Serpentine Galleries - Helen Marten & Marc Camille Chaimowicz exhibitions open; James Bridle's Cloud Index; Family Day; Miracle Marathon; Pavilion: last chance

SERPENTINE GALLERIES AUTUMN 2016

AUTUMN EXHIBITIONS OPEN

MARC CAMILLE CHAIMOWICZ: AN AUTUMN LEXICON UNTIL SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE Chaimowicz explores the space between public and private, art and design through painting, sculpture and home furnishings in this show which sees a re-staging of his work Enough Tiranny, first presented at the Serpentine Gallery in 1972 MORE INFO HELEN MARTEN: DRUNK BROWN HOUSE UNTIL SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY FREE Turner Prize nominated artist Helen Marten combines sculpture, text and screen-printed paintings in her practice. The exhibition features images and objects that play with the concept of two and three-dimensionality MORE INFO

DIGITAL COMMISSION

JAMES BRIDLE: CLOUD INDEX CLOUDINDX.COM Created by British artist and writer James Bridle, Cloud Index is an online platform exploring the many aspects of the term ‘cloud’, from modern computer networks to the English mystical tradition, from the history of weather forecasting to climate change and contemporary conspiracy fears MORE INFO

MIRACLE MARATHON

SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER, SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY, 10AM - 10PM SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER, SECOND HOME, MIDDAY - MIDNIGHT LIVE-STREAMING VIA SERPENTINE RADIO DAY TICKETS £15/£10 CONC. Sophia Al-Maria, Christo, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Ben Okri, Genesis P-Orridge and over 60 practitioners from the fields of art, architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theology and science come together at the Serpentine’s annual festival of ideas for a weekend of live discussion, events and broadcast exploring the themes of miracles, ritual, imagination and magical thinking. Find out how you can contribute to a new work by marathon participant and  artist Syowia Kyambi here MORE INFO

FAMILY DAY AND ARTIST TALK

FAMILY DAY: HAUS PARTY SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER, 1 - 5PM SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE, DROP-IN Artist Joceline Howe invites you to 'crash the party' by making, wearing and displaying costumes inspired by the Bauhaus. The event is suitable for families with children of all ages MORE INFO UNWRITTEN HANDBOOK: HAROLD OFFEH SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER, 3PM SERPENTINE GALLERY FREE, BOOKING ESSENTIAL Artist Harold Offeh presents a talk on his practice following on from his project with the Serpentine’s Youth Forum, an ongoing partnership with Westminster Academy students MORE INFO

FINAL WEEKS

SERPENTINE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMME 2016 SERPENTINE PAVILION AND SUMMER HOUSES UNTIL SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER FREE Visit Bjarke Ingels Group's 'unzipped wall' Pavilion and the four Summer Houses designed by Kunlé Adeyemi (NLÉ), Barkow Leibinger, Yona Friedman and Asif Khan MORE INFO

COMPETITION CLOSING SOON

BUILD YOUR OWN PAVILION: YOUNG ARCHITECTS COMPETITION ENTER BEFORE SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER BUILDYOUROWNPAVILION.SERPENTINEGALLERIES.ORG Our competition for budding young architects aged 8 -14 is closing soon! Enter your Pavilion designs online for a chance to win an iPad, among many other fantastic prizes MORE INFO

FROM OUR SHOP

LIMITED EDITION HELEN MARTEN: UNTITLED Helen Marten’s Edition is a character created from artificially simulated edible parts – bread and sausage – and follows the logic that this figurative motif exists only as long as consumption is resisted   MORE INFO EXHIBITION CATALOGUE MARC CAMILLE CHAIMOWICZ A unique hybrid between a catalogue and artist’s book, Chaimowicz has compiled a personal exhibition journal that takes the form of a French cahier: a book within a book, comprising a visual index of technical drawings, designs and photographs relating to recent projects and research trips MORE INFO

SERPENTINE EDITIONS AT FRIEZE

ALLIED EDITIONS THURSDAY 6 - SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER FRIEZE LONDON, REGENTS PARK Serpentine Editions are available for sale at Frieze as part of Allied Editions, a non-profit gallery editions collective. Prices start at just £40 and all the proceeds directly support the participating organisations’ exhibitions and education programmes MORE INFO

FROM OUR FRIENDS

THE VULGAR: FASHION REDEFINED 13 OCTOBER 2016 - 5 FEBRUARY 2017 BARBICAN ART GALLERY With contributions from designers Vivienne Westwood, Philip Treacy, Moschino and many more, The Vulgar is the first exhibition to explore the inherently challenging but utterly compelling territory of taste in fashion MORE INFO RODIN AND DANCE: THE ESSENCE OF MOVEMENT 20 OCTOBER 2016 – 22 JANUARY 2017 COURTAULD GALLERY Discover the first major exhibition to explore Rodin’s fascination with dance and bodies in extreme acrobatic poses, exploring a series of small scale experimental sculptures known as ‘Dance Movements’ MORE INFO

