I was at the press day for the latest exhibition at the glorious Compton Verney. Gardener/artist Dan Pearson has created a vast Morris inspired wild flower meadow . Compton Verney was the brave creation of castaway Sir Peter Moores.Why brave?
Review of Royal Academy exhibition Weekend 2007 (I am currently writing an Anglo Indian novel inspired by the idea of rediscovering lost history. Many of these sensuous sculptures were destroyed and others lost. ) The skills of that master of
(This review like many others of my reviews for The Oxford Times was syndicated by Newsquest ) Hurry to the Ashmolean and immerse yourself in sub-continental sun-kissed colour. The museum’s latest exhibition Visions of Mughal India comprises 115 paintings collected
Why and how did I become interested in China? Castaway No 42 Dame Jessica Rawson was one of ‘the three’: one of the first women to be made masters of old Oxford colleges. When I interviewed her, she described how
Writing for WEEKEND magazine since 2003. My first non- antiques feature in Weekend , the magazine of The Oxford Times - Oxford's equivalent of Time Out, appeared in 2004. The arts editor, Chris Gray, titled it ‘The elegant spirit of our time’. I had
Castaway Victor Glynn’s production ‘Foosball’ has sold to record audiences in South America and will be released in the UK just after the World Cup. It has just won the Goya prize in Spain for the best animated movie. Animated film
Philip is a talented filmmaker who makes good films on a shoestring. He also created the popular website www.encyclopedia-titanica.org. His castaway feature includes an interesting tale concerning a piece of coal.To read all about it click here. This film of
Why and how did I become interested in China? ( A Portrait of Michael Sullivan by one of the founders of The Stars Art Movement Qu Leilei) Castaway No 42 Dame Jessica Rawson was one of ‘the three’: one of
December 2009 Castaway: Bettany Hughes Historian Writer, Broadcaster and opener of The New Ashmolean The five year old Bettany Hughes was one of 1,694,117 people, who saw the golden mask, from the head of the mummy of King Tutankhamen, on display
On his return to Oxford, SYLVIA VETTA talks to Chinese artist Qu Lei lei about his work.