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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ALAN FRANK recommends a razor-sharp dissection of the super-rich lifestyle
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
Generation Wealth (18)
Directed by Lauren Greenfield
DONALD TRUMP’S recent advice to Theresa May to sue the EU sums up the painful, all-too-true message of this fascinating documentary from acclaimed photographer and film-maker Lauren Greenfield.
In exposing the unprincipled truths that created the richest society the world has ever known, Greenfield melds stills with well-chosen archive footage and interviews, cleverly underlining the inherent venality of her subjects.
In so doing, she creates a compelling narrative exposing the conscienceless of the mostly American wealth-seekers but also fascinatingly takes us to Iceland, Russia and China where, memorably, bizarre gold-plated toilets support the must-be wealthy.
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