The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Francesca Gavin
Art critic and curator Francesca Gavin joins us in the studio to discuss exhibitions at London’s Wallace Collection, New York’s Magenta Plains and Milan’s Fondazione Prada.
Safar Film Festival
We discuss contemporary Arab film as the Safar Film Festival arrives in London. Rasha Salti, guest curator of the festival joins Ben Rylan in the studio.
Books: Cathy Rentzenbrink
We discuss the latest novels by Jonathan Safran Foer and Eimear McBride, as well as a new anthology of essays about what it means to be an immigrant in Britain.
TV: John Doyle
We look ahead to some new television shows, including ‘Conviction’, ‘Divorce’ and ‘Designated Survivor’.
Music: Luke Turner
Robert Bound sits down with Luke Turner of The Quietus to review new records by Laura Cannell, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Teenage Fanclub.
Art: Nancy Durrant
What is it like to have your portrait printed in 3D? We head to an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts with commissioning arts editor for ‘The Times’ Nancy Durrant to find out.
Film: Jason Solomons
We round up the highlights of this year’s Venice International Film Festival with critic Jason Solomons.
Books: Georgina Godwin
Tom Edwards and Georgina Godwin discuss the latest novel by Jay McInerney, Colombia’s literature scene and the Transylvanian Book Festival.
TV: Alice Vincent
Ben Rylan is joined by arts and entertainment writer Alice Vincent to recap the week in television, from Colombian drug wars in the latest series of ‘Narcos’ to ‘Victoria’, the period drama that has…
Music: Will Hodgkinson
Will Hodgkinson reviews the latest tracks by Frank Ocean, Britney Spears and Tim Buckley.
