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Through an Exile Lens: Thoughts and Imaginings of Tibet

When: 1st July 2008 - 7th July 2008 | Where: ICA, 12 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH

The theme of Tibetan exile identity is explored this week at the ICA through the eyes of young emerging artists. Previously unseen in the UK, these recent films offer footage and imagery giving an insight to the exile community culture of Tibetans. Fresh, innovative and emotive, the show in association with the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London hits hard with political insight.
How much: FREE
Website www.ica.org.uk
What to Wear: Film director’s hat, ICA style
Who'll be there: Students, film buffs.
Go with: An interest in world culture

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American Late: Independence Day

When: 4th July, 6.30pm | Where: : British Museum, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

Celebrate Independence Day at this Friday night special as part of this Summer’s Lates. American culture comes to the British Museum with basketball and American football demonstrations, live jazz, US food on sale and a printmaking workshop in the American Scene exhibition. Go large on the craft stall and order extra fries with your swing band.
How much : FREE
Website: www.britishmuseum.org/
What to Wear: Jackie O shades, James Dean t-shirt and jeans for the boys.
Who'll be there: Uncle Sam’s finest, the Bloomsbury brigade, tourists
Go with:  Your American Boy. Or girl.

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Art of Sound : Sound of Art

When: 4th July, 7.00pm | Where: The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER

Ever wondered that sound looks like?
Artists working in pen, ink,film, video, ice, metal, paint and all manner of media translate sounds from an orchestra into visual form in this one night only event. Music is a stimulus for most of us in our lives, and for creatives often in the process of art making, so see what the airwaves look like for this bunch of ecclectic visualisers.
How much: £6
Website: www.rncm.ac.uk
What to Wear: Given that sound is now visual, anything goes really
Who'll be there:  Musos, Manchester’s innovators
Go with: A hot date for some culture

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Jake & Dinos Chapman: If Hitler Had Been a Hippy How Happy Would We Be

When: until 12th Jul 2008 | Where: : White Cube, 25-26 Mason’s Yard, London SW1Y 6BU

Ah, those Chapman brothers. After working as assistants to Gilbert and George they rose to fame as part of Charles Saatchi’s Young British Art Movement to shock us with pornographic mannequins and other such modernist conceptualism. This show features watercolours by Hitler, “prettified” by the pair. A seemingly simple show with horrific undertones and connotations, as usual they are at the heart of controversy.
How much: FREE
Website: www.whitecube.com
What to Wear: Go as wild as you like, these boys are all about the shock factor so nothing would raise an eyebrow
Who'll be there: Art critics, emerging artists.
Go with: A questioning mind

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