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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The Dappled Flap Warbler
A book to enchant and educate children
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
THIS delightful book by Alan John Carter carries the message of how powerful people can be overcome by the collective strength of opposition and, with Extinction Rebellion recently taking action against the Murdoch press, its publication has come at a very apposite time.
Written in rhyming couplets, The Dappled Flap Warbler’s narrative includes two baddies called Mudrock and Bloor, who bear an instantly recognisable and uncanny similarity to real-life villains.
The Dappled Flap Warblers love playing music and have amazing antennae on their heads and the story tells of how they use their skills to defeat the mercenaries sent by Mudrock to prevent them from tuning into his TV channels for free.
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