Forest Fringe at BAC: A Microfestival

[ April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010. ] This is a festival like no other. Created by the geniuses of Forest Fringe, visitors to the smallest festival to hit Battersea will be welcomed by a colour – filled display proving that you don’t have to be in Somerset surrounded by the hordes to visit a festival.

Location: Battersea Arts Center, Lavender Hill, Sw11 5TN

Admission: [...]

Dash Dash Dash

[ April 15, 2010 9:00 pm to April 21, 2010 9:00 pm. ] David Gale has been busy writing and directing a 25min play a month for the last several months. It is still not too late to catch the final play and then to enjoy an omnibus edition scheduled for May. Don’t worry the stories aren’t connected so you haven’t missed out. Go down to enjoy a [...]

Polarbear “Return”

[ March 2, 2010 to March 20, 2010. ] The immensely talented Polarbear takes to the stage delivering his fast paced commentary on life through spoken word. Don’t be put off by the intimacy of such a raw performance art, his act is brilliant and his words inspired. Book now.

Location: Battersea Arts Center,Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN

Price: £12.00 for adults, £7.00 concessions

Dates: 2nd-20th March and [...]

The Concise Dictionary of Dress

[ April 28, 2010 to June 27, 2010. ] This is a fashion show with a difference.Located within the work store of the V&A this installation has been put together by psychoanalyst Adam Phillips and by fashion curator Judith Clark.

Location: Blythe House W14

Price: £12.50 for adults, £10.00 for concessions

My Generation: The Glory Years of British Rock

[ April 30, 2010 to October 24, 2010. ] A showcase of the photos of Harry Goodwin. The collection includes iconic images of The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix to name but a few.

Location: V&A, London

Admission: Free

30th April – 24th October

Contemporary Architecture

[ June 8, 2010 to August 30, 2010. ] Commissioned by the V&A a group of international artists will be designing and building structures based on the ideal of a retreat. They will be displayed around the museum.

Location: V&A, London

Admission: Free

8th June – 30th August

Van Doseburg and the International Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World

[ February 4, 2010 to May 16, 2010. ] The first major exhibition of the Dutch artists work to appear in the UK. Founder of the magazine and movement De Stijl Van Doseburg was one of a group of artists and architects who developed their own style based on the idea of Neoplasticism. Founded in 1917 the style is heavily based on geometric structures [...]

Henry Moore

[ February 24, 2010 to August 8, 2010. ] Henry Moore was one of Britain’s truly great modern artists. His style was avant-garde, experimental, and often radical. This exhibition displays more than 150 works in stone, wood, bronze and drawings.

Location: Tate Britain

Admission £12.50

Turner and the Masters

[ January 11, 2010 to January 31, 2010. ] This unforgettable show places beautiful masterpieces by Canaletto, Rubens, Rembrandt and Titian next to some of JMW Turner’s most dramatic paintings. It shines light on a lesser-known side of the British Romantic painter: his obsession to prove he was just as good, if not better, than the old masters who he so admired.

Location: Tate Britain

Admission: [...]

The Real Van Gogh – The artist and his letters

[ January 23, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ] The first major London exhibition of Van Gogh’s work for 40 years. This collection includes more than 35 original letters, 65 paintings and 30 drawings.

Location: Royal Academy of Arts

Admission: £12