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Art and Design

Social Fabric: threads of colonialism laid bare

If an antidote were needed to MP Diane Abbott’s notoriously clumsy tweets on the legacy of colonialism, it can be found at a subtle new exhibition which uses the textile trade to unpick the history and impact of the colonial past



Street VU: Shoreditch to get outdoor art gallery

The Hackney Citizen unearths a new and unusual art venue tucked under the iconic tube carriages on Great Eastern Street



Images of Protest

Friday 6 – Saturday 28 January 2012, Rich Mix



Abdoulaye Konaté: Power and Religion at Rivington Place

Last chance to see Abdoulaye Konaté’ s Pouvoir et Religion (Power and Religion) at Rivington Place; until 3 Jan 2012



Design Den at Barbican Centre

The Curve Gallery is host to this festive pop-up shop selling by works by a number of Hackney-based artists and designers



House of Hackney launches Circus of alternatives

Circus is at The Tramshed in Shoreditch until 18 December 2011 from 10am – 8pm daily



Long Way Back to Nowhere: New Works from the Holy Land

The Citizen talks to Nick Waplington about his time in the Middle East and how it inspired his new show at See Studio



Word Up: screen prints exhibition by Mr Gresty

Mr Gresty’s Word Up exhibition of typographic screen prints is on show at Biddle Bros until 21 January 2012



East London Design Show 2011

The eighteenth annual East London Design Show and shopping event features products and collections from a plethora of Hackney-based designers



Hackney ‘Anti-Library’ celebrates unread books

The Anti-Library at Space Studios is an exhibition of books which have never been read by their owners