Events on Friday, September 12

White Light Launch Night

Music

White Light Launch Night

Friday 12/9 @ The Sazerac

White Light — the other half of Soho's stalwart club night White Heat — revives the tribute that Matty and Olly... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art: Photography

Fashion in the Mirror

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Skeletons</em>

Special Event

Skeletons

Friday 12/9 @ Wellcome Collection

The Wellcome Collection present Skeletons, a gruesome yet fascinating look at London history. Drawing from the Museum of London's collection of... 

Plant Room

City Gems

Plant Room

Friday 12/9 @ Plant Room

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

<em>The Smallest Cinema in the World &ndash; For the Wealthy and the Good </em>

City Gems

The Smallest Cinema in the World

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Material Presence</em>

Art

Material Presence

Friday 12/9 @ 176

176 presents seven artists whose works, in varying ways, draw the viewer into an immersive sensory experience. Look out for Mark... 

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

Art: Photography

Seamus Murphy

Friday 12/9 @ Asia House

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

Peter Friedl

Art: Photography

Peter Friedl

Friday 12/9 @ Spring Projects

In his testimonial-led work, Peter Friedl creates new political and artistic discourses by re-photographing his collection of politically charged newspaper images... 

<em>Designers in Residence</em>

Art

Designers in Residence

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Charles Avery: <em>The Islanders: An Introduction</em>

Art

Charles Avery

Friday 12/9 @ 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,... 

20/21 British Art Fair

Art: Happening

20/21 British Art Fair

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Story of the Supremes

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Romeo and Juliet</em>

Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Huang Yong Ping

Friday 12/9 @ Barbican

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

Chantal Akerman

Art

Chantal Akerman

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Portobello Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Portobello Film Festival

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Ivanov </em>

Theatre

Ivanov

Friday 12/9 @ Wyndham's Theatre

Tom Stoppard, one of the 20th century's finest dramatists, makes over the work of Chekhov, arguably the 19th century's greatest playwright,... 

<em>Forever 27</em>

Art: Photography

Forever 27

Friday 12/9 @ Proud Camden

Besides having great musicianship in common, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain all share in the... 

<em>Domestic Appliance</em>

Art

Domestic Appliance

Friday 12/9 @ Flowers East

This group show at Flowers collects work inspired by domesticity and made with the kinetic strain of art in mind. Many... 

Dan Baldwin: <em>Dead Innocent</em>

Art

Dan Baldwin

Friday 12/9 @ Forster Gallery

Singled out by critics and collectors alike, Dan Baldwin's work stretches across a range of media and inspirations. Baldwin juxtaposes an... 

David Blandy: <em>Duels and Dualities</em>

Art

David Blandy

Friday 12/9 @ Artprojx Space

Sinophile and underground artist David Blandy fleshes out his fascination with combat in his upbeat exhibition. Joyously mixing imagery from kung-fu... 

AOP Open 2008&nbsp;

Art: Photography

AOP Open 2008 

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Noise Room</em>

Art

Noise Room

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

David Spiller

Art

David Spiller

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Anthony Goicolea

Art

Anthony Goicolea

Friday 12/9 @ 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.... 

Gemma Holt: <em>Work on Paper</em>

Art

Gemma Holt

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Fashion V Sport</em>

Special Event

Fashion V Sport

Friday 12/9 @ 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.... 

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

Art

Daniela Schönbächler

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Ladyluck London Weekender

Party

Ladyluck Weekender

Friday 12/9 @ Various locations

The inaugural Ladyluck London Weekender's rockabilly-inspired festivities — presented in four segments — launch this evening with the Black Cotton Club,... 

<em>WITH</em>

Special Event

WITH

Friday 12/9 @ Rokeby

Rokeby Gallery have teamed up with WITH to offer bespoke life solutions. WITH's agents — sometimes blue-faced and always sporting anonymously... 

Art

Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>The Norman Conquests</em>

Theatre

The Norman Conquests

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Nought to Sixty</em>

Art

Nought to Sixty

Friday 12/9 @ ICA

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

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth: <em>The All-seeing Eye (the hardcore-techno version) </em>

Art

Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

Friday 12/9 @ BFI Southbank

Following the success of their 2005 Academy Award winner Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, French director Michel Gondry and visual... 

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

Art

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>The Good, the Bad and the Necessary</em>

Art

The Good, the Bad and the Necessary

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Michael M&uuml;ller: <em>Caoutchouc</em>

Art

Michael Müller

Friday 12/9 @ Mummery + Schnelle

Presenting an aesthetically minimalist series of artworks, Michael Müller's solo exhibition Caoutchouc launches today at Mummery + Schnelle. Utilising a stark... 

