2012 Archive
2012: 28 December ~
2013: ~ 14 January |
Wear a hart on the sleeve
Studio 28 December 2012 - 14 January 2013 "Arduino and textiles - hart bracelet - lions - bird transfer/ birch page - chain mail snake" |
2012: 22 December, Saturday
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We Make London Christmass Fair
Old Spitalfields Market 2012 22 December, 11am-5pm "We Make London is a creative organisation dedicated to supporting British designer-makers by offering them the opportunity to sell and promote their work to a wider market through events and fairs dedicated to showcasing their work" |
2012: 13 December, Thursday
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2013: 11 December
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Dazzle Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition
National Theatre Olivier Foyer South Bank London SE1 9PX 5 November 2012 to 6 January 2013 9.30 - 22.00 (Mon - Sat), plus Sundays 2, 9, 16 Dec & 6 Jan (closed 23 - 25 Dec) "most exciting and innovative new work from the world of contemporary jewellery to the buying public; showcasing both the big, collectable names and breaking talent, handpicked annually from the graduate shows. Every style, material and price bracket is covered, all handmade, totally unique and direct from the designer makers." |
2012: 2 December, Sunday
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Morley Winter Fair
61 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HT 2 December, 2012, 11.30am - 3.30pm "Stalls, entertainment, demonstrations and food on offer. Part of the Textile Workshop." |
2012: 23 November, Friday
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Kate MccGwire LURE
All Visual Arts Gallery 23rd November - 26th January 2013 Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 6 pm "The title Lure is a dual reference to the ring of feathers used by a falconer to call and command their birds, and to the siren-like call of the work itself. It evokes the combination of our fascination with the iridescent, exotic specimens on display and the desire to look closer in spite of the disquieting atmosphere they create." |
2012: 23 November (Friday)
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Beautiful Objects
The Aram Gallery 22nd November - 12th January 2013 "Gallery’s first exhibition on jewellery. The exhibition shows beautiful, thought provoking objects by contemporary working designers" |
2012: 23 November
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SET: 40 years of jewellery design at Central Saint Martins
Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins 1 Granary Square, London, N1C 4AA 12 November to 14 December 2012 Monday to Friday 10 – 6pm, Saturday (term time) 10 – 4pm "Jewellery design at Central Saint Martins dates back to 1908 and the CSM Museum’s jewellery collection maps half a century of developments in artistic practice and creative thinking. During this period the College’s jewellery studios trained students who rose to roles at the very top of the worldwide jewellery industry." |
2012: 22 November, Thursday
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Exhibition Celebrating 175 years of the RCA
RCA Kensington 16 November 2012 – 3 January 2013 "exhibition will provide a fascinating insight into the world’s oldest art and design school in continuous operation, revealing the politics and polemics behind the perennial question of how Britain should train artists and designers, and interrogating the purpose of publicly funded art schools." |
2012:
17 November (Saturday)
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2012: 11 November, Sunday
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Two Years at Sea, Ben Rivers, 88 mins (U)
Whirled Cinema November 11, 2012 "A man called Jake lives in the middle of the forest. He goes for walks in whatever the weather, and takes naps in the misty fields and woods. He builds a raft to spend time sitting in a loch. Drives a beat-up jeep to pick up wood supplies. He is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the time with strange projects, living the radical dream he had as a younger man, a dream he spent two years working at sea to realise." |
2012: 10 November (Saturday)
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Film Cjub: My Journey Togeather
Sands Films Studio, 82 Saint Marychurch Street London SE16 4HZ Tuesdays at 9pm "Ground-breaking producer David Rose, made both BAFTA and BFI Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film and television culture, talks about his career, with film extracts and specially shot contributions from writers and colleagues." |
2012: 5 November (Monday)
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Rosas (Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) — En Atendant
Sadlers Wells 5 November 2012 "Performed by eight dancers, three musicians and one singer, represents continuing exploration of how music and dance work together, using Ars Subtilior as a starting point. A complex form of 14th century polyphony based on dissonance and contrast, Ars Subtilior was developed in the aftermath of plague and religious conflict in Europe and is cleverly used here to reflect the chaos of our own time." |
