More artists who reflect on economic structures and their meanings in Genuine Fake Premium Economy at the ICA. Genuine Fake Premium Economy Today’s exhibition is but a small one, so this will be but a small review. Its subject is Genuine Fake Premium Economy, the latest exhibition at the ICA in London. The exhibition brings […]
Shilpa Varma writes and performs Woman Business at the Jack Studio Theatre, following Diya through different stages of womanhood as she balances expectations against her wishes for herself. Woman Business The thing about a well-written solo performance such as this one is that a story can be very specific and yet universal at the same […]
Hurvin Anderson’s meditative paintings form a powerful exhibition at Tate Britain, exploring memory, cultural heritage, and colonialism. Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain This exhibition is quite a contrast to Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals, which is the last thing I saw at Tate Britain. The Tate do tend to have quite a good mix […]
The Gallery of Everything’s latest exhibition, Currency Exchange, encourages us to think about the meaning(s) of physical currency at a time when it is in decline. Currency Exchange The Gallery of Everything, like Goldsmiths CCA, is a place I always intend to visit much more frequently than I do. Looking back at previous posts in […]
In my second trip to the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art we see Flare-Up, a group exhibition of artists whose work “engages with the poetics and aesthetics of illness, disability, neurodivergence and Deafness”. Flare-Up Once more, I have had good intentions that have not come to pass. When I first came to Goldsmiths CCA in […]
Nine young women make merry tonight, for tomorrow brings with it the rest of their lives, in I Made You a Mixtape by Response Theatre Company. I Made You a Mixtape Music has such a power to bring us back to other times in our life. I Made You a Mixtape, Response Theatre Company’s first […]
A really wonderful performance that works for adults and kids alike, Return to the Forest leads with curiosity, asking us to consider what we value and who our heritage belongs to. Return to the Forest A museum-themed dance performance, which interrogates the ownership and meaning of cultural property? Yes please! And it’s for ages 8 […]
A chance to rediscover an artist almost lost to history: Michaelina Wautier at the Royal Academy. Who Is Michaelina Wautier? When was it that I was writing about the serendipity of missing an exhibition in London, and then finding I have a second chance when I meet it on holiday somewhere? Was that Switzerland, maybe? […]
The Salterton Arts Review finally makes it to No Such Theatre’s monthly work-in-progress night The Scrap, and enjoys a mix of live music, Play Jams, and traditional scratch performances. No Such Theatre Presents: The Scrap OK, this post has been a long time coming. I was a bit horrified when I went back to my […]
With pink wings and a wicked sense of humour, Party Favour turns birthday entertainment into something far more revealing. Party Favour I went into Party Favour with a feeling of cautious optimism, something I tend to reserve for small-scale solo work. I’ve seen enough fringe experiments to know that “bold” can mean “proceed with caution”. […]
