Arms talking, heads thrown back in laughter, tables creaking with food; pasta, cheese, meats, the best olive oil… filling piazzas, rushing water against stone, grand statues, cobbled roads, crumbling corners, an active volcano, and a kind of chaos that moves you… This is Italy. A land where togetherness is a requisite for admittance, almost. Over…
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A coffee table book for the ages, one you will read and gift to friends who come to your home. One that will be a talking point at the dinner table because this book is simply divine. It shows Africa in her delight, through the work and play of her people. Of us. It shows…
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If there is one artist whose work constantly intrigues in its uniqueness or abstract simplicity it is Yayoi Kusama. It is much more than just dots, it is a seamless manipulation of something so simple which she makes even more remarkable. An astonishing presentation of art that inspires and enchants. Her vivid softness, makes even…
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There are moments in life you want to look back on and hold on to because you will never relive them, but they will always stay with you. The day I saw this retrospective is one of such. It was the day I met not one, but two legends of photography. Not only did I…
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There is a moment when this documentary reaches in and touches the core of who we are as Black people, unleashes our stories on the world and reveals us to ourselves through our roots. It is from the very beginning, guided gently through the stories of Dr Jessica Harris. Food. When Black people cook, it…
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Curated by Paula Rego and Catarina Alfaro- The Summer Was Just Like A House To Live In, Where Everything Is… Casa das Historías, Cascais Portugal One of the best things about Art and certain artists is their ability to interprete the ordinary and make it a little less so. The more successful ones do it…
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BUCKELLS?!! IAN FUCKING BUCKELLS?!! Mother that wee donkey! Gates was right in season one; Buckells is a plonker, an absolute wee gobshite and I refuse to believe we lived through six seasons, over ten years, only to find out that the fella who can barely scrape by being a copper with what sounds like grade…
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Because I cannot get enough of Daniel Kaluuya. I was privileged enough to watch this movie before lock down ensued in London- I say privilege because these types of movies are rare and often get eclipsed in the plethora of Hollywood remakes and recycles- I have watched it several times over lockdown and the sentiment…
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Whenever Black characters are cast in programmes of any genre or in any setting real or imagined, there is an automatically added prism through which such setting is observed or programme viewed. It is an additional layer of scrutiny of the narrative, storylines, arcs, dialogue, each and every character development, especially Black characters, every single…
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