Best of July: Exhibitions

Best of July: Exhibitions

01 August, 2008
by: Spoonfed Team

Perplexed in Public at various venues
Until 20th July
Wacky interventions and peculiar goings-on across a slightly bemused capital.
Best For: Light-hearted anarchists

A Recent History of Writing and Drawing at the ICA
From 9th July
Four computer machines make some weird art and you can join in!
Best For: Chic geeks

Cy Twombly at Tate Modern
Throughout July
Brightly-coloured abstract symbolism from one of the biggest names in Twentieth Century American art.
Best For: People who like nice paintings

Little Black Dress at the Fashion and Textile Museum
Throughout July
A comprehensive history of the ubiquitous LBD in all its glory.
Best For: Audrey Hepburn wannabes

Viktor & Rolf at the Barbican
Throughout July
A major celebration of the Dutch doppelganger designers and their archly kooky wares.
Best For: Aspiring fashionistas

The Lure of the East at Tate Britain
Throughout July
Over a hundred years of British Orientalist painting.
Best For: SOAS students

The Big Smoke at Museum of London
Throughout July
An in-depth look at the causes and effects of the smoking ban on Londoners as well as a fascinating history of what Wilde called 'the perfect type of perfect pleasure'.
Best For: Tobacconists

Abigail Lane at Matches
Throughout July
One of the lesser known YBAs hits one of the UK's top independents with a smorgasbord of Victoriana and circus-fun.
Best For: Louboutin sporting Brit Art lovers

Richard Prince at Serpentine and Gagosian
Throughout July
A major retrospective for the controversial American photographer at the Serpentine and a selection of his newer works over at Gagosian.
Best For: A conceptual challenge

Vilhelm Hammershøi at the Royal Academy
Throughout July
60 small scale paintings by the odd little Dane, a specialist in muted and melancholic interiors.
Best For: The quietly miserable


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