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Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
Arts round-up 2014
Star critics on what’s impressed them in the world of arts and books this year
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
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
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
Visual arts: Mike Quille
How would you like to see images of tax haven St Helier burning or a giant William Morris upend Roman Abramovich’s yacht?
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HENRY BELL salutes a fine portrait of a revolutionary who remains a deeply significant and provocative figure
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
KEVIN DONNELLY accepts the invitation to think speculatively in contemplation of representations of people of African descent in our cultural heritage
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over