A visit to Hogarth’s House in Chiswick highlights, perhaps better than any other historic site I’ve been to, the stark difference between how historic figures experienced London and its environs vs. how we do today. A Visit To Chiswick It’s funny. The reason I knew that Hogarth’s House was a visitor attraction in West London […]
Pearl Cleage’s tragi-comedy Blues for an Alabama Sky makes for powerful viewing at the National Theatre. With a strong ensemble cast and all of the precarious glamour and ever-present hardship of the Harlem Renaissance. Blues For An Alabama Sky The Harlem Renaissance is a period which endlessly inspires us even a century later. The jazz, […]
A very brief visit to Prague gives me a chance to try out a gamified way to explore the city. With Questo app in hand we take a look at sites linked to Franz Kafka, woven together by a story with roots in The Metamorphosis. A Stroll Around Prague Today’s experiment in tourism came about […]
An evening of film, music and poetry, Black Corporeal (Breathing by Numbers) continues Julianknxx’s exposure of the realities of Black lives in London and the effect of the built environment on the psyche. Black Corporeal The mind of a poet is a wonderful thing. They have a wonderful ability to draw out connections, strip complex […]
A look at the latest series by Valerie Ellis, artist and former psychotherapist. Spread Too Thin once again captures the Zeitgeist of our current moment. Spread Too Thin Today’s post is a rare commercial gallery outing for the Salterton Arts Review. Even rarer, this is an artist whose work we have seen before. Valerie Ellis […]
A review of The Cherry Orchard. A new version at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick sees Chekhov’s tale in an intergalactic, South Asian setting, exposing the currents of universality and specificity in both. The Cherry Orchard Often times, all it takes to get me interested in something is a hook. On this occasion, I […]
Join me on a second arboreal walk through London, taking inspiration from Paul Wood’s 2020 book. This time we explore some of my old haunts, from Wapping to Canary Wharf via Limehouse. A Second Tree Walk Through London The thing about London is that you get busy. There is a lot to do! Theatre, museums […]
A review of Dido’s Bar, an immersive and compelling evening of music and theatre. Arriving at the Royal Docks, visitors will find themselves transported from East London’s Tate & Lyle factory to a world of epic tales and intrigues. Dido’s Bar There is something about the story of Aeneas that speaks to us across the […]
A small, free exhibition, Shattered Glass of Beirut shines a light on a small story of hope from a catastrophic event. Shattered Glass of Beirut I’ve reviewed one room exhibitions at the National Gallery a number of times (see here, here or here), but never at the British Museum. And yet this is another museum […]
A review of an exhibition of work by Milton Avery at the Royal Academy. This in-depth look at a quietly influential artist is a rare treat for those of us on this side of the Atlantic. Milton Avery: American Colourist Regular readers know by now that I (generally) love exhibitions at the Royal Academy, and […]