2012: 28 October (Sunday)
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KINETICA Performance Event
Village Underground Shoreditch. London EC2A 3PQ Sunday 28th October Performances at: 3pm & 7pm (Doors open 2.30pm and 6.30pm) Tickets £14 / £12 (conc) , Theremin Sunday, October 28 3:00 PM (2:30 PM doors) Monday 29th October Performances at: 3pm (Doors open at 2.30pm) Tickets £12 / £10 (conc) "Giant robot theremins and Holographic sculptures in a spectacular new kinetic sound performance" |
2012: 24 October, Wednesday
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The Tanks: Art in Action & The Unilever Series: Tino Sehgal
Tate Modern 24 July – 28 October 2012 "These underground chambers are simply extraordinary spaces.’ The Tanks are the world’s first museum galleries permanently dedicated to live art. For 15 weeks these magnificent raw, industrial spaces offer a sensational line-up including a commission by Korean artist Sung Hwan Kim and two new acquisitions from the Tate Collection – The Crystal Quilt by Suzanne Lacy and Light Music by Lis Rhodes. Experience live performance from over 40 of the world’s leading artists and learn more about performance through talks and symposia.." |
2012: 24 October, Wednesday
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Georgie Meadows: Stitched Drawings
Welcome Trust 18 October - 11 November 2012 "The works present a collision of tight-knotted threads and loose stuffing, of softness and jagged edges. Meadows’ concern with the primacy of visual communication in the act of caring, when logic and speech are often elusive, gives the portraits a meditative empathy, with the confusions of illness set beside the kindness held in the simple and reflective acts of looking and seeing." |
2012:
20 October, Saturday
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Frankenweenie – The Art of Frankenweenie Exhibition
BFI Southbank 17 to 21 October 2012. "A new art exhibition for Tim Burton‘s upcoming stop animation feature Frankenweenie will be touring the world in a lead up to the film. During the exhibition you will be able to see live sets so you can see all the effort that goes into making the film" |
2012 - 19 October, Friday
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London Decompression
The 10 principles:
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2012: 12 October (Friday)
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KOSMICA Film Night: Joseph Popper, Katie Paterson, Ulrike Kubatta
The Arts Catalyst 50-54 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5PS 12/10/2012 7-10pm "For the first time, KOSMICA will devote an entire evening to artists films about space. Watch here for annoucements of additional features and which artists will be here to present their work and take questions." |
2012: 26 October (Tuesday AM)
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New Covent Garden Flower Market
New Covent Garden Market, London, SW8 5BH02:00 - 08:00 Monday to Saturday. Flower Market hall closes at 11:00 "New Covent Garden Market is the largest fruit, vegetable and flower market in the UK. With over 200 businesses, employing over 2,500 people, the Market supplies 40% of fresh fruit & vegetables eaten outside of the home in London and is used by 75% of London florists." |
2012: 8 October, Monday
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DRAW
Menier Gallery Menier Chocolate Factory, 51 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU 1st to 13th October 2012, 11.00 am - 6.00 pm "91st Annual Open Exhibition, runs from 1st to 13th October 2012 at the Menier Gallery in London, with more than 200 works of art by established and emerging artists across the UK. Join us for Big Draw events and "meet the artist" talks on weekdays." |
2012: 8 October (Monday)
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The Rotherhithe Picture Research Library
Sands Films Studio, 82 Saint Marychurch Street London SE16 4HZ Monday - Friday 10-4 "The library is a vast collection of visual references for sets, costumes and many more subjects. It is made up of 1000's of large books classified by themes, countries and historical periods, in which researchers can find pictorial reference." |
2012: 6-7 October (Sat & Sunday)
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Lambeth Open Studios
From 6 October 2012 to 7 October 2012 "Lambeth Open showcases the fantastic range of creative talent tucked away in our borough and is a great way to discover the various art spaces too often hidden in your neighbourhoods. Visitors will be able to see inside the artist's studios and exhibition spaces for a unique personal insight into the individual creative processes. It is also timed to coincide with the first weekend of the neighbouring Wandsworth Open House event." |
2012: 6 October (Saturday)
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Jerwood Drawing Prize
Jerwood Gallery 2012 12 SEPTEMBER - 28 OCTOBER (1-3 pm on October 6) "Each artist will run a workshop from 1-3pm in the gallery at Jerwood Space. Visitors are free to dip in an out of each. Karolina will share her approach to hand drawn animation, letting us in on the techniques she used to produce her prize winning entry. Take part in a collective animation with her across the afternoon. Beatrice will help us explore mark-making and rubbings to expose traces and marks that already exist in the world." |
2012: 5 October, Friday
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The Day of Personal Freedom
Young Vick, The Cut, London "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." |
2012: 28 September, Friday
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Science Uncovered
Natural Science Museum, various galleries 28 September 2012, 16.00 to 23.00 "350 of our scientists and visiting experts will gather across the Museum's galleries and outdoors in a fabulous show of displays, tours, experiments, challenges, discussions and more.This is a unique chance to interact with the latest scientific research and experience the Museum in a festival atmosphere." |
2012: September 26, Wednesday
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Escape Studio Open Day
Shepherds West, Rockley Road, London W14 0DA September 26, Wednesday , 9:45-1pm"Join one of our regular Open Days to meet the Escape Studios team, see our state of the art facilities, perhaps pop your head into one of our (CG) computer graphics tutorials, and generally get a feel for the professional way we do things." |
2012: 23 September, Sunday
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Digital Design Weekend
V&A Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 September 2012 2011 programme "Take part in a weekend of events celebrating contemporary digital art and design, including demonstrations of robotics, hacking and tinkering projects, interactive sound installations." |
2012: 22 September, Saturday
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The Design Junction
The Sorting Office, 21-31 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BA 2012: 21-23 September "Three floors, across an impressive 120,000 sq ft. space, will be devoted to leading international brands, smaller cutting-edge labels, design shops, large-scale installations, temporary restaurants, bars and cafes, working flash factories, and live entertainment." |
2012: 22 September, Saturday
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Tent London
Old Truman Brewery London E1 20-23 September 2012 Friday 21 September: 10am - 8pm "The Multi-faceted Design Event. Tent London presents over 200 international exhibitors, showing the very latest in contemporary interior products - furniture, lighting, ceramics, textiles, materials and accessories." |
2012:
21 September (Friday)
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The Art of Drawing Dinosaurs with Steve White, John Conway,
Robert Nicholls, Luis Rey's, John Sibbick, Darren Naish Science Museum, Flett Lecture Theatre 21 September 2012 19:00 - 21:00 "Our panel of speakers, who have produced amazing works for books, museums, films and TV shows, will talk about: - where they find their inspiration - their working methods - the influence of digital multimedia on their artwork." |
2012:
20 September, Thursday
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100% Design
Earls Court 19-22 September 2012 "One of the world’s most important design trade events, 100% Design is the commercial cornerstone of the annual London Design Festival. " |
2012: Early September (Sat/Sun)
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Mini Maker Faire Brighton
Corn Exchange, Brighton, BN1 1EE September 8-9, 2012 "Activities for all ages include arts & crafts, robots and engineering, wood and metalwork, electronics, science, tech, music and more amazing do-it-yourself creation." |
2012: 5 September, Wednesday
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Andy Warhol: The Portfolios
Dulwich Gallery 20 june 2012 - 16 september 2012 M-Su, 11.00am until 5.00pm (last entry 4.30pm) "This exhibition features some of Warhol’s most iconic print portfolios as well as lesser known sets. Portfolios on display will include the the Muhammad Ali Portfolio and the Myths Portfolio produced six years before the artist’s death in 1987. " |
2012: 5 September, Wednesday
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Philip Haas - The Four Seasons
Dulwich Picture Gallery 20 june 2012 - 16 september 2012 "A set of four monumental fibreglass sculptures by American artist and fi lm-maker Philip Haas. The installation in the Gallery’s gardens will be the first ever public display of all four works following their completion." |
2012: 4 September, Tuesday
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Metamorphosis: Titian 2012
The National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing 11 July – 23 September 2012, Fridays 10am – 9pm a unique collaboration with The Royal Ballet "Featuring new work by contemporary artists Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger in a unique collaboration with The Royal Ballet. A multi-faceted experience celebrating British creativity across the arts, brings together a group of specially commissioned works responding to three of Titian’s paintings which depict stories from Ovid’s epic poem ‘Metamorphoses’." |
