspired by domesticity and made with the kinetic strain of art in mind. Many...
Thursday 11/9 @ Peacock Theatre
Take the opportunity to hear the next Callas or Pavarotti at this double whammy from the BYO (a great acronym, we...
Thursday 11/9 @ Artprojx Space
Sinophile and underground artist David Blandy fleshes out his fascination with combat in his upbeat exhibition. Joyously mixing imagery from kung-fu...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Michael Hoppen Gallery
Spanning three decades, Joseph Szabo's silver gelatin prints expose life in all its forms on Jones Beach — one of New...
Thursday 11/9 @ Beaux Arts
Taking a none-too-subtle approach to his work, David Spiller draws from the immediate nature of pop art to create a series...
Thursday 11/9 @ Haunch of Venison
Anthony Goicolea's previous, Cindy Sherman-esque photography has included portraits of himself as a young boy and dreamlike tableaux with gruesome twists....
Thursday 11/9 @ Royal College of Art
A brilliant opportunity to catch the work of some of the greatest contemporary British artists under one roof, the 20/21 fair...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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....
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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....
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ The Old Vic
The Old Vic has been transformed into a theatre in the round for the first major London revival of Alan Ayckbourn's...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
The Smallest Cinema in the World
Thursday 11/9 @ Regent's Park
For Portavilion, a project that puts mobile public art in London's open spaces, Swedish artist Annika Eriksson teamed up with architects...
Thursday 11/9 @ Mummery + Schnelle
Presenting an aesthetically minimalist series of artworks, Michael Müller's solo exhibition Caoutchouc launches today at Mummery + Schnelle. Utilising a stark...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Artangel Harper Road Site
British artist Roger Hiorns leaves his trademark chemical trace in new project Seizure, commissioned by Artangel and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation....
Thursday 11/9 @ The Science Museum
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the...
Thursday 11/9 @ Limoncello Gallery
Integrating design with fine art, Gemma Holt's Work on Paper features a functional form of paper (Holt's own "G5") upon which...
Thursday 11/9 @ British Museum
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the...
Thursday 11/9 @ National Theatre
For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Max Wigram Gallery
Executing a swift "Bruce Wayne by day, Batman by night" manoeuvre, Italian artist Manfredi Beninati presents La Natura Morta at the...
Thursday 11/9 @ Sadler's Wells
He's taken on Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Tim Burton; now Matthew Bourne turns his choreographic talents to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of...
Thursday 11/9 @ Stuart Shave/Modern Art
Clare Woods takes the British countryside as subject matter for her large-format enamel/oil paintings, but unlike Constable or Turner, she depicts...
Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars
Thursday 11/9 @ Union Gallery
It's the end of the world as they know it over at Union Gallery, where Tonight Forget About Your Houses and...
Thursday 11/9 @ Victoria Miro Gallery
Udomsak Krisanamis's new show at the Victoria Miro Gallery evokes a distinctly East-meets-West feeling. The mottled array of pieces take in...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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,...
Thursday 11/9 @ Vegas Gallery
Inspired by the images adorning the covers of pulp-fiction novels, the tropes of film noir and the buxom ladies of Russ...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance!
Thursday 11/9 @ Trolley Gallery
In her first solo exhibition, Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance! artist Isabelle Graeff brings together the obscene and the commonplace...
Thursday 11/9 @ Barbican
Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the...
Thursday 11/9 @ The Courtauld Gallery
Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ Proud Camden
Besides having great musicianship in common, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain all share in the...
Thursday 11/9 @ Louise T Blouin Institute
The coming weeks of the Louise T Blouin Institute's Art After Dark 10 x 10 series calls to those with nocturnal...
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Thursday 11/9 @ The Cartoon Museum
What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still...
Thursday 11/9 @ Zest Gallery
This exhibition proves that there's more to glass than vases and bowls, with six contemporary glass artists displaying artworks designed for...
The Good, the Bad and the Necessary
Thursday 11/9 @ The Horse Hospital
The Horse Hospital has been spicing up London's art scene for the past 15 years, and they're celebrating with a birthday...
Thursday 11/9 @ 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...
Thursday 11/9 @ The Old Shoreditch Station
Hannah Waldron's collection of illustrations comprises a bevy of delicate, colourful musings on space, favourite animals and imaginary worlds. The subjects...
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
Thursday 11/9 @ Bloomberg SPACE
On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray...
Thursday 11/9 @ Tate Britain
As famous for his outlandish lifestyle as for his often disturbing paintings, Francis Bacon spent most of his career in the...
