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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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
The Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival went to Hungarian love story On Body And Soul, about two lonely people working in a slaughterhouse.
With a surreal touch and a dark sense of humour, director Ildiko Enyedi forges a memorable tale of love, reflecting the alienation and disconnection in modern life.
The choice was a notable surprise since it was generally expected that veteran film-maker Aki Kaurismaki would win the top prize for The Other Side of Hope — instead he received a Silver Bear for best director.
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