Josh White / 16 Oct 2023
Still Fighting the Natives
The National March for Palestine
The National March for Palestine began at the BBC’s London headquarters. Activists sprayed the doors with blood-red paint.(...)
London
Henrietta Foster / 02 Oct 2023
From Knitters to Transvestites
Four Shows by Women Artists
In the UK, an array of shows is opening this Fall on women artists, whether they be weavers, sculptors, or photographers.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 11 Aug 2023
First Martyrs of the French Revolution
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites
My introduction to Dialogues des Carmelites was profoundly significant and personal.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 17 Jul 2023
Tommy in the Sky with Pain
The Stephen Tomlin Story
What is it about the Bloomsbury Set that keeps us so enthralled? Beats me. But there is an ever-growing, insatiable interest.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 19 Jun 2023
Sex and the Gallery
Painted Love, Wedding Cake and Ugly Duchess
June is busting out all over, so love must be in the air. Or rather, it's a less romantic version - coupling, whether conscious or unconscious.(...)
Henrietta Foster / 04 May 2023
Art Against Racism
Three London Shows
Last week was the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence. People of my generation wince with pain when his name is mentioned.(...)
John Foster / 03 Mar 2023
Britain Gives Up
Post-Brexit Ireland
The end of Ireland’s Brexit crisis shouldn’t be noteworthy. As Fintan O’Toole noted in The Guardian, the Windsor Framework could have been agreed upon two years ago.(...)