This week's text is a review of Mati Diop's DAHOMEY, now streaming on MUBI! Thinking through restitution as a starting point, the voice of objects, statues that also die, honest endings.

Read the text here: thewhitepube.co.uk/dahomey

If you'd like to watch DAHOMEY and make up your own mind, then MUBI have given us 30 days free: mubi.com/thewhitepube

This is our last text of the year!! Merry xmas and catch u in 2025 xxxxx

Should museums give back stolen objects?? Dahomey is OUT TODAY on MUBI -- directed by Mati Diop, it's a film about the restitution of objects in Western museums. We spoke to Dan Hicks and Sumaya Kassim for a special investigative episode about restitution and decolonisation. MUBI have sponsored this episode and also !! given us a link to get 30 days free, so you can watch Dahomey. you can also watch all the other vvv good and interesting films on their roster -- lovely timing, there's your xmas watchlist sorted.

Find the transcription for this episode here; Dan's website here; Sumaya's here; and Sumaya's piece The museum will not be decolonised here

A one day exhibition, conceptual value grab, sweets and snacks and flavours.

Read it here: thewhitepube.co.uk/laisul-whitechapel

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is culture bad for you? God it feels terrible right now. You can find the written version of this, as well as links to documents mentioned and the best photo of me every taken, right about ⁠here

This week's text is about the Sound Voice Project at the Royal Opera House, down in the Lindbury Theatre. Three performances of works about voice loss.

read it here: thewhitepube.co.uk/sound-voice

The Sound Voice project's run at ROH has ended, but the old event link is here, and the digital version of the programme. SVP's website is here.

I got a subscription to the National Theatre streaming service. More theatre reviews to come, but we're starting here with the Grenfell play. The written version of this is on The White Pube website.

a text for Jasleen Kaur's Turner Prize installation (Alter Altar) at the Tate Britain.

read the text here: thewhitepube.co.uk/alter-altar

ica tickets for 5th Nov: ica.art/learning/poor-artists

I wrote this in ONE day do NOT judge me. Written version of the review is here. Our book Poor Artists is out now! in shops and in libraries and some people are just carrying it with them like a cool accessory. Get yours now !