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Dispersion
Wednesday 3 Dec (noon–1am) @ ICA More times »
Free
In Dispersion, nine international artists use film, photography and performance to question the image explosion of recent times. The ambitious new ICA show explores how... View details »
Dispersion
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The One Ton Show
Friday 5 Dec (noon–8pm) @ Shoreditch Town Hall More times »
Free
For this quirky exhibition, 100 artists, illustrators and photographers were asked to create work based on song lyrics about London. Chas & Dave, Coldplay, the... View details »
The One Ton Show
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Terminal
Friday 5 Dec (6–10pm) @ Tate Britain
Free
Tonight, Beaconsfield arts collective transform the Tate Britain into an airport terminal featuring interactive events by a host of artists. The happenings recall the controlled-yet-surreal... View details »
Terminal
Art: Photography
Stylees Project
Saturday 6 Dec (11am–6pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
Free
Othello De'Souza-Hartley offers those blessed with sartorial style (and those that are not) the chance to become part of his Stylees Project today. The artist... View details »
Stylees Project
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VOODOO
Tuesday 20 Jan 2009 (10am–6pm) @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
Free
Riflemaker's new show pays homage to enhanced and skewed processes of creativity, looking to artists inspired by voodoo, religious orders, mind-altering substances and mania. Sigmar... View details »
VOODOO
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It Has To Be This Way
Wednesday 21 Jan 2009 (noon–6pm) @ Matt's Gallery More times »
Free
It Has To Be This Way, Lindsay Seers' new exhibition at Matt's Gallery, explores why the photographer-artist was mute until the age of eight. Seers'... View details »
It Has To Be This Way

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Art: Photography
Beauty Untold
Tuesday 2 Dec (9am–10pm) @ Topshop More times »
Free
For this one-off exhibition at the Topshop flagship store on Oxford Street, British-Iranian photographer Sara Shamsavari shot portraits of people she encountered on the street.... View details »
Beauty Untold
Art: Photography
Edwardian Outdoor Games
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood More times »
Free
A revolutionary photojournalist of the Edwardian age, Andrew Pitcairn-Knowles showed a particular interest in capturing leisure pursuits on camera. He accumulated scores of photographs of... View details »
Edwardian Outdoor Games
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Francis Bacon
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:50pm) @ Tate Britain More times »
As famous for his outlandish lifestyle as for his often disturbing paintings, Francis Bacon spent most of his career in the capital, at his infamous... View details »
Francis Bacon
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Rothko
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
Latvian-born abstract expressionist Mark Rothko gets a much-overdue retrospective (he hasn't had an exhibition in the UK for more than 20 years) at Tate Modern.... View details »
Rothko
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John Kørner
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
Free
War Problems, John Kørner's ambitious new exhibition at Victoria Miro, takes over the entire gallery with 16 large-scale canvases. The artist departs from the abstract... View details »
John Kørner
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Wouldn't It Be Nice
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Embankment Galleries More times »
Free
The theme of this installation at Somerset House is the optimistic fusion of modern art and design as a medium for social experimentation. Besides displaying... View details »
Wouldn't It Be Nice
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For Your Eyes Only
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Imperial War Museum Park More times »
Ian Fleming, the author responsible for birthing the shaken-not-stirred secret agent James Bond, receives his due in this new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.... View details »
For Your Eyes Only
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Turner Prize
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:40pm) @ Tate Britain More times »
Three women and one man make up this year's shortlist for the traditionally controversial contemporary art prize. A quick rundown of the final four: installationist... View details »
Turner Prize
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The Animal Gaze
Tuesday 2 Dec @ Various More times »
Free
This multimedia group show spread across three East End venues explores the fruitful relationship between art and animals. Photographic greyhound portraits by Jo Longhurst, Matilda... View details »
The Animal Gaze
Art: Photography
Dream Villa
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Frith Street Gallery More times »
Free
Dayanita Singh, whose solo show Dream Villa is at Frith Street Gallery until mid-December, only recently chose black-and-white photography as her medium of choice and... View details »
Dream Villa
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Turner Watercolours
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ The Courtauld Institute of Art More times »
The Courtauld Gallery traces the artistic journey of John Mallord William Turner with an exhibition beginning with early sketches and watercolours from when he was... View details »
Turner Watercolours
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Listening Post
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
Free
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the Science Museum. Asking "What... View details »
Listening Post
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Sterling Stuff II
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–7:30pm) @ Pangolin London More times »
Free
Pangolin gallery commissioned more than 50 artists, both young upstarts and world-renowned talents, to create new sculpture in sterling silver for this exhibition. Heavy metal... View details »
Sterling Stuff II
Art: Photography
Beside the Seaside
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5pm) @ National Maritime Museum More times »
Free
