Review | Orient London – A sizzle above the rest
Steven O’Brien Orient London – A sizzle above the rest We were off to see the vast brocade of the…
Review | Insurrecto by Gina Apostol
I’ve always had reservations about reviews that liken books to film. It’s too easy to draw parallels between, say, sweeping visuals, swift or dialogue-driven narrative, and cinematic technique. I’m often left wondering how a novel – the experience of sitting down to read one – can ever really be like cinema […]
Interview | Cyril de Commarque: Artificialis at Saatchi Gallery
The acclaimed French artist Cyril de Commarque has created an ambitious and powerful multimedia installation that invites us to contemplate notions of legacy and transition, now on exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. The artist’s latest project is the result of a special commission by Saatchi – for its Artist-In-Residency programme – with a brief to respond […]
Essay | Proust’s Secrets Revealed
Marcel Proust and his oeuvre are at once overexposed and mysterious. Entire books and studies have explored the minute details of his personal life and literary work. There is a book about what cures and medications he took specifically for his insomnia. There is a hundred-page academic study dedicated solely to the eight-word first sentence […]
Interview | Nathalie Boobis, Director: Deptford X
Eric Block Interview: Nathalie Boobis, Director of Deptford X This year Deptford X, London’s longest running contemporary visual arts festival,…
Interview | Chris McCabe: Poems from the Edge of Extinction
Chris McCabe is the National Poetry Librarian. In 2013 he was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and his works include numerous poetry collections, including Speculatrix (2014) and The Triumph of Cancer (2018). His new poetry anthology Poems from the Edge of Extinction, published by Chambers this year, collects poems from endangered languages […]
Essay | Colin MacGowan-Black by Erin Block
Erin Block On Colin MacGowan-Black On July 7th, 1961, Colin MacGowan-Black dashed off the following note: “I’m 49 today…