The Monocle Arts Review
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Art: Ivan Carvalho
Our Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, walks us through a trio of the city’s latest exhibitions: ‘Arts and Foods – Rituals since 1951’ at the Triennale Design Museum, ‘In Part’ at Fondazione Prada and Milan’s…
Film: David Jenkins
Editor of ‘Little White Lies’ magazine David Jenkins is in the studio with Gillian Dobias to talk through the latest cinema releases. On the big screen this week we have: ‘The Diary of a…
Books: Karl Smith
Karl Smith, literary editor at ‘The Quietus’, riffs on a poetry and music theme for this week’s book reviews. We hear a tale of rap music, fame and obsession in ‘The Next Next Level’…
TV: John Doyle
John Doyle, Toronto’s television critic for ‘The Globe and Mail’, has the lowdown on the US shows to look out for this August. We investigate the Colombian drug cartels of the 1980s through notorious…
Music: Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe runs through a triple bill of tracks worth sticking on your playlist this week. The first is from American bassist Thundercat who’s emerged from the backing bands of Sun Ra and Flying…
Art: Francesca Gavin
For some arty summer fun, critic and curator Francesca Gavin reviews ‘Alien Sex Club’ at Ambika P3 in London, Hanna Liden’s totem-pole-like bagel sculptures in New York and Maurizio Cattelan’s Italian postcard creations ‘Greetings…
Film: Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith reviews the must-see films showing in cinemas this weekend: Disney Pixar’s latest venture ‘Inside Out’, a documentary about 93-year-old US fashion-icon Iris Apfel and all-action blockbuster ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’.
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
As the long list for the 47th Man Booker International Prize is announced, we review the nominees with Sharmaine Lovegrove and delve into three of the novels on the list: ‘The Year of the…
Theatre: Donald Hutera
Donald Hutera, theatre critic for ‘The Times’ reviews ‘What’s it all About? Bacharach Reimagined’, an all-singing, all-dancing interpretation of the songwriter’s most-loved hits, an open-air performance of ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ and an…
Music: Baylen Leonard
Country music expert Baylen Leonard discusses a new covers album by family duo Watkins Family Hour, Americana artist Eilen Jewell’s latest release ‘Sundown Over Ghost Town’ and a new track from Grammy-nominated country singer…
