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'The Bikeriders' LFF 2023 Review: A Wild Ride Not All That Wild
In mid-twentieth-century America, the steed became metal. The elegant, slender physique of the horse was replaced by fat metal tyres and...
Ben Lewis
Oct 28, 20234 min read


‘Portia Coughlan’ at the Almeida Theatre: Review
Marina Carr’s disturbing yet moving tragedy was first performed in 1996. Now it's back at Islington’s Almeida theatre, directed by Carrie...
Alyssa Erulin
Oct 23, 20234 min read


Domestic Hell: ‘Can’t See For Looking’ Review
This is a play for survivors, and a warning for those who want to "turn away."
Georgia Gibson
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine review - a universe of its own
★★★★★ Hiroshi Sugimoto, Polar Bear, 1976. © Hiroshi Sugimoto, courtesy of the artist. Hiroshi Sugimoto at Hayward Gallery is an...
Ernest Chlopicki
Oct 23, 20233 min read


At Frieze London, art imitates life
★★★☆☆ Sadie Coles, Frieze London 2023. Courtesy of Linda Nylind/Frieze. © All Rights Reserved. You’ve heard of the ‘hemline index’, which...
Harry Anstey-Walsh
Oct 21, 20233 min read


Police Cops: The Musical at Southwark Playhouse Borough
Police Cops has far more hits than misses
Raphael Henry
Oct 20, 20233 min read


'The Missing Thread' at Somerset House Review: the Untold Stories of Black British Fashion
★★★★★ Robi Walters, Banana Boat. Image provided by Somerset House Press Office. I was completely blown away by the scope of this...
Hebe Hancock
Oct 12, 20233 min read


Sarah Lucas HAPPY GAS at Tate Britain Review: 'The tragicomic heart of sex and desire'
★★★★★ Sarah Lucas, Fat, Forty and Flab-ulous, 1990. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the D.Daskalopoulos Collection...
Samuel Blackburn
Oct 7, 20233 min read


Review: Philip Guston at Tate Modern
★★★★☆ Philip Guston, The Line, 1978. Oil paint on canvas, 180.3 x 186.1 cm. Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum...
Ernest Chlopicki
Oct 6, 20234 min read


WAVE: Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts Review
★★★★ Yumura Teruhiko, GONZO'S Underground Mix Vol.7. Image courtesy of Japan House. Located in Kensington High Street, Japan House London...
Hebe Hancock
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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