Category Archives: Fiction

Andreas Gurky, Three Billboards, Pinter and mermaids

Posted on February 13, 2018 by mkmswain

On my (new and improved!) February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Exhibition The Hayward Gallery reopens in style with a retrospective of Andreas Gurky Film Frances McDormand is riveting as the foul-mouthed avenging angel in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Theatre Sixty years on, Harold Pinter’s The … Continue reading →

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Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review

Posted on January 25, 2018 by mkmswain

On my January MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The future is bright The capital’s prospects explored through bold creative work at the Museum of London Don’t miss: Portrait of an artist The National Portrait Gallery celebrates Cézanne Commuter corner Stephen … Continue reading →

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Georgian architecture, Impressionists in London, and Ed Miliband

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mkmswain

On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: By George Pablo Bronstein explores our abiding love of Georgian architecture in a new RIBA exhibition Don’t miss: Rebel rebel Tate Britain views London through the eyes of the Impressionists Commuter … Continue reading →

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BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner

Posted on November 14, 2017 by mkmswain

The former Artistic Director of the National Theatre discusses memoir Balancing Acts, and his new Bridge Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here

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Designs of the Year, Dali and Duchamp, and Philip Pullman

Posted on October 12, 2017 by mkmswain

On my October MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Grand designs The Design Museum unveils Designs of the Year Don’t miss: Rebel rebel Dali and Duchamp at the Royal Academy Commuter corner Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust and podcast drama Within the … Continue reading →

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Awards, watercolours and podcast musicals

Posted on August 27, 2017 by mkmswain

On my August MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Awards season Peter Murray discusses the winners of the New London Awards Don’t miss: Water works John Singer Sargent’s watercolours at Dulwich Picture Gallery Commuter corner Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Posted on July 17, 2017 by mkmswain

On my July MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Good wood Delve into the history and pioneering future of plywood at the V&A Don’t miss: The final frontier The Barbican goes sci-fi, from rare film and books to a Black Mirror installation … Continue reading →

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Giacometti, Hokusai, Paula Hawkins and a feminist podcast

Posted on May 7, 2017 by mkmswain

On my May MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Cutting a fine figure Giacometti’s full body of work revealed in a major Tate Modern retrospective Don’t miss: Making waves The British Museum goes beyond Hokusai’s iconic print Commuter corner Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water … Continue reading →

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Russian phantoms, American identity and S-Town

Posted on April 12, 2017 by mkmswain

On my April MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Russian phantoms The Design Museum resurrects utopian Soviet architecture Don’t miss: American abyss From Edward Hopper to Grant Wood: 1930s Americana at the Royal Academy Commuter corner Samanta Schweblin’s Fever Dream and new podcast … Continue reading →

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The Japanese house, Renaissance partners and Exit West

Posted on March 13, 2017 by mkmswain

On my March MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: House proud A major survey of post-war Japanese architecture at the Barbican Don’t miss: Brothers in art Michelangelo and Sebastiano’s collaboration explored at the National Gallery Commuter corner Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West and a podcast … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Fiction

Andreas Gurky, Three Billboards, Pinter and mermaids

Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review

Georgian architecture, Impressionists in London, and Ed Miliband

BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner

Designs of the Year, Dali and Duchamp, and Philip Pullman

Awards, watercolours and podcast musicals

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Giacometti, Hokusai, Paula Hawkins and a feminist podcast

Russian phantoms, American identity and S-Town

The Japanese house, Renaissance partners and Exit West

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