The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Charlotte Burns
Charlotte Burns from ‘The Art Newspaper’ gives us the lowdown on three exhibitions worth visiting in New York, including the Buddhist Art from Myanmar at the Asia Society, ‘The Plains Indians, Artists of Earth and Sky’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sculpture from the age of Donatello at…
David Jenkins: Film
Editor of ‘Little White Lies’, David Jenkins, reviews the latest DreamWorks Animations’ film ‘Home’ and Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-nominated ‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’. Plus we ask whether Sean Penn makes a good action hero in Pierre Morel’s latest blockbuster ‘The Gunman’.
Books: Cathy Rentzenbrick
Cathy Rentzenbrick, the associate editor at ‘The Bookseller’ and director of Quick Reads, flicks through the pages of Jon Ronson’s latest investigation, ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’, Matt Haig’s personal battle with depression ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ and ‘A Place Called Winter’, the latest novel from Patrick Gale.
Dance: Louise Levene
Louise Levene, journalist and critic for the Financial Times compares two productions of Swan Lake in London and Paris, and discusses whether you can get an authentic experience of the ballet by watching it on a cinema screen. She also discusses Shobana Jeyasingh’s production of La Bayadère, coming to London’s…
Music: Glenn Max
Concert producer Glenn Max swings by the studio to tell Paul Noble what we can expect at this year’s Convergence festival in London, which focuses on music, art and technology.
Art: Fisun Guner
We review Art Basel Hong Kong, ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ at the V&A Museum and Richard Diebenkorn at the Royal Academy of Arts – all with Fisun Guner, visual arts editor of ‘The Arts Desk’. Plus: Aisha Speirs speaks to artist Alex Prager about her debut show in Asia.
Film: Tim Robey
‘Telegraph’ film critic Tim Robey talks Robert Bound through a few flicks to watch out for over the next week. Settle in for British heart-warmer ‘X&Y’, Second World War weeper ‘Suite Francaise’ and the emotional ups and downs of new French-Canadian film ‘Mommy’.
Books: Anne Meadows
Anne Meadows, editor at Granta and Portobello books, reviews some of the week’s best releases, including Kazuo Ishiguro’s much-anticipated The Buried Giant, a series of short stories by Kelly Link and a delve into domestic life in Jenny Offill’s latest.
Theatre: Broadway
Critic Matt Wolf reviews the best plays in Broadway including Helen Mirren’s ‘The Audience’, romantic musical ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ and comedian Larry David’s new play ‘Fish in the Dark’.
Music: Baylen Leonard
Baylen Leonard, DJ, broadcaster and country-music connoisseur talks us through the latest releases from Brandy Clark, Angaleena Presley and Lee Ann Womack, hot on the heels of the Europe-wide Country to Country festival.
