The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: The Jameel Prize
Monocle’s Istanbul bureau chief Christopher Lord meets Pakistani artist Ghulam Mohammad, the winner of this year’s Jameel Prize – an annual award for Islamic art.
Film: David Jenkins
Little White Lies editor David Jenkins gets stuck into a few documentaries, including Michael Moore’s European jaunt ‘Where to Invade Next’, in which he scouts some of the continent’s more favourable policies and Italian director Gianfranco Rosi’s depiction of migration on the island of Lampedusa in ‘Fire at Sea’. Plus:…
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
Sharmaine Lovegrove reviews the renowned Calabash International Literary Festival in Jamaica.
TV: John Doyle
John Doyle, TV critic for ‘The Globe and Mail’, reviews three new shows: ‘Outcast’, ‘Lady Dynamite’ and ‘Feed the Beast’.
Music: Luke Turner
Luke Turner reviews two new tracks and we head to Primavera Sound in Spain.
Art: Kim Bradley
Monocle’s Vienna correspondent Kim Bradley reviews current exhibitions at the Leopold Museum, the Secession and the Kunsthalle Wien.
Film: Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith reviews three new cinematic releases: ‘The Nice Guys’, ‘Race’ and ‘Tale of Tales’.
Books: Cathy Rentzenbrink
Book critic Cathy Rentzenbrink reviews three new novels by Nina Stibbe, Kit de Waal and Louisa Young.
Theatre: Matt Wolf
London is shaking up Shakespeare this month with productions of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Garrick and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at the Globe. Matt Wolf assesses if they are worth catching. Plus: we discuss Brecht and Weill’s ‘The Threepenny Opera’ at the National Theatre.
Music: Nick Luscombe
Fresh off the plane from Japan, Nick Luscombe brings in some musical recommendations from his trip.
