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The White Pube
Reviews and essays on art, games, books, food, theme parks, whatever. Sometimes weird stories! Zarina Muhammad and Gabrielle de la Puente take turns spilling their guts and trying to right the art world's wrongs. You can find transcriptions on https://thewhitepube.co.uk
Episodes
The White PubeGrey Unpleasant Land: Sophia Al-Maria and Lydia Ourahmane @ Spike Island
A story about an exhibition about nationhood, national mythologies, property & inheritance. Read it here: thewhitepube.co.uk/grey-unpleasant-land Support our…
The White PubeWoman on the Edge of Time
Kicking off the 2025 reviews with a book I think I might love: the 1976 novel Woman on the Edge of Time by American writer and activist Marge Piercy. You can…
The White PubeDAHOMEY (dir. Mati Diop)
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…
The White PubeShould museums give back stolen objects?
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…
The White PubeAn Ode to All the Flavours, Laisul Hoque @ Whitechapel
A one day exhibition, conceptual value grab, sweets and snacks and flavours. Read it here: thewhitepube.co.uk/laisul-whitechapel Support our writing…
The White PubeHow much money I made this year
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…
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the Sound Voice Project @ the Royal Opera House
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…
The White PubeGrenfell: in the words of survivors
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…
The White PubeJasleen Kaur, Alter Altar (Turner Prize 2024)
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…
The White PubeThe Crab Museum
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…
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A Riot in Three Acts, Imran Perretta @ Somerset House
This week's text is about Imran Perretta's A Riot in Three Acts @ Somerset House, a lament for a dead city, mourning London. read it here…
The White PubeThe Substance
you lot LOVE a film review so you're in luck because I haven't read a book in a month and the only game I'm playing is Overwatch competitive mode and no one…
The White PubeA Study of Saint Francis, Ellie Cotton @ General Assembly
This week's text is about A Study of Saint Francis, an exhibition of paintings by Ellie Cotton at General Assembly. I saw a painting that i couldn't stop…
The White Pubethe dentist
I forgot to say: PLEASE COMMENT A TOOTH emoji on our instagram if you pass through here. my BRAIN IS FRIED. text version here 🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷🦷 October 3rd is fast…
The White PubeDream Machines (a lecture by Rebecca Moss)
This week's text is a review of *Dream Machines*, a lecture by Rebecca Moss, about movement, machines, industrialisation, automation, Dada and Surrealism. All…
The White PubePrima Facie (and a giveaway!)
To celebrate the return of Prima Facie to cinemas from September 12-Dec 5, we have two tickets and a bunch of merchandise to give away to one person who…
The White PubeSlow Art
a text about slow art, and also My Year of Rest and Relaxation, and Tehching Hsieh, and sickness, but mostly slowness -- u can find the text version here & u…
The White PubeThe Unbearable Lightness of Forgetting My Name, Noorain Inam
This is a text about a specific painting: The Unbearable Lightness of Forgetting My Name by Noorain Inam, that I saw a couple months back at Noorain's solo…
The White PubeLaisul Hoque, The Purpose was to Document the Other Side (2023)
watching a film about distance and love in a week like this week! read the text on the website: thewhitepube.co.uk/laisul-otherside & FYI, CHEEKY PLUG: you can…
The White PubeSeverance
a review! I'm sick! what's new. you can find the written version of this on our website; you can pre-order our book here; pat yourself on the back for making…
The White PubeWork!?
thinking about Serban Savu's 'what work is' Romanian pavilion at the Venice Biennale read the text here: thewhitepube.com/work WHILE I AM HERE: you can…
The White PubeStrand News: LOTTERY OYSTER OFF LICENCE
This week's text is a mini review of a group show in Strand News, the newsagent where i buy a peanut butter kit kat chunky almost every weekday. Ft work by…
The White PubeParable of the Sower
I'm tired!!!!! you know the deal. the written version of this text is on our website.
The White PubeTai Shani @ The Cosmic House
a vignette about looking through windows, a love letter to the shrimp in Tai Shani's THE WORLD TO ME WAS A SECRET: CAESIOUS, ZINNOBER, CELADON, AND VIRESCENT @…
The White PubeI went to the LJMU Degree Show
text version of this review here; our boat is going to be uploaded here; book cover reveal here!!!
