Abby Cronin: arts journalist in London

The British Museum acquired 11 wall-paintings from the tomb-chapel of a wealthy Egyptian official called Nebamun in the 1820s. Dating from about 1350 BC, they are some of the most famous works of art from Ancient Egypt.

 The Ministry of Food: Discover how 'Digging for Victory', taking up the 'War on Waste', and being both frugal and inventive on the ‘Kitchen Front' helped to get Britain through the dark days of the Second World War. The cafe at the IWM is offering classic dishes from a time of food shortages in Britain in the 1940s & 50s.  Items include corned beef, beetroot & horseradish salad & cabbage & apple stew.

Impressions of Africa: money, medals and stamps. Find out about African history and identity through
money, medals and stamps.  This small display looks at the images of Africa presented on the coins, banknotes, medals and stamps made for the continent during the past 100 years. These miniature art works reflect changing national identities, and celebrate the cultures and heritage of Africa and its people.

 Grace Kelly: Style Icon: The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly is on display at the V&A. Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywoods most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco, the display presents over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewellery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films, including High Society, are on show as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955. These are accompanied by film clips and posters, photographs and her Oscar statuette.

Francis Alÿs, born in Belgium and based in Mexico City, uses painting to extend his response to the urban stage. His multi-media work addresses the city streets he wanders compulsively.

Exposure presents over two hundred photographic works, from the late nineteenth century to the present day, offering an illuminating and provocative perspective on subjects both iconic and taboo. Includes work by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Dorothea Lange, Paul Strand and Garry Winogrand.

London's first major public transport development for over ten years.  Overground explores over 160 years of history and innovation gehind the building of the new line and Brunel's Thames Tunner, and provides a snapshot of cultural highlights along the way.

British Comic Art : This groundbreaking exhibition uses visual art to explore the role of humour in British culture over the centuries. Tackling key themes such as morality, politics and the absurd, the show will feature works by classic caricaturists from William Hogarth, James Gillray and George Cruikshank, to David Low, Gerald Scarfe and Steve Bell.

The Surreal House: Step inside a labyrinth of chambers, designed by acclaimed young architects Carmody Groarke, and experience The Surreal House - its haunted rooms, delirious forms, blasted architecture and cinematic dreamscapes - featuring a host of artists, architects and film makers including Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Alberto Giacometti, René Magritte, Man Ray, Joseph Cornell and Maya Deren through to more contemporary figures, among them; Rebecca Horn, Edward Kienholz and Rem Koolhaas.  

This special summer display presents a rich selection of works of art acquired by the Courtauld Gallery since it moved to Somerset House twenty years ago. The display will include watercolours by Turner, Constable and others from the collection bequeathed in 2007 by the late Dorothy Scharf. Other works to be shown include a portrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini; a drawing by Ingres (once owned by Samuel Courtauld), fine Victorian watercolours by Frederick Walker; a rare 18th century pastel by John Russell showing one of the porters of the Royal Academy at Somerset House, sculptures by Degas and Rodin, and two oil sketches by Georges Seurat.. The display will also unveil Sir Joshua Reynolds’s late masterpiece Cupid and Psyche. Early work presented by sculptors Sir Anthony Caro, Phillip King and Richard Long extend the collections more fully into the second half of the twentieth century

American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for his glamorous society portraits. Now, for the first time in Britain, 'Sargent and the Sea' will present more than 80 paintings, drawings and watercolours that reveal a less familiar side of the artist: the seascapes and coastal scenes subjects produced in his early career during summer journeys from Paris to Brittany, Normandy and Capri, as well as two transatlantic voyages.

One of photography's early pioneers, Eadweard Muybridge is be subject of a major retrospective at Tate Britain. Bringing together around 150 works, this exhibition explores how British born Muybridge documented the landscape and people of America when the 'New World' was first emerging as a modern country.

Rachel Whiteread: Drawings: Rachel Whiteread is renowned for her evocative large-scale sculptures, but drawing has always remained one of her core activities. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore her works on paper, most of which have never been shown before in a public gallery.

This major retrospective will examine the origins, development and long term influence of the Ballets Russes, to celebrate the centenary of their first appearance in 1909.

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In collaboration with Warwick University -While several important exhibitions have been devoted to the art and iconography of Italian Fascism, the work of artists opposed to Mussolini’s regime has received less attention outside their native country. This show explores the idea of art as a means of political resistance, comprising dramatic, powerful imagery by painters, sculptors and satirists such as Renato Guttuso, Giacomo Manzù, Renato Birolli and Renzo Vespignani. Curated by Stephen Gundle, Professor of Film & TV Studies at Warwick University.