2012: 2 September, Sunday
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The Bells and Whistles
Battersea Mess and Music Hall, 51 Lavender Gardens SW11 1DJ 2012 Sept 2, 11:30 at Wandswarth Town hall |
2012: 27 August (Monday)
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Animal Inside Out
Natural History Museum 6 April – 16 September 2012 ".. anatomy of more than 100 plastinated animals, from giraffes to ostriches, at this eye-opening exhibition. It will reveal fantastic insights into the evolution and intricate biology of some of the world's most impressive creatures.." |
2012: 26 August (Sunday)
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Heatherwick Studio: Designing The Extraordinary
V&A 31 May – 30 September 2012 "V&A presents the first major solo exhibition of the work of one of the most inventive and experimental British design studios practicing today." |
2012: 26 August (Sunday)
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Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
V&A 19 May 2012 - 6 January 2013 "The exhibition will cover over sixty years of a strong British design tradition that continues to flourish. Eveningwear from the V&A’s vast collection, by designers including Victor Stiebel, Zandra Rhodes, Jonathan Saunders and Hussein Chalayan, will be on show alongside dresses fresh from the catwalk shows of Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon, Erdem and Jenny Packham." |
2012: 30 July, Monday Lunch
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Endless Plains by Polly Morgan
All Visual Arts, 2 Omega Place, N1 9DR 8th June - 31st July, Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 6 pm "Inspired by a recent visit to the Serengeti, this new exhibition is a vibrant parable that confronts the viewer with the uncompromising cycle of life; the predator, the parasite and the prey.." |
2012: July 27 (Friday)
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Jerwood Makers Open 2012 with Louis Thompson
Meet at JVA at Jerwood Space at 6.45pm. Then from 7.30 – 8.15 pm at Peter Layton Studio/London Glassblowing in Bermondsey (SE1 3UD) 27 July 2012, 6:45-8:15 "glassblowing demonstration and discussion, as part of this month’s SLAM Friday event. For this event, we will There will be an opportunity to briefly see the JMO 2012 exhibition before being led by JVA staff on a short walk to the Peter Layton Studio/London Glassblowing in Bermondsey (SE1 3UD) where the event will take place from 7.30 – 8.15 pm." |
2012: 22 August, Sunday
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Hever Castle
Hever, Nr Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7N "Hever is one of the most important Edwardian gardens in England, and maintained to a very high standard. The pretty moated castle sits in a park of oaks and firs (underplanted with rhododendrons) with a yew maze and formal neo-Tudor garden to one side. " |
2012: 20 July, Friday
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Tim Burton
The Cinémathèque Française, Paris Through August 5th, 2012. 10h-22h "This is the same retrospective conceived by the MOMA in New York. The exhibit, featuring some 700 works by Burton, includes the director's early drawings, sculptures (including several which were created exclusively for the exposition), costumes and accessories, models and film excerpts" |
2012:
18 July (Wednesday )
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Marina Warner - On Myth-making
The Primrose Hill lectures, Church, Elsworthy Road, NW3 3DJ 2012 Wednesday 18th July, Doors open at 7pm and the lectures start promptly at 7.30pm "My critical and historical books and essays explore different figures in myth and fairy-tale and the art and literature they have inspired, from my early studies of the Virgin Mary and Joan of Arc to more recent work on the Arabian Nights. My fiction runs parallel to this, as I often draw on mythic or other imaginary predecessors to translate them into contemporary significance – to re-vision them." |
2012: 13 July, Friday Lunch
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Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
Victoria Miro Gallery, 16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW 7 Jun - 11 Aug 2012, Tuesday - Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm "The Vanity of Small Differences tells the story of the rise and demise of Tim Rakewell and is composed of characters, incidents and objects Perry encountered on journeys through Sunderland, Tunbridge Wells and The Cotswolds." |
2012: 10-14 July
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British Festival Of Silver - Part II
Goldsmiths’ Centre, Clerkenwell 2012 10-14 July, 9.30am – 4.45 pm Seminars by John Andrew, curator of the Pearson Silver Collection and George Styles of Styles Silver on Thursday 12 July 2.00pm – 4.00pm. "The exhibition demonstrates the renaissance of British silversmithing from the 1940s and the beginning of the reign of QueenElizabeth II to the present day and the Diamond Jubilee year." |
2012:
8 July (Sunday+Ad)
