Satire, Art and the Antarctic - Editor's Choice, Exhibitions

Satire, Art and the Antarctic - Editor's Choice, Exhibitions

14 October, 2011
by: Tom Jeffreys

Every Friday our editors bring you their personal highlights of the week to come. Tom Jeffreys selects his top three exhibitions.

From Tuesday 18th October
Private Eye – The First 50 Years @ V&A
2011 is the fifitieth anniversary of the brilliant anti-institution institution that is Private Eye, and to celebrate the milestone, the V&A is hosting an exhibition that showcases the range of wonderful artistic talent that has graced the Eye's pages over the years – artwork by the likes of Gerald Scarfe, William Rushton, Barry Fantoni and Michael Heath. Editor Ian Hislop has also chosen 50 of the best front covers – one from each year the organ has been published.


From Thursday 20th October
Affordable Art Fair @ Batterea Park
After the exhaustion of Frieze Week, something a little lighter, as the October edition of the Affordable Art Fair hits Battersea Park with the usual range of art across all media on sale for between £50 and £4,000. There's a good combination of established names and emerging talent. As ever, this is a great place for collectors (from entry-level to experienced) and for any fan of art whatever your income.


From Friday 21st October
The Heart of the Great Alone @ Queen's Gallery
An exhibition of Antarctic photography opens at The Queen's Gallery this week, marking the centenary of Captain Scott's journey to the South Pole in 1910. These extraordinary, dramatic ice-scapes derive from two expeditions, the Terra Nova in 1910 and Endurance from 1914-17. These images are not only amazing in themselves, but for the kind of landscape, characters and hope against the odds that they depict.


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