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The Twentieth Century: How it looked & how it felt  |  Art, 09 8 2007 - 04 1 2009 The Twentieth Century: How it looked & how it felt is a major new display of some of the best works from the Tate Collection. Almost 200 key works are presented across three floors. The displays take you on a journey from the early twentieth century through to the first years of the current century. Image: Francis Bacon Seated Figure 1961 © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACSFrancis Bacon Seated Figure 1961 © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS Tate Liverpool Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4BB England Opening Hours: Daily  10am-5:50 pm First Friday of each month until 10 pm  Admission to Tate Britain is free, but donations from visitors are needed to support the gallery’s work. See individual visiting information pages for ticket prices for special exhibitions http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool

FRANCIS BACON  |  Art, 09 11 2008 - 01 4 2009 An exhibition of the work of Francis Bacon (1909-1992) will be a major celebration heralding the artist's centenary in 2009. As the first UK retrospective since 1985, it will afford a re-assessment of his work in the light of the new research that has emerged since the revelation of his studio and its contents following the artist’s death. Comprising around 60 works and covering the artist’s career, the exhibition will bring together the most important works from each period of his life. Image: Francis Bacon Study of a Dog 1952 © Tate Oil on canvas 218 x 158 x 11 cm Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG England Opening Hours: Daily  10am-5:50 pm First Friday of each month until 10 pm  Admission to Tate Britain is free, but donations from visitors are needed to support the gallery’s work. See individual visiting information pages for ticket prices for special exhibitions http://www.tate.org.uk/

Cut & Paste European Photomontage 1920-1945  |  Photography, September 24 - December 21, 2008 The manipulation of photographic imagery is as old as photography itself, but the modernist conception of photomontage was a radical extension of techniques and creative attitudes that first emerged in Cubist, Futurist and Dadaist collage, in which cut-out photographs and fragments of newsprint from illustrated journals were pasted into drawings and paintings. Cut & Paste provides a rediscovery of the sources of modern image making, exploring the work of the great predecessors and innovators who created photomontages by physical means with scissors, scalpel and retouching brush. Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art 39a Canonbury Square -London, England Opening Times: Wednesday to Saturday 11 - 18 / Sunday 12 - 17 Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission: £3.50 /  Concessions £2.50 http://www.estorickcollection.com

Cold War Modern: Design 1945-70  |  Design, 09 25 2008 - 01 11 2009 This exhibition examines how design was shaped by the cold war period against the backdrop of the battle between communism and capitalism, the advances of the space race, and the international competition to be modern. Concentrating on the years from 1945 to 1970, the exhibition displays objects from around the world including the USA, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, France, East and West Germany, Cuba and the UK. Image: Eero Aarnio Globe Chair   Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL UK Hours: 10 am to 5.45 pm daily /10 am to 10 pm Fridays (selected galleries remain open after 6 pm). Closed 24, 25 & 26 December Admission to the V&A is free Some exhibitions and events carry a separate charge http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Mark Rothko  |  Art, 09 26 2008 - 02 1 2009 Tate Modern presents an exhibition by one of the world's most famous and best-loved artists, Mark Rothko. This is the first significant exhibition of his work to be held in the UK for over 20 years.  Tate Modern's iconic "Rothko Room" works are reunited for the first time with works from Japan. The exhibition will also focus on other work in series, such as the Black-Form paintings. Image: Mark Rothko Untitled 1969 National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc. 1986.43.164 © 1998 by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko 229.6 x 175.9 Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG England Sunday to Thursday, 10am- 6pm Friday and Saturday, 10am-10pm Last admission into exhibitions 5.15pm (Fri and Sat 9.15pm) Admission to the gallery is free, but donations from visitors are needed to support the gallery’s work. See individual visiting information pages for ticket prices for current exhibitions. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern

Turner Prize 2008  |  Awards, 09 30 2008 - 01 18 2009 The Turner Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding exhibition. Four artists are shortlisted and they present their work in a three month exhibition at Tate Britain. This year's winner will be announced at Tate Britain on 1 December 2008 during a live broadcast by Channel 4. This year's artists: Runa Islam, Mark Leckey, Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes. Image: Mark Leckey Resident Poster © Mark Leckey Tate Britain Millbank London SW1P 4RG England Opening Hours: Daily  10am-5:50 pm First Friday of each month until 10 pm  Admission to Tate Britain is free, but donations from visitors are needed to support the gallery’s work. See individual visiting information pages for ticket prices for special exhibitions http://www.tate.org.uk/

Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aimé Maeght and His Artists  |  Sculptures, 10 4 2008 - 01 2 2009 The Royal Academy presents an exhibition demonstrating the achievement of the famous Galerie Maeght. Featuring works by Miró, Calder, Giacometti and Braque, this exhibition reflects the freshness, optimism and inventiveness of the art that took post-war Paris by storm. Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House  Piccadilly - London England -W1J 0BD Opening Hours: 10am-6pm Everyday except Friday (last admission to galleries 5.30pm) 10am-10pm Fridays (last admission to galleries 9.30pm) http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Statuephilia  |  Sculptures, 10 4 2008 - 01 5 2009 The British Museum has one of the world's most celebrated and diverse collections of sculpture, dating from prehistory to the present day. For Statuephilia, five of Britain's leading artists have contributed a sculpture responding to these world-famous collections: Antony Gormley,  Ron Mueck, Marc Quinn, Damien Hirst and Noble and Webster. Image: Mask II 2001/2002, Mixed media Collection of Anthony d’Offay, London The British Museum Great Russell StreetSaturday London WC1B 3DG England Opening Hours: Wednesday 10am -5.30pm ; Thursday - Friday 10 am-8.30 pm Free Entrance. Additional fee might be required on temporary exhibitions. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Frequency and Volume  |  Installation, 10 9 2008 - 01 18 2009 For his first solo UK exhibition in a public gallery, Lozano-Hemmer transforms "The Curve" into an immense interactive environment. Frequency and Volume is composed of 48 radios, which can potentially all be tuned to different channels simultaneously. The 90-metre long arc of the gallery wall becomes a visual and sonic representation of London's radio spectrum, constantly changing according to the physical position of its visitors. Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS - England Opening times: Monday - Saturday 9am - 11pm / Sundays, Public Holidays 12noon - 11pm A one year membership costs £20. http://www.barbican.org.uk

Cildo Meireles  |   Contemporary Art, 10 14 2008 - 01 11 2009 Cildo Meireles's atmospheric installations never fail to surprise. As one of the leaders in the international development of Conceptual art, this Brazilian artist has made some of the most politically telling, aesthetically seductive and philosophically intriguing works in recent art. Ranging in scale from a tiny works to a vast installations, this exhibition includes his celebrated Insertions into Ideological Circuits 1970, by which he devised a method to disseminate messages of protest under the military dictatorship in Brazil. This is Meireles's first major retrospective in the UK and it presents a powerful and fascinating tour of his most memorable works. Image: Cildo Meireles Mission/Missions (How to Build Cathedrals) 1987 Daros-Latinamerica © Cildo Meireles Approximately 600.000 coins, 800 communion wafers, 2000 bones, 80 paving stones and black fabric 235 x 600 x 600 Tate Modern Bankside London SE1 9TG England Sunday to Thursday, 10am- 6pm Friday and Saturday, 10am-10pm Last admission into exhibitions 5.15pm (Fri and Sat 9.15pm) Admission to the gallery is free, but donations from visitors are needed to support the gallery’s work. See individual visiting information pages for ticket prices for current exhibitions. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern

Roberto Cuoghi: Šuillakku  |  Installation, 10 14 2008 - 11 23 2009 Šuillakku is an immersive, hugely evocative sound installation filling our lower gallery. Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi undertook an imaginative journey back to Mesopotamia in the seventh century BC, when the Assyrian empire was falling into ruin and the city of Ninevah (the site of which is in modern-day Iraq) was ransacked by its enemies. Inspired by Assyrian lamentations to their gods, this intense aural landscape gives the visitor the impression of being surrounded by hundreds of people at a time of great suffering. Image: Roberto Cuoghi's statue of Pazuzu on the roof of the ICA. Photo: Zoe Franklin ICA Institute of Contemporary Art London The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Hours: Monday 12pm-11pm, Tues-Sat 12pm-1am, Sunday 12pm-10.30pm   Galleries open daily 12pm - 7.30pm (9pm on Thursdays) during exhibitions. Admission:  Mon-Fri general £2 / concessions £1.50 / Sat-Sun  general £3/ concessions £2 http://www.ica.org.uk/about

Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian  |  Old Masters, 10 15 2008 - 01 18 2009 This landmark exhibition will explore the dramatic rise of portraiture in the Renaissance. It will feature works by the great masters of Northern and Southern Europe, including Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Van Eyck, Holbein, Dürer, Lotto, Pontormo and Bellini. The exhibition is organised by the National Gallery, London, and the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Over 70 paintings alongside important sculptures, drawings and medals. Image: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, "The Emperor Rudolph II as Vertumnus", about 1590 © Skoklosters Castle. Photo Samuel Uhrdin The National Gallery of Art National Mall between Third and Seventh Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington, USA Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm Admission is always free http://www.nga.gov

JANET CARDIFF and GEORGE BURES MILLER  |  Installation, 10 15 2008 - 01 18 2009 Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller are internationally renowned for their immersive installations, involving film, objects and sound. Their elaborate environments draw the viewer into captivating fictional worlds. This new exhibition spans the artists' careers, with seven installations that have not previously been seen in the UK. Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street Oxford 0X1 1BP England Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 12pm - 5pm / Closed Mondays. Admission Free http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005  |  Photography, 10 16 2008 - 02 1 2009 Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 includes over 150 photographs by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well-known work made on editorial assignment as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. The exhibition features many of Leibovitz's best-known portraits of public figures, including actors such as Jamie Foxx, Nicole Kidman, and Brad Pitt; athletes preparing for the 1996 Olympic Games; George W. Bush with members of his Cabinet at the White House; and her famous 1991 image of then-pregnant actress Demi Moore, one of the most recognisable photographs of its time. Image: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rob Besserer, Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1990 Photograph © Annie Leibovitz From Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990 – 2005 National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place London WC2H 0HE England Hours: daily 10am - 6pm Late night opening Thursday and Friday until 9pm Admission: entry to the building is free but there are charges for special exhibitions throughout the year. Ticket prices vary http://www.npg.org.uk

This Is War! Robert Capa at Work  |  Photography, 10 17 2008 - 01 25 2009 Seven years after the West's "War on Terror" began in Afghanistan, Barbican Art Gallery reflects on conflict and its visual representation, in a series of interrelated exhibitions. Robert Capa (1913–1954) is one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century and defined how modern warfare was photographed. This exhibition, which includes over 150 images, some never-before-seen photographs and newly discovered documents, illuminates Capa's working process and features many of the photographs that have become iconic images of war. Image: Robert Capa, Segovia front, Spain, Late May-early June 1937 © International Center of Photography. International Center of Photography. Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS - England Opening times: Monday - Saturday 9am - 11pm / Sundays, Public Holidays 12noon - 11pm A one year membership costs £20. http://www.barbican.org.uk

Sisley in England and Wales  |  Art, 11 12 2008 - 02 15 2209 Alfred Sisley (1839-99) was born in Paris to English parents. He remained a British subject throughout his life. However, he only took on two painting campaigns in the UK  once in 1874, and again in 1897. This exhibition will bring together these two groups of paintings for the first time. The National Gallery Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DN England Open daily 10am-6pm, Wednesday 10am-9pm Free entrance. Some exhibitions might require an admission charge. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Babylon  |  Art, 11 13 2008 - 03 15 2009 This unprecedented exhibition brings together a rich and varied treasure trove of nearly 400 works, on loan from collections in 13 countries, with the aim of reconciling the legend of Babylon with its history. Spanning five millennia (from the end of the 2nd millennium B.C. to the beginning of the 20th century), it pays tribute both to the historical and cultural importance of this ancient city and the way in which its reality was later transformed into the mythical Babylon. Go to the Exhibition Website BABYLON Image: Votive statuette, The Worshipper of Larsa, dedicated to the god Amurru for Hammurabi (detail), Paleo- Babylonian period, copper and gold; H 19.6 cm x L 14.8 cm x W 7 cm. Musée du Louvre, Paris © Photo RMN / Franck Raux The British Museum Great Russell StreetSaturday London WC1B 3DG England Opening Hours: Wednesday 10am -5.30pm ; Thursday - Friday 10 am-8.30 pm Free Entrance. Additional fee might be required on temporary exhibitions. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

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