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Stephen Petronio |A New York contemporary movement

Stephen Petronio |A New York contemporary movement

Over the last 30 years Stephen Petronio has established himself as one of the most influential names in American dance. His iconoclastic works fuse eclectic elements of pop culture to often explosive effect. He talked to Civilian about some of his landmark productions
The best books of 2015 | Neil D.A.Stewart

The best books of 2015 | Neil D.A.Stewart

by Neil D.A. Stewart

Civilian arts editor Neil D.A. Stewart looks back over the last 12 months and gives us his take on the most impressive reads of the year
Why I wish I’d gone home with Terry Gilliam

Why I wish I’d gone home with Terry Gilliam

by Corinna Tomrley

Corinna Tomrley on why the maverick filmmaker means so much to her

Iron curtains, monastery walls, Unbending Trees

Iron curtains, monastery walls, Unbending Trees

by Kristof Hajos-Devenyi

From post-Communist Budapest to Carnegie Hall
Quest for fire | <em>Art of Burning Man</em>

Quest for fire | Art of Burning Man

by NK Guy

"A third of my shots were blank frames because the heat had melted the foam bumpers in my camera's shutter"
America is Hard to See (but the new Whitney certainly isn’t)

America is Hard to See (but the new Whitney certainly isn’t)

by Neil D.A. Stewart

The new Renzo Piano Whitney in the Meatpacking is the talk of the town. Its exterior spaces are full of tourists snapping the skyline. But what's the art inside actually like?
Review: <em>The Green Road</em> by Anne Enright

Review: The Green Road by Anne Enright

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"It’s a classic Enright line: your shoulders tense up with discomfort even as you’re laughing"
The Marfans have landed! | A long, weird weekend in Marfa, Texas

The Marfans have landed! | A long, weird weekend in Marfa, Texas

by Neil D.A. Stewart

Neil D.A. Stewart discovers the town that Donald Judd built
All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

All roads lead to Namibia | The real star of Mad Max: Fury Road

by Karen Krizanovich

"The film’s original location was the desert around the mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, but its long expanse of desert flats went bloomy and verdant two years in a row due to uncharacteristic flooding. Tiny wildflowers sprang up, perfect for a revamp of The Sound of Music"
<em>8½</em>: I finally got it

8½: I finally got it

by Karen Krizanovich

"I’ve seen 8½ many times and each time been left baffled by it" - Karen Krizanovich finally gets Fellini
Review: <em>The Wolf Border</em>, Sarah Hall

Review: The Wolf Border, Sarah Hall

by Anne Garvey

Sarah Hall's new novel, The Wolf Border, returns to the Lake District for a sensual page-turning story about love, maturity and "wilding"