John Akomfrah

Visual Arts Review: The ICA’s Watershed Points to How We Got Here

Purple is an ambitious, over-the-top endeavor, which feels completely appropriate, given the calamity at hand.

Harvey Blume October 20, 2019 at 8:15 pm on Literary Appreciation: The Late Harold Bloom — Pursuer of “Difficult Pleasures”I do like this commentary on Bloom but wish Hanson had found some way to take account of Bloom’s writings...
Chris Caggiano October 20, 2019 at 6:54 pm on Theater Review: “SpongeBob” Tour in Boston Is Hardly AbsorbingAn excellent question. The musicians are live. They appear on stage before the show. And as far as I know...
Noah Schaffer October 20, 2019 at 4:53 pm on Theater Review: “SpongeBob” Tour in Boston Is Hardly AbsorbingThanks for the multiple warnings. Does the production use live or canned musicians?
Audrey Rosen October 19, 2019 at 2:38 pm on Book Review: “Lampedusa” — Writing “The Leopard”Thank you Roberta. I look forward to reading it.
Lydia October 18, 2019 at 5:15 pm on Television Review: “Shtisel” — A Charming Look at Jerusalem’s Ultra-OrthodoxI hope there is a season 3,What happens to him in NY? does he stay there after he sees what...