Visual Arts

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The Clore Ballroom
Big As The Sky
Wednesday 28 October 2009 Friday 30 October 2009

Join a team of artists to create a huge panoramic artwork inspired by the Ed Ruscha exhibition. Drop in anytime between 11am and 3.30pm. Suitable for ages 7 and over.

Art on Site | Children & Family | Family | Free | Visual Arts | Ed Ruscha
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Join a team of artists to create a huge panoramic artwork inspired by the Ed Ruscha exhibition.
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Hayward Gallery
Members' Evening at Ed Ruscha
Thursday 5 November 2009 Thursday 5 November 2009

Visit Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting away from the crowds and enjoy a talk about the exhibition.

Free | Members | Talks | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Talks & Debate | Ed Ruscha
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Visit Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting away from the crowds and enjoy a talk about the exhibition.
The Front Room at QEH
Painting Weekend
Saturday 7 November 2009 Sunday 8 November 2009

Southbank Centre invites you to explore the versatile medium of paint. Expert fine art painters are on hand to introduce a range of approaches to painting, from traditional to experimental.

Art on Site | Free | Learning & Participation | Workshops | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Ed Ruscha
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Fifty Years of Painting Southbank Centre invites you to explore the versatile medium of paint.
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
Ruscha's Ruins
Friday 20 November 2009 Friday 20 November 2009

Art historian Briony Fer talks about Ruscha's unique sense of temporality, his interest in decay and the ways they manifest themselves in his work.

Talks | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Talks & Debate | Ed Ruscha
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Art historian Briony Fer talks about Ruscha's unique sense of temporality, his interest in decay and the ways they manifest themselves in his work.
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Hayward Gallery Project Space
Rooms Without Walls: Silberkuppe
Wednesday 25 November 2009 Sunday 17 January 2010

Rooms Without Walls is an exhibition guest-curated by Silberkuppe, an innovative independent space for contemporary art founded in Berlin in early 2008 by Dominic Eichler and Michel Ziegler.

Art on Site | Free | Germany | Visual Arts | Visual Arts
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Rooms Without Walls is an exhibition guest-curated by Silberkuppe, an innovative independent space for contemporary art founded in Berlin in early 2008 by Dominic Eichler and Michel Ziegler.
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Purcell Room
Visualizing Words
Friday 27 November 2009 Friday 27 November 2009

Taking the coalescence of image and text in Ruscha’s paintings as the point of departure, this discussion explores strategies of visualizing words.

Talks | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Talks & Debate | Ed Ruscha
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Taking the coalescence of image and text in Ruscha’s paintings as the point of departure, this discussion explores strategies of visualizing words.
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Level 2 Foyers at Royal Festival Hall
World Press Photo 2009
Friday 27 November 2009 Sunday 13 December 2009

Since 1955, World Press Photo has invited press photographers of the world to participate in the premier annual international competition in press photography.

Art on Site | Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Visual Arts
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Hayward Gallery Concrete
Willem Weismann: Desperate Man Cafe
Saturday 28 November 2009 Sunday 6 December 2009

Young Dutch artist Willem Weismann (b.

Art on Site | Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts
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Hayward Gallery Concrete
Dan Coopey: Doodad
Wednesday 9 December 2009 Sunday 17 January 2010

Young London-based artist Dan Coopey (b.1981) presents a series of new abstract digital prints and sculptures, haunted by the ghosts of Christmases past.

Art on Site | Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts
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Purcell Room
Premium, Miracle
Thursday 10 December 2009 Thursday 10 December 2009

In the 1970s, Ruscha made two intriguing 16mm films: Premium (1971; 24 mins) and Miracle (1975; 28 mins). Premium features artist Larry Bell and model Leon Bing in an outrageous seduction plot.

Film | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | Ed Ruscha
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In the 1970s, Ruscha made two intriguing 16mm films: Premium (1971; 24 mins) and Miracle (1975; 28 mins).
Saison Poetry Library, Level 5 at Royal Festival Hall
LA Xchange
Friday 11 December 2009 Sunday 10 January 2010

This exhibition documents of the making of Not A Bad World, Is it?