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Wiesenland (Budapest) - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Sadler's Wells 8 & 9 July 2012 "When hardship is at its greatest, words end and dance begins. Because at the heart of all longing and desire, there has always been silence. Happiness can only be sensed by those who can listen to others and to their own inner selves" |
2012: 2 July (Monday Lunch)
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Gold: Power and Allure
The Goldsmiths Company June 1 to July 28, 2012. Admission Free 25 June 2012 Lecture by Helen Clifford "the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition ever staged at Goldsmiths’ Hall. It powerfully tells the rich and previously untold story of Britain and its relationship with gold, demonstrating the country’s unique golden heritage... This major project showcases more than 400 gold items ranging in date from as early as 2500 BC to the present day. It includes rare and exquisite works of art," |
2012:
1 July (Sunday + And)
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Palermo Palermo (Palermo) - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Sadler's Wells 1 & 2 July 2012 "an unexpectedly humorous but subliminally grim work set in a spectacular scenic context true to Pina Bausch’s style. Desire, disappointment, closeness, loneliness. Beauty, destitution and hardship, happiness. There is a power in sorrow, which cannot be beaten." |
2012: 30 June, Saturday
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Coral: Rekindling Venus
Royal Observatory Greenwich; Planetarium Thursday–Sunday, 7 June–6 July, Times:17.00 "In this unique new show,<> is a stunning new video artwork by Lynette Wallworth which explores the beauty of the world’s coral reefs and the threat posed to them by climate change. With astonishing underwater imagery projected onto the dome of the Peter Harrison Planetarium, Coral: Rekindling Venus allows visitors to experience the marine environment and the vanishing wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. The film features music by Max Richter and Antony and the Johnsons. This unique example of digital contemporary art is part of the London 2012 Festival programme." |
2012: 28 June Thursday Lunch
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The CASS Summer Show
Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Media & Design Friday 22 – Saturday 30 June 2012, Monday to Friday 10.00 – 8.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 11.00 – 4.30pm |
2012:
27 June, Wednesday
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Royal College of Art’s annual summer show
Located at six buildings in Battersea and Kensington. 20 June – 1 July (closed 29 June)10.00am – 5.30pm daily late opening to 8pm Saturday 23, Wednesday 27 and Saturday 30 June "show will include work by the greatest number of graduating students in the College’s 175 year history." |
2012:
24 June (Sunday L+F)
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Nefés (Istanbul) - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Sadler's Wells 24 & 25 June 2012 "An everlasting meditation on love as well as its possibilities and impossibilities. A request to remember beauty, sensuality and enjoyment. Because all of this is part of life." |
2012: 20 June, Wednesday
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Central Saint Martins Degree Shows
two Granary Squares in N1, is based in King’s Cross Friday 22 – Saturday 30 June 2012, 15, 18, 19 and 20 June: 12 – 8pm; Saturday 16 June: 12pm – 6pm Sunday 17 June - Closed; Thursday 21 June: 12 – 6pm "MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture or Jewellery, MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environments" |
2012:
18 June (Monday + Ha)
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Der Fensterputzer (Hong Kong) - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Sadler's Wells 18 & 19 June 2012 "As one once was, maybe as a child, with all the desire to create one’s own worlds and destroy them again – here lies all the power to start off anew." |
2012: 16 June, Saturday
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Bauhaus: Art as Life
Barbican Art Gallery 3 May 2012 - 12 August 2012Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun: 11am - 8pmWed: 11am - 6pmThu: 11am - 10pm "The biggest Bauhaus exhibition in the UK in over 40 years ... will feature a rich array of painting, sculpture, design, architecture, film, photography, textiles, ceramics, theatre and installation... works from such Bauhaus Masters as Josef and Anni Albers, Marianne Brandt, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius, Johannes Itten, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Hannes Meyer, László Moholy-Nagy, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Gunta Stölzl, will be presented alongside works by lesser-known artist Masters and Bauhaus students" |
2012: 15 June Friday Eve
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Treasure
Somerset House 14–17 June 2012 Friday 10am–8pm; Sat & Sunday 10am–6pm "London's Visionary Jewellery Show" |
2012:
13 June, Wednesday
