Punk: A Directory of Modern Subversive Culture
With the more obvious resurgence of the neon '80s taking centre-stage, punk's been generally overlooked despite a few exhibitions and events sneaking in here and there. And yet, the ideologies and influences of the original punk movement are still relevant, active and vibrant in today's society, albeit in diversified forms. With two weeks here in London before heading over to Hamburg to keep the party going, the Hollow Gallery is hosting this massive collaboration between over 20 visual artists, 15 writers and 30 musicians and bands as they seek to define the contemporary incarnation of punk through expression and discussion. Oh and of course through the ancient, revered practice of partying. Hard. With the currently prevailing proclivity for, and acceptance of counter-cultural activities and groups within the arts, and the publication of a book of essays and illustrations to tie-in with the exhibition, this could just be punk history in the making.

Fashion Is Art
For the next few weeks The Gallery on Charing Cross Road, in association with Help a London Child is playing host to a marvelous array of unique avant-garde fashion from a selection of some of London's finest designers. Whilst conceptual clothing, for most, just means popping down to Hoxton on Sundays, or nabbing a moment with some of the Wowow! contingent, this is a chance to see what’s up at, no offence intended, the full range of the spectrum. With designs from a list of fashionistas that includes the likes of Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson, Eley Kishimoto, Belle and Bunty, Camilla Stærk, and Tracy Mulligan, the selection is a stimulating exploration of the conceptual and artistic possibilities of fashion. Think of this as your pre-Fashion Week warm-up, or as a cheeky chance for a bit of inspiration for your wardrobe, should you be so experimentally inclined.

Alfred Eisenstaedt
Candid photography is virtually ubiquitous these days. Digital cameras are omnipresent; even our phones take photos. Hell, VICE has almost built an empire on it. But when Prussian born Alfred Eisenstaedt started out in the '20s, photojournalism was in its barest infancy, yet his candid style of portraiture helped to define not only a phenomenal career but the genre itself. In 1936, he was one of the four pioneering photographers enlisted by Henry Luce for a mysterious "Project X", later called LIFE magazine. Indeed, Eisenstaedt managed no less than 92 cover images for it, and until his death 70 years later in 1995, he worked on a total of over 2500 assignments, producing some of the most recognizable images of the 20th Century. And yet his name remains strangely unknown to most. Wandering the Michael Hoppen Gallery's retrospective, iconic images emerge amongst many lesser-known masterpieces, belying the elegant eye of a man who silently helped to shape the candid photojournalistic aesthetic.