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Every conference is a curate's egg, and you always hope that the good parts make up (and more) for those that are less so. A two-day gathering in Brussels this week dedicated to the films of more
Every conference is a curate's egg, and you always hope that the good parts make up (and more) for those that are less so. A two-day gathering in Brussels this week dedicated to the films of more
Remarkably, astonishingly, the image agency Getty Images has announced a new initiative to allow the embedding of many of its photographs for non-commercial use in blogs (like this one) and social media channels. A simple new embed tool more
I am reading a book that drips sex. Émile Zola's The Kill, in Brian Nelson's thrillingly good Oxford World's Classics translation, is one of the most sensuous, sexy books that I think I've ever read. This more
Until yesterday's Guardian article by Gareth Rubin I regret to say that I had not heard of the artist Miriam Elia and her totally delightful website Learning with Miriam. I had, however, seen several of her more
We have just completed a short film for Christie's which has gone online this morning. The film showcases Turn Me On: European and Latin American Kinetic Art, 1948-1979, a private selling exhibition at Christie's Mayfair until 7 April. more
The remarkable True Detective started on Sky Atlantic last Saturday, while in the States HBO has already aired the first six episodes of the opening series of eight. As a consequence, there has been plenty of more
On his blog Modern Art Notes the smart, provocative and always readable critic Tyler Green publishes The Monday Checklist, an invaluable weekly round-up of the visual arts. He notes new reviews, highlights Twitter and Tumblr feeds and draws attention more
On Friday the Royal Shakespeare Company launched the trailer for their new productions of Henry IV Parts I and II: Following November's successful showing of Richard II, these new stagings will be broadcast in cinemas for Live more
3pm, and Screen 1 at Cineworld Wandsworth is perhaps one-sixth full. I am waiting for neither The Lego Movie nor Mr Peabody and Sherman - those cinemas have rather more people in them - but rather the ENO's stand-out Peter Grimes more
To the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for the first public performance of Francis Beaumont's 1607 The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Which, let it be said, is very funny, very finely played (including by Pauline McLynn and Phil Daniels, above) more