Reviews

On November 7th, 2024

Review: ‘Whistling As The Night Calls’: Martin O’Brien and zack mennell’s provocative exploration of the spectral space between life and death- at Deptford VSSL Studio until 1st December

‘Martin O’Brien and zack mennell reunite for their exhibition, Whistling As The Night Calls, hosted by Future Ritual at the VSSL Studio in Deptford. This marks a significant evolution in their...

On November 6th, 2024

Review: ‘Haegue Yang: Leap Year’ – A Playful Exploration of Light and Sound, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January 2025

Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition Haegue Yang: Leap Year is both familiar and strangely unsettling. You enter via a curtain of bells, creating a melodic clanging that reverberates through the ...

On November 1st, 2024

Review and Exclusive Interview: Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s ‘Stories’ – The Tap Dance Sensation: Dark noir drama breathes new life into old genres, at Peacock Theatre until 2 November

What three words could be used to describe Stories – The Tap Dance Sensation? Smoke, silhouettes and suspense come to mind, with the lasting impression of the show being one of the many dramatic, ba...

On October 30th, 2024

Review: Critical Edge Collective’s ‘From the Ground Up’: Investigating knowledge in the post truth era through collaborative art – at Lewisham Arthouse, October 2024

The breakdown of information systems in today’s world has created an abstract and hazy reality. The daily struggle of filtering a relentless cascade of mostly irrelevant content has overwhelmed the ...

On October 24th, 2024

Review: ‘Waves’ of Displacement: Huang Po-Chih’s evocative exploration of labour and identity, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January

Taiwanese artist Huang Po-Chih’s first solo exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, Waves, delivers a compelling exploration of globalised trade. Rooted in his mother’s experience as a garment labourer...

On October 16th, 2024

Review: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Great Sikh Kingdom at the Wallace Collection, until 20 October

The Wallace collection’s current major exhibition, ‘Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King’ is lovingly curated. It covers the rise to power of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and then the decline of h...

On September 24th, 2024

Review: ‘Fragile Beauty’: Timeless Moments from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection at V&A – until 5th January 2025

Turn the corner to Fragile Beauty and a curved, soft pink wall greets you. A single, striking black and white image hangs prominently, its starkness a counterpoint. The image is Richard Avedon’s Ron...

On September 18th, 2024

Film Review: Cédric Kahn’s ‘The Goldman Case’: A Riveting Exploration of Justice – In UK and Irish Cinemas 20 September

THE GOLDMAN CASE starts silent, a full-on immersion into the context of the trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing intellectual, thief and revolutionary accused of multiple robberies and two murders in ...