Every Friday our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week to come. Tom Jeffreys selects his top three exhibitions.
From Tuesday 29th November
Counterpoint @ Rochelle School
As part of Platforma Festival – a series of events celebrating art by and about refugees – comes Counterpoint, a large group show taking place at Rochelle School in Bethnal Green. Counterpoint starts from Edward Said's idea that, on account of their dual (or more) status with respect to culture, nationhood, language, identity and the law, refugees are uniquely placed to put existing systems into question. With works on show across a host of media, this should be a fascinating show.
From Friday 2nd December
Mapping London @ Daniel Crouch Rare Books
Despite being very much a 'new media' type, I love places like Daniel Crouch Rare Books, who are celebrating their first anniversary this December with an exhibition of 100 maps of London. Ranging from the earliest extant plan of London in 1572 up to Harry Beck's first tube map in 1933, this is a remarkable collection, and with Christmas just around the corner and prices starting at just £100, a rather timely one too...
From Saturday 3rd December
Gifted @ various Deptford venues
A weekend extravaganza of art and design at a host of galleries and studios across Deptford to take your mind off the chore of West End Christmas shopping. As well as artists' open studios, there's brilliant contemporary art shows at bearspace, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Lewisham Arthouse and The Agency. Plus, Faircharm Fair is back for another year with over 40 stallholders touting their various wares. Fun times down south!
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