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair is the premier fair for LAPADA, the UK’s largest association of professional dealers, and some 90 members will present paintings and objects of exceptional quality. From medieval works of art to contemporary fine art, from the finest furniture to exquisite jewellery, quality and authenticity are the hallmarks of everything offered for sale.

Origin 2010 will relocate from Somerset House to the newly refurbished Old Spitalfields Market.  This exciting new venue in the heart of creative London and the new timing of Origin as a major presence during the London Design Festival will inject new life and a renewed sense of excitement into this highly respected, established event. Origin 2010 will be presented by Tent London for the Crafts Council.

Goldsmiths' Fair 2010 - Traditionally launching the autumn season, the Fair provides the public with a unique opportunity of viewing and buying the very best of contemporary jewellery and silverware from Britain's leading designer jewellers and silversmiths.

Canine Art & Artefacts: At Home in Battersea this Autumn- The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair will be more canine-friendly than ever this Autumn as it will host a very special exhibition of dogs depicted in art, loaned and curated by The Kennel Club Art Gallery.
Well-known for 25 years as the freindliest Fair in town, it is the UK's leading antique & C20th design fair for interior decoration.  More than 130 dealers will participate.

In many ways Gauguin's art anticipated trends in 20th-century modernism. He is noted for his unusual juxtapositions and startling anachronisms which can be seen as precursors of the dislocations in the surrealist art of the 1920s and later.

The London Silver Vaults displays its Christmas selling exhibition, a showcase of antique and modern silver cocktail and party ware to brighten up the bar and buffet table  --  lots of beautiful ideas for entertaining your guests and choosing special Christmas presents. Prices start from under £100.....

Paul Cézanne’s famous series of paintings of peasants playing cards has long been considered among his most important and powerful works. This landmark exhibition will be the first to bring together the majority of these remarkable paintings alongside a magnificent group of Cézanne’s closely related portraits of Provençal peasants and rarely seen preparatory oil sketches and drawings.

Asian Art in London is an event which involves London's leading Asian art dealers from Kensington Church Street, Mayfair and St James's, joining together for a series of selling exhibitions during the week of Asian Art in London. At the same time, the major auction houses of Bonhams, Christie's and Sotheby's hold auctions and gallery talks. In combination with this, the premier London Museums and Institutions present exhibitions and lectures. A sample of the magnificent selection of Asian antiques from: India; Islam; China; Japan; the Himalayas and Korea, spanning some 5000 years of culture - including ceramics, furniture, glass, jade, jewellery, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, screens, stone carvings and textiles.

The Royal Academy presents the first major exhibition devoted to the Glasgow Boys since 1968, celebrating the achievements of this pioneering group of artists. The exhibition will tell the story of the Boys. They became internationally acclaimed as the most radical painters in Britain.

The exhibition will feature illustrated manuscripts of the Book of the Dead on papyrus and linen, many from the British Museum’s unparalleled collection. These spells and texts were used by Egyptians from around 1600 BC to the 1st century AD, and the exhibition reveals how the texts evolved and changed over the centuries.

Over the past 25 years, the Antique and Collectors fairs have attracted dealers and collectors from around the globe, making these events some of the most prestigious in the Antique calendar. With capacity for over 600 separate dealers, handling a vast range of products, including porcelain and china, furniture and objet d'art, medals, toys and many, many more items.

This exhibition will look at British sculpture within an international context, and include works by such artists as Anthony Caro, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Damien Hirst-and others.

THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE FOR CERAMICS  Presented by The Craft Potters Association in partnership with Ceramic Review.  Ceramic Art London 2011 is the major selling fair for contemporary studio ceramics at the Royal College of Art on 25 February to 27 February 2011.



Presented by The Craft Potters Association in partnership with Ceramic Review

Ceramic Art London 2011 is the major selling fair for contemporary studio ceramics at the Royal College of Art on 25 February to 27 February 2011.

Watteau's drawings are aomng his most widely admired works.  This exhibition will demonstrate the full range of his subject-matter: from fetes galantes and theatre pieces to portraits and shop interiors.

The first international exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement (1860-1895).

A remarkable exhibition examining the human fascination with jewellery, tracing its importance & symbolism from ancient times to the present day.

What does Postmodernism mean, and where did it come from? The V&A will explore these questions in a new exhibition focusing on the 1970s and 1980s. The ideas of Postmodernism first emerged in architecture as new interest was shown in buildings from the past and the minimalism of Modernism was eschewed. These early ideas began to influence other areas of design, including furniture and graphics.

'Gold: Britain's Glorious Riches' - A major exhibition of gold works of art and artefacts which vividly tells the story of Britain and Gold. Admission Free at the  Goldsmiths' Hall
The Goldsmiths' Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2V 6BN Opening times: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm