CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
Peggy Guggenheim:
Art Addict (15)
Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland
3/5
CONSIDERED the enfant terrible of the wealthy New York family, bohemian socialite Peggy Guggenheim redefined the role of art collector and patron as she “discovered” and championed some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century.
Framed around a lost taped interview Guggenheim gave for Jacqueline B Weld’s authorised biography of her in the late 1970s, Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s documentary paints a fascinating picture of this colourful and avant-garde woman whose voracity for art was only matched by her all-consuming appetite for sex.
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