London December 1st The Royal Academy presents today GSK Contemporary 2009 Earth: Art of a Changing World

Mudlarker Buttons Museum of London

London May 1 2009 National Portrait Gallery, cretaed by artist Francis Alys Fabiola is an installation of over 300 portraits of a fourth century Christian Saint collected by the artist from flea markets and antique shops througout Europe and Americas all are copies of a lost original Fabiola by the french painter J J Henner.

Shah Abbas was one of the most influential leaders of Iran. Combining his ruthless ambition with a sincere desire for stability, he left a far reaching mark on the society and artistic heritage of Iran renovating the country's spectacular shrines and transforming its trading relations with the rest of the world.