October at the V&A

OPUS ANGLICANUM: MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY Opens tomorrow ✮✮✮✮ "spectacular" Time Out London ✮✮✮✮ "magnificent" The Daily Telegraph This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the luxury embroideries that England was famed for between the 12th and 15th centuries. Often referred to as ‘Opus Anglicanum’ (English work), they were sought after by kings, queens, popes and cardinals from across Europe. Book now  V&A Members go free #OpusAnglicanum Support generously provided by the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Supported by Hand & Lock

YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? RECORDS AND REBELS 1966-1970 Until 26 February 2017In partnership with Levi's® Sound experience by Sennheiser Turn on, tune in and drop out! (I review). #RecordsandRebels has taken the critics and public by storm, so if you haven’t already, don’t miss the chance to take a psychedelic trip back to the 1960s and discover the revolutions that changed the world. And, if you’d like to experience the exhibition into the evening, it's open late on Fridays and Saturdays. Book now V&A Members go free #RecordsandRebels Revolutions Weekender 4 – 7 November Join us for a festival of peace, love and music, celebrating the Swinging Sixties through live music, talks, tours, film screenings and more. Book now With additional support from Grow Annenberg Foundation, Fenwick and Sassoon. FASHIONABLE FRIDAYS   *LAST CHANCE TO SEE* ENGINEERING THE WORLD: OVE ARUP AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOTAL DESIGN Until 6 November 2016 Supported by Volkswagen Group Ove Arup (1895-1988) was the pioneer of a multidisciplinary approach to design that has defined the way engineering is understood and practised today. See a selection of Arup’s ground-breaking projects such as the Sydney Opera House and Centre Pompidou, alongside more recent work undertaken by Arup, the global firm. Book now V&A Members go free  #EngineeringTheWorld#vamEngineeringSeason Part of the V&A Engineering Season This exhibition is made possible in collaboration with Arup With additional support from Tideway   UNDRESSED: A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERWEAR Until 12 March 2017 Sponsored by Agent Provocateur and Revlon Discover the fascinating and sometimes controversial story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day. Find out about the role of underwear in moulding the body to a fashionable ideal and in revealing issues of gender, sex and morality.  Book nowV&A Members go free #vamUndressed Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear Curator Talk St Pancras International Friday 7 October, 12.30 Join exhibition curator, Edwina Ehrman for an exclusive insight into the exhibition. Read more and book

FRED BUTLER: IT'S A LONDON THING Friday 14 October, 19.00 – 20.00 Accessories designer Fred Butler has created pieces for a number of high-profile wearers, including Lady Gaga and Bjork. Join her for a look at London through a creative lens, providing a delightfully original take on one of the world's coolest cities.  Read more and book   CATHLEEN NAUNDORFFriday 4 November, 19.00 – 20.00 Photographer Cathleen Naundorf has worked with couture houses from Chanel to Valentino over the past two decades. Join her in conversation with V&A Fashion Curator Oriole Cullen as she discusses her approach and influences, including her earlier reportage experiences covering communities such as the Yanomami tribe in Amazonia and shamans in Siberia. Read more and book SARAH BERNHARDT AND ALPHONSE MUCHA: FRIENDS AND FELLOW TRAVELLERS Saturday 15 October, 14.00 – 17.30 An opportunity to create a poster for Sarah Bernhardt's established and important collaboration between ‘La Divine Sarah’ and Alphonse Mucha. Join us to explore Mucha's art nouveau design andBernhardt’s creative passions. Read more and book   NARRATIVE CERAMICS Monday 24, Tuesday 25, Thursday 27 & Friday 28 October, 10.30 – 17.00 Join artist Daphne Christoforou to create your own unique narrative and commemorative plate. Learn how to design and transform your ideas, experimenting with 2D digital design before transferring your decorative illustration onto ceramic. Read more and book *Last Chance Offer* Book for this course at a discounted rate of £256 instead of £320 (full price).The offer is open to all and valid until 24 October.   GIVE MEMBERSHIP THIS CHRISTMAS Give a gift that lasts all year. V&A Gift Membership will give free, unlimited entry to all of our current and upcoming exhibitions over the next 12 months, plus many more benefits. Membership starts at just £57, with concessions for under-26 year olds and the over 60s. Read more  To buy, go online, visit the Membership Desk in the Museum, or call 020 7942 2271 Please purchase your gift by Monday 12 December to receive in time for Christmas. GAME PLAN: BOARD GAMES REDISCOVERED V&A Museum of Childhood 8 October 2016 - 23 April 2017 Board Games are played the world over, and have been a key element in family culture for centuries. This exhibition will showcase some of the world's best known and most loved board games as well as casting light on the evolution of game design, from the ancient game of Senet to modern digital board games. Read more and book YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN     SOUTH AFRICA:  THE ART OF A NATION British Museum 27 October 2016 – 26 February 2017 From some of the earliest examples of human creativity to cutting-edge contemporary works, discover the fascinating history of South Africa through art in this special exhibition. Read more and book   HANDEL & HENDRIX IN LONDON Find yourself transported to 60s London at the height of its swinging heyday at the flat where Jimi Hendrix lived, loved, and wrote music in. Read more   WE LIVE IN THE OFFICE A COMMISSION BY GILES ROUND RIBA Until 5 February 2017  Expect the unexpected this autumn as multi-disciplinary artist Giles Round explores the ever-changing life of buildings by turning the Architecture Gallery at RIBA into a ceramic studio and shop. Read more

