The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Charlotte Burns
We get a rundown of the exhibitions worth visiting in New York this week, including the first US solo show of artist Rachel Rose at the Whitney; a show that examines the connections between Eastern European and Latin American art at the Museum of Modern Art; and a multimedia take…
Film: David Jenkins
In this week’s film review we have the shock factor of Gaspar Noé’s latest release ‘Love’, a new reincarnation of Dylan Thomas’s classic Welsh play ‘Under Milk Wood’ and hip-hop fashion documentary ‘Fresh Dressed’. David Jenkins, editor of ‘Little White Lies’ magazine, and Gillian Dobias take up the discussion.
Books: Amanda Craig
On this week’s book review we get spooked by the latest from David Mitchell, a ghost story called ‘Slade House’. We also take a look at the first book in new young adult trilogy ‘The Wolf Wilder’. Plus: we preview Andrew Martin’s latest criminal conundrum ‘The Yellow Diamond’.
TV: Alice Vincent
For this week’s television review Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer at ‘The Telegraph’, chats to Monocle’s Ben Rylan about ‘The Returned’, the French thriller that’s back for a second season. We also take a look at the sixth series of zombie saga ‘The Walking Dead’ and discuss Lena Dunham’s…
Music: Georgie Rogers
Up for discussion on this week’s music review are Swedish-Gambian soul singer Seinabo Sey’s debut record ‘Pretend’; Montreal band Half Moon Run’s latest offering ‘Sun Leads Me On’; and EL VY, a new collaboration from members of the National and Ramona Falls.
Art: Ossian Ward
We hit Paris for this week’s art review. Pop meets music at a melodic show at the Fondation Louis Vuitton and we investigate Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s first major solo show in Paris. We also discuss the hotly tipped new show at the Louvre which sees contemporary artists give their…
Film: Tim Robey
Up for discussion on this week’s film review: brand new Bond blockbuster ‘Spectre’; Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn’s gambling road trip through the Deep South in ‘Mississippi Grind’; and ‘Listen to Me Marlon’, a revealing new documentary all about Marlon Brando.
Books: Arifa Akbar
On our reading list this week is ‘John Crow’s Devil’, the rereleased debut novel by Man Booker prize-winner Marlon James, the posthumously released ghost story ‘Little Sister Death’ by William Gay and short stories by Irish author Colum McCann, ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking’.
Theatre: Matt Wolf
On this week’s theatre review we take a whistle-stop tour around London for a bold staging of Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ at the Young Vic, The Orange Tree theatre’s production of Terence Rattigan’s comedy ‘French Without Tears’ and the premiere of ‘Teddy Ferrara’ by US playwright Christopher Shinn.
Music: Mar Sellars
We review this year’s 35th edition of the CMJ Music Marathon in New York and music journalist Mar Sellars talks us through some of the bands we should keep on our radar.
