EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Beware of the Stendhal syndrome
LYNNE WALSH leaves the gallery saturated to the point of nausea by the overabundance of paintings on display
(L to R) Somaya Critchlow, Figure Holding a Little Teacup, 2019; Lubaina Himid, The Captain and The Mate, 2017-2018
[(L to R): Kalory Photo & Video; Andy Keate]
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Mixing it up: Painting Today
Hayward Gallery
IT’S fair to say that you currently get a lot of paint for your money at London’s Hayward Gallery.
In fact, there’s paint, as well as oil, plastic, shampoo, plexiglass, sand, nylon, hair gel, broken glass, sandwich bags, mouthwash, and rice.
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SIMON DUFF is thrilled by a visceral, no-holds-barred exploration of the expressive powers of raw material
New releases from Shearwater, Florry, and Navy Blue
LEO BOIX, ANGUS REID and MARIA DUARTE review Night Stage, Two Women, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, and Fuze
KEVIN DONNELLY accepts the invitation to think speculatively in contemplation of representations of people of African descent in our cultural heritage