BBC Audience - Jo Brand curates The Museum of Curiosity as it returns to BBC Radio 4.

The Museum of Curiosity Panel show in which the Professor of Ignorance, John Lloyd, and his new curator, Jo Brand, welcome three distinguished guests to donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum.  Friday 14 October BBC Radio Theatre Doors open: 12.15pm Recording starts: 12.30pm  Saturday 15 October BBC Radio Theatre Doors open: 7.15pm Recording starts: 7.30pm  Friday 21 October The Shaw Theatre Doors open: 7.15pm Recording starts: 7.30pm  Sunday 11 December & Wednesday 14 December BBC Radio Theatre Doors open: 7.15pm Recording starts: 7.30pm  Monday 19 December BBC Radio Theatre Doors open: 12.15pm Recording starts: 12.30pm  Admission to these recordings is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early.  To apply for tickets visit bbc.co.uk/showsandtours.  BBC Shows and Tours  The BBC Shop in the Media Café at New Broadcasting House sells a small selection of merchandise relating to famous BBC productions like Doctor Who and Sherlock. We also sell exclusive BBC branded souvenirs. Our kiosk is open to the public and you don't have to be an audience member to visit us.  Apply Now

BBC Audience - Join the BBC for an unmissable night of entertainment in All Round to Mrs Brown's!

All Round to Mrs Brown's In what will be an unmissable night, the UK's favourite sitcom family will be opening the door to their home and inviting us in for a jam-packed night of entertainment. In this brand new show for the BBC, Agnes and the family will be providing a star-studded line up, fun-fueled items and surprises you won?t want to miss. There will be chances for audience participation too, so if you are keen in getting involved, a member of the production may be in contact soon! Date: Thursday 20 October Venue: BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay Glasgow Doors open: 6.30pm Recording starts: 7pm Due to the popularity of Mrs Brown's Boys tickets will be allocated via random draw. You can register at any time until 10pm on Friday 7 October. You can apply for a maximum of two tickets. Tickets for this show are strictly non-transferrable. Photographic proof of ID must be shown (eg. a passport or driver's license). If you cannot provide this proof you will be refused entry. If your photo ID does not match the name on the ticket you will not be admitted. If you request two tickets because you are taking a guest along, that person will only be allowed in if they are accompanied by you. To enter the random draw visit bbc.co.uk/showsandtours. Good luck! BBC Shows and Tours Apply Now

Fashion Illustration Workshop

The Experience:

Vera is excited to invite you to this brand new Costume Illustration Workshop themed around Diaghilev's Ballet Russes.

Inspired by beautiful costumes, designs and illustrations of Leon Bakst̲̅, Natalia Goncharova, Picasso and Alexander Benois for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, create your very own costume designs, using fashion illustration and collage technique.  

Look into proportion and composition and learn how to draw a balanced fashion figure, with costume details and fabric textures. 

By the end of the class you will create your own fashion illustration using professional drawing and painting materials.

All materials and full tuition included.

Booking is essential as places are limited due to a studio size.

