Tony Clayton-Lea highlights a number of international shows in the arts and music world
London
Futurism:One of many events marking the centenary of the Futurist movement is Unique Forms: the Drawing and Sculpture of Umberto Boccioni.Estorick Collection, 39a Canonbury Square. January 14th to April 19th, 2009. www.estorick collection.com.
RockThe Pogues always come out of semi-retirement at this time of year; Shane MacGowan and the lads (below) play two gigs at the Brixton Carling Academy, December 18th and 19th. www.pogues.com.
DesignThe link between cold-war politics and design is explored in Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970. Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road. Until January 11th, 2009. www.vam.ac.uk.
Amsterdam
ExhibitionHoly Inspiration, Religion and Spirituality in Modern Art features works by Chagall, Schnabel, Rothko, Marlene Dumas and Gilbert & George. De Nieuwe Kerk, Dam Square. December 13th to April 19th, 2009. www.nieuwekerk.nl.
ExhibitionAll the works by Caspar David Friedrich held by St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum will be on show in Caspar David Friedrich and the German Romantic Landscape. Hermitage Amsterdam, Nieuwe Herengracht 14. Until January 18th, 2009. www.hermitage.nl.
New York
AntiquesThe 55th annual Winter Antiques Show features, among other artifacts, a Greek marble figure of Aphrodite, one of the most important treasures from antiquity. Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue. January 23rd to February 1st, 2009. www.winterantiques show.com.
Visual artThe work of the designer and painter Pierre Bonnard is highlighted in The Late Interiors. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue. January 27th to April 19th, 2009. www.metmuseum.org