The Monocle Arts Review
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Art: Ossian Ward
Fresh off the plane from Milan, Ossian Ward, head of content at the Lisson Gallery talks us through some of the art exhibitions in the city. We cover shows at Fondazione Prada, HangarBicocca and the Milan branch of the Lisson Gallery.
Film: Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith and Monocle’s Gillian Dobias talk about this weekend’s cinema. ‘Trumbo’ is a look at Hollywood in the 1940s when many leading industry figures were blacklisted for their political beliefs; ‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’ is a new documentary about the life of legendary singer Janis Joplin and…
Books: Arifa Akbar
The Independent’s literary editor Arifa Akbar reviews the latest book releases: ‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes; ‘The High Mountains of Portugal’ by Yann Martel; and ‘The Passion of Mademoiselle S: Letters to a Lover’ by Jean-Yves Berthault.
TV: Fernando Augusto Pacheco
Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews Brazilian TV shows, including the new season of ‘Amor & Sexo’, a show about sex and relationships, and the perennial ‘Silvio Santos’. Plus: a healthy cooking show with Bela Gil.
Music: Alice Vincent
Last Friday was a big day for pop releases, with Rihanna and Sia bringing out highly anticipated albums; Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, and Andrew Mueller talk through both. Plus: we learn about new Glaswegian band Tuff Love, who have just released their debut album ‘Resort’.
Art: Kathlene Fox-Davies
Art dealer Kathlene Fox-Davies leads us through three art exhibitions currently on show in London: ‘Collages 1959-1964’, which explores the work of pop artist Tom Wesselmann at David Zwirner gallery; a photography show by Hiro at Hamiltons Gallery; and the first extensive show of Joel Meyerowitz’s popular photo series “Cape…
Film: Sundance
Monocle’s New York bureau chief Ed Stocker is fresh off the plane from Utah for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. He talks us through three documentaries that caught his eye: ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’, a look at the life of the photographer who was killed by Isis; ‘Life, Animated’…
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
Sharmaine Lovegrove, co-founder of Dialogue Scouting, and Monocle’s Matt Alagiah talk through the week in books, featuring ‘A Guide to Berlin’ by Gail Jones and Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun’s ‘The Happy Marriage’. Plus: we talk bad diet habits as Bee Wilson releases her brand new book about encouraging a…
Theatre: Dominic Maxwell
On this week’s theatre review we discuss Alistair McGowan’s role as a coma patient trying to piece together the last 10 years of his life in ‘4000 Days’ and we head to the Lyrics Hammersmith theatre for a reprise of the gritty 2001 play ‘Herons’. Plus: an all-singing, all-dancing adaptation…
Music: Nick Luscombe
Potential new wave out-takes meet 1980s corporate video tunes and manic marimba visions in this week’s music review. Broadcaster and DJ Nick Luscombe talks Robert Bound through upcoming releases from London-based producer Bullion, Grammy-nominated Canadian CFCF and US indie band Wild Nothing.