The White PubeUnreal Estate
This week's text is about houses, art and lying to estate agents. Read it here (thewhitepube.com/unreal-estate). You can support our work on Patreon, & thank…
The White PubeThe Hologram
I have been writing about problems for a while so I think it is time to talk about solutions. This episode is about a project by Cassie Thornton that is about…
The White PubeGoldsmiths 4 Palestine 4eva
A text about the student occupation of Goldsmiths, for Palestine. As mentioned, some links: - STRIKE OUTSET, sign the pledge here, FAQs - Goldsmiths 4…
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I ran away to Spain
If you want to see the written version of this, or the photos I took while I was running away, find both here; if you want to support twp and join our discord…
The White PubeCaterpillar Memories
This week's text is a story about a woman called Jane who wants to unlock her inner creative potential, through a boozy painting workshop. read the text…
The White PubeI went on a residency in France
I've secretly been in France trying out a new residency at a place called The Mill. You can find the written version of this text on our website where there…
The White PubeSHOW PONY
a super quick text about an exhibition! SHOW PONY, a group show at Islington Arts Factory, curated by Kelly Wu. read the text here: thewhitepube.com/show-pony
The White PubeTHE RISE OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY GROUP INCORPORATED
This week's text is some art criticism as dystopian business science fiction When did that transition from *Art* to *Creative Industry happen*, and what does…
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It is as if you were doing work
Happy Easter I bet all of you are off work today you lazy gits!!!! this text is about WORKING ALL THE TIME and feeling CRAZY because of it. You can find the…
The White PubeOvernight At The Museum
A story about a sleepover at the National Gallery, in pursuit of answers to a question: what is the POINT of ART?! read it here…
The White PubeDiversity Policy 101
A text where I write about why I no longer want to write about Diversity. The history of institutional diversity policy, the historry of it's failings, but…
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I tried a floatation tank
For real! The written version of the review is here; our book Poor Artists is available to pre-order here. mwah mwah mwah goodbye
The White PubeLondon 2039
Where do artists live? HOW do artists live? i don't know, but this is a story about an immortal cat, the last artists left in East London & a squat in the 90s…
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Unrest
documentaries about chronic fatigue are boring and they should be horror films instead. You can find the written version of this text here and you can…
The White PubeI'm a Fan, Sheena Patel // I Want to Punch My Dad
A review of Sheena Patel's debut novel, I'm a Fan, and a short story about wish fulfilment, desire and how i really want to punch my Dad. read the text version…
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Poor Things
A classic review! A straightforward review! You can find the written version on our website here!
The White PubePainting, Smoking, Eating (Philip Guston)
This week's text is a love letter to a painting: Philip Guston's Painting, Smoking, Eating. It's also a love letter to limbo, chewing gum, dead time and…
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The Largest McDonald's in Europe
but it's actually a review of Liverpool City Centre. The written version of the text is on our website.
The White PubeGalleries, Get it Together! (a guest episode from Art Assassins)
We have a cheeky bonus guest episode from Art Assassins, a collective based out of South London Gallery. They’ve been investigating the role galleries play in…
The White PubeSaltburn
This week's text is a review of SALTBURN!!! TL;DR i thought this film was not at all weird, just a normal and sexy time and this is NOT a thinkpiece. read it…
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Ins and outs
I convince Zarina to delete her Twitter account and we say goodbye to our 20s in this New Years Resolution episode to kick off 2024. Proper reviews start next…
The White PubeI WENT TO THE OPERA! (Rigoletto @ the Royal Opera House)
I WENT TO THE OPERA! and it was amazing, and i love my job and i have so much to say and i cannot wait to tell you about it. read the text version of this…
The White PubePortrait of an Artists Co-op
Welcome to our Sunday Lecture series. This week's guest lecturer is from the Artists' Co-op. If you could save your questions for the end, and put your hands…
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How we got a book deal
we've been meaning to record this story for the past year and a half but we actually just got so busy writing the book and we shouldn't really be messing about…
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The Maggot Man
I've written FAN FICTION about a REAL ARTIST. You can find the written version of this text here, and you can see which artist I'm talking about in the axe to…
The White PubeART! on the Underground!
This week's text is about all the art on the Underground, London's public transport network. A kind of love letter to it all, but also thinking about art's…
The White PubeNo Sunday Text Free Palestine
Read the text version or access all the links/citations/references on the White Pube dot com: thewhitepube.co.uk/art-reviews/free-palestine/ LINKS: 1…
The White PubeEvery Nando's is a Gallery
Did you know Nando’s has the biggest collection of contemporary Southern African art in the world? In this week’s SPECIAL episode, we have partnered with…
The White PubeThe Entire History of Art School
From Medieval times until, like, now! Did you know: the BA Fine Art has only been around since 1972. What happened before that? The apprentice in the Master's…
The White PubePortrait of a Different Kind of Art School
Vaping in the studio with a guy that runs an art school, but maybe not in the way you'd think. read the full text here…
The White PubeI stayed at Doodle House for a night
*for legal reasons, I didn't really. This text is part-review, part-short story, writing about Sam Cox's Doodle House in Kent. You can find the written version…
The White PubeWelcome Pomodoro!
This text is a story about a horse called Pomodoro who goes on a residency and has a little existential crisis about the nature of art as a kind of work. Read…
The White PubeThe Bingo Review
I've written something weird again. Enjoyoyoyoyo. You can find the written version of this text here and if you want to support the weirdness (and also join…
The White PubeSwimming Pools
This week's text is about swimming pools and paintings -- a semi-review of Alina Grassman's show, Florida Räume, at Niru Ratnam. Read the text here…
The White PubeCome Dine With Me
WE'RE BACK! This week's text is... not a review? Sort of a review? Sort of a short story, too. It's about Come Dine With Me. Content note for food chat, sick…