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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the architect Sir John Soane (1753 -1837), the son of a bricklayer. He rose up the ranks of his profession as an architect to see many of his designs realised to great acclaim, particularly the Bank of England and the Law Courts at Westminster Hall, although his work on both of those has been largely destroyed. He is now best known for his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London, which he remodelled and crammed with antiquities and artworks: he wanted visitors to experience the house as a dramatic grand tour of Europe in microcosm. He became professor of architecture at the Royal Academy, and in a series of influential lectures he set out his belief in the power of buildings to enlighten people about “the poetry of architecture”. Visitors to the museum and his other works can see his trademark architectural features such as his shallow dome, which went on to inspire Britain's red telephone boxes.With: Frances Sands, the Curator of Drawings and Books at Sir John Soane's MuseumFrank Salmon, Associate Professor of the History of Art at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical ArchitectureAnd Gillian Darley, historian and author of Soane's biography.Producer: Eliane Glaser In Our time is a BBC Studios Audio production.Reading list:Barry Bergdoll, European Architecture 1750-1890 (Oxford University Press, 2000)Bruce Boucher, John Soane's Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and His Collection (Yale University Press, 2024)Oliver Bradbury, Sir John Soane's Influence on Architecture from 1791: An Enduring Legacy (Routledge, 2015)Gillian Darley, John Soane: An Accidental Romantic (Yale University Press, 1999)Ptolemy Dean, Sir John Soane and the Country Estate (Ashgate, 1999)Ptolemy Dean, Sir John Soane and London (Lund Humphries, 2006)Helen Dorey, John Soane and J.M.W. Turner: Illuminating a Friendship (Sir John Soane's Museum, 2007)Tim Knox, Sir John Soane's Museum (Merrell, 2015)Brian Lukacher, Joseph Gandy: An Architectural Visionary in Georgian England (Thames and Hudson, 2006)Susan Palmer, At Home with the Soanes: Upstairs, Downstairs in 19th Century London (Pimpernel Press, 2015)Frances Sands, Architectural Drawings: Hidden Masterpieces at Sir John Soane's Museum (Batsford, 2021)Sir John Soane's Museum, A Complete Description (Sir John Soane's Museum, 2018)Mary Ann Stevens and Margaret Richardson (eds.), John Soane Architect: Master of Space and Light (Royal Academy Publications, 1999)John Summerson, Architecture in Britain 1530-1830 (9th edition, Yale University Press, 1993)A.A. Tait, Robert Adam: Drawings and Imagination (Cambridge University Press, 1993) John H. Taylor, Sir John Soane's Greatest Treasure: The Sarcophagus of Seti I (Pimpernel Press, 2017)David Watkin, Sir John Soane: Enlightenment Thought and the Royