Ai Weiwei: Artist and Activist
It sounds almost reductive to refer to Ai Weiwei as an ‘artist’. Outspoken humanitarian and political dissident, he’s just as much celebrated as an icon of social and international freedom […]
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Donmar Warehouse, 2016
A decadent medley of lust, jealousy and sexual empowerment, Les Liaisons Dangereuses feasts on the dark side of human desires. This acclaimed stage adaptation by Christopher Hampton, based on the […]
Agnes Martin: Reaching Zero
‘Simplicity is never simple,’ Agnes Martin once said. It’s a quote which has become iconic, not least as the most befitting introduction to the artist herself. For against the white […]
Gypsy, Savoy Theatre, 2015
Widely regarded by critics as one of, if not the greatest American musical of all time, it seems remarkable that this is Gypsy’s first return to the West End since […]
The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2015
First performed in 1896, The Seagull is Chekhov’s first masterpiece. It might be for this reason that the play exhibits all of his typical thematic qualities in a way that […]
Anselm Kiefer’s Art of Destruction
On the 8th March 1945, the Black Forest town of Donaueschingen witnessed two events. The first, Anselm Kiefer was born; the second, his neighbour’s house was targeted by allied bombers, […]
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