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. […]
A review of Connected by Light at Canary Wharf. In which I am pleased to find some outdoor art to enjoy! One of the few cultural outlets available to Londoners in these cold winter months is this display of nine light artworks on the Canary Wharf estate. Connected By Light. An Art Installation I Can […]
A review of Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul at the Royal Academy. An interesting exhibition. £17 is a steep ask for three small rooms, especially when the RA’s social distancing wasn’t as good as previously. But given it looks like the entire in-person run will be less than two weeks, […]
A visit to the Imperial War Museum/IWM between lockdowns, including a work by Ai Weiwei and exhibitions on refugees. In which the temporary exhibitions really made me think but the Ai Weiwei was a tad over-hyped What Can You See at the IWM, Aside From Ai Weiwei? I’m pretty sure the last time I was […]
How can a painter be modern? Let me count the ways while visiting Turner’s Modern World for this review. Turner and Modernity One of the last cultural outings I squeezed in to review before Lockdown 2.0 was Turner’s Modern World. You may remember that I had been to Tate Britain a couple of months ago […]
My first foray into the Barbican Curve yields a resolutely futuristic ancient mythology from Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola. Toyin Ojih Odutola at the Barbican Curve This exhibition is totally different than anything else I saw in 2020. Both in terms of the medium and the works themselves, but also in terms of the concept […]
A look back at the things I did manage to see despite all the obstacles of 2020, as the Salterton Arts Review counts down the top five highlights of the year. The Salterton Arts Review in 2020 2020, what a year. I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said already about it, so I won’t […]
A review of Flight, part theatre, part diorama installation from Vox Motus at the Bridge Theatre. The story is as harrowing as the format is fascinating. A Final Outing To The Bridge Theatre Before Tier 3 Once again, I just squeaked through before Covid measures increased. Last time it was seeing Death of England: Delroy […]
A review of two London productions of A Christmas Carol in December 2020. One live, one online, but both full of Christmas cheer. A Christmas Carol – Something For Everyone In London 2020 In 2020 we are all in need of some Christmas cheer. London, at least until it went into Tiers 3 & 4, […]
A review of The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House. In which I feel very lucky to be able to forget about 2020 and enjoy some Christmas perfection. [Edit: especially in hindsight!] You Could Almost Forget It Was 2020 I know I often say on here that I’m fortunate to be able to see this […]