Experience includes:

• The class is suitable for beginners and for those with some experience
• Learn a variety of fashion illustration drawing techniques
• Get familiar with a range of professional materials

Adams Antiques Fairs - 16th October - Horticultural Halls

SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER | 10am- 4.30pm Lindley Hall | The Royal Horticultural Halls | Elverton Street | London SW1P 2QW Nearest station: Victoria/ St James Park Free parking, no congestion charging on Sundays £4 entry Tickets are available in advance or on the day   ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

The Cinema Museum - TCM events - Oct 16-23 - French Sundaes, To Kill A Mockingbird, Bioscope, Wild Tales and Silent Comedy Weekend

French Sundaes: La Bataille du Rail (1946) & Amnesty Tower Hamlets Group Presents To Kill A Mockingbird Sun 16th, Kennington Bioscope - Back To God’s Country Wed 19th, South Social Film screening of Wild Tales Thu 20th & The 2nd Kennington Bioscope Silent Comedy Weekend Sat 22nd - Sun 23rd plus She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell by Anthony Slide French Sundaes: La Bataille du Rail (1946) Sun 16th Oct 14:30 The theme this season is the ‘The Cinema of Resistance’. La Bataille du Rail (The Battle of the Rails) is a 1946 war movie directed by René Clément which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage German troop transport trains. A themed talk from Jon Davies will precede the screening. Doors open at 14.00, for a 14.30 start. Book French Sundae tickets here Amnesty Tower Hamlets Group Presents To Kill A Mockingbird Sun 16th Oct 17:15 The Amnesty Tower Hamlets group campaigns for human rights around the world. The group invites you to a screening of the classic film To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by the late Harper Lee and starring Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his performance. A tale about race prejudice in the American south, this film shines a light on injustices that we are still fighting today. Funds raised go to Amnesty International UK, helping us to continue campaigning for human rights. Book tickets here Kennington Bioscope PresentsBack To God’s Country (1919) Wed 19th Oct 19:30 A screening of Girl From God’s Country(2014), a documentary about silent film writer, director, and star, Nell Shipman will be followed by her film Back To God’s Country (1919). In 1922 she came to Idaho’s Priest Lake from Hollywood, with a personal zoo of animal performers, refusing the assured trappings of a studio contract with Samuel Goldfish (soon to be Goldwyn) to produce her own films on location. The film reveals the forgotten legacy of Shipman and a generation of female silent film pioneers. Geena Davis and female directors discuss gender-inequities Nell and her counterparts faced that perpetuate in today’s film industry. In Back To God’s Country (1919), directed by David Hartford,  Nell plays a woman who finds herself all alone in a remote harbour with the man responsible for the murder of her father. With seemingly nobody around to protect her, she has to be resourceful. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start. Entrance is £4, £3 of which goes to the Museum. If you would like to come along then please email us atkenbioscope@gmail.com to request seats. (Please supply a name and email for each seat reserved please.) South Social Film screening ofWild Tales (2014) Thu 20th Oct 18:00 Get into subversive mood and embrace out-of-control behaviour with these six short tales of everyday Argentinean madness. Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, Wild Tales opens and closes with a bang, and is a riotously funny and cathartic exorcism of the frustrations of contemporary life. A black comedy delight! The screening will be followed by live Argentinean music. Delicious regional catering will be served throughout the event. Book Wild Tales tickets here Second Kennington Bioscope Silent Comedy Weekend Sat/Sun 22nd/23rd Oct 10:00 The Kennington Bioscope Silent Comedy Weekend returns with two days worth of Eddie Cantor, Clara Bow, Harold Lloyd, Max Linder, Monty Banks, Syd Chaplin, Harry Langdon and many more! All films are accompanied by thigh slapping, howling, foot stamping with a generous side salad of great music by our world famous accompanists John Sweeney, Costos Fotopoulos, Neil Brand, Stephen Horne, Cyrus Gabrysch and Lillian Henley. Our guest speakers are expected to include renowned authors David Robinson, Geoff Brown and Brent Walker, legendary film archivist Bob Gitt and, of course, our own Kevin Brownlow. Full details of the programme are available on the Kennington Bioscope website. Get Comedy Weekend tickets here! She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell by Anthony Slide Alice Howell (1886–1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era. This new study identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand. Like Normand, Howell learned her craft with Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin. Beginning her screen career in 1914, Howell quickly developed a distinctive style and eccentric attire and mannerisms, successfully hiding her good looks, and was soon identified as the “Female Charlie Chaplin.” Howell became a star of comedy shorts in 1915 and continued her career through 1928 and the advent of sound in film. While she is today recognized as a pioneering female filmmaker, during her career she never expressed much interest in her work, seeing it only as a means to an end, with her income carefully invested in real estate. It has taken many years for her to gain her rightful place in film history, not only as a comedienne, but also as matriarch of a prominent American family that includes son-in-law and director George Stevens and grandson George Stevens Jr., founder of the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center Honors, who provides a foreword. Over the past forty-five years, Anthony Slide, Studio City, California, has written and edited more than two hundred books on the history of popular entertainment. He is a pioneer in the documentation of women in silent film, writing the first biography of Lois Weber, editing the memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché, and authoring the first study of women silent film directors. Lillian Gish called him “our preeminent film historian of the silent era.” Published on September 30th.