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Serpentine North Gallery · W Carriage Dr • Free
Artist Amar Kanwar and designer Sherna Dastur unpack the making of his Serpentine exhibition and its catalogue, a storybook for adults drawn from his film trilogy. Stick around for the book signing.
October 24 at 10am (This weekend)
Barbican Centre · Barbican • £51.50
Unlock the secrets of raga and taal in a day of live demonstration and discovery. Santoorist Eeshar Singh and tabla player Sukhdeep Dhanjal unpack how Indian classical concerts unfold, so every performance hits different after.
October 24 at 6pm (This weekend)
Barbican Centre · Barbican • £17.50
Two blind musicians fall in love, conquer the world, then head home to Mali for one last album. This tender documentary follows Amadou & Mariam's final chapter, with a live ScreenTalk from Mariam Doumbia and director Ryan Marley after.
October 25 at 5:30pm (This weekend)
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Part tour film, part reconciliation story: Heaven 17 hit the road for maybe the last time, and Martyn Ware finally calls Phil Oakey after 30 years of silence. Ware and Glenn Gregory stick around for a ScreenTalk after the credits roll.
October 28 at 7pm
Barbican Centre · Barbican
London-based architect Takero Shimazaki discusses the design approaches and ideas behind a selection of projects by t-sa, featuring works such as the recently completed Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick.
October 29 at 7pm
Trogolo | Tuscan Bar & Restaurant Notting Hill · Westbourne Grove • £300
Dinner with a conscience: Tuscan plates, vineyard wine, and big ideas. Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian's chief culture writer, leads the conversation on art and war in support of the Ukrainian Institute London.
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Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Mon, Oct 26 · 2:00 PM
Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd
Sat, Oct 31 · 12:30 PM
Serpentine North Gallery · W Carriage Dr
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM
Frobisher Crescent · Barbican
£24
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
The Magazine · W Carriage Dr
Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Frobisher Crescent · Barbican
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
Frobisher Crescent · Barbican
£24
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM
David Zwirner · Grafton St
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Battersea Arts Centre · Lavender Hill
£8
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£ 10-£ 12.5
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
British Library · NW1 2QS
£ 10-£ 12.5
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
Crypt on the Green · Clerkenwell Close
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Serpentine South Gallery · W2 3XA
Mon, Nov 23 · 6:00 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Thu, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£30
Sat, Jan 16 · 12:30 PM
Serpentine North Gallery · W Carriage Dr
Wed, Feb 10 · 7:30 PM
Barbican Centre · Barbican
Fri, Mar 19 · 6:00 PM
Hackney Empire · Mare St
Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd
Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd
Free
Whitechapel Gallery · Whitechapel High St
Tate Modern · Bankside
Natural History Museum · South Kensington
Old Royal Naval College · SE10 9NN
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