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Free Range 2007: 5th July – 9th July

Still don’t think you’ve found the new Tracey Emin? Take a look at these exhibitions at Free Range and you might just come across the ‘next big thing’. RAW EDGE Who? Thurrock & Basildon College (Textiles) What? DESIGN (2D & 3D) Where? Dray Walk Gallery …

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Watery Art Opens Early For Bikes

On Saturday, the Royal Academy of Arts will be opening early (from 9am) to celebrate the Tour de France. It’s the first day of a new Sea Impressionists exhibition, so if you fancy a quick escape from the cycling mayhem then pop in for breakfast …

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Free Range 2007: 28th June – 2nd July.

We’re half way through now folks. Here’s what’S happening mid-way into Free Range, Europe’s biggest free arts exhibition. camberwell graphics 07 Who? University of the Arts London, Camberwell (Design) What? DESIGN (2D & 3D) Where? U Block Camberwell Illustration Degree Show Who? University of the …

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Blue Sky Day At Trafalgar Square

Due to the distinct lack of genuine blue sky over the weekend and today, we thought we’d share with you 200 glimpses of cloudless, azure sky – though sadly, only available on canvas and not above our drizzled upon heads. It was Blue Sky Day …

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Cultural Olympiad To Prepare London For 2012

There’s a mere 5 years, 1 month and 5 days until the start of the 2012 Olympics, and we’ll bet you’re wondering how you’re going to fill your time until then. Sure, there are other sporting events you could watch and cultural events you could …

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Wellcome Collection: London’s Best New Galleries In Years

This new space for science, arts and medicine isn’t yet on everyone’s cultural radar. It will be soon. The Wellcome Collection was opened yesterday by James Watson, the giant of science who co-discovered the structure of DNA. Watson said that we Brits ‘should be proud’ …

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Extra, Extra

Mayor raps Tory ‘election plot’. Amuse yourself by misconstruing this BBC headline. DLR firm to operate Dubai Metro? And Hong Kong firm to operate London’s rails. LoR production opening night. Says the Indy: Is it now the one show to rule them all? I wonder …

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Free Range 2007: 21st June – 25th June

This week, get yourself down to Free Range to see some of the best exhibitions from UK’s finest students. Seamless Who? Loughborough University School of Art and Design (Textiles) What? DESIGN (2D & 3D) Where? Boiler House University of Westminster Photography Degree Show 2007 Who? …

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In Transit: Artist Led Walks In Kensington And Chelsea

There are plenty of nice places to walk around in the posh Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC): Kensington Palace, Kings Road, Harvey Nichols… Streets, parks, palaces and shops are all a shade nicer than the rest of town but only a very select …

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Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History Monday – 18th June 1972: A British European Airways plane bound for Brussels crashes moments after taking off from Heathrow airport, killing all 118 passengers. An inquiry later concludes that the pilot had made a ‘speed error’ and stalled the …

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Greenwich & Docklands Free Fest Fabulousness

We, at Londonist, love all things artsy that try different things in unusual places. We also really love free things hence we’re collectively hopping up and down with excitement at the prospect of this year’s Greenwich & Docklands International Festival which kicks off four amazing …