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The Work is Never DonePLAY in Jean Cocteau’s ‘Les Enfants Terribles’Jean Cocteau’s ‘Les Enfants Terribles’ tells a tale of children at ‘play’ with brevity, precision and energy. His characters, Elisabeth…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
The Work is Never DoneGraceful Brutalism: Edwin Denby’s ‘Dancers, Buildings, and People in the Streets’ and Robert…Brutalist architecture, characterised by its use of raw materials and monolithic design, emanates a feeling of aggression. It’s straight…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020