Straight from the horse’s mouth

Bill Powers, the owner of the Half Gallery, led a rapt tour of theatregoers through the Genieve Figgis show at Lincoln Centers Gallery Met on 17 January, just before a performance of the theatres current opera, Romeo and Juliet. All of Figgiss grim oil and acrylic paintings in the show are inspired by Shakespeares play, and Powers regaled the crowd with stories of the artists trip to Verona, to research the paintings. Anything with kissing, making outthat sold out before the show opened, he said