Last year, the renowned gallerist Larry Gagosian launched a series of exhibitions in non-traditional spaces by showcasing early works by Christo in a Georgian house on Princelet St. This approach is continued with Sisters, Saints, Sibyls, a video installation by…
With his “Lessons” (2022), Ian McEwan has written his longest text by far. It is about 500 pages long. Partly, this text is autobiographical—and this is not the first time McEwan draws on his own life. In the novel “The…
Let’s say it straight away: this is very much an actor’s play. Director Lindsay Posner focuses on dissecting characters, clearly scrutinising every move. The character of the main protagonist is particularly well-examined.
The old waiting room of Peckham Rye station, devoid of any directional signs and missing from Google Maps, embodies the less visible, almost spectral facet of South London’s eventfulness. To access it, one must ascend three flights of stairs adjacent…
The Dolomite Alps are considered the most beautiful mountains in the world, as first claimed by Reinhold Messner, one of the most famous mountaineers of our time. One might assume that his love for these mountains stems from his origin,…
Off-West End plays are always made with great love and tremendous enthusiasm. It’s not about commerce, but about art in its purest form. The new musical “Marie Curie” is no exception.
Since May 24th, Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery has been the stage for the Dominion exhibition, curated by Hirst’s son Connor. This exhibition is primarily composed of Hirst’s own collection—a formula that is quintessentially Hirst. The roster alone commands attention,…
The UK’s largest festival of Uzbek culture and gastronomy took place in London this past weekend. This year marks the second annual festival, with a turnout of around 60,000 attendees. In 2023, up to 40,000 people attended the festival at…
Actor Raphaël Personas, who plays Maurice Ravel in a new film, Bolero, by Anne Fontaine (released in France in March 2024), looks a bit like Cillian Murphy, having a similar piercing gaze. The new film, paradoxical as it may sound,…
“Boys from the Blackstuff” was directed by Kate Wasserberg at Liverpool’s Royal Court. After a highly successful run, the performance was invited at the Olivier Theatre, followed by a move to the Garrick Theatre. This is James Graham’s adaptation of…
On June 4, King’s College London hosted Dmitry Bykov, an award-winning Russian author and literary critic, for a night of poetry readings. While still in Russia, he had published over 90 books. However, since being declared a “foreign agent,” many…