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...Como el musguito... (Santiago de Chile) - Tanztheater Wuppertal
Sadler's Wells 12 & 13 June 2012 "the last work Pina Bausch created, a piece inspired by Chile, its popular music, folk songs and cultural roots. The creation of the work began when she toured northern and southern Chile with 21 dancers and was completed in a residency in Wuppertal. It features musical accompaniment from popular Chilean composers including Victor Jara, the theatre director, playwright, poet, singer-songwriter and political activist." |
2012: 13 June, Wednesday
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei 1 June - 14 October 2012 "The Serpentine Gallery annually commissions international architects of worldwide acclaim to design a pavilion on the gallery’s lawn that provides a unique showcase for contemporary architectural practice. The pavilion is host to a special programme of film screenings, talks, the BBC proms and café. " |
2012: 13 June, Wednesday
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Brains: The mind as matter
Welcome Trust 29 March - 17 June 2012 "major new free exhibition seeks to explore what humans have done to brains in the name of medical intervention, scientific enquiry, cultural meaning and technological change. Featuring over 150 artefacts including real brains, artworks, manuscripts, artefacts, videos and photography, 'Brains' follows the long quest to manipulate and decipher the most unique and mysterious of human organs, whose secrets continue to confound and inspire." |
2012:
13 June,
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HNC Millinery final collection 2012 - Private viewing
Kensington & Chelsea College - Hortensia Road, SW10 0QS 7-15 June 2012, 10am-8pm Private view Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 18:00 "After 9 months of sweat, tears and nervous breakdown, me and my millinery buddies will be exhibiting our final collections at Kensington and Chelsea College in June, for a week. The private viewing is on Wednesday 6th June, 6-9pm. There will be some invitations available, please let me know if you wish to receive one." |
2012: 10 June (Sunday)
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French Impressionists: Ravel, Debussy & Fauré
Royal Festival Hall Sun 10 Jun 2012, 7:00 "Four masterpieces rarely heard on period instruments, with all the added clarity and energy that they can bring. The evening concludes with Debussy’s powerful and sublimely detailed evocation of the sea, it’s almost like seeing a picture painted in front of your eyes…but by an orchestra. Fauré Suite – Pelléas et Mélisande Ravel Piano Concerto…" |
2012:
6 June (Wednesday +Mk)
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Viktor (Rome) - Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Sadler's Wells 6 & 7 June 2012 "As with much of Bausch’s work the imagery in Viktor is brilliantly bizarre and breathtakingly beautiful. The audience is transported through the fragmented action by the human characters who carefully communicate personalities through a few precise gestures or perfectly pitched words." |
2012: 3 June, Sunday
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Paul Gee Talk at TEDx UCL
UCL Main Campus, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT June 03, 2012 02:00pm - 09:00pm"Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis" |
2012:
1 June (Friday)
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The Enlightenment Café
Old Vic TunnelsLeake Street (NORTH ENTRANCE)SE1 8SW 2012 Thurs 31 May – Sun 3 June, 7pm Fri & Sat until 2am, Thurs & Sun until 11pm "immersive theatrical world that will provoke imagination and intrigue; it is a place where scientists demonstrate their art and artists demonstrate their science.Meet amazing minds of our time, interact with characters and attend opium den lectures, all within a vivacious Victorian night of entertainment." |
2012: 19 May
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The Outer Limits - With Dusty Limits and Special Guests
Priceless London Wonderground, Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX 19 May 2012, 21:00 (1 hour show) "Dusty Limits, master of contemporary cabaret, delivers an hour of biting satire, beautiful ballads andtwisted song stylings, all served up with his trademark razor wit. Dustywill be joined by alt.drag superstar Jonny Woo and award-winning comic David Mills" |
2012: 13 May (Sunday)
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COLLECT
Saatchi Gallery 11-14 May 2012 "COLLECT is the premier annual fair in Europe for international contemporary craft of museum quality." |
2012: 13 May (Sunday)
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Hans-Peter Feldmann
Serpentine Gallery 11 April - 5 June 2012 "works from throughout his career. Among the earliest works is a series of booklets titled Bilder (Pictures), each consisting of a collection of photographs of everyday subjects or situations. His Time Series, produced during the mid-1970s, expanded upon this, chronicling the most banal events frame by frame, thereby effectively slowing down the passage of time." |
2012: 13 May (Sunday)
