The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Kimberly Bradley
We head to the Secession gallery in Vienna to discuss work by Georgian artist Thea Djordjadze and French artist Yto Barrada. Plus: why are so many of the Austrian capital’s museum directors being dismissed?…
London Film Festival: Jason Solomons
We discuss this year’s London Film Festival and review coming-of-age drama ‘Moonlight’, dark Victorian romance ‘Lady Macbeth’ and a rather meta documentary called ‘Have You Seen My Movie?’.
Books: Mark Mason
In this week’s book review we talk Trump, the meaning of flags and the variations of English spoken by social tribes as Mark Mason reviews the latest non-fiction reads by Mark Singer, Tim Marshall…
TV: Alice Vincent
We discuss ‘Easy’, the Netflix’s series based around relationships in Chicago, ‘Oriented’ a new documentary exploring sexual and national identity for Palestinian, and HBO’s new blockbuster sci-fi show ‘Westworld’.
Music: Laura Snapes
We have US and Australian Americana in this week’s music review as journalist Laura Snapes discusses the latest albums by Hiss Golden Messenger and Julia Jacklin. Plus: we check out the reissue of Oasis’s…
Art: Serbia
We speak to our man in Belgrade, Guy de Launey, about three exhibitions in Serbia, including Damien Hirst’s first presentation in the country, a festival of light and Belgrade’s October Salon – the city’s…
Film: Karen Krizanovich
Karen Krizanovich reviews ‘Blood Father’, ‘The Girl on the Train’ and ‘The Greasy Strangler’.
Books: John Mitchinson
John Mitchinson reviews the latest books by Emma Donoghue, Signe Johansen and Yuval Noah Harari.
Podcasts: Pete Naughton
We discuss the podcasts worth listening to this week, from Slate’s ‘Trumpcast’ to the music-lover’s favourite ‘Song Exploder’.
Music: Baylen Leonard
Broadcaster and country-music aficionado Baylen Leonard reviews the latest albums by Shovels and Rope, John Prine and Ward Thomas.
