Welcome to the IanVisits alternative guide to London.
Lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random geeky miscellany.

 

 

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Displayed in date order by how soon they close.

The artist, who worked for more than two decades as a self-employed plumber before discovering glass, has produced a series of highly personal pieces that discuss and investigate the treatment of black people in Britain and the USA. (Ending Soon Thu, 8th Oct)

Vessel Gallery
W11 2PW
2020-10-07
Blown, Bound and Bold at Vessel Gallery
Explore the intricate ceramic map making of artist, ceramicist and cartographer Loraine Rutt at her South London studio. (Ending Soon Sat, 10th Oct)

Loraine Rutt Studio
SE15 4QL
2020-10-07
Behind the Scenes in a Globe Maker’s Studio
This exhibition showcases works by graduating students from London’s leading fine art schools. (Ending Soon Sun, 11th Oct)

Saatchi Gallery
SW3 4RY
2020-10-07
London Grads Now
An annual outdoor exhibition of sculptures within Regent's Park. (Ending Soon Sun, 18th Oct)

The Regent's Park
NW1 4NR
2020-10-07
Frieze Sculpture
R.I.P Germain’s Dead Yard explores multiple forms of death and mourning relating to the artist's personal experiences and the ongoing viscerality of Black life in the UK.  (Ending Soon Sun, 25th Oct)

Cubitt Artists
N1 9HH
2020-10-07
R.I.P. Germain: Dead Yard
This open-air exhibition features images from religious services to reveal the Square Mile’s diverse spiritual life that stretches out into many faiths. (Ending Soon Wed, 28th Oct)

Paternoster Square
EC4M 7DY
2020-10-07
Faith in the City of London
By turns poetic, adventurous and thought-provoking, this group exhibition explores our relationship with trees and forests. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)

Hayward Gallery
SE1 8XX
2020-10-07
Among the Trees
An exhibition of Grayson Perry works inspired by his TV series on Channel 4 (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)

Victoria Miro Mayfair
W1S 1FE
2020-10-07
Grayson Perry: The MOST Specialest Relationship
The King’s Man Experience is an immersive exhibition featuring costumes, props and behind-the-scenes material from the movie of the same name. (Ending Soon Sat, 31st Oct)

National Army Museum
SW3 4HT
2020-10-07
The King's Man Experience
Featuring a collection of architectural designs for dogs by world-class architects and designers, the internationally acclaimed arrives in London. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Japan House
W8 5SA
2020-10-07
 Architecture for Dogs
Bringing together digital collage, print material, sound and sculpture, this exhibition explores the idea of change and its transformative or violent power through dynamic layered compositions. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Somerset House
WC2R 1LA
2020-10-07
 Gallery 31: I Should Be Doing Something Else Right Now
Meet monsters from 252 million years ago in a period called the Permian, when you visit this fascinating, family-friendly exhibition.  (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Horniman Museum
SE23 3PQ
2020-10-07
 Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs
A new look at the extraordinary life and work of the pop art superstar (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Tate Modern
SE1 9TG
2020-10-07
Andy Warhol
Across three floors, sculptures, projections, light works and installations continue Janssens’ exploration of perception and ephemerality. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

South London Gallery (Fire Station Galleries)
SE15 5LQ
2020-10-07
Ann Veronica Janssens: Hot Pink Turquoise
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In this first major exhibition of Artemisia’s work in the UK, see her best-known paintings, as well as her self portraits, and recently discovered personal letters. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2020-10-07
Artemisia
A journey through the ground-breaking works of this quintessential contemporary artist. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Tate Modern
SE1 9TG
2020-10-07
Bruce Nauman
This exhibition develops the artist's ongoing interest in contemporary labour conditions. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Royal Society of Sculptors
SW7 3RA
2020-10-07
Content Provider
A selection of new paintings and bronze sculptures continuing her visualization of fictional conditions, psychological sensation and subjective experience.  (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Thomas Dane Gallery
SW1Y 6BN
2020-10-07
Dana Schutz - Shadow of a Cloud Moving Slowly
Discover the story of Derek Jarman’s garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, in this exhibition at the Garden Museum.  (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Garden Museum
SE1 7LB
2020-10-07
Derek Jarman: My garden’s boundaries are the horizon
A display celebrating dub reggae and its influence on the capital. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Museum of London
EC2Y 5HN
2020-10-07
Dub London: Bassline of a City
Created as a 'space to sit and read and be', library of exile is an installation by British artist and writer, Edmund de Waal, housing more than 2,000 books in translation, written by exiled authors. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2020-10-07
Edmund de Waal - Library of exile
Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been shaping the electronic music landscape. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