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The Other Art Fair
P3 Ambika on Marylebone Road, London, NW1 10-13 May 2012, Fr – 11am – 8pm, Sat & Su 11am – 6pm "London's newest art fair that delivers an open platform to connect art buyers of all tastes and experience directly with the most talented emerging artists before they are signed.Buy direct from 100 of the best unrepresented artists. Not just an art fair, an art experience. Learn, discover and enjoy." |
2012: 12 May (Saturday)
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Amon Tobin, ISAM
Brixton Academy May 12, 2012, 7:00 doors "The ISAM tour will feature a stunning 25' x 14' x 8' multi-dimensional/ shape shifting 3-D art installation surrounding Tobin and enveloping him and the audience in a beyond 3-D experience. A fantastic visual journey to accompany ISAM" |
2012: 12 May, Sat
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British Silver Week - Festival of Silver
Gallery Pangolin, Kings Place, 90 York Way N1 9AG Saturday 12 – Friday 18 May 2012; 10.30am – 7.30pm Thursday 17 May includes a specialist ‘Enamellers’ & Engravers’ exhibition’ Friday 18 May – ‘Rising Stars’ Day’ "themed exhibitions featuring more than 100 of Britain’s finest contemporary silversmiths." |
Thomas Heatherwick Lecture
V&A The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre Fri 11 May 2012 19:00 "Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures." |
2012 : 11 May, Friday)
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Golden Spider Silk
V&A 25 January – 5 June 2012"This display will showcase the world’s largest pieces of cloth made from spider silk. It will include a brocaded shawl made from the silk of more than one million female golden orb-weaver spiders collected in the highlands of Madagascar.." |
2012: 18 April (Wednesday)
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Divya Kasturi
Southbank Centre, The Clore Ballroom 18 April 2012, 6:00pm " two extracts from two up and coming dancers, each with a unique take on classic South Asian dance." |
Damien Hirst
TATE Modern 4 April – 9 September 2012 "This will be the first substantial survey of his work in a British institution and will bring together key works from over twenty years." |
2012: 5 April
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David Shrigley: Brain Activity
Hayworth Gallery, Southbank 1 February – 13 May 2012 (Artist talk 23 April 2012, 7:00pm) "British artist David Shrigley is best known for his humourous drawings that make witty and wry observations on everyday life... This extends far beyond drawing to include photography, books, sculpture, animation, painting and music... new artwork and site specific installations. |
2012:
22 March (Thursday)
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Future Shorts
The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RH Thursday 22nd March, 8pm "The Future Shorts Festival is the biggest pop up film festival of its kind, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world. " |
2012: 20 March (Tuesday)
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Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle - Lang Lang
Royal Albert's Hall Tuesday 20 March - Friday 23 March 2012 "Lang Lang returns to the Hall in March 2012 to perform his complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle for the first time ever in London. He will be joined by the acclaimed conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra." |
The Master and Margarita - by Complicite / Simon McBurney
Barbican Theatre 15 March 2012 - 7 April 2012 / 19:15, 14:00 "Adapted from the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov" |
2012: 10 March, Sat
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Mondrian ll Nicholson: In Parallel
Coutard Gallery 16 Feb - 20 May 2012 "The exhibition brings together an extraordinary group of major paintings and reliefs to explore the parallel paths Mondrian and Nicholson charted during this exciting decade. It reveals how each was driven by a profound belief in the potential of abstract art to create new forms of beauty and visual power." |
2012: 10 March
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The Courtauld Gallery
"one of the finest small museums in the world.Its collection stretches from the early Renaissance into the 20th century and is particularly renowned for the unrivalled collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings." |
2012: 10 March (Sa)
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Grant Museum - Art by Animals
Rockefeller Building, UCL, 21 University Street, WC1E 6DE Monday - Friday 1-5pm until 9th March 2012, with special Saturday opening 10th March 11am-4pm "Do animals make art? This exhibition includes paintings by apes and elephants and examines whether they are artistic works or just pointless lines on a page." |
Nederlands Dans Theater 2 — Gods and Dogs
Sadler's Wells 6 - 9 Mar 2012 "a work of rare beauty” (Dance Europe) that explores the border between sanity and insanity" |
2012: 7 March
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Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council Awards
