The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Francesca Gavin
Robert Bound whizzes around a trio of new exhibitions in Europe with art critic and curator Francesca Gavin. Together they see work by Haroon Mirza at Museum Tinguely in Basel, a John Waters show…
Film: Cassam Looch
Arts and entertainment writer Cassam Looch gives us the lowdown on the week’s film releases. We have wild-west action thriller ‘Slow West’ and screwball-comedy ‘She’s Funny That Way’. Plus: Salma Hayek is on a…
Books: Cathy Rentzenbrink
Cathy Rentzenbrink, book editor at ‘The Bookseller’, leafs through some new releases, from Laura Barnett’s debut novel to coming-of-age novel ‘A Fortunate Age’ by Joanna Rakoff.
TV: Christopher Lord
Monocle’s Istanbul bureau chief reviews the best Turkish TV shows, from drama series Sparrow Palace to a crime saga about drug cartels.
Art: Kim Bradley
Monocle’s Berlin correspondent Kim Bradley recounts the main exhibitions she saw on a recent trip to Greece, including ones from Dakis Ioannou’s Deste Foundation and a new show from Paul Chan on the island…
Music: North Sea Jazz Festival
Established in the Netherlands in 1976 and relocating to Rotterdam in 2006, the North Sea Jazz Festival is now the largest indoor jazz festival in the world, attracting about 25,000 visitors each day. Festival…
Film: Tim Robey
Tim Robey, film critic for ‘The Telegraph’, discusses this week’s cinema releases: ‘Mr Holmes’, with Sir Ian McKellen as a retired Sherlock, and ‘London Road’, the musical that’s been turned into a film by…
Books: Clare Conville
Literary agent Clare Conville is in the studio to talk books with Georgina Godwin. They review ‘Instrumental’ by James Rhodes, a memoir of music, madness and medication, a steampunk graphic novel ‘The Thrilling Adventures…
Theatre: Matt Wolf
Theatre critic Matt Wolf and Monocle’s Tom Edwards discuss Bradley Cooper as John Merrick in a new production of ‘The Elephant man’, a reboot of Noel Coward’s family drama ‘Hay Fever’ and a new…
Music: Will Hodgkinson
Andrew Mueller is joined by Will Hodgkinson, rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, who talk us through new tracks by Italian disco king Giorgio Moroder, new kid on the soul block Leon Bridges…
