Arts

Arshile Gorky: A retrospective

Wednesday 17 March, 2010 Gorky and his Mother

Born Vostanik Manoog Adoyan in Armenia circa 1902, Arshile Gorky fled his homeland for America …

What’s all the Woo-Hoo about?

Wednesday 17 March, 2010

Rachel Osborne and Jessie Vickerage look at what’s in store at WSAF this summer

Duane Michals: Impossible stories

Wednesday 17 March, 2010

Duane Michals is an American photographer, important for his innovative break with the ‘New Documentary’ …

Latest

  • Art in a material world

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010 Pop art

    Good business is the best art,” claimed Andy Warhol, and after this statement, art was never quite the same

  • Swinging Belleville rendez-vous

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010 Belleville

    I’m a fresher, I’m new on the drama scene at Warwick University, and I’m in …

  • Belleville

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    Danny Arter reviews the original animated film, inspiration for the Codpiece Theatre production

  • Dead or alive? Tune in!

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010 Dead or Alive show

    This Sunday sees the return of the critically acclaimed Dead Or Alive Show. Fresh from …

  • Anish Kapoor from out of a cannon

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Anish Kapoor

    Anish Kapoor is one of the public’s favourite contemporary artists. His sculptures engage with the …

  • The English crescent on parade

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Leamington Spa

    Dearest reader, forgive me for a slight change of plan. The swirling skirts of sky-born …

  • Confused without direction

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Pictures of John Gray

    Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, Pictures of John Gray explored …

  • Tantalisingly cryptic

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Pictures of John Gray

    Imagine a bizarre and incredibly well executed cabaret show. A little disappointing if you had …

  • Tables, legs, chairs

    Monday 7 December, 2009

    Wednesday starts properly for me with a phone call from Cara Verkerk at 13:48 inviting …

  • Kool Kapitalism

    Monday 7 December, 2009 Capitalism

    Visiting Professor Jim McGuigan’s talk on ‘cool capitalism’ promised to demonstrate that there is still …

  • Not so funny anymore

    Monday 23 November, 2009 Lenny Henry

    Russell Bailey takes on Lenny Henry’s highly anticipated performance in Othello

  • The White and Black of Modernism

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    Thank you to all those who were kind enough to mention my article with the …

  • David Morley: a wilde thing

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    The launch of Professor David Morley’s latest poetry pamphlet ‘The Night of the Day’ organised …

  • Cinematic and theatrical

    Monday 23 November, 2009

    Rachel Osborne is unimpressed by the visual displays of Kellerman

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009 Twelfth Night, or What You Will

    In the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What you Will …

  • Irish mysticism and madness

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009

    Without doubt, putting on the first student production of the year has to be a …

  • Hope in the first machine age

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009

    Ivan Juritz explores Warwick’s modernist architectural heritage

  • Life Could Be A Dream

    Sunday 21 June, 2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream (nearly) wins Daniel Mumby over.

  • No pity, only joy

    Sunday 21 June, 2009 ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore

    In my three years at Warwick I have seen a lot of plays, and many …

  • Don Juan

    Tuesday 10 March, 2009 Don Juan

    The mythical knave has surfaced in myriad formats throughout history. Chris Christmas finds the exploration of the eponymous protagonist somewhat superficial.

  • Picasso: Challenging the past

    Tuesday 10 March, 2009 Les femmes d'Alger (after Delacroix), 1955

    The National Gallery's latest take on Picasso seems to pale in contrast to recent French offerings, but Tani Burns finds it pregnant with insight.

  • The return of Vettriano

    Tuesday 3 March, 2009 Vettriano

    Tani Burns finds a sexier, more playful streak entering the work of the illustrious Fife-born artist.

  • There’s Moor to RS-See

    Tuesday 10 February, 2009 RSC performing Othello

    For the first time in its career, the RSC premieres a production under a different roof from its own: ours. Chris Christmas asks if it was worth it.

  • Expect the Unexpected

    Tuesday 10 February, 2009 Saatchi

    Gabriella Okon looks at a break of trend in Saatchi's latest exhibition.

  • Louder than words?

    Tuesday 3 February, 2009 Barlow

    Poetry from a palette: Tani Burns looks at the latest in the Mead Gallery.

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Theatre

  • Tables, legs, chairs

    Monday 7 December, 2009

    Wednesday starts properly for me with a phone call from Cara Verkerk at 13:48 inviting …

  • Life Could Be A Dream

    Sunday 21 June, 2009

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream (nearly) wins Daniel Mumby over.

Architecture

RSC

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will

    Tuesday 10 November, 2009

    In the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What you Will …

  • There’s Moor to RS-See

    Tuesday 10 February, 2009

    For the first time in its career, the RSC premieres a production under a different roof from its own: ours. Chris Christmas asks if it was worth it.

Belleville

  • Swinging Belleville rendez-vous

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    I’m a fresher, I’m new on the drama scene at Warwick University, and I’m in …

  • Belleville

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    Danny Arter reviews the original animated film, inspiration for the Codpiece Theatre production

Codpiece Theatre

  • Swinging Belleville rendez-vous

    Tuesday 2 February, 2010

    I’m a fresher, I’m new on the drama scene at Warwick University, and I’m in …

  • There’s No Business…

    Tuesday 30 September, 2008

    Student drama is the closest thing to a glamour industry on campus, but what's it really like treating the boards in a student play? Find out in this riveting exposition by insider Ollie Turner.

Modernism