- Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
FETCH FAVES | DECEMBER 2019
This month's favorite shows, music, exhibits and more.
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Music
Starboy's latest single is sharp, sexy and intense, accompanied by a simply gorgeous music video inspired by the 1970s film/novel Fear and loathing in Las Vegas.
From his new album Hyperspace, Uneventful Days embraces everything that makes us love Beck: bright poppy sounds, bouncing melodies and a fantasy feel.
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Shows
Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse
An excellent and bitingly intelligent re-imagination of the tyrant's time in an 1990s American high-school, with brilliant performances and great writing.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane at the National
Joel Horwood's stage adaption of the Neil Gaiman novel is a beautiful and fantastical acclimation of magic, monsters and memory.
A Kind of People at the Royal Court
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's new drama is a moving and politically potent look at race, family and work.
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Exhibits
Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery, South Bank
Optical illusions, altered perceptions and huge canvases simultaneously delight and overwhelm at Riley's largest solo show yet.
Patrick Staff: On Venus at Serpentine Gallery
Modern, fresh and undeniably weird, On Venus really does take you to a another planet with unending mirrors, unearthly lights and unexplained barrels.
Nam June Paik: The Future is Now at Tate Modern, Bankside
Korean-American artist Nam June Paik has created a space of screens and sounds spiked with sharp social critique and splashes of humour.
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Accounts
Aura et manus is a beautiful virtual collection of ancient historical jewelry and accessories. It's a beautiful exploration of ancient customs, methods, and aesthetics with subtle curation and interesting facts.
Image Credits: Tate Modern, Donmar Warehouse, Royal Court