The National Maritime Museum's archive of photographs, posters and memorabilia provides fascinating insight into a boom time for the British coast. In the mid-1800s, rail... View details »
Beside the Seaside
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Andy Warhol
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Hayward Gallery More times »
Though best known for his iconography of American popular culture and controversial merging of art and mass consumerism, Andy Warhol was also a prolific filmmaker... View details »
Andy Warhol
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The Revolution Continues: New Art From China
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ The Saatchi Gallery More times »
Free
The Revolution Continues, Charles Saatchi's opening show at his new west London gallery, features works by 30 leading Chinese artists. The advertising exec-turned-art collector has... View details »
The Revolution Continues: New Art From China
Art: Photography
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:50pm) @ Natural History Museum More times »
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a real treat for any nature snapper — it will be interesting to see whether the 2008 exhibition can... View details »
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Cildo Meireles
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
Tate Modern presents a long-overdue retrospective for the Brazilian conceptualist who creates intriguing installations and sculptures out of familiar objects such as radios, rulers and... View details »
Cildo Meireles
Art: Photography
Photographic Portrait Prize 2008
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ National Portrait Gallery More times »
Free
This year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery includes a shot of Rupert Murdoch competing against a face in a plastic-bag... View details »
Photographic Portrait Prize 2008
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Oleg Vassiliev
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:30pm) @ Faggionato Fine Art More times »
Free
Oleg Vassiliev, who has chosen Faggionato Fine Art for his first UK exhibition, was a major player in Russia's dissident art movement. After working as... View details »
Oleg Vassiliev
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The Stratford Hoard
Tuesday 2 Dec @ Stratford Station More times »
Free
The Stratford Hoard is an exhibition for Transport for London's Platform for Art project at Stratford station in anticipation of the 2012 games. Curator and... View details »
The Stratford Hoard
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The Art of the Poster
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–6pm) @ Covent Garden Market Piazza More times »
The eye-catching, amusing and sometimes wry art displayed on the Tube is the subject of a major retrospective at the London Transport Museum. The exhibition... View details »
The Art of the Poster
Art: Architecture/Design
The Olympic Stadium Project
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
Free
This collection showcases the blueprints and models for the Baghdad Olympic Stadium, one of Le Corbusier's final projects. The designs illustrate the seminal architect's vision... View details »
The Olympic Stadium Project
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The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Tuesday 2 Dec (10am–5:45pm) @ Design Museum More times »
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes is the first UK retrospective of Alan Aldridge, the seminal '60s psychedelic artist and the brains behind The Beatles Illustrated... View details »
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
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Signs
Tuesday 2 Dec (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
Free
Lo-tech cut 'n paste artist Mark Pawson breaks away from his usual fayre of postcards, badges and rubber stamps decorated with phrases and cartoons to... View details »
Signs
Art: Photography
Jerry Schatzberg: Thin Wild Mercury
Tuesday 2 Dec (11am–7pm) @ Proud Central More times »
Free
When asked about Bob Dylan, '60s photographer Jerry Schatzberg said, "You just point the camera at him and things happen." This fascinating collection of Dylan... View details »
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Jules de Goede
Tuesday 2 Dec (11am–6pm) @ Broadbent Gallery More times »
Free
In this new group show at Broadbent Gallery, works from contemporary abstract artists provide a more-than-credible milieu to ten recently uncovered pieces by the late... View details »
Jules de Goede
Art: Photography
Eltonography: A Life in Pictures
Tuesday 2 Dec (11am–5:30pm) @ Proud Camden More times »
Free
Iconic celebrity snapper and all-round good bloke Terry O'Neill first started taking pictures of Elton John when the singer was plain old Reg Dwight. The... View details »
Eltonography: A Life in Pictures
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GSK Contemporary
Tuesday 2 Dec (noon–6pm) @ Royal Academy of Arts More times »
GSK Contemporary brightens-up the Royal Academy over the winter with installations, screenings and seminars examining two themes: Molten States and Collision Course. Berlin-based Olaf Nicolai’s... View details »
GSK Contemporary
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Cut & Paste
Wednesday 3 Dec (11am–6pm) @ Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art More times »
Though it is now enjoying something of a revival, thanks largely to software such as Photoshop, photomontage was at the height of its popularity during... View details »
Cut & Paste
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Felix's Machines
Wednesday 3 Dec (noon–6pm) @ Gasworks More times »
Free
Felix’s Machines are intricate triumphs of mechanical music-making, using assorted detritus such as disassembled pianos, towel racks and alarm clocks to finally remove the human... View details »
Felix's Machines
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Material Presence
Thursday 4 Dec (11am–3pm) @ 176 More times »
Free
176 presents seven artists whose works, in varying ways, draw the viewer into an immersive sensory experience. Look out for Mark Titchner's impressive installation,... View details »
Material Presence
Art: Photography
Sunday Shoots
Sunday 7 Dec (10am–3pm) @ Columbia Road Flower Market More times »
Free
Each week, photographer Seamus Ryan opens his doors for his Sunday Shoots, an ongoing series of portrait projects featuring walk-in visitors to his Flower Market... View details »
Sunday Shoots