Until December 1st 2011,Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London
"This landmark exhibition focuses on Edgar Degas’s preoccupation with movement as an artist of the dance. Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement traces the development of the artist's ballet imagery throughout his career, from the documentary mode of the early 1870s to the sensuous expressiveness of his final years."
2. Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman
Until February 19th 2012, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London
"Grayson Perry curates an installation of his new works alongside objects made by unknown men and women throughout history from the British Museum’s collection."
3. Leondaro da Vinci: Painter at Court in Milan
Until February 5th 2012, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
"Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan’ is the most complete display of Leonardo’s rare surviving paintings ever held. This unprecedented exhibition – the first of its kind anywhere in the world – brings together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK."
4. RCA Secret
"RCA Secret this year celebrates its 18th birthday as a unique exhibition and sale of original postcard-sized art, made by professional artists, designers and illustrators, plus current postgraduate students at the Royal College of Art."
5. Real Venice
Until December 11th, Somerset House, Embankment
"For centuries, Venice has inspired intellectuals, writers and artists with its ravishing beauty, riches and strangeness. Now, in a major exhibition, fourteen internationally renowned artists have created a series of meaningful and original photographic images of Venice, perhaps the most photographed but seriously threatened city in the world."
