To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Daniel Herskedal, King’s Place, London
Brilliantly innovative performance from the Norwegian jazz tuba player and a trio of top-drawer musicians
Enormous talent: Daniel Herskedal
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
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BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
PUBLICITY for this concert chose to focus on Daniel Herskedal as the headline draw, yet in truth his three Norwegian companions could have had equal billing.
That’s not to downplay Herskedal’s enormous talent but to recognise the utterly superb musicianship of his accompanists, Bergmund Waal Skaslien on viola, Eyolf Dale on piano and Helge Andreas Norbakken on drums and percussion.
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