Wednesday February 8, 2012

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Reading Group: On (Un)Translatability
Join us for friendly, informal readings and discussions that will focus on carefully selected essays, poems and fragments of prose, allowing participants to explore notions of (un)translatability as well as the quest for nostalgia, both of which are themes that are central to this season. more
Calvert 22 Art Gallery, Calvert Avenue  London E2 7JP
Today
Sebright Arms Hosts Lucky Chip’s First Residency
The much-loved, newly revamped east London pub secures the first ever residency of the cult burger outfit, Lucky Chip. Tucked behind Hackney Road with a long tradition of entertainment, 2012 looks set to propel the pub into the consciousness of all Londoners. Getting the year off to a flying start is their partnership with Lucky Chip, an east London based burger van outfit with a legion of fans.. more
Sebright Arms, 31-35 Coate Street, Bethnal Green, London  E2 9AG
Today to Friday 24 Feb 2012
Sparked with Neville Gabie, Olympic Park Artist in Residence
As part of View Tube Art’s Sparked series, Neville Gabie, Artist in Residence for the Olympic Park, presents a collection of new film and photographic works inspired by his time spent the ‘other side of the fence’ on London 2012’s ever growing Olympic Park. Unique to Neville’s residency is the open access he has been given to the site and venues on the Olympic Park during construction... more
The View Tube, The Greenway, Marshgate Lane, Stratford  London E15 2PJ
Today to Sunday 18 Mar 2012

Enjoy 3D space adventure at the N1 Shopping Centre!
Whether you’re an old fan or new, there’s no denying that seeing Star Wars on the big screen is an event not to be missed - especially when it’s the first Star Wars movie to ever be presented in spectacular 3D! Back in an all-new 3D presentation of Episode I, an experience that promises to truly surround you with the Force. Arrive in Star Wars themed fancy dress and receive.. more
N1 Shopping Centre, 21 Parkfield Street, Islington  London N1 0PS
Today and Tomorrow
The Funny Side...All New
The Funny Side...All New – Situated in the heart of London’s West End by Leicester Square Tube station, comedy variety is on offer every Wednesday night. Please find below our listings for FEBRUARY: Weds 1st: 2 x 10 min Acts, Impro Central & Felix Dexter with compere Marlon Staples Weds 8th: 2 x 10 min Acts, Impro Central & Otiz Cannelloni with compere Cameron Blair Weds 15th: 2 x 10 min.. more
Downstairs @ ‘Koha’, 11 St Martin’s Court  London WC2 4AJ
Today, Wed 15 Feb, Wed 22 Feb, Wed 29 Feb.

Drawn to motion, written in space, stitched over time by Shane Waltener
London-based artist Shane Waltener presents new works resulting from onsite research and exchanges with dancers at Siobhan Davies Studios. Looking at the relationship between stepping and stitching, Waltener will work with dancers and use the building as a loom to weave on, creating a site responsive installations. The works are destined to evolve over the course of the exhibition as visitors.. more
Siobhan Davies Studios, 85 St Georges Road  London SE1 6ER
Today to Sunday 11 Mar 2012
Ghosts Gaslight and Guinness
Ghost walk starting every Wednesday at 7.30pm from Holborn station with a pub stop. No need to book, just turn up. Taking in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, past Gringots bank from Harry Potter and ending in Covent Garden. Robert Percival, the gambling addict who saw his own ghost a fortnight before he died. Thomas Crabbe whose horse went mad with fear on Fleet Street. The Old Lady of Threadneedle.. more
Outside Holborn tube station  London WC2B 6SR
Today, Wed 15 Feb.
Exhibition: Quentin Blake - As large as life
Quentin Blake, one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators presents Quentin Blake – As large as life (12 Jan-15 April 2012), an exclusive exhibition at the Foundling Museum featuring new work created for hospitals in the UK and France. Combining the humour, compassion and imaginary Quentin is so well loved for, visitors will discover senior circus characters juggling and.. more
The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London  WC1N 1AZ
Today to Sunday 12 Feb 2012


Without Warning at The Old Vic Tunnels
Without Warning more
The Old Vic Tunnels, The Old Vic Tunnels, Tunnel 228, Station Approach Road,  London SE1 7XB
Today to Saturday 11 Feb 2012
Exorcising the Fear: British Sculpture from the 50s and 60s
Taking the sixtieth anniversary year of the XXVI Venice Biennale of 1952 as its starting point, Exorcising the Fear will explore a pivotal point in the history of British sculpture. Returning to the essay by Herbert Read which left an indelible mark on the history of art with the phrase ‘the geometry of fear’, the exhibition aims to recapture the excitement and vitality of the moment when eight.. more
Pangolin London, Kings Place, 90 York Way  N1 9AG
Today to Saturday 3 Mar 2012
Febru-hairy 2012
Date: 1st – 29th February Summary: Wax it, Shave it, Dye it, Wear it or dream up your own hairy activity to raise funds for healthcare charity Sue Ryder. The wackier the better – we want to hear from you! Join in with the hair-raising fun across the country this February by taking part in Sue Ryder’s Febru-hairy. Any hairy activity is encouraged – wax it, shave it, dye it, wear it or dream.. more
1st Floor, 16 Upper Woburn Place  London WC1H OAF
Today to Wed 29 Feb.

TRADITIONS REVISED - Japanese Fans from the Ishizumi Fan Collection
People usually perceive folding fans as simple implements to cool one self while collectors of antique folding fans often see them as purely items of decorative art. This exhibition looks at the history of the folding fan some of its traditions and the culture of fans in Japan from everyday items to cool one self to being one of the first multi functional portable communication devices, a.. more
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square  London WC1H 0XG
Today to Saturday 24 Mar 2012
One?Thousand?Pots, One?Thousand?Thoughts
One?thousand?pots, one?thousand?thoughts?is?an installation by artist and ceramicist Yozo Hirayama that commemorates the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami of?11th?March?2011.?Over?a?period?of?a?year, ?Yozo?has made one thousand pots as this number has a symbolic meaning in Japan, as it represents infinity or eternity.?One?thousand?pots thus stands?as?a?marker?and?a?memory?of those?.. more
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square  London WC1H 0XG
Today to Saturday 24 Mar 2012
Gateway Games
An exhibition of speculative architectural models and drawings set in the Thames Gateway, investigating the wider context within which the forthcoming Olympic Games and its legacy is located. This story is told with the help of Charles Dickens, Georges Perec, JG Ballard, Iain Sinclair, and Angela Carter, starting with the moment when, in Dicken’s Great Expectations, Pip is turned upside down by.. more
Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich,  London SE10 9LW
Today to Fri 24 Feb.
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 is a survey exhibition of the often-overlooked genre of serial publications produced by artists around the world from 1955 to the present day. From the rise of the small press in the 1960s, followed by the correspondence art movement, where artists exchanged art by post, to the DIY zine culture in the 1980s and early 1990s, professional.. more
ICA, The Mall  London SW1Y 5AH
Today to Sunday 18 Mar 2012




 
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