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Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion

May 30, 2017 - February 18, 2018
Victoria & Albert,
Cromwell Road
London, SW7 2RL
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Discover how Cristóbal Balenciaga’s exquisite craftsmanship and innovative designs shaped modern fashion This exhibition examines the work and legacy of influential Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga, with over 100 pieces crafted by ‘the master’ of couture, his protégées and contemporary fashion designers working in the same innovative tradition.   Find out more »

Melancholia, a Sebald variation

September 21, 2017 - December 10, 2017
King’s College London,
Strand Campus
London, WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
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An exhibition organised by John-Paul Stonard and Lara Feigel Albrecht Dürer’s 1514 engraving Melencolia I remains one of the foundational images of European art. The winged figure of genius slouches despondently; the hourglass shows time hastening to its end. Five centuries later, this became the mood of that archetypal melancholy European, W G Sebald. There […] Find out more »
Free

Leonor Antunes: the frisson of the togetherness

October 3, 2017 - April 9, 2018
Whitechapel Gallery,
77 – 82 Whitechapel High Street
London, E1 7QX United Kingdom
Opening on 3 October 2017, the Whitechapel Gallery’s new site-specific commission by Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes (b.1972, Lisbon) is the artist’s first solo exhibition in a public gallery in the UK. Antunes creates sculptures that respond to the architectural and historical context in which they are presented. Her works often reference overlooked figures in the […] Find out more »
Free

Laurent Grasso: The Panoptes Project

October 4, 2017 - December 9, 2017
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An event every 1 day(s) that lasts 66 day(s) and 0 hour(s), the last of which will begin on December 9, 2017
Olivier Malingue,
First Floor
London, W1S 2TP United Kingdom
Olivier Malingue has invited winner of the 2008 Prix Marcel Duchamp, Laurent Grasso, to present his one-off project The Panoptes Project, opening October 2017. Coinciding with the gallery’s first participation in Frieze Masters, Grasso takes advantage of Malingue’s extensive access to modern masters, presenting classics including Max Ernst, René Magritte and Francis Picabia alongside his […] Find out more »
£5 - £50

Harry Potter: A History of Magic

October 20, 2017 - February 28, 2018
British Library,
96 Euston Rd
London, London NW1 2DB United Kingdom
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Journey to where magic and myth began Have you ever wanted to delve into Divination, ponder the peculiarities of Potions and discover enchanting creatures? Now you can. We unveil rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the British Library’s collection, capturing the traditions of folklore and magic which are at the heart of the Harry […] Find out more »
£19.70

The EY Exhibition: Impressionists in London, French Artists in Exile

November 2, 2017 - May 7, 2018
Tate Britain,
Millbank
London, SW1P 4RG
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The story of the artists who fled to Britain to escape war in France. This exhibition presents captivating works by Monet, Tissot, Pissarro and their compatriots. In the 1870s, France was devastated by the Franco-Prussian war and insurrection in Paris, driving artists to seek refuge across the Channel. Their experiences in London and the friendships […] Find out more »

Physical Energy – Royal Academy of Arts

November 20, 2017 - March 20, 2018
Royal Academy of Arts,
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair
London, Greater London W1J 0BD United Kingdom
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The renowned equestrian sculpture by GF Watts, first displayed in the Royal Academy’s courtyard in 1904, returns 113 years later in a new bronze cast. In collaboration with Watts Gallery Trust, we’re presenting a new bronze cast of Physical Energy by George Frederic Watts RA, cast at the foundry of Pangolin Editions. Royal Academician George […] Find out more »
£19.70

MODIGLIANI at Tate Modern

November 23, 2017 - April 2, 2018
Tate Modern,
Bankside
London , SE1 9TG United Kingdom
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See some of the most memorable art of the 20th century at Tate Modern’s comprehensive retrospective of Modigliani’s work. During his brief and turbulent life Modigliani developed a unique and instantly recognisable pictorial style. Though meeting little success during their time, his emotionally intense portraits and seductive nudes are now among the best-loved paintings of the […] Find out more »
£4 - £15

UTOPIA – Portuguese Film Festival in the UK

November 25, 2017 - December 8, 2017
King’s College London,
Strand Campus
London, WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
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Utopia, the UK Portuguese Film Festival is back for its 8th edition. This year, the festival will focus on the relationship between Portuguese cinema and literature, with a major conference at King’s College London, on November 13 and 14. The conference will welcome important speakers as the writer Helder Macedo and the film directors João Botelho, […] Find out more »