Goldsmiths Hall Tuesday March 6 to Friday March 9. Free Admission Open from 10.00am to 5.00pm with a special late night opening on Wednesday March 7 until 8.00pm. "An exhibition of the best entries from the 2012 Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship & Design Awards provides a revealing and fascinating insight into the highly skilled art and working techniques of today’s leading jewellers and silversmiths." |
2012: 4 March
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David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture
Royal Academy, the Main Galleries 21 January - 9 April 2012 "...vivid paintings inspired by the East Yorkshire landscape, these large-scale works have been created especially for the galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts." |
Charmed Life: The solace of objects
Infinitas Gracias: Mexican miracle paintings Welcome Collection 06 October 2011 - 26 February 2012 "..some amulets, ranging from simple coins to meticulously carved shells and from dead animals to elaborately fashioned notes..." "..over 100 votive paintings drawn from five collections held by museums in and around Mexico City.." |
KINETICA ART FAIR
Ambika P3Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5LS 9-12 February 2012 "galleries, art organisations and curatorial groups from around the world who focus on kinetic, electronic, robotic, sound, light, time-based and multi-disciplinary new media art, science and technology." |
2012: 10 February
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The Odyssey
BAC February 02 - February 25, 2012 7:30pm "Cinematic projection and cunning tricks transform a suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living characters and striking landscapes. A silent film is created before your eyes, set to a captivating live score from exceptional musicians." |
Wayne McGregor, Candoco Dance Company,
Hofesh Shechter Company Sadler's Wells 2 - 3 Feb 2012 "The biennial showcase for British dance, British Dance Edition is being produced in London for the first time. It opens at Sadler’s Wells with an exciting triple bill and closes with a special preview of Russell Maliphant’s new work." |
2012: 1 February
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Interwoven - Morley Display Cases
Morley College 12 January – 2 February 2012 "showcase of contemporary work by Morley College tutors reveals the huge talent that inspires students and informs the success of these departments." |
2012: 29 January
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The Artist
Ritzy Cinema "Shot in black and white and virtually without dialogue, THE ARTIST might sound like little more than a cute homage, but its wonderfully imaginative script and heartfelt lead performances will see it rank high on critics' 'best of' lists in 2012" |
William Morris: Story, Memory, Myth
Two Temple Place 28th October 2011- 29th January 2012 "The inaugural exhibition looks at how William Morris told stories through pattern and poetry. It will examine the tales that were most important to him, such as the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Norse saga, Arthurian legend and Greek myth." |
London Art Fair
Islington Design Centre 18 - 22 January 2012 "over 100 galleries featuring the great names of 20th century British art and exceptional contemporary work from leading figures and emerging talent." |
2012: 19 January
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Darina Karpov - New Paintings
Hales Gallery, TEA BUILDING 7 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD E1 6LA 20 Jan- 25 Feb 2012 |
Hofesh Shechter & Antony Gormley: Survivor
Barbican Theatre 12 - 14 January 2012 / 19:45, 15:00 "Witness a brave and different collaboration by two extraordinary artists working together for the first time." |
Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935
Royal Academy (the Sackler Wing) 29 October 2011—22 January 2012 "This exhibition will examine Russian avant-garde architecture made during a brief but intense period of design and construction that took place from c.1922 to 1935. Fired by the Constructivist art that emerged in Russia from c.1915, architects transformed this radical artistic language into three dimensions, creating structures whose innovative style embodied the energy and optimism of the new Soviet Socialist state." |
Dazzle Exhibit
National Theatre, Southbank 5 Nov - 8 Jan 2012 9.30am to 10pm Monday to Saturday. Sundays 12-6pm "Once again we will be introducing exciting new designers to the mix and welcoming back some old faces to the Dazzle fold." |
Grayson Perry. The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
British Museum 6 October 2011 – 19 February 2012 "Simply the best and must see again!" |
The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean
TATE Modern 11 October 2011 – 11 March 2012 "FILM is an 11-minute silent 35mm film projected onto a gigantic white monolith standing 13 metres tall at the end of a darkened Turbine Hall. It is the first work in The Unilever Series devoted to the moving image, and celebrates the masterful techniques of analogue film-making as opposed to digital." |