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Saturday 17 May 2008

Spectator 180th Anniversary Blog
 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Peter Hoskin

Pete suggests


Exhibition suspicion

Martin Gayford

14th May, 2008

Martin Gayford questions the point of art shows. Should they educate or give pleasure — or both?

Exhibition suspicion

‘Seeing by doing’

William Feaver

14th May, 2008

William Feaver explains how his book ‘Pitmen Painters’ inspired a new play at the National

Presentation over content

Andrew Lambirth

14th May, 2008

Blood on Paper: The Art of the Book
V&A, until 29 June

City revival

Mark Glazebrook

14th May, 2008

Mark Glazebrook on Liverpool, the European City of Culture

Cult of the masterpiece

14th May, 2008

Susan Moore on the art market

Big space, small space

John Spurling

14th May, 2008

Liliane Lijn: Stardust
Riflemaker, 79 Beak Street, London W1,
until 5 July

Defying definition

Laura Gascoigne

14th May, 2008

Laura Gascoigne on Divisionism

Sister act

Deborah Ross

14th May, 2008

Caramel
PG, Key cities

The old problem

Lloyd Evans

14th May, 2008

King Lear
Globe

That Face
Duke of York's

Beau Jest
Hackney Empire

Lyrical lack

Giannandrea Poesio

14th May, 2008

Royal Ballet Triple Bill
Royal Opera House

Spiritual heaven

Peter Phillips

14th May, 2008

Peter Phillips on the English choral tradition

Moving and magical

Michael Tanner

14th May, 2008

Roberto Alagna
Barbican

Simon Boccanegra
Royal Opera House

The Merry Widow
Coliseum

BBC as saviour

Kate Chisholm

14th May, 2008

Afternoon Play (BBC Radio 4); World Play (BBC World Service)

Faking it

James Delingpole

14th May, 2008

Artful Codgers (Channel 4); My Israel (BBC4)

An unassuming genius

Peter Hoskin

7th May, 2008

Pete Hoskin on the Hollywood actor James Stewart, who was born 100 years ago

Curiosity unsatisfied

Andrew Lambirth

7th May, 2008

Mari Lassnig
Serpentine Gallery, until 8 June

Alison Watt: Phantom
National Gallery, until 29 June

Brave new world

Roderick Conway Morris

7th May, 2008

Rome and the Barbarians

Capricious buyers

Marcus Berkmann

7th May, 2008

Marcus Berkmann on the tough world of pop.

Where are we?

Lloyd Evans

7th May, 2008

Tinderbox
Bush

The Year of Magical Thinking
Lyttelton

Perchance to dream

Patrick Carnegy

7th May, 2008

The Taming of the Shrew; The Merchant of Venice
Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Spot the point

Deborah Ross

7th May, 2008

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
12A, Nationwide

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