The Monocle Arts Review
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Art: Tom Jeffreys
Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent Tom Jeffreys reviews three art exhibitions in Finland, each of which explores our relationship with nature.
Film: David Jenkins
‘Little White Lies’ editor David Jenkins talks about a festival dedicated to the rediscovery of rare and little-known films: Bologna’s Il Cinema Ritrovato.
Books: Amanda Craig
Amanda Craig reviews three books – by AS Byatt, Kate Saunders and Julia Gray – that explore the gulf between rich and poor.
TV: John Doyle
We round up the North American TV industry headlines, as well as reviewing HBO’s ‘The Night Of’ and the USA Network’s ‘Queen of the South’, with John Doyle, TV critic for the ‘Globe and Mail’.
Music: Georgie Rogers
Robert Bound and Georgie Rogers discuss the latest albums by Metronomy, Blood Orange and Bat For Lashes.
Art: Los Angeles
We dial up Richard Bence, our contributor in Los Angeles, to hear about some of the highlights of the city’s art scene this month.
Film: Tim Robey
We discover the audio-rich film that puts you in the shoes of a blind person in ‘Notes on Blindness’ and see how much substance there is to go with Nicolas Winding Refn’s beautifully styled horror fashion flick ‘The Neon Demon’. Plus: we watch a new documentary about the life and…
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
We review a trio of books that play on place and language: Jamaican writer Nicole Dennis-Benn’s debut novel ‘Here Comes the Sun’, Tom Bullough’s look at UK farming in ‘Addlands’ and Geoff Dyer’s musings on travel in ‘White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World’.
Theatre: Dominic Maxwell
We review a trio of plays now in London, including the Almeida Theatre’s production of Shakespearean tragedy ‘Richard III’ and an Australian take on ‘King Lear’ called ‘The Shadow King’ at the Barbican. Plus: we assess the enduring appeal of the stage version of Orwell’s ‘1984’, which is on its…
Music: Baylen Leonard
Broadcaster Baylen Leonard rounds up June’s best country releases and we meet violinist Fiona Brice, who after a career of playing with the likes of Kanye West and John Grant has just released her debut album ‘Postcards From’
