JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
Is Covid the end of arts and culture as we know it?
A bronze theatre mask on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
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
TENS of thousands of workers were sent home when museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas and other cultural venues closed.
Thousands of artists and freelancers saw their contracts and commissions paused or dropped. Self-employed educators, tour guides and technicians were left without an income.
Many of them did not qualify for furlough, small business grants or self-employment support as they often combine two or more precarious jobs with their freelance work. Countless workers were left with sick pay or no pay for self-isolation and sickness.
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