The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Charlotte Burns
We visit New York to investigate the ancient art of the Hellenistic period at the Met before heading to the museum’s roof to learn about a new installation called ‘PsychoBarn’ that’s altering the Manhattan…
Film: David Jenkins
David Jenkins, editor of ‘Little White Lies’ magazine, reviews Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance as a widower in ‘Demolition’, Miguel Gomes’s second installment of his anthology on Portugal in ‘Arabian Nights: Volume 2 – the Desolate…
Books: Sarah Shaffi
Up for discussion on this week’s books review is Decca Aitkenhead’s ‘All At Sea’, a moving memoir about the sudden loss of her husband, and Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Eligible’, a re-telling of a Jane Austen…
TV: Alice Vincent
Ben Rylan and Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, discuss the latest series of ‘Game of Thrones’ and tech comedy ‘Silicon Valley’. Plus we discuss Louis Theroux’s sobering new documentary ‘Drinking…
Music: Radio Cascabel
We get the lowdown on some of April’s Latin American releases with Diego Jalfen and Estefi Panizza from Radio Cascabel. We listen to tracks by Brazilian 10-piece Nomade Orquestra, Catalan musician BeGun and Chilean…
Art: Kathlene Fox-Davies
A round-up of the best art shows in London with private dealer Kathlene Fox-Davies. We visit the V&A Museum for a mammoth retrospective of work by one of the great 20th-century photographers Paul Strand,…
Film: Karen Krizanovich
We look ahead to the weekend at the cinema as we discuss a brand new documentary that depicts the life of controversial American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, consider Natalie Portman’s leading role in the western…
Books: Mark Mason
We delve into ‘1971: Never a Dull Moment’, music writer David Hepworth’s rollicking ride through one of the most exciting years in pop music, and discover the history of a historian through seven generations…
Theatre: Dominic Maxwell
On this week’s theatre review we discuss a revival of the Pinter classic ‘The Caretaker’ at the Old Vic and head to east London to see ‘1972: The Future of Sex’, a new production…
Music: Georgie Rogers
Georgie Rogers and Andrew Mueller mull over the latest offering from PJ Harvey, recorded as part of an art exhibition in London last summer. They also sample some idiosyncratic indie with Welsh singer Cate…
