Events at Trafalgar
Square, Somerset House, Scream Gallery, Rocket Gallery, PizzaExpress Jazz Club,
Pizza on the Park, Nova Gallery, Brunel Engine House, Bankside Gallery, Cubitt
Gallery, Clarion Contemporary Art, Brixton Academy, etc.
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“HONEY TRAP,” EXHIBITION - ON BAYLISS ROAD - SEES NEW WORKS ON
PAPER (PRINTS & PAINTINGS) BY KATHERINE JONES & WUON GEAN HO
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“LUVED UP! BY UPSWING,” PLUS SPAIN’S, “LA DIVADIVINA/PAELLA MIXTA” BY SOL PICÓ
KICK OFF THIRD & FINAL WEEK OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE FESTIVAL
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100 WATERCOLOURS & PRINTS AT £100 EACH… BANKSIDE GALLERY SELLS WORKS BY MEMBERS
OF ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY PLUS ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-PRINTMAKERS
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ALBEMARLE GALLERY’S SUMMER SHOW, COMPRISING: ANCHORAGE’S (ALASKA) STEVE HUSTON;
AYRSHIRE’S GRAHAM McKEAN; CORNWALL’S SETH GARLAND; ESSEX’S JOHN McCARTHY;
LIVERPOOL’S RICHARD HARRISON; MONTEVIDEO’S PABLO ATCHUGARRY; PORTLAND’S (OREGON)
GEORGE GREEN; ETC.
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ANN GOODY’S MONTHLY, “TEA AND TALK – FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXCHANGE CONVERSATION
CLUB,” IN CLAPHAM
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ARNDEAN GALLERY HOSTS EDINBURGH’S THAI FINE ART & SKIRMETT’S MONGOLIAN ART
TODAY, EXHIBITING CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS FROM MONGOLIA & THAILAND
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AUGUST & SEPTEMBER SEE LAST TWO EXHIBITIONS – CURATED BY TIRDAD ZOLGHADR AND
DIJON’S, “LE CONSORTIUM,” RESPECTIVELY - IN CUBITT GALLERY’S, “ONE AND ONE AND
ONE IS THREE,” SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS, SUPPORTED BY POLISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE &
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
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BLUE BADGE GUIDE, ANN JONES, LEADS FREE, “POLISH TOUR,” IN SERIES OF, “GO WEST
‘WALKING TOURS,’” ORGANISED BY HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM COUNCIL, ON KING STREET
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BRUNEL ENGINE HOUSE (JUST ABOVE THAMES TUNNEL, COMPLETED IN 1843) PRESENTS, “ARCHI-LYRIC,”
EXHIBITION OF B&W PHOTOGRAPHS - BY MOSCOW-BORN, ELENA KARTINTSEVA AND CURATED BY
OLGA KORZH – WHICH REFER TO BICENTENARY OF ISAMBARD K. BRUNEL
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CHRIS BEETLES HOSTS, “LOUIS WAIN AND THE SUMMER CAT SHOW,” WITH 250+ PICTURES BY
LOUIS WAIN, RONALD SEARLE, SUSAN HERBERT, ETC.
