Images of Twiggy go on show at The National Portrait Gallery

Twiggy: A Life In ­Photographs

She may look like a 10-year-old boy in her earliest fashion shots, but Ms Lesley Hornby is one of those rare models that defined an era. See pictures spanning her 40-year career in this new display.

National Portrait Gallery, Sat-21 Mar, St Martin’s Place, WC2, 020 7306 0055, free

David Spiller: Trying To Get To Heaven Before They Close The Door

Bright panels daubed with pop culture figures like Olive Oyl and scrawled with song lyrics by Elvis, Dylan, Sinatra, Bowie and The Troggs make up this vibrant show.

Beaux Arts, to 3 Oct, 22 Cork Street, W1, free

Ceramics Galleries

The V&A has been rejigging and revamping its fabulous permanent collections for a while. The latest unveiling is a new display of ceramic masterpieces, which includes Ming porcelain, an Ancient Greek drinking cup, Chinese teabowls that were rescued from a shipwreck, and a vase painted by Picasso in the 50s.

V&A, from Fri, Cromwell Road, SW7, 020 7942 2000, free

Thomas Heatherwick: ­Extrusions

A single piece of aluminium has been squeezed through a machine, using aerospace technology, to make each of six polished benches on display at this pioneering exhibition. Complete with legs, seat and back, the objects are the first bits of furniture to be made in this way, and they double as prototypes for a 100-metre installation of tangled metal that will be constructed next year.

Haunch of Venison , 17 Sep-7 Nov, 6 Burlington Gardens, W1, 020 7495 5050, free

The Who: In The ­Beginning

Get a photographic glimpse of the mundane and dorky moments in the lives of one of the world’s greatest rock bands, including the whole gang shopping for suits and bassist John Entwistle practising his moves while his mum darns his socks.

Proud, 24 Sep-15 Nov, 32 John Adam Street, WC2, free

Keith Tyson: Cloud Choreography And Other Emergent Systems

Astrophysics, mathematics and nature are the main inspirations of 2002 Turner Prize-winner Tyson. Take this opportunity to see several groups of his work, from paintings of natural systems like clouds to aluminium sheets that have been treated with chemicals to create swirling, multi-coloured patterns.

Parasol Unit, tomorrow-11 Nov, 14 Wharf Road, N1, 020 7490 7373, free

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Blair Thurman: Never Bet The Devil Your Head

Guns, cars, highways and trashy neon signs are a common thread in the neon, glass and acrylic installations of New York-based artist Thurman, who gets his first solo show in London this week.

Alexia Goethe Gallery, Fri-13 Nov, 7 Dover Street, W1, 020 7629 0090, free