This week's events start early with lectures at GV Art, Gasworks, and Parasol Unit. February's First Thursday is packed with performances, previews, and even the 2-day conference, On Perfection, at Whitechapel Gallery. Don't miss Pavel Pys' tour of Christina Mackie's exhibition at Chisenhale, Simon Schama at Whitechapel Gallery, and Lydia Gifford's performance at the David Roberts Art Foundation.

Lets be Arty Animals!

Wednesday:
+ Artist Talk: Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela (Portugal) and "TALK: Residency Artists" at Gasworks
+ Lecture: "Edefalk’s and Wåhlstrand’s Memory Work: A talk by Astrid Schmetterling" at Parasol Unit foundation for contemporary art

Thursday:
+ Performance: Lydia Gifford "Midday" This will be a rare opportunity to experience improvised music by John Coxon, Evan Parker and Toma Gouband, made in direct response to artworks. at David Roberts Art Foundation Fitzrovia
+ Conference: "2 day symposium: On Perfection" at Whitechapel Gallery

Friday:
+ Lecture: "The South London Black Music Archive A Panel discussion with Paul Goodwin and Barby Asante" at TATE Modern
+ Preview: Paul Gallagher "The Third Mind" at Public House Projects

Saturday:
+ Tour: "Pavel Pyś, Exhibitions and Displays Curator at The Henry Moore Institute, leads a tour of Christina Mackie, Painting the Weights" at Chisenhale

Tuesday, January 31

Preview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan "Aural Contract - The Freedom Of Speech Itself" at The Showroom
Westminster: 63 Penfold Street, 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday, February 1

Artist Talk: "Invisble Trauma" at GV Art
Westminster: 49 Chiltern Street, Marylebone, Admission Free, RSVP is essential info@gvart.com, Doors open 6pm, Discussion start 7pm

+ Artist Talk: Mariana Caló & Francisco Queimadela (Portugal) and "TALK: Residency Artists" at Gasworks
Lambeth: 155 Vauxhall Street, 7-8:30pm

Screening: Clare Goodwin, David Cotterrell, John Strutton, Lee Maelzer, Lloyd Corporation, Magali Reus, Paul Harper, Sam Porritt, Tom Dale, Vanessa Billy "Other Surfaces" curated by Rebecca Geldard at Poppy Sebire
Southwark: 6 Copperfield, 7:30pm

+ Lecture: "Edefalk’s and Wåhlstrand’s Memory Work: A talk by Astrid Schmetterling" at Parasol Unit foundation for contemporary art
Islington: 14 Wharf Road, 7pm

Thursday, February 2

Preview: Tim Silversides "Cell" at Barbican Art Gallery
City: Silk Street, 6-9:30pm

+ Performance: Lydia Gifford "Midday" This will be a rare opportunity to experience improvised music by John Coxon, Evan Parker and Toma Gouband, made in direct response to artworks. at David Roberts Art Foundation Fitzrovia
Westminster: 111 Great Titchfield Street, Free, 6:30pm

Preview: Luiz Zerbini , Richard Wathen, Vicky Wright "Paintings" at Max Wigram Gallery
Westminster: 99 New Bond Street, 6:30-8:30pm

Preview: Al Braithwaite, Andy Harper, Emma Bennett, Emma McNally, Hester Finch, Hugo Dalton, Hugo Wilson, Tom Gallant, Whitney McVeigh "Kalliphilia" at Vegas Gallery
Tower Hamlets: 274 Poyser Street, 6:30-9pm

Preview: Abdulrazaq Awofeso "Insitu" at FRED
Tower Hamlets: 45 Vyner Street, 6:30-8:30pm

+ Conference: "2 day symposium: On Perfection" at Whitechapel Gallery
Tower Hamlets: 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, Thursday 2 February, 9.45am–5.45pm & Friday 3 February, 9.45am–4.30pm, Arrive for 9.45am start. £25/£20 conc. and members 1 day pass; or £40/£30 conc. and members 2 day pass., 9.45am–5.45pm

Preview: Aaron Holz, Anja Ronacher, John Nielsen, Vasilis Asimakopolous "When We Dead Awaken" at Beers Lambert
Hackney: Vyner Street 21 , 6-9pm

Preview: Florian Roithmayr "Like Plugging In" at MOT International
Hackney: 8 Andrews Road, Unit 54, 6-8pm

"The Stew House" at Ground Floor Left
Hackney: Enterprise House, Tudor Grove, For tickets, food & drinks menu's, dress code & other information please visit the website, 6-9pm

Preview: Kirsty Tinkler "Patio Project #4: Face Off" at WW Gallery
Hackney: 30 Queensdown Road, 6-9pm

Preview: Lia Vio "Solely In My Head" at Tokarska Gallery
Waltham Forest: 163 Forest Rd, 7-9pm

Friday, February 3

Lecture: "Rabindranath Tagore's Avant-Garde Paintings" at Victoria and Albert Museum
Kensington and Chelsea: Cromwell Road, South Kensington, Free, booking essential (includes wine reception with speaker), 7-8pm

+ Lecture: "The South London Black Music Archive A Panel discussion with Paul Goodwin and Barby Asante" at TATE Modern
Southwark: Bankside , Tate Modern East Room Free, booking recommended, 6:45- 8pm

+ Preview: Paul Gallagher "The Third Mind" at Public House Projects
Southwark: 62 Gowlett Road, 6:30-9:30pm

Performance: "Acoustic Mirrors" at Zabludowicz Collection
Camden: 176 Prince of Wales Road, 6-10pm

Saturday, February 4

Conference: "Oliver Messel Study Day" at Victoria and Albert Museum
Kensington and Chelsea: Cromwell Road, South Kensington, £45, £35 concessions, £10 students, 10:30am – 5:30pm

Screening: "Art and Activism" For the Exhibition: Art, Performance & Activism in Contemporary Japan at Pump House Gallery
Wandsworth: Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, 11am-4pm

+ Tour: "Pavel Pyś, Exhibitions and Displays Curator at The Henry Moore Institute, leads a tour of Christina Mackie, Painting the Weights" at Chisenhale
Tower Hamlets: 64-84 Chisenhale Rd, 2pm

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