Blain|Southern podcast

In part two of our Gallery Weekend special, Arsalan Mohammed explores events happening beyond the gallery, talking to some of the artists involved with the massive non-commercial group show Ngoro Ngoro II. We also speak with James Lavelle (Unkle, Mo' Wax, Daydreaming, Meltdown etc. etc.) about his collaboration with Jonas Burgert. The podcast also features exclusive music from Unkle.

In the first of our two part report from Gallery Weekend Berlin, Arsalan Mohammed speaks to Frank Thiel about his exhibition, 'Quinceañeras', which opened at Blain|Southern Berlin during Gallery Weekend. We also hear from Liliane Tomasko as she describes what lead her to make the new paintings in her concurrent show, a dream of. This episode also features exclusive music from Unkle

In this episode of the Blain|Southern Podcast, we hear from Nancy Reddin Kienholz as she walks us through 'America My Hometown', the exhibition of early work by her late husband, Ed Kienholz. Nancy gives us rare insight into Ed's life and the amusing anecdotes behind each of the works.

Mat talks with Sunday Times' art critic Waldemar Januszczak about Centrifugal Soul, his latest exhibtion at Blain|Southern London. Their intriguing, in-depth and jovial conversation covers ideas about evolution, showing off, Brexit, Mat's new touring exhibition and his recurring interest in Victorian innovations.

Artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster discuss in detail the processes of producing the twisted cast bronze sculptures in their exhibition at Blain|Southern London. The artists reflect on the transformation of the work from handmade maquettes into monumental sculptures, using the lost wax method of casting, an entirely new method for the artists.

Readings of letters, texts and poems about time and about pictures, that relate to the exhibition Revolt of The Sage. This event marked the publication of book that serves as an extension of the show. Readings by Nick Santos Pedro include Guillaume Apollinaire, John Ashbery, William Blake, Giorgio de Chirico, Lydia Davis, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Wallace Stevens and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

During the opening of his exhibition Radiohalo at Blain|Southern London, we hosted this fascinating conversation between Michael Joo and Tim Marlow, Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Arts.

Part of Artsy's Onsite series, Ben Borthwick and Gabriel Coxhead in conversation on the occasion of: Bruce Nauman, Natural Light, Blue Light Room at Blain|Southern London 5 October 2016 – 12 November 2016 • Ben Borthwick, Artistic Director of Plymouth Arts Centre previously Assistant Curator at Tate Modern • Gabriel Coxhead, Freelance Art Critic and curator • Noura Al-Maashouq, Curator and Artist Liaison, Blain|Southern • Matthew Israel, Curator at Large at Artsy

To coincide with his first exhibition with Blain|Southern, Bosco Sodi spoke with Mark Rappolt, Editor of ArtReview, to discuss the mix of Japanese ideologies and aesthetics in his solo show Yūgen as well as Fundación Casa Wabi, a non-profit centre and residency programme which he founded in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Also find out why he is regularly searched by customs officers at airports.