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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Flee
MARIA DUARTE recommends a heart-wrenching, animated documentary about an Afghan refugee’s flight to Denmark, where he comes to terms with his past, and himself
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
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
Flee (15)
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
NOMINATED for three Academy Awards, this compelling documentary uses animation to push boundaries and portray the refugee experience in a vivid and unique way while asking the question: what does home mean to you?
It is explored through the extraordinary story of 36-year-old high-achieving academic Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym), who, on the verge of marrying his long-term boyfriend Casper, finally feels compelled to reveal his hidden past and the painful secret he has been keeping for the past 20 years while leading a successful life in Denmark.
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