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Over 200 finds from underwater excavations of two recently rediscovered Ancient Egyptian cities, which had been submerged beneath the Mediterranean Sea for over 1,000 years. 
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Superwoman: ‘Work, Build and Don’t Whine' 18 June — 17 September 2016 GRAD, in collaboration with Thea Films, is delighted to present Superwoman: 'Work, Build and Don’t Whine'. Curated by Dr Natalia Murray and actor and award winning filmmaker Dolya Gavanski, the exhibition presents a fascinating exploration of the iconography of the Soviet woman in propaganda from the October Revolution of 1917 to the fall of the Soviet Union and the arrival of Perestroika in 1991. This exhibition, the 10th in GRAD’s Academy programme, charts the development of the Soviet woman and assesses what her legacy is today
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Good exhibition space in central London for Russian art. Well curated exhibitions. Thought-provoking and insightful look back at Russia's past. reviewed here:
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One of the best contemporary female artists today, Mona Hatoum​, gets her first major exhibition in London at Tate Modern
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Exhibition runs until 21 August If you can only fit in one exhibition in London this summer, choose this one. Revelatory. Confrontational. Involving. And many other surprising reactions. If in #London... go! With thanks to Culture Whisper for the review
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Face
In a world increasingly dominated by media imagery, the rendering of portraiture has and is continuing to change. It is no longer a statement about the portrait subject immortalising their perceived place in the world. It is much more a statement by the artist both on the art of portraiture itself, and on concepts of beauty, identity, social acceptance, self image, social and political inequality and the role of celebrity. The artists in this exhibition explore these themes and more in a range of media and genres demonstrating our continuing obsession with the ‘Face’. Image Copyright Carne Griffiths Carne Griffiths reviewed here http://www.eyestorm.com/Pages/Magazine.aspx/CARNE%20GRIFFITHS%20%20%20%7C%20%20%20NEW%20EXCLUSIVE%20ORIGINALS%20AND%20NEW%20PRINT%20EDITION/877 exhib runs until end of May gallery location http://www.gallerydifferent.co.uk/map
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LL Archive 2016 check out new work from Carne Griffiths (we have his postcards!) and the other artists look mighty interesting too!
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Get ready to discover your new favourite artist as we head into a summer of colour at the RA. From painting to installation art, you’ll find it all at the Summer Exhibition.
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Colourful! Reviews http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/05/royal-academy-summer-exhibition-michael-craig-martin https://londonist.com/2015/06/the-verdict-on-this-years-summer-exhibition-at-the-royal-academy.php http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/11643114/Summer-Exhibition-2015-Royal-Academy-review-a-high-end-junk-shop.html http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/exhibitions/summer-exhibition-2015-royal-academy-how-to-brighten-up-arts-groundhog-day-10296320.html
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Camden Arts Centre is close to LLHQ and we always enjoy our visits there. There's a nice cafe with peaceful outside space , surprising given its location slap bang beside the busy -busy Finchley Road. Free wifi too and good coffee. So once the work is done , the emails checked and the coffee drunk, you can head upstairs to see free exhibitions that will most likely challenge you, perhaps refresh you and often stimulate you more than the coffee!
It's a friendly place, the staff are always welcoming and sometimes it's great to chat to someone there about a particular exhibition. I suspect some of the room supervisors are artists themselves or art students, They certainly add valuable insights, when asked about an exhibition.
The building is light & airy and the garden is green and offers hands on projects for community participation.
Big thumbs up from us.
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13 - 22/02/2013 @ Romanian Cultural Institute
"Precise and refined. Resplendent. Decadent. Subtle and minimalist or eccentric and cutting-edge… Just a few ways of describing Romanian fashion in 2013. Nevertheless, the designers brought together in the exhibition "The Rest Is Tomorrow" prove it is easier to say what it is not than to describe what it is. They belong to different generations and have different aesthetic agendas and concerns, but are united in reviving and reimagining the creative potential of Romanian design, textiles and decorative arts. Their six brands have established individual identities, yet together, they open the way to a new philosophy, a neo-traditional outlook."
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"Tessa Jackson, Chief Executive of Iniva, previews the Peter Clarke exhibition, Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats, at Rivington Place until 9 March..."
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I always feel I should love Alex Katz’s paintings. I admire that in Fifties New York he wanted to create a new kind of figurative painting in response to Abstract Expressionism. I share his adoration of Matisse, an artist whose legacy he’s often credited with reinforcing. Painters I like see Katz as a god.
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“The Summer Exhibition 2016 will be unpredictable, stimulating, and enjoyable with 10 startling rooms of contemporary art submitted from around the world. Each of the rooms will be hung by a member of the committee, resulting in themes of free speculation, practice or technique.” Richard Wilson RA, Summer Exhibition 2016 Coordinator
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Summer? Starts with the RA Summer Exhibition ....
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LL Archive June 2016 Exhibition : Unexpected Stories by Umi Kumano - Daiwa Anglo/Japanese Foundation
"Umi Kumano creates his works by pairing seemingly unrelated scenes and motifs as if they were part of a single event in one world. Although these elements may share no meaningful connection, the imagination of the viewers spins them into ‘Unexpected Stories’. Through their unconventional juxtaposition, mundane and commonplace scenes from the everyday world morph from reality to surreality...." Image: Cream and Bear, 2016, acrylic on canvas © Umi Kumano
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Needing the surreal? Exhibition details: 3 Jun 2016 to 15 Jul 2016 Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 5pm (except public holidays) 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle (entrance facing Regent's Park), London NW1 4QP
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British artist Sarah Lucas brings three of her acclaimed sculptures from the Venice Biennale to the UK for the first time, in the exhibition POWER IN WOMAN.
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LL Archive 2016 Another good exhibition in London by a woman sculptor
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LL Archive 2016 13 Jan - 6 March
an exhibition to bring some fizz into the London winter?
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PANGAEA II:
11 MARCH 2015 - 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
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"PAINTING FROM THE ZABLUDOWICZ COLLECTION PART I
Albert Oehlen Francesca DiMattio Matthew Chambers until 5 May
Since 1994, the Zabludowicz Collection has been collecting important contemporary paintings from around the world. This spring and summer, our exhibitions and events focus on painting from the Collection, juxtaposing works by German artist Albert Oehlen with paintings by younger artists based in the US.
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At Gagosian Gallery, London, until 25 August. https://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/picasso-minotaurs-and-matadors--april-28-2017
A sea of blue.