The Design Museum
W8 6AG
2020-10-07
Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers
A solo exhibition of over fifty artworks spanning Damien Hirst’s formative years as a student in the 1980s to becoming one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists during the 1990s. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Newport Street Gallery
SE11 6AJ
2020-10-07
End of a Century
Faces of a Queen gives visitors a once-in-a-generation chance to see three of the greatest depictions of Elizabeth I together. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Queen's House
SE10 9NE
2020-10-07
Faces of a Queen - the Armada Portraits
This installation by Darren Waterston presents a decadent interpretation of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's famed Peacock Room, a sumptuous 19th-century interior. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Victoria and Albert Museum
SW7 2RL
2020-10-07
Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined
Unearth the mystery of the largest ever Bronze Age hoard discovered in London (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Museum of London Docklands
E14 4AL
2020-10-07
Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery
Journey beyond the Bible to discover the history, culture and traditions of Jewish people from all corners of the world through the ages. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

The British Library
NW1 2DB
2020-10-07
Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the Written Word
Acclaimed artist Kara Walker presents one of the most ambitious Hyundai Commissions to date (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Tate Modern
SE1 9TG
2020-10-07
Kara Walker
Showing sculptures by Helaine Blumenfeld at Canary Wharf gives an unrivalled opportunity to view them in the context of hard interior and exterior architecture as well as carefully designed outdoor spaces amongst mature trees. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Canada Square Park
E14 5AB
2020-10-07
Looking Up: Helaine Blumenfeld at Canary Wharf
A collection of works from the archive of contemporary artist Matt Smith, seen together for the first time. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

99 Bishopsgate
EC2M 3XD
2020-10-07
Matt Smith: 2020
The first major exhibition of dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. This exploration of Clark’s work establishes his radical presence in British cultural history. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2020-10-07
Michael Clark - Cosmic Dancer
Out of the Blue celebrates the work of influential design company Designers Guild. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Fashion and Textile Museum
SE1 3XF
2020-10-07
Out of the Blue: Fifty Years of Designers Guild
Discover a myriad of works by household names and emerging artists in this annual art exhibition. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Royal Academy of Arts
W1J 0BD
2020-10-07
Summer Exhibition 2020
Explore the radical force that transformed the religious, cultural and political landscape of India and beyond in this landmark exhibition. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

The British Museum
WC1B 3DG
2020-10-07
Tantra - enlightenment to revolution
Explore the unique story of the Krios through their history, heritage and culture from the late 18th century to the modern day. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Museum of London Docklands
E14 4AL
2020-10-07
The Krios of Sierra Leone
This exhibition reunites all six paintings in the Classical myths series for the first time in over four centuries.  (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

The National Gallery
WC2N 5DN
2020-10-07
Titian: Love, Desire, Death
The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Barbican Centre
EC2Y 8DS
2020-10-07
Toyin Ojih Odutola - A Countervailing Theory
An exhibition to commemorate the remarkable but largely overlooked contribution and experiences of the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War. (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Brunei Gallery, SOAS
WC1H 0XG
2020-10-07
Trench Art and the Story of the Chinese Labour Corps in the Great War
This exhibition looks at the presence and impact of the recorded Black communities which have been resident in Greenwich for over 200 years.  (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre
SE10 9NN
2020-10-07
Uncovering the History of Black British Mariners
Design drawings from the William Morris Gallery collection (Ending Soon Wed, 4th Nov)

William Morris Gallery
E17 4PP
2020-10-07
Works In Progress