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Londonist spent our Friday afternoon hanging out in the West End wasting away in the streets of nothing but trainer shops only to come up empty handed except for the second issue of Good For Nothing Magazine. How could we resist the cover design of …

Yes, we know – everyone is talking about the Dan Flavin exhibition at Haunch of Venison, but that is with good reason – it is spectacular! Flavin was an American artist who revolutionized modern sculpture with his light installations throughout the world. He began sketching …

Exciting times over at the ICA (yes, we are obsessed). It is Singapore Season, which is a celebration of the booming contemporary art scene in all of Southeast Asia. The entire building is being taken over, famous Asian artists are in residence, there is performance, …

Londonist favourite the Photographer’s Gallery is currently showing new work by Melanie Manchot from a period she spent in Moscow. The exhibition consists of Groups and Locations (Moscow), a series of colour photographs, and the seven-channel video work Hotel Moscow. In both works, Manchot instigates …

In order to show our readers that Urban Junkies is a really worthwhile addition to Londonist, we took their event advice and checked out the Under A Tenner installation at the Design Museum. We made our way down the Shad Thames (which was unfortunately overrun …

We seem to have a bit of an obsession with the ICA this week, but they have simply been putting on some excellent events. Friday 21Media and Deal Real Records are launching The Art of Hip-Hop with Fashion vs. Turntablism. This is the ICA’s attempt …

Londonist attended the theatre last night. We purchased a ticket for A Life in the Theatre a play written by David Mamet at the Apollo Theatre about a week ago. A Life in the Theatre tells the story of stage veteran Robert (Patrick Stewart) and …

Londonist received a tip earlier this week about a contemporary photography show being put on in Notting Hill.

Londonist is a big supporter of the Arts, or at least it is one of our New Year resolutions to be. This week we bring you an exciting event to fill your Wednesday evening (a typically boring evening for us). The ICA (a favourite Londonist …

Although there are still a few days before Sunday, Londonist could not resist informing our readers of what could be a potentially riotous event. This Sunday at 9:00 pm, the Curzon Soho (a Londonist favorite) will be showing She Hate Me, Spike Lee’s most recent …