Victoria Sadler's Blog, page 2
August 9, 2016
William Eggleston Portraits, National Portrait Gallery 'Beautiful, Evocative Photographs'
<![CDATA[Much like the lyrics of a Springsteen song, this is a collection that seems to romanticise and reflect the lives of ordinary Americans, rather than a collection of portraits. And in that lies the lure of these incredible photographs. What a wonderful opportunity to see so many shots from a great pioneer.]]>
August 3, 2016
Review: Stanley Kubrick's Spirit Alive and Kicking at Somerset House
<![CDATA[What strikes you most about this show are two things: the impressive list of over forty artists who have been brought together to contribute to this exhibition, and the effort that has gone into making this a dynamic experience.]]>
July 27, 2016
Review: Painters' Paintings, National Gallery 'Dense with Masterpieces'
<![CDATA[he National Gallery has scored a real winner with its summer show, Painters' Paintings, which explores great paintings from an unusual perspective - that of the artists who owned them. The collection on display is mightily impressive.]]>
July 18, 2016
July 5, 2016
Review: 1984, Playhouse Theatre 'Orwell on Speed'
Depressing times. And a depressing novel. But there is no way this is a depressing show as Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan collaborated to create an electric production that hurtles through its 101 minute running time. This is Orwell on speed.
June 29, 2016
Review: David Hockney, Royal Academy 'A Disappointment'
David Hockney. The man is practically a national treasure so it is with some trepidation, and a heavy heart, that I have to say, I'm not particularly crazy about the new show of his work at the Royal Academy.
June 8, 2016
Review: Summer Exhibition 2016, Royal Academy of Arts
This year, Richard Wilson, the British sculptor and Royal Academician, has coordinated a truly fantastic and exhilarating show full of dynamic, challenging works of a very high quality, and has overseen a layout that showcase them at their best - in galleries with structure and coherence.
May 27, 2016
Film Review: Alice Through the Looking Glass 'An Empty Spectacle'
Given the unreal success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, it was inevitable, I suppose, that Disney would head straight to its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. But Alice Through the Looking Glass is a heartless adaptation. The poignancy of Lewis Carroll's moral lesson on how precious time is becomes lost in a CGI-fest that's all spectacle and no soul.
