A review of the Morgan Library and Museum, a Midtown Manhattan gem. An oasis of outstanding objects: it’s amazing what a robber baron’s budget can achieve! J. P. Morgan And His Collection John Pierpont Morgan, known as Pierpont, was born in 1837 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born into an influential family, and his education […]
A review of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, on at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York’s Chelsea art district. A very enjoyable exhibition with a unique point of view: just a shame about the price tag. A Major Basquiat Exhibition? Sign Me Up! My recent trip to Chicago and New York was a little delayed because… […]
A review of Matisse: The Red Studio, an interesting small-scale exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Back in New York, And Straight To MoMA After a long weekend in Chicago, I had an opportunity recently to spend a few days in New York. Art and culture were not the primary objectives of […]
A review of Jitney, part of August Wilson’s ten play cycle on a century of Black life in America, and on now at the Old Vic. An Old Vic, Headlong and Leeds Playhouse co-production. Jitney Definition of jitney:1. An unlicensed taxicab2. Bus. Especially: a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a […]
A review of Surrealism Beyond Borders, an expansive exhibition on now at Tate Modern. The broad definition of Surrealism is both a point of interest and a source of confusion. Surrealism Beyond Borders What is Surrealism? I’m perhaps less clear on this than I was before I saw Surrealism Beyond Borders recently at Tate Modern. […]
A review of The Best of Enemies, on now at the Young Vic in a co-production with Headlong. A slick and creatively-staged look back at the televised debates between two American men of letters illuminates the political present. William F. Buckley Jr. Vs. Gore Vidal Theatre, it is stated in the programme for this production, […]
A review of the musical You Are Here, on now at the Southwark Playhouse. This is a warm and engaging production with a top notch team behind it. My First Post-Lockdown Musical I have managed to spread my return to live performance over several different arts. I’ve been to a ballet, play, opera, and now […]
A review of an exhibition of quilts at the Alison Jacques Gallery, from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. In which I am exposed to a new artistic community, and have a lot to think about in terms of the intersection of ‘art’ and ‘craft’. Commercial Galleries Are Open! And as you can probably guess, I started on […]
Those with around £20 and a few hours in London to spare this weekend should get themselves to the National Portrait Gallery, where the exhibition Cézanne Portraits is due to close on Sunday. The exhibition is organised by the Musée d’Orsay and the National Gallery of Art in Washington as well as the National Portrait Gallery, and […]
I intend to go back to this exhibition again before it closes. Not because I loved it so much I just have to (this remains to be seen) but because the main drawbacks I found with this exhibition were organisational and design constraints: too many people, wall texts too hard to read and not enough […]
