The ghosts of Hieronymus Bosch, Rubens and Jackson Pollock are all paying a visit to the confines of trendy Hoxton this week in a bizarre resurrection involving art and illustration. Bosch in particular is likely to be surprised by the local haircuts and sights having last seen a renaissance of such styles around 1516. |
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Moscow City Ballet brings Sleeping Beauty to Hackney Empire. 7:30pm. 291 Mare St E8. £8-26. 020 8985 2424 |
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The ladies do the spinning & MCing at Plan B's hopping Miss Heard night. 8pm-2am. 418 Brixton Rd, SW9. £5. |
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Cindy Sherman sells out at Sprüth Magers' new Clowns. 6-8pm. 12 Berkeley St, W1. |
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Hopefully though he and his friends will enjoy some of the UK's most respected illustrators paying homage to the great and the dead at exhibition space 17. Organised by the Scrawl Collective, illustrators and painters such as Will Barras, Steff Plaetz and Matt Sewell have used their craft to reinterpret those who have inspired them from the past. Hence work from the likes of graphic design legend Saul Bass, cartoonist Jean Dubuffet and Marvel Comics creator Jack Kirby will be reinvented through contemporary imagery at this daring show. |
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The Detroit Cobras play at Electric Ballroom. 7:30pm. 184 Camden High St, NW1. £10. 08700 600 100 or here. |
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DJ bonanza at Sound Circuit by LektroLAB & C4's Ideas Factory at Scala. 6:30pm-2am. 275 Pentonville Rd N1. £5. 08700 600 100 or here. |
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So leave your classical preconceptions at home and come armed with a willingness to be surprised, for raising the dead has rarely been this intriguing or fun. ALL
THE PEOPLE WE LIKE ARE DEAD - Nov 26-Dec 4 |
Lush retro chill from Zero 7 at Hammermith Apollo. 7pm. Qn Caroline St, W6. £17.50. 0870 154 4040 or online. |
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Discovering Latin America Film Festival opens at Odeon Covent Garden with a gala showing of Familia Rodante. 6:30pm. 135 Shaftesbury Av WC2. £15. 0871 22 44 007. |
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The ice skating season is on at Somerset House. 10am-10pm. The Strand, WC2. £6-11. 0870 166 0423 or online. |
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