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DAY TWO OF FREE 18-DAY “TRAFALGAR SQUARE FESTIVAL,” SEES: ZENA EDWARDS’ “AMEE’S
WALK;” STRANGE FRUIT’S “SPHERES;” NITRO’S “MASS CARIB” PLUS MARTIN FIRRELL’S “I
WANT TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE,” TAKE TO STAGE
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ENJOY SIZZLING SECULAR SATIRE… HEAD FOR LAST WEEK OF LENNOX GALLERY’S
SPECTACULAR SIX-WEEK, “THE VENGEANCE OF PAINTING,” REVEALING THOUGHT-PROVOKING
AND - IN ARTIST’S OWN WORDS - ‘NON MINIMAL, NON CONCEPTUAL,’ HAUGHTY PORTRAITS
(ACTOR, ENGLISH LADY, HEAD WAITER, ETC.) ALONGSIDE NUDES, IN FIRST SOLO
EXHIBITION BY NATURALISED BRITON, JIM NOVAK (b. GDANSK, 1937)
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FILM4’S, “SUMMER SCREEN,” OUTDOOR FILM SCREENINGS (WITH GIANT
SCREEN & SURROUND SOUND) – OVER NINE NIGHTS, AT SOMERSET HOUSE - KICK OFF WITH
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S, “NORTH BY NORTHWEST,” STARRING CARY GRANT
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FIRST DAY OF TWO-WEEK SHOREDITCH FESTIVAL, WITH THEME OF, “JOURNEYS,” SEES
AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE BY, “ILUSION FLAMENCA,” WITH SINGER, FERNANDO DE SEVILLA
ALONGSIDE GUITARISTS JORGE BRAVO AND TONY DESPEINAO
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FOUR-WEEK, “SKETCHED: DISCOVER HOW TO WRITE GREAT COMEDY
SKETCHES,” COURSE WITH TUTOR, JACK MILNER
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GROUP SHOW, “IDENTITY:” BRISTOL-BASED, TONI COGDELL; HITCHIN-BASED, MARIE
HARNETT; SOUTH AFRICAN, ANDREW HOLLIS & NORWAY-BORN EDINBURGH-BASED, KRISTIAN
EVJU, AT CLARION CONTEMPORARY ART
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HARMAN HEALY PROPERTY AUCTION ON HORNTON STREET
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HEAR EARLY MUSIC BY LULLY - AT PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC, AT CADOGAN HALL - WITH
FRENCH ENSEMBLE, “LA SIMPHONIE DU MARAIS,” FOLLOWED BY RECORDING, FOR BBC RADIO
3, OF IAN McMILLAN’S PERFORMANCE (WITH AUTHORS & OTHER PRESENTERS) OF POETRY &
PROSE, “THE ADVERB”
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HIGHLIGHTS NOW, ON CHANNEL 5… “FARAH,” BRAND, BELONGING TO WITHAM-BASED
MANUFACTURER OF, ‘STYLISH & FUNCTIONAL GOLF CLOTHING,’ PERRY ELLIS EUROPE, WAS
ONE OF KEY SPONSORS OF 50th PGA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP, PLAYED OVER THIS BANK
HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AT STOKE BY NAYLAND (ESSEX)
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IMPROVE YOUR SPANISH - WITH ALICIA, MARTIN & OTHERS - AT FREE-TO-ATTEND SPANISH
LANGUAGE, “MEETUP,” AT REAR OF PITCHER & PIANO PUB, ON WILLIAM IV STREET
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JON BURGERMAN, STEVIE GEE (CENTRAL ST MARTINS GRADUATE), ANDREA MORGAN
(MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY GRADUATE) ALONGSIDE KEITH WATTS IN, “THE ELEMENTS OF
COLOURFUL SURROUNDINGS: AN EXHIBITION OF ILLUSTRATIVE WORKS,” AT NOVA GALLERY,
SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD
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LAST DAY TO SEE OSHKOSH-BORN, CHICAGO-BASED ARTIST, CRITIC & CURATOR, MICHELLE
GRABNER’S SIX-WEEK EXHIBITION, “PAINTINGS 1996-2006,” AT ROCKET GALLERY
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LAST FORTNIGHT FOR GIMPEL FILS’ 60TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION - COMPRISING 40+
ARTISTS, INC. SERGIO de CAMARGO, JIM DINE, JULIO GONZALEZ, STEPHEN GONTARSKI,
ISAMU NOGUCHI & MIGUEL ORTIZ - ON DAVIES STREET
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LAST FORTNIGHT FOR VICTORIAN FUN & GAMES (HOPSCOTCH, MARBLES, SKIPPING,
TIDDLYWINKS, ETC.) ALONG WALKWAYS OF TOWER BRIDGE, AT TOWER BRIDGE EXHIBITION
