The Monocle Arts Review
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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 skyline. Plus: we discuss a playful reimagining of a Japanese tea ceremony by US artist Tom…
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 One’ and superhero action-adventure ‘Captain America: Civil War’.
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 classic. Plus: the debut novel from Abir Mukherjee, a crime thriller set in Calcutta called ‘A…
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 to Oblivion’ that sees him delve into the lives of three alcoholics.
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 popstar Alex Anwandter.
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, learn about the vibrant works of Lucy Jones at the Flowers Gallery and check out Hauser…
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 ‘Jane Got a Gun’ and there’s trouble on the streets of Paris in action-adventure ‘Bastille Day’.
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 of women in Juliet Nicolson’s ‘A House Full of Daughters’. Plus: we learn about the secrets…
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 by a young theatre group. Plus: we take a quick trip to Pluto via the Royal…
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 Le Bon’s new release and discuss the lost album by the late rapper and producer J…
