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Everyone knows the broken window theory – that vandalized windows signal an acceptance of social decline. Not so in Hackney, London where 312 identically smashed windows are causing passers-by to double take. Nicknamed ‘the Banksy of ...

Donations from artists including Antony Gormley, Gavin Turk, and Rankin On 25 September, 60 acclaimed artists will join forces with De’Longhi at the Royal College of Art in Kensington to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Now in it...

Now in its 12th year, Nuart 2012 – the annual contemporary street and urban art festival based in Stavanger, Norway – is set to be the biggest yet. An invited international team of street artists will take to the streets of Stavanger f...

Alongside other artist studios in east London, UK, Bridget Riley Studios, Britannia Works, Eastway Studios and The White Building open their doors to the public 21–23 September 2012 21 September Preview 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (Bridget...

29 September 2012 – 24 March 2013 National Portrait Gallery, London, Room 33 Admission Free Marilyn Monroe’s connection with Britain will be the subject of a new in focus display at the National Portrait Gallery in Se...

In New York City, particularly in Manhattan, there has been a lot of park development in recent years, along both the Hudson River and the East River. The High Line, the raised railway track turned park, is another example, over on the west side of Man...

The 20/21 British Art Fair , the only Fair that specializes exclusively in modern British art, will take place from 12–16 September at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London and will be opened by A.N. Wilson at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 ...

Gallery Two: Layla Curtis, Tong Tana (2012) Matt’s Gallery 42-44 Copperfield Road London E3 4RR 5–23 September 2012 Layla Curtis’ work has a focus on mapping and the ways we represent terrain and locate ours...

Theaster Gates My Labor Is My Protest 7 September - 11 November 2012 South Galleries I and II, 9x9x9 and Auditorium White Cube Bermondsey, London White Cube is presenting its first exhibition with Theaster Gates. Gates is an artist, ...

Free Curatorial Tour of ' Dodo, Inspiration of Decadence ' exhibition on Sunday 9 September 2012, 4p.m. at Ben Uri To celebrate the European Day of Jewish Culture, on Sunday 9 September, Visit Ben Uri, 108 Boundary Road, London...

Head to Preston’s beautiful Avenham & Miller Park at the weekend of 7–9 September for a fun-filled range of events guaranteed to excite and enchant. Over the final weekend of the Paralympic Games, Avenham & Miller Park will host WE P...