The Monocle Arts Review
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Art: Ossian Ward
Robert Bound and Ossian Ward take a look at three big art shows hitting London this month: ‘The World Goes Pop’ at Tate Modern; Ai Weiwei’s takeover of the Royal Academy of Arts; and Keith Arnatt’s ‘Absence of the Artist’ at Sprüth Magers.
Film: Tim Robey
Tim Robey, critic for ‘The Telegraph’, chats to us from the 40th Toronto International Film Festival. His highlights include: American media sagas ‘Truth’ and ‘Spotlight’, Scottish wartime drama ‘Sunset Song’ and Michael Moore’s latest documentary, ‘Where to Invade Next’.
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
We continue our Man Booker Prize coverage with a review of the remaining books on the shortlist: Anne Tyler’s ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ and the current favourite, ‘A Little Life’ by Hanya Yanagihara. Plus Sharmaine Lovegrove tells us about her favourite new release, ‘Grief is the Thing With Feathers’…
TV: Adam Sherwin
Adam Sherwin, journalist at ‘The Independent’, sits down with Ben Rylan to discuss a few upcoming television releases. They explore epic Viking/Saxon drama ‘The Last Kingdom’ and new British-American sci-fi comedy ‘You, Me and the Apocalypse’. Plus: they discuss ‘Frontline Fighting: the Brits Battling Isis’, a new Channel 4 documentary…
Music: Will Hodgkinson
Andrew Mueller and Will Hodgkinson, pop and rock critic for ‘The Times’, discuss the latest solo record by Keith Richards, a new track from American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter and the latest Prince album ‘HITnRUN Phase One’.
Art: Christopher Lord
Monocle’s Istanbul bureau chief, Christopher Lord, talk us through this year’s Istanbul Biennial and examines an exhibition entitled ‘How Did We Get Here’ at Salt Beyoglu.
Film: Kaleem Aftab
Kaleem Aftab, film critic for ‘The Independent’, review three releases from the Venice Film Festival: the new Charlie Kaufman film ‘Anomalisa’, Luca Guadagnino’s much-expected ‘A Bigger Splash’ and the Argentinean hit ‘The Clan’.
Books: Mark Mason
With the publication of the latest Bond book, ‘Trigger Morris’, we have done a special book review on all things Bond. Author and 007 fan Mark Mason joins us.
Theatre: Donald Hutera
Theatre critic Donald Hutera reviews a ballet version of George Orwell’s ‘1984’, a play based on the life of Nobel Prize-winner Marie Curie and the latest adaptation of Greek tragedy ‘The Oresteia’.
Music: Baylen Leonard
Country music expert Baylen Leonard reviews the latest tracks from The Jar Family, Danni Nicholls and Frankie Lee.
