Reviews

On October 30th, 2024

Review: Critical Edge Collective’s ‘From the Ground Up’: Investigating knowledge in the post truth era through collaborative art – at Lewisham Arthouse, October 2024

The breakdown of information systems in today’s world has created an abstract and hazy reality. The daily struggle of filtering a relentless cascade of mostly irrelevant content has overwhelmed the ...

On October 24th, 2024

Review: ‘Waves’ of Displacement: Huang Po-Chih’s evocative exploration of labour and identity, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January

Taiwanese artist Huang Po-Chih’s first solo exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, Waves, delivers a compelling exploration of globalised trade. Rooted in his mother’s experience as a garment labourer...

On October 16th, 2024

Review: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Great Sikh Kingdom at the Wallace Collection, until 20 October

The Wallace collection’s current major exhibition, ‘Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King’ is lovingly curated. It covers the rise to power of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and then the decline of h...

On September 24th, 2024

Review: ‘Fragile Beauty’: Timeless Moments from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection at V&A – until 5th January 2025

Turn the corner to Fragile Beauty and a curved, soft pink wall greets you. A single, striking black and white image hangs prominently, its starkness a counterpoint. The image is Richard Avedon’s Ron...

On September 18th, 2024

Film Review: Cédric Kahn’s ‘The Goldman Case’: A Riveting Exploration of Justice – In UK and Irish Cinemas 20 September

THE GOLDMAN CASE starts silent, a full-on immersion into the context of the trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing intellectual, thief and revolutionary accused of multiple robberies and two murders in ...

On September 16th, 2024

Review: Bahamian Artist Tavares Strachan’s ‘There Is Light Somewhere’ brings stories of unsung cultural pioneers to the forefront

Inside Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere, daylight is replaced by a hushed, almost reverent darkness. Spotlights pierce the gloom, highlighting individual works with dramatic intensity. A low...

On September 5th, 2024

The Weyard Sisters – A sequel to Macbeth offering voice and agency to its overlooked female characters – Premiered at Riverside Studios this August

‘The Weyard Sisters’ is presented as a female-orientated sequel to ‘Macbeth’, conceived by Helen Alexander, who serves as both the writer and director. The play seeks to re-examine Shakespeare...

On August 23rd, 2024

Review: Magician Jamie Allan’s ‘Amaze’ reminds childhood excitement and magic is lifelong – Marylebone Theatre, until 24 Aug

After the successful U.S. run of his new show ‘Amaze’, critically acclaimed magician Jamie Allan makes his highly anticipated return to the UK. ‘Amaze’ delivers an evening of exciting and hear...