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Gallery Review: Anish Kapoor PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 19:00
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Royal Academy of Arts, London
Review by Estella Hung



“I have often said that I have nothing to say as an artist. Having something to say implies that one is struggling with meaning. The role of the artist is in fact that we don’t know what to say, and it is that not knowing that leads to the work”, said Anish Kapoor in the accompanying pamphlet to his monumental retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:41
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Gallery Review: Cloud Choreography and other Emergent Systems PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 25 October 2009 00:00
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Keith Tyson
Parasol Unit, London

Review by Estella Hung


The first conclusion you might draw from Cloud Choreography is that Keith Tyson has finally chosen an accessible subject matter in which to indulge his artistic sensibilities

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2009 19:32
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Theatre Review: The War Horse PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 19 October 2009 01:00
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Review by Jennifer Ruby

Having astonished audiences at London's National Theatre, Michael Morpurgo’s children’s book War Horse has effortlessly transferred location to The New London Theatre. Visually astonishing it may be, but the continued success of Nick Stafford’s stage adaptation also lies in the superb cast and the subtle mix of humour and heart-breaking poignancy

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 22:40
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Music Review: Remute/ Herzstiftung Vol. 2 PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 10 October 2009 01:00
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by Lisa Reinisch

Time to boogie for a good cause – Buy You Sell Me (BYSM) is back. Since its release, the label’s eighth EP, Herzstiftung Vol. 2 by Remute, has been getting love from many a DJ (including John Tejada, Deepchild and Martin Landsky) and is currently being dropped in main rooms across Europe.

Last Updated on Friday, 09 October 2009 14:14
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Gallery Review: Paper City: Urban Utopias PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 08 October 2009 01:00
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Review: Paper City: Urban Utopias
Royal Academy of Arts
Until 27 October


As if to remind us that we live in urban environments shaped by highly undemocratic processes, this year saw Prince Charles intervene in the planning of two high profile developments in London.

Review by Estella Hung

Last Updated on Thursday, 08 October 2009 21:50
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Beam Me Up Comrade PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 October 2009 17:44
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or, Where no White Northern European Superman has Gone Before


By Alex Holland


The Star Trek franchise tells us more about American society and progressive values than any other sci-fi series. It must return

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 21:46
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Music Links for 6 October PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 October 2009 01:00
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Here's what we've been listening to recently, a selection of music videos:

Last Updated on Thursday, 08 October 2009 01:54
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Theatre Review: A New World - A Life of Thomas Paine PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 01 October 2009 16:29
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by Graham Kirby

While he fought on the side of America during the war of independence, was a deputy after the French revolution and carved some of the most visceral, enduring prose in the name of freedom and liberty, Thomas Paine has remained an elusive, enigmatic and undeservedly obscure figure

Last Updated on Friday, 02 October 2009 17:19
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Music Links for 1 October PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 24 September 2009 11:00
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The Samosa's contributors are a pretty diverse musical lot, encompassing everything from bhangra to Belgian electro, and most things in between. Here's what we're listening to this week.

Last Updated on Saturday, 03 October 2009 15:22
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