The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Francesca Gavin
Art writer and curator Francesca Gavin sits down with Robert Bound to discuss Bruce Nauman’s exhibition at Paris’s Fondation Cartier, events at the New Museum Triennial in New York, and ‘Artists and Prophets. A Secret History of Modern Art 1872–1972’ at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt.
Film: Karen Krizanovich
Karen Krizanovich offers the week’s best global film releases including the Oscar-winning ‘Still Alice’, robot-thriller ‘Chappie’, and Argentinian comedy ‘Wild Tales’.
Books: Parul Sehgal
Parul Sehgal from ‘The New York Times Book Review’ discusses the week’s best non-fiction releases including Helen Macdonald’s memoir ‘H is for Hawk’, Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake’ about the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, and ‘The Evil Hours’ by former marine David Morris, which explores post-traumatic stress disorder.
TV: Alice Vincent
Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, drops by to review the season finale of ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and Tina Fey’s new Netflix series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, and tells us whether ‘House of Cards’ can sustain its success for a third series.
Music: Will Hodgkinson
Will Hodgkinson – rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’ – swings by Midori House to chat to Robert Bound about the latest releases from artists such as queen of pop Madonna, Canadian electro-duo Purity Ring and Arthur, a recently rediscovered 1970s gem from Light In The Attic.
Art: Ossian Ward
Gallerist and critic Ossian Ward walks Robert Bound through art highlights in New York and London including a lesson in cultural history at the Hayward Gallery, a look at this year’s Armory Show and Wael Shawky’s puppet-film installation ‘Cabaret Crusades’.
