Art
Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art at Hayward Gallery
Clay is probably the most tactile of mediums, one of the most ancient and easily accessible but also…
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Published articles
Live music
Lykke Li at the Barbican
Swedish singer-songwriter’s Lykke Li’s modus operandi is best explained by one of her album titles: So Sad, So…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Franz Ferdinand at Alexandra Palace
As shuttle buses called the Franz Ferdinand Express delivered people from the surrounding stations to Alexandra Palace, the…
By Jessica Wall
Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen
Return of the Dream Canteen is the 13th studio album from the evergreen LA funksters. After a six-year…
By Jessica Wall
Dance
House of Flamenka at Peacock Theatre
It’s fair to say that the reviews for House of Flamenka have been mixed. A national newspaper declared it…
By Jessica Wall
Art
Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel at the Barbican
The Barbican’s Curve space becomes a cool, dark and haunting place for this exhibition. In the entrance stands…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Max Richter at the Barbican
German-born, British-raised composer Max Richter performed two shows at the Barbican Hall this weekend, and Saturday looked to…
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Art
Simeon Barclay and Rene Matić explore masculinity: In the Name of the Father and Upon this Rock at South London Gallery
South London Gallery is showing two complementary exhibitions that explore notions of masculinity. In the main gallery space…
By Jessica Wall
Art
Yinka Ilori: Parables of Happiness at the Design Museum
Colour has a powerful effect on our mood, maybe more than we realise. It's not an area of…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Hot Chip at Brixton Academy
Hot Chip played the second show of a four-night run at Brixton Academy last night. That's 20,000 tickets…
By Jessica Wall