A once in a lifetime exhibition, this is your chance to see Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, the Mona Lisa of manuscripts. A Once in a Lifetime Exhibition To begin with, it’s important to understand that I am very much a Benjaminian when it comes to art. I don’t care how good […]
On a return trip to Chantilly I get more time to explore the château and take in the rest of the town. A pleasant spot within easy reach of Paris, perfect for a weekend break. Back in Chantilly, Mais Pourquoi? Avid blog readers with good memories will remember the Salterton Arts Review has been to […]
I was invited to see Time Travelogues From Those Left Waiting, a film and installation by Harmeet Singh Rahal at the Acme Propeller Factory, and found myself drawn into a world where time is fluid and powerful. Time Travelogues From Those Left Waiting There’s a line that repeats in Time Travelogues From Those Left Waiting, […]
Who knew a coffee shop in a billionaire’s doomsday bunker could serve up such a funny, well-observed and quietly dystopian two-hander? It’s Not About Coffee certainly hits the spot. It’s Not About Coffee You don’t necessarily go into a play set in an underground coffee shop built by a tech billionaire with especially high hopes […]
Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery – a raw, compelling look at the body, form, and feminist art from one of the UK’s leading contemporary painters. A First Encounter with Jenny Saville I was glad to catch this exhibition early in its run (OK, fine, it then took me a […]
As well as being a valuable green space in South East London, Crystal Palace Park contains several reminders of the great industrial wonder that once stood here. The Wonder of the Age The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, commonly known as the Great Exhibition, took place from 1 May to […]
Ithell Colquhoun offers a compelling introduction to a quietly radical Surrealist who merged nature and the occult into a singular artistic vision. Getting Value from that Two-for-One Ticket Recently on the blog, I wrote about Tate Britain’s exhibition Edward Burra. It was, I said, very refreshing to have the enormous Tate Britain temporary exhibition space […]
Finishing up today in Grenada, we visit a very special spot in Rome Museum, a private labour of love and memory store for a community which has seen rapid change. Rome Museum In some ways, I have saved the best for last. This is my fourth post about Grenada. I introduced the tri-island state here, […]
No trip to Grenada is complete without exploring the story behind its most iconic export, and the Grenada Nutmeg Museum in Victoria tells it beautifully. Spice of the Island: A Short History of Nutmeg in Grenada After exploring the Grenada National Museum in St George’s, I couldn’t pass up the chance to dive deeper into […]
The Grenada National Museum is part of a trip to St George’s for many visitors to this island nation. As a museum it confounded my expectations, but on reflection this may point to an interesting decolonising of the museum and its exhibits. The Grenada National Museum With a day to spend in St George’s, there […]