Free | Visual Arts | Literature & Spoken Word
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Working together over a period of two months the group developed a work that explores the relationship between language and image, location and memory.
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Royal Festival Hall
Cape Farewell In-Site
Thursday 28 January 2010 Saturday 30 January 2010

Projected onto external walls of the Southbank Centre buildings, Cape Farewell presents some of the work...

Film | Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts | SHIFT
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Projected onto external walls of the Southbank Centre buildings, Cape Farewell presents some of the work made by artists in response to their expeditions to the High Arctic.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
London College of Fashion
Friday 29 January 2010 Sunday 31 January 2010

London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion showcases work from its inaugural MA Fashion & the Environment and highlights from Fashioning the Future 2009, the international...

Free | Visual Arts | SHIFT
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London College of Fashion’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion showcases work from its inaugural MA Fashion & the Environment and highlights from Fashioning the Future 2009, the international student awards for sustainablility in fashion. Stroll through Queen Elizabeth Hall to sample the next generation of style with substance.
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Spirit Level
Southbank Sandpit
Monday 22 February 2010 Monday 22 February 2010

Come along to the Southbank Sandpit for a night of social games and playful experiences, curated by Hide&Seek.

Free | Visual Arts
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Come along to the Southbank Sandpit for a night of social games and playful experiences, curated by Hide&Seek.
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Festival Riverside Level 1
Chocolate Sculpting
Friday 26 March 2010 Sunday 28 March 2010

A chocolate-art display as part of the Easter Chocolate Festival, featuring sculptures made entirely from chocolate by master chocolatiers and pastry chefs.

Free | Visual Arts | Visual Arts
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A chocolate-art display as part of the Easter Chocolate Festival, featuring sculptures made entirely from chocolate by master chocolatiers and pastry chefs.
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Spirit Level
Southall Story
Wednesday 7 April 2010 Tuesday 11 May 2010

The Southall Story explores the recent history of a place that has come to be affectionately known as Little India, but for many it is much more than that.

Free | India | South Asian | Visual Arts | Alchemy
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Free
A time tunnel of photography, music, film that celebrates the vibrant heritage and culture of Southall from 1950s to the present day
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Yellow Room, Spirit Level
Southall Storytellers
Wednesday 7 April 2010 Sunday 11 April 2010

Visit stalls, watch performances and meet local storytellers reminisce about Southall.

Free | India | South Asian | Visual Arts | Talks | Talks & Debate | Alchemy
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Visit stalls, watch performances and meet local storytellers reminisce about Southall.
The Clore Ballroom
Indian Fashion
Thursday 8 April 2010 Thursday 8 April 2010

Showcasing some of the most exciting designers currently working in India. Come to The Clore Ballroom for the opportunity to see these beautiful collections up close.

Free | India | South Asian | Visual Arts | Alchemy
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Free
Showcasing some of the most exciting designers currently working in India
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Blue Room, Spirit Level
Rutu Modan, Amruta Patil and Jakob Strid
Saturday 17 April 2010 Saturday 17 April 2010

Three groundbreaking graphic novelists from Israel, India and Denmark sharpen their pencils to draw pictures and create stories beyond their countries and cultures that reach out to readers...

Visual Arts | Literature & Spoken Word | Visual Arts | Talks & Debate | Free the Word
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Three groundbreaking graphic novelists from Israel, India and Denmark sharpen their pencils to draw pictures and create stories beyond their countries and cultures that reach out to readers everywhere.
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Saison Poetry Library, Level 5 at Royal Festival Hall
Sara MacKillop: Certificates of Readership
Tuesday 27 April 2010 Sunday 15 August 2010

Artist Sara MacKillop exhibits ‘certificates’ charting the reading lives of 12 books in the Saison Poetry Library.

Art on Site | Free | Visual Arts | Literature & Spoken Word | Poetry
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Artist Sara MacKillop exhibits ‘certificates’ charting the reading lives of 12 books in the Saison Poetry Library.
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