<em>London Through a Lens</em>

Art: Photography

London Through a Lens

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin: <em>The Day Nobody Died</em>

Art: Photography

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

Friday 12/9 @ Paradise Row

This powerful series of new work by photographic collaborators Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin chronicles the artists' time spent with the... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Friday 12/9 @ The Science Museum

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

<em>365</em>

Theatre

365

Friday 12/9 @ Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

Set in a practice flat intended to support young people coming out of the care system, 365 follows a group of... 

Viktor & Rolf

Fashion/Style

Viktor & Rolf

Friday 12/9 @ Barbican

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

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

City Gems

China Landscape

Friday 12/9 @ British Museum

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

Theatre

Watch This Space

Friday 12/9 @ National Theatre

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

Matthew Bourne's <em>Dorian Gray</em>

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Jamie Reid

Art

Jamie Reid

Friday 12/9 @ 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)... 

Manfredi Beninati: <em>La Natura Morta</em>

Art

Manfredi Beninati

Friday 12/9 @ Max Wigram Gallery

Executing a swift "Bruce Wayne by day, Batman by night" manoeuvre, Italian artist Manfredi Beninati presents La Natura Morta at the... 

<em>WK-LISTER</em>

Art

WK-LISTER

Friday 12/9 @ Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

Counter-culture gallery Elms Lesters Painting Rooms' pulsating new show brings internationally renowned urban artists WK Interact and Anthony Lister under their... 

Clare Woods: <em>Monster Field</em>

Art

Clare Woods

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Tonight Forget About Your House and Cars

Friday 12/9 @ Union Gallery

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

Roger Hiorns: <em>Seizure</em>

Art

Roger Hiorns

Friday 12/9 @ 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.... 

Udomsak Krisanamis

Art

Udomsak Krisanamis

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Anya Gallaccio

Friday 12/9 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow

Friday 12/9 @ Bloomberg SPACE

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

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

Art

Tom Hunter

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Isabelle Graeff: <em>Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance!</em>

Art

Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance!

Friday 12/9 @ Trolley Gallery

In her first solo exhibition, Romance Is Dead! Long Live Romance! artist Isabelle Graeff brings together the obscene and the commonplace... 

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

Art: Photography

Johnny Cash

Friday 12/9 @ 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.... 

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

Art

The Courtauld Cézannes

Friday 12/9 @ The Courtauld Gallery

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

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

Art

Robin Footitt

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

British Youth Opera: <em>La Rondine/Flight</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

British Youth Opera

Friday 12/9 @ Peacock Theatre

Take the opportunity to hear the next Callas or Pavarotti at this double whammy from the BYO (a great acronym, we... 

<em>Illumini</em>

Art

Illumini

Friday 12/9 @ The Crypt, St Pancras Church

Taking light in all its forms, from fire to electricity, as its theme, this Jane Webb-curated exhibition kicks off with a... 

<em>Love</em>

Art

Love

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Joseph Szabo:<em> Jones Beach</em>

Art: Photography

Joseph Szabo: Jones Beach

Friday 12/9 @ Michael Hoppen Gallery

Spanning three decades, Joseph Szabo's silver gelatin prints expose life in all its forms on Jones Beach — one of New... 

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Art

Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!

Friday 12/9 @ The Cartoon Museum

What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still... 

<em>Through Glass Walls</em>

Art

Through Glass Walls

Friday 12/9 @ Zest Gallery

This exhibition proves that there's more to glass than vases and bowls, with six contemporary glass artists displaying artworks designed for... 

Pascal Rousson: <em>The House of Pain</em>

Art

Pascal Rousson

Friday 12/9 @ Vegas Gallery

Inspired by the images adorning the covers of pulp-fiction novels, the tropes of film noir and the buxom ladies of Russ... 

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

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

Hannah Waldron: <em>Tonight I Am an Owl</em>

Art

Hannah Waldron

Friday 12/9 @ 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... 

<em>Desire's Smoking Gun</em>

Special Event

Desire's Smoking Gun

Friday 12/9 @ Whitecross Gallery

This bijou exhibition, featuring multi-media pieces from the likes of Craig Fisher, Nina Fowler and art activists CutUp, takes a powerful... 

Francis Bacon

Art

Francis Bacon

Friday 12/9 @ Tate Britain

As famous for his outlandish lifestyle as for his often disturbing paintings, Francis Bacon spent most of his career in the... 

<em>Mashups</em>

Art

Mashups

Friday 12/9 @ The Kowalsky Gallery

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

<em>The Collector</em>

Theatre

The Collector

Friday 12/9 @ 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...