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LAST MONTH FOR, “ARCHIPEINTURE: PAINTERS BUILD ARCHITECTURE,” AT CAMDEN ARTS
CENTRE, FEATURING ARTWORKS BY 18 ARTISTS, INCLUDING GERMANY’S FRANZ ACKERMANN,
UK’S PHILLIP ALLEN, ARGENTINA’S SANTIAGO CUCULLU PLUS SWITZERLAND’S ANDRO WEKUA
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LAST WEEK FOR BELFAST-BORN, FUERTEVENTURA-BASED ARTIST, ROBERT PATTERSON’S, “PATERAS,”
(BOATS USED BY IMMIGRANTS) EXHIBITION – FOCUSING ON DESERTED POSSESSIONS, LIKE
GOLD-LEAF SHOES, ONCE OWNED BY IMMIGRANTS, WHO TRAVEL TO CANARY ISLANDS FROM
MAURITANIA, SENEGAL & WESTERN SAHARA - AT SPECTRUM LONDON GALLERY
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LAST WEEK FOR FLOWERS GRAPHICS’, “GARDENS OF EARTHLY DELIGHT,” WITH ARTWORKS BY
IRISH AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
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LAST WEEK FOR SEGOVIA-BORN ABSTRACT ARTIST, ALBERTO REGUERA, AT SCREAM GALLERY
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LAST WEEK FOR, “JOURNEYS,” EXHIBITION – AT GALLERY K – WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ANN
EASTMAN’S SCENES OF NORTH AFRICA AND TAHITI, TOGETHER WITH VIVIENNE FLOWER’S
DEPICTIONS OF USA, SPAIN, FRANCE (INC. PROVENCE) AND CORSICA
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LEARN DRAWING, PAINTING & SCULPTURE AT SUMMER SCHOOL, ORGANISED BY LONDON
ATELIER OF REPRESENTATIONAL ART
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LONDON DJ, JUDGE JULES & DARTFORD-BORN, PETE TONG, PLUS OTHERS AT, “SOUTH WEST
FOUR,” MUSIC FESTIVAL, APPROPRIATELY IN LONDON, SW4 (CLAPHAM COMMON) WITH FOUR
ARENAS, INCLUDING, “IBIZAN UNDERGROUND” & “ESSENTIAL LONDON,” FOLLOWED BY
AFTERPARTY, AT BRIXTON ACADEMY
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LONDON’S ANNUAL TRINIDADIAN EVENT … NOTTING HILL GATE CARNIVAL, WITH NUMEROUS
SOUND SYSTEMS, LIKE PORTOBELLO ROAD’S, “GLADDY WAX ROADSHOW,” AND, “LATIN RAVE
STREET JAM”
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NINE-DAY, “HALF THE WORLD SEASON,” OF JAZZ - AT PIZZA ON THE PARK RESTAURANT -
CONTINUES WITH TWO GIGS BY MARSEILLE’S, “MOUSSU TE LEI JOVENTS”
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OLD TRUMAN BREWERY HOSTS TWO-DAY, “SINGAPORE CHILLI CRAB FESTIVAL,” WITH VIBE
BAR & SINGAPORE TOURIST BOARD
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ON 60TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF BIKINI, ENJOY LAST DAY OF THREE-DAY, “INTIMATE
LONDON BODY & BEACH,” TRADE EXHIBITION, WITH SEVERAL PERU/HAWAII/AMAZON INSPIRED
FASHION CATWALK SHOWS (BY MODELS FROM LONDON’S, “PRODUCTION TEAM”) PLUS
LINGERIE/BEACHWEAR EXHIBITORS FROM: WANGCHAI (HONG KONG); VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA);
VALENCIA; SAO PAULO; REGGIO EMILIA; PARIS; MARSEILLE; KOLN; COLOMBO; CO. GALWAY;
ETC.
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ONCE AGAIN… BURGESS PARK HOSTS, “CARNAVAL DEL PUEBLO,” WHERE, ON MAIN STAGE (ONE
OF FOUR), EXPECT TO SEE: ILUSION FLAMENCA; ORQUESTRA CANELA; SON REAL ORCHESTRA,
PLUS – FROM ECUADOR – “GROUPO FOLKLORICO TUNGURAHUA”
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PIANIST FROM ITALY, ROSSANO SPORTIELLO, ALONGSIDE STEVE BROWN & DAVE GREEN AT
PIZZAEXPRESS JAZZ CLUB
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TERRY GILLIAM’S IMAGINATIVE FILM, “BRAZIL,” ON GIANT SCREEN WITH SURROUND SOUND,
AT SOMERSET HOUSE
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VOP’S, “SIGNTOLOGY,” COMPRISING INSTALLATIONS, PAINTINGS,
PHOTOGRAPHS & POSTERS AT 198 GALLERY, ON RAILTON ROAD
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ZULIA-BORN VENEZUELAN VIOLINIST, ALEXIS CÁRDENAS, GIVES SOLO
RECITAL, PERFORMING WORKS BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, EUGENE YSAYE & NICOLO
PAGANINI, PLUS IMPROVISATIONS
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