Tag Archives: fiction

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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Colour, architecture and thrillers

Posted on June 21, 2017 by mkmswain

On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: True colours See the world in a new way, thanks to Hella Jongerius’s Design Museum exhibition Don’t miss: Architecture central Highlights of this year’s London Festival of Architecture Commuter corner Amanda … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Journalism | Tagged amanda craig, architecture, art, book, breathing colour, colour, commute, commuter, design museum, drama, exhibition, fiction, gallery, Hella Jongerius, homecoming, london festival of architecture, magazine, moveto, moveto town and country, podcast, read, the lie of the land | Leave a comment

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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New Design Museum, Caravaggio and Zadie Smith

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mkmswain

On my November MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: New designs The Design Museum reopens with a permanent collection and the Designs of the Year Don’t miss: Life and soul The National Gallery explores Caravaggio’s influence on his contemporaries Commuter corner Zadie … Continue reading →

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Swinging Sixties, watercolours and Bridget Jones

Posted on October 18, 2016 by mkmswain

On my October MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Still waters run deep London as seen by the Royal Watercolour Society Don’t miss: Swinging Sixties From The Beatles to riots and Woodstock, the V&A explores how that pivotal decade shaped us … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism | Tagged 60s, art, bankside gallery, beautiful stories from anonymous people, book, bridget jones, bridget jones's baby, commute, commuter, exhibition, fiction, gallery, london, moveto, moveto town and country, museum, painting, podcast, read, royal watercolour society, sixties, v&a, watercolour | Leave a comment

Architecture, Mona Hatoum and happy ever after

Posted on June 4, 2016 by mkmswain

On my June MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Architecture central Community focus at the London Festival of Architecture Don’t miss: Strange and beautiful Mona Hatoum retrospective at Tate Modern Commuter corner Alain de Botton on love and the secrets behind musical … Continue reading →

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Public art, Delacroix and multimedia horror

Posted on March 11, 2016 by mkmswain

On my March MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Public display A new Historic England exhibition highlights exceptional post-war public art – much of which is disappearing. Don’t miss: Modern master The National Gallery illustrates Delacroix’s enduring influence. Commuter corner A multimedia … Continue reading →

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Calder, Serial and London after dark

Posted on February 18, 2016 by mkmswain

On my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: Night watch London Transport Museum explores the city’s nocturnal history. Don’t miss: Moving on up Alexander Calder, pioneer of kinetic sculpture, is celebrated at Tate Modern. Commuter corner The best podcast for amateur … Continue reading →

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An Open Book: David Lan

Posted on October 17, 2015 by mkmswain

The Young Vic’s artistic director shares his favourite reads, from Steinbeck and social history to Henry James and Stanislavsky. Read my full theartsdesk interview here

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Listed: Suffragettes portrayed

Posted on October 11, 2015 by mkmswain

Following the release of film Suffragette, theartsdesk explores other depictions of the women’s movement, from fiction and drama to documentary and song. Read the full theartsdesk article here

Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism, Theatre, TV | Tagged abi morgan, bfi, bicycle, book, carey mulligan, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, comedy, cycling, drama, emeline pankhurst, fallings angels, feminism, feminist, fiction, film, her naked skin, hg wells, independence, meryl streep, movie, mr selfridge, mrs warrens profession, national theatre, no surrender, novel, olivier, pankhurst, parades end, play, protest, read, rebecca lenkiewicz, sarah gavron, shoulder to shoulder, song, suffrage, suffragette, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, tv, up the women, vote, votes for women, war, woman, women, womens movement | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: fiction

Plywood, sci-fi and famously bad films

Colour, architecture and thrillers

The Japanese house, Renaissance partners and Exit West

New Design Museum, Caravaggio and Zadie Smith

Swinging Sixties, watercolours and Bridget Jones

Architecture, Mona Hatoum and happy ever after

Public art, Delacroix and multimedia horror

Calder, Serial and London after dark

An Open Book: David Lan

Listed: Suffragettes portrayed

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