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Forever 27, at Proud

When: until 9th November | Where: Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London NW1 8AH

Proud Camden, North Londons coolest new art gallery, is home to this wonderfully poignant and nostalgic show of tragically absent rock and roll members of the mysterious 27 Club. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley and others stare youthful and fresh faced from the portraits prior to their untimely deaths. A must for music fans.
How much: FREE
Website: www.proud.co.uk
What to Wear: skinny jeans, flats, a strategically-placed tattoo.
Who'll be there: The ghosts of the the great, Camdenites, you.
Go with:  Nostalgia, beer tokens

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The Art of Shopping at John Lewis

When: until 2nd October | Where: John Lewis, Oxford Street, London WC1

John Lewis Oxford Street is exhibiting Art of 3, a collection of abstract, figurative and landscape paintings and sculpture. Based on the theme of Great Britain the show features 50 pieces of work from artists such as Sir Terry Frost, Victor Pasmore and Susan Bradley. The aim is to make art accessible, so pop an original piece into your basket along with your socks.
How much: FREE
What to Wear:  your best clobber for going Up West.
Who'll be there: shoppers, the artists themselves
Go with:  your mum, your mates who customise, or anyone who appreciates a haberdashery.

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Sarah Morris: Lesser Panda

When: until 6th September | Where: : White Cube, 26-28 Mason’s Yard, London SW19 6BU

Abstract artist Sarah Morris explores themes of China, the Olympics and ‘the aesthetic tension between the commercial and the political’ at Mason’s Yard White Cube. Very now, very complex, very White Cube.
How much: FREE
Website: www.whitecube.com
What to Wear:  an oriental print
Who'll be there: Art critics, Chinese ex-pats, movers and shakers, taste-makers,
Go with:  the guide book for explanations

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London Through a Lens

When: until Sep 27th 2008 | Where: Getty Images Gallery, 46 Eastcastle Street, W1

London Through a Lens offers a unique insight to the city from a variety of perspectives. The images are diverse, from historical snaps of Routemasters and rock stars to the Krays, Trellick Tower and Petticoat Lane in a bygone era. Taken over the last century and archived by Getty, these snaps paint a portrait of of the London we know, and a city is seen through a million different eyes.
Website: www.gettyimagesgallery.com
What to Wear:  Your Pearly King and Queen number with pride.
Who'll be there: Urbanites, historians, photographers
Go with:  Your London mates, your London eye

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