Listings tagged with "Editors Choice"

Alexander Calder's mobiles and sculptures will charm you at the Pace Gallery in London. There is something comfortingly domestic about Calder's mobiles – perhaps because of the design objects they later inspired. It's almost as if the 1960s couldn't have happened without him.

This exhibition is a chance to see some of the beautiful and highly-affecting work by artists shortlisted for this year's Deutsche Börse Photography Prize at The Photographers' Gallery. It is fantastic, and a really good way to experience four entirely different approaches to contemporary political art photography in one place. 

Subersive collage, brightly-coloured plasticine and manipulated pop culture proves AxME to be a delightfully intriguing retrospective of one of America's most exciting artists, Ellen Gallagher, at Tate Modern.

The Royal Academy gives the UK the first chance to appraise George Bellows, an undervalued artist virtually unknown outside of the US. Bellows is an artist of worthy technical skill and a variety of styles and subject matter, and this exhibition leaves you wondering what masterpieces he might have created had it not been for his untimely death.

The Estorick Collection displays works by Giorgio Casali, Italian photographer of design and architecture for the style magazine Domus from 1951–1983. Casali's photographs are a testament to his sophisticated genius and his skill in capturing beautifully designed objects.

Julie Mehretu's Liminal Squared at White Cube, Bermondsey is a powerful exploration of the interaction between space, architecture and power. Using clean architectural plans as a base, Mehretu builds up a chaotic and dizzying aesthetic that challenges to the viewer to consider the contested space where architecture meets the community it is intended for. The result is stunning.

The National Portrait Gallery immortalises the genius of Man Ray. A star-studded event, with over 150 images and a career spanning decades and continents, Man Ray: Portraits features uncompromising vulnerability and creative poignancy.

The Saatchi Gallery's New Order: British Art Today is the first in a new exhibition programme of emerging UK artists. With its combination of satire and macabre political humour, these works by up-and-coming contemporary artists won't fail to disappoint.

The Wellcome Collection displays more than 300 works by residents of Japanese social welfare institutions in Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan. This is most definitely an exhibition not to be missed: in unusual media and with at-times obsessive detail, these 46 artists have created a vastly diverse body of works that raises important questions about Outsider Art.

See a focused selection of work by Gary Hume (born 1962), one of Britain’s most renowned contemporary painters, shown at Tate Britain in parallel with a survey of the celebrated British painter Patrick Caulfield (1935–2005), illuminating the comparable work of these two artists from different generations.

In celebration of the centenary of Britten’s birth, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is proud to present a special programme featuring a new commission by celebrated British composer Sally Beamish, and joined by acclaimed violist Lawrence Power.

Ingo Metzmacher conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in works by Wolfgang Rihm, Mahler and Shostakovich with baritone soloist Johan Reuter.

The London Sinfonietta perform music by Luke Bedford at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, conducted by Sian Edwards, and with Bedford himself discussing his pieces. Bedford's new work Renewal will be performed twice.

The cultural icon that is David Bowie gets his first retrospective exhibition at the V&A. Overwhelmingly populist, it's (unsurprisingly) outsold every other exhibition the V&A has ever put on, and has been timed well to coincide with the man's latest album, but there is more to this than just another publicity exercise.

In Fine Style brings together a beautiful collection of regal portraits and items of clothing that allow the visitor to take a tour through the high fashion of the 16th and 17th centuries. The rare textiles almost steal the show, but there are also more understated treasures to discover.

This small gallery exhibition among the many huge rooms of the Museum of London does its best to illustrate Michael Caine's drive, charisma and success with clips, portraits, timelines and choice quotes, celebrating another institution in this city of cockneys, royalty and landmarks.

The British Library's new exhibition, Propaganda: Power and Persuasion takes the journey from propaganda's known origins up until its modern manifestations. The exhibition is fun and informative – if only the curators had examined a little more about exactly who employs propaganda and rhetoric today.

Life at the Tudor courts was full of butch posturing, monstrous virile beasts and impressive suits of armour expressing the strength of the royal family. This exceptional collection, Treasures of the Royal Courts at the V&A Museum, provides a fascinating insight into power at the Tudor and Stuart courts with some priceless artefacts on display.

From Club to Catwalk will explore the creative explosion of London fashion in the 1980s. It will feature the work of designers such as Betty Jackson, Timney Fowler, Wendy Dagworthy, Helen David for English Eccentrics, John Galliano and Rifat Ozbek, who became increasingly successful internationally.

Recently refurbished, the Charles Dickens Museum is a far cry from the doom and gloom of a typical Dickensian dwelling. The interior of 48 Doughty Street is fresh, elegant and full of Victorian quirks.

The legacy of 18th century surgeon John Hunter's collection, the Hunterian Musuem probes every area of human and animal anatomy, offering shelves of deeply-interesting pickled internal organs and bodily curiosities.

The London Transport Museum presents the fascinating history of London’s public transportation network. Whether you are a train fanatic, a map enthusiast, a lover of vintage advertising posters, or just want to have a picture of yourself driving a big red bus, this museum is sure to delight.

Bringing the study of biology and natural science to the public, the Natural History Museum in London has something for everyone. Featuring interactive and hands-on exhibits over a wide range of subjects – including dinosaurs, the planets, creepy-crawlies and volcanoes – the Natural History Museum will not fail to educate, enthral and entertain.

Wellcome's collections are outstanding in their variety, a testament to his passion for the pursuit of medical knowledge, and just plain fascinating. Whilst the artefacts on display certainly cover the deeply weird and unusual aspects of human nature, they also offer some insightful glimpses into our understanding of our own physicality.