Events on Sunday, February 8

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Sunday 8/2 @ The Science Museum

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

Art

Futurism 100!

Sunday 8/2 @ Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

Futurism 100! marks the centenary of the Futurist Manifesto by exhibiting the work of two leading figures from the movement in... 

<em>Beside the Seaside: Snapshots of British Coastal Life, 1880-1950</em>

Art: Photography

Beside the Seaside

Sunday 8/2 @ National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum's archive of photographs, posters and memorabilia provides fascinating insight into a boom time for the British coast.... 

<em>Homeless in the Capital</em>

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Homeless in the Capital

Sunday 8/2 @ Museum of London

Given that there are an estimated 150,000 homeless individuals in the city, the Museum of London's exhibition offers a poignant slice of reality... 

<em>The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror</em>

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The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror

Sunday 8/2 @ Monika Bobinska

The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror at Monika Bobinska Gallery celebrates B-movie aesthetics and what they say about '50s socio-political conditions. Three... 

<em>Turning the Season</em>

City Gems

Turning the Season

Sunday 8/2 @ The Wapping Project

Turning the Season explores the British seasons' effects on humanity through art, writing and performance. Among the exhibits transforming the Wapping... 

<em>The Olympic Stadium Project - Le Corbusier and Baghdad</em>

Art

The Olympic Stadium Project

Sunday 8/2 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

This collection showcases the blueprints and models for the Baghdad Olympic Stadium, one of Le Corbusier's final projects. The designs illustrate... 

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

Art

For Your Eyes Only

Sunday 8/2 @ 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... 

<em>In the Mix</em>: Sunday Free Jazz by Soweto Kinch

Music

Sunday Free Jazz by Soweto Kinch

Sunday 8/2 @ Rich Mix

Jazz-rap saxophonist Soweto Kinch brings a series of genre-bending Sunday jam sessions to the Rich Mix Bar as part of a... 

Art

Saul Steinberg: Illuminations

Sunday 8/2 @ Dulwich Picture Gallery

Illuminations looks back on the work of satirist Saul Steinberg, who spent six years colouring the pages of The New Yorker... 

<em>The Art of the Poster: A Century of Design</em>

Art

The Art of the Poster

Sunday 8/2 @ Covent Garden Market Piazza

The eye-catching, amusing and sometimes wry art displayed on the Tube is the subject of a major retrospective at the London... 

Lindsay Seers: <em>It Has To Be This Way</em>

Art

It Has To Be This Way

Sunday 8/2 @ Matt's Gallery

Lindsay Seers explores the complexity of relationships in It Has To Be This Way at Matt's Gallery. Following a recent jaunt... 

<em>Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008</em>

Art: Photography

Photographic Portrait Prize 2008

Sunday 8/2 @ National Portrait Gallery

This year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery includes a shot of Rupert Murdoch competing against a... 

Art: Photography

Angela Gorgas: Martin Amis and Friends

Sunday 8/2 @ National Portrait Gallery

Photographer Angela Gorgas celebrates the 60th birthday of her old friend and former fiancée Martin Amis (or Smarty Anus, as Private... 

Art

David Cotterrell: Aesthetic Distance

Sunday 8/2 @ Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art

Aesthetic Distance is the result of David Cotterrell's time spent at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, where he recorded the... 

Art

Too Much Is Not Enough

Sunday 8/2 @ Transition Gallery

Though everyone indulges in a bit of celebrity gossip now and then, some crazed fans take it way too far: this... 

<em>Wildlife Photographer of the Year</em>

Art: Photography

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Sunday 8/2 @ Natural History Museum

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a real treat for any nature snapper — it will be interesting to see whether...