MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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A magnificent Strand in film and photography
JOHN GREEN recommends an outstanding exhibition of work by a radical image-maker
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century
Victoria and Albert Museum, London SW7
5/5
THIS important retrospective of the work of US photographer and film-maker Paul Strand, the first in Britain since his death in 1976, is long overdue.
Strand was one of the greatest and most influential photographers of the 20th century, whose images have defined the way fine art and documentary photography are understood and practised today.
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