Art & Photography

Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins at The Barbican Review

Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, at The Barbican, is a photography exhibition revealing those who live on the fringes of society. Including ima... Read More...

Portraying a Nation: Germany 1919-1933 – Tate Liverpool Exhibition Review

The August Sander/Otto Dix exhibition at Tate Liverpool is one of the most satisfying exhibitions I’ve seen for a long time. The title is entirely appropriate... Read More...

Ed Ruscha at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Review

“I travel a lot, but I don’t come away with new inspiration” – Ed Ruscha That quote from Ed Ruscha doesn’t really reflect an attitude of disillusionment, or ... Read More...

True to Life: British Realist Painting in the 1920s and 1930s at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Review

Realism in the 20s and 30s has always seemed to be a rather ideologically and politically loaded style. Aesthetically there’s still a slight odour of fascism ab... Read More...

The Invention of Realism: Beyond Caravaggio at the National Gallery of Scotland

The title of this exhibition – if you’re inclined to be pedantic – could be questioned. The word beyond could imply development; but the exhibition revolves mor... Read More...

Robert Rauschenberg Exhibition at the Tate Modern Review

As the Royal Academy of Art closes the doors on the magnificent Abstract Expressionism exhibition on January 2nd, it seems fitting that an abstract-expressionis... Read More...

Boris Nzebo Urban Style at the Manchester Art Gallery Review

At Manchester Art Gallery, Cameroon-based artist Boris Nzebo has a small but intense exhibition. Ten or so artworks hang here, all painted in a disordered pop-a... Read More...

Facing the World: Self-Portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei Review

Rembrandt turns to look at you with a defiantly cynical look that says, ‘what now?’ Across centuries, the distance that separates us and one of the greatest art... Read More...

Botticelli Reimagined at the V&A – Review

Studying Art, it’s almost a rite of passage. As I began my Fine Art degree, I spent hours each evening sketching my hand to improve observation and copying crud... Read More...

Silent Quarter: Your Chance To Own Tim Lane’s Illustrated Short Story

Tim Lane is a Bristol based artist whose gothic drawing style is highly recognisable and unique. After completing his epic 5 metre long concertina book drawing,... Read More...

Frank Auerbach Exhibition at the Tate Britain

There is an overwhelming urge to grab the painting. Wrap your grubby hands around the thick, bulging paint that expands over the edge of the canvas. The satisfy... Read More...

Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for the Modern World – Tate Modern Review

Barbara Hepworth’s striking sculptures are known for their organic form. The curved spaces and deep caverns within a spherical shape is instinctively associated... Read More...

Film

Beautiful Boy Review

The House By The Sea Review

Stan & Ollie Review

TV

The Pilot Project: Titans

The Pilot Project: Charmed

You review: A gripping thriller about obsession, control and the dangerous side of modern romance

Music

Punk rockers IDLES are travelling down under

Get ready for St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2019

Pitch your tents for a euphoric weekend of electronic music and visual arts

Books

Book Review: All The Lonely People by David Owen

Book Review: The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge

Book Review: My Name Is Anna by Lizzy Barber