Will I ever run out of versions of A Christmas Carol to see at Christmastime? It doesn’t look like it so far! This year it’s Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol and A Dickensian Christmas, both at the Southbank Centre. A Christmas Relapse I tried quite hard to avoid overdosing on A Christmas Carol this […]
A review of Saturn Returns by Sonny Nwachukwu, on as part of Unlimited at the Southbank Centre. Two performers confront the weight of history through various forms of self-expression. First, Some Background Last night at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room I achieved a few ‘firsts’. This was my first time attending the Unlimited festival, for […]
A review of the Southbank Centre’s socially distanced winter display of light-based art. Much smaller-scale than Canary Wharf’s offering, but perhaps more interesting for it. You Found Another Outdoor Light/Art Exhibition? Yes I did, thanks for noticing! Shortly after visiting Connected by Light at Canary Wharf, I noticed the Southbank Centre had undertaken something similar. […]
The Salterton Arts Review heads to Watford Palace Theatre to see Frankie Goes to Bollywood, a brand new, ‘billion colour’ musical. Frankie Goes to Bollywood We all have an image of what Bollywood is. Not surprising for an industry which grossed around 200 billion rupees in 2023. But Bollywood film-goers aren’t thinking about the box […]
A review of Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, on now at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery. This most fundamental of materials, used for millennia in various artistic ways, proves to be ultra-contemporary as well. Strange Clay For some reason I didn’t expect this exhibition to be quite as popular as it is. I’m not […]
A review of Peaceophobia, a truly innovative performance taking place as part of Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. Ali, Sohail and Casper take back control of narratives around their religion, their cars, and their home city of Bradford. Back At GDIF It seems to be a week for festivals. Yesterday it was Unlimited at the […]
A review of the 9th season of Sculpture in the City. More of an assemblage of outdoor art than a real sculpture festival, but in the current situation it’s a good opportunity to get out and see some artworks. Sculpture in the City, Lockdown Style Sculpture in the City, like Canary Wharf’s Connected by Light […]
Visiting Pitzhanger Manor today is a very interesting experience. As well as the manor house itself there is also a contemporary art gallery (on which more shortly), but if I focus just on the manor, what I really liked about it was its scale.
A review of the exhibition Among The Trees at the Hayward Gallery. In which the subject matter is more interesting than it sounds, but the aesthetic is privileged over the informational. The Whole Thing is About Trees? Among the Trees at the Hayward Gallery is an exhibition where, when I first heard the concept, I […]
The Hayward Gallery’s current exhibition, When Forms Come Alive, is visually impressive. But does it do the artists and artworks a disservice by not going beneath the surface? When Forms Come Alive There is no doubting that this is an aesthetically pleasing exhibition. Instagrammable, even. From the first space you enter, where soft, organic forms […]
