Life in the Arts Lane - Week 8

7.01.2013
I cannot stop. Over Christmas I made a few purchases in Norfolk and they arrived in London brought by the legendary JJ. He has been driving...
Curtains Close On Iconic Seaside Theatre After 104 Years

Curtains Close On Iconic Seaside Theatre After 104 Years

7.01.2013
A historic seaside theatre closed at the weekend after attracting more than three million show-goers over 104 years. After more than a...
Faux-Folk: What Is It So Smug About?

Faux-Folk: What Is It So Smug About?

6.01.2013
'Hey Ho''s pied-piper style video goes one step further, trying to preach to us about their perfect vision of the world (presumably one...
X-Rays Reveal Hidden Secrets In Tudor Treasures

X-Rays Reveal Hidden Secrets In Tudor Treasures

Matthew Tucker  4.01.2013
Despite centuries of analysis by art historians and critics, it appears two Tudor portrait paintings have been harbouring creative secrets,...
Meliors Simms - Art in the Anthropocene

Meliors Simms - Art in the Anthropocene

2.01.2013
Simms' concern about climate change, pollution and over-consumption are not only demonstrated in the themes of her work, but also in the...
Life In the Arts Lane - Week 6

Life In the Arts Lane - Week 6

30.12.2012
The public Christmas is over and the private one can begin. The last party was the Hatfields lunch. A wonderful gathering, rather an antidote...
Sound and Vision

Sound and Vision

29.12.2012
I'm fascinated by remains of buildings and objects from the past. If it were possible to travel back in time, I'd probably be first in...
Boris Picks His Cultural Highlights Of 2012: 50 Shades And Gangnam

Boris Picks His Cultural Highlights Of 2012: 50 Shades And Gangnam

24.12.2012
Boris Johnson has used his column in The Telegraph to announce his cultural highlights of 2012: 50 Shades Of Grey and Gangnam Style. And...
Never Mind the Mayans, Here's the Apocalypse

Never Mind the Mayans, Here's the Apocalypse

21.12.2012
If I could have one Christmas wish, it would be for our politicians to stop being too embarrassed to stand by culture and support it for...
Thought The Olympic Ceremony Was Good? Wait Till You See North Korea...

Thought The Olympic Ceremony Was Good? Wait Till You See North Korea...

Sam Parker  20.12.2012
This summer we gasped as 7,500 volunteers performed simultaneously to create Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony. Meanwhile, behind...
Who Owns Old Flo? Council Sale Takes New Twist

Who Owns Old Flo? Council Sale Takes New Twist

20.12.2012
A council's plan to sell a Henry Moore sculpture has hit a snag as another local authority has said it owns it. Lutfur Rahman, mayor of...
Newcastle Art Cuts: How Losing 100% Will Affect The North's Culture Capital

Newcastle Art Cuts: How Losing 100% Will Affect The North's Culture Capital

Sam Parker  19.12.2012
Following news that Newcastle City Council is planning to cut 100% of its spending on arts and culture, former Newcastle resident Sam Parker...
The Art Shows To Look Forward To In 2013

The Art Shows To Look Forward To In 2013

Alice E. Vincent  19.12.2012
After the Cultural Olympiad and several blockbuster shows, it's hard to imagine how the art world can top 2012. But judging by our top...
Face To Face With The Classics

Face To Face With The Classics

19.12.2012
This year we've seen body art used as camouflage, to let people to walk around naked in public and to make motorbikes - all cute gimmicks...