Helene Kleih

Can you appreciate art through a lens?

1 can of sardines, 2 shirts, 8 sweets, 11 posters, 19 Tour Eiffel postcards and a piece of Mica metal. These were the fruits of my visit to the self-explanatory exhibition Take Me (I’m Yours). Showing at the Monnaie de Paris, it does exactly what it says on your designated...
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Posted Dec. 2, 2015

Mark Shenton – Careers Interview

What inspired you to work in journalism – was it a field that you fell into or were you always interested in writing and reviewing?   I always wanted to be a critic, but of course the foolish thing about trying to be a critic is that there are very...
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Posted Dec. 2, 2014

Mead Gallery “Unreliable Evidence” – Review

As part of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour, the Mead Gallery’s latest exhibition Unreliable Evidence welcomes Edouard Manet’s infamous piece, “The Execution of Maximilian” (1867-8). Depicting the assassination of Emperor Maximillian of Mexico, where he was shot alongside two of his generals Mejia and Miramon, the painting proves to be...
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Posted Nov. 8, 2014

Brook’s new spectacle astonishes

A spectacle for the eyes and ears -- Helene Kleih reviews Peter Brooks touring theatre piece about the artistic perks as well as the disadvantages of living with synesthesia.
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Posted Jul. 5, 2014

Robots to roam Tate Britain at night

Helene Kleih questions whether Tate Britain's installation of robots, which are controllable from your very own computer, will devalue the experience of seeing art in real life.
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Posted Feb. 14, 2014