The Monocle Arts Review
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Art: Richard Bence
Monocle’s west coast contributor Richard Bence visits a new gallery from Hauser Wirth & Schimmel and reviews LA exhibitions ‘Leap Before You Look’, the story of Black Mountain College, a liberal arts college in…
Film: Tim Robey
We take a look at the work of director Jerzy Skolimowski as the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival in London puts on a retrospective of his work. Plus: we review the new live-action version of…
Books: John Mitchinson
On this week’s book review, co-founder of Unbound publishers John Mitchinson discusses ‘The North Water’, a thriller that’s as chilly as it is chilling, a new anthology edited by Erica Wagner that pays homage…
TV: Alice Vincent
We round up the week in TV, including ‘Inside Obama’s White House’, a candid four-part documentary that goes behind the scenes of the president’s leadership. We also evaluate the latest series of HBO’s ‘Girls’…
Music: Baylen Leonard
We round up a few recent country-music releases with broadcaster Baylen Leonard. We discover Christchurch country-crooner Marlon Williams and hear the first new album in more than ten years from legendary Loretta Lynn. Plus:…
Art: Istanbul
Monocle’s Istanbul bureau chief Christopher Lord reviews the city’s best ongoing exhibitions. From ‘Till it’s Gone’ at the Istanbul Modern to two exhibitions at Arter and the latest show at Salt Galata.
Film: Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith reviews three new cinematic releases: French crime drama ‘Dheepan’, biographical drama ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ and Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi ‘Midnight Special’.
Books: Clare Conville
Literary agent Clare Conville reviews three new book releases: ‘The Death of an Owl’ by Paul Torday, ‘Hot Milk’ by Deborah Levy and Ben Wilson’s ‘Heyday: Britain and the Birth of the Modern World’.
Theatre: Matt Wolf
As we approach Tony season, we dial up New York to take the temperature of the city’s theatre scene, including reviews of ‘The Crucible’ at the Walter Kerr Theatre and ‘Dry Powder’ at the…
Music: Laura Snapes
We review new albums by the kings of electro the Pet Shop Boys and Swedish pop duo Niki and the Dove and explore the more experimental end of the synth spectrum with Kaitlyn Aurelia…