The Singing Tree

November 27, 2017 - January 6, 2018
Victoria & Albert,
Cromwell Road
London, SW7 2RL
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Songs by human and machine voices and clouds of words donated by visitors blend in a digital projection to make this year’s tree for the V&A. The installation was conceived by Es Devlin, a designer best known for her light sculptures for Beyoncé, Kanye, Adele’s live shows and productions at the Royal Opera House and the National Theatre, and was created in […] Find out more »
Ongoing
£16

Basquiat: Boom for Real

September 21, 2017 | 10:00 am - January 28, 2018 | 6:00 pm
Barbican Centre,
Silk Street
London, EC2Y 8DS United Kingdom
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The first large-scale exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960—1988). Discover the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the pioneering prodigy of the 1980s downtown New York art scene. This unprecedented exhibition brings together an outstanding selection of more than 100 works from international museums and private collections. Engage in the […] Find out more »
£3 - £5

Reading Group at the Institut Français

October 12, 2017 | 7:00 pm - December 7, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Institut français in London,
17 Queensberry Place
London, SW7 2DT United Kingdom
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The Reading Group is back at the Institute Français for a brand new season of discussing and reviewing French literature. Have a look here and join us for a literary discussion with a little French twist! All sessions start at 7.00pm | duration: 1h30 | in English and (easy) French Thu 12 Oct | Based on a True Story, […] Find out more »
£20

Cézanne Portraits

October 26, 2017 | 10:00 am - February 11, 2018 | 6:00 pm
National Portrait Gallery,
St Martin's Place
London, WC2H 0HE United Kingdom
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This major international exhibition brings together for the first time over fifty of Cézanne’s portraits from collections across the world, including works which have never been on public display in the UK. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is one of the most influential artists of the nineteenth century and his unique method of building form with colour […] Find out more »

Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge

November 7, 2017 | 6:30 pm - November 30, 2017 | 4:00 pm
Cine Lumiere,
17 Queensberry Place
London, SW7 2DT United Kingdom
Film Screening on Marie Curie 100 mins (in French, German, English & Polish with EN subs) DEU/FRA/POL | 2016 | dir. Marie Noëlle, with Karolina Gruszka, Sabin Tambrea, Charles Berling Marie Noëlle depicts the most turbulent years in the life of a genious woman, Marie Curie. First woman to receive, not only one, but two Nobel […] Find out more »
£15

Finnish Rooftop Sauna

November 23, 2017 | 10:00 am - December 30, 2017 | 10:00 pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Southbank Centre
London , SE1 8XX
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The Queen Elizabeth Roof Gardens will be home to a Finnish sauna which overlooks the river and the London skyline, as part of Southbank Centre’s Wintertime festivities. Each 16-person session will last 70 minutes. There will also be changing and showering facilities and on hand sauna-experts as well as blankets and warming winter drinks at The […] Find out more »
6:30 pm

Skin

November 28, 2017 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cine Lumiere,
17 Queensberry Place
London, SW7 2DT United Kingdom
Pele 102 mins in Portuguese with EN subs POR | 2006 | dir. Fernando Vendrell, with Daniela Costa, Francisco Nascimento, Manuel Wiborg Savagely depicting the dysfunctional state of post-Salazar Portugal, this gripping melodrama, infused with Almodovarian sensitivity and Pop-art visual invention, tells the story of Olga who struggles to fit in with her peers and […] Find out more »
7:00 pm

Rage against the machine: a symposium on artists as activists

November 28, 2017 | 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Barbican,
Silk Street
London, ECY 8DS United Kingdom
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‘Rage against the machine’ departs from the 40th anniversary of Charter 77 – an open letter from key signatories from the cultural sphere, which criticized the then communist government of Czechoslovakia for failing to recognise basic human rights. In 1977, dissident writer Václav Havel and several others were arrested, imprisoned or forced into exile for […] Find out more »
7:30 pm
£15 - £40

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS GALA at Cadogan Hall

November 28, 2017 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cadogan Hall,
5 Sloane Terrace
London, SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom
As a celebration of Romania’s National Day and the Romanian Centenary and a tribute to towering pianist Dinu Lipatti, one of 20th century greatest performers who was born 100 years ago, The Romanian Cultural Institute joins forces with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a gala event hosted by London’s Cadogan Hall and featuring renowned conductor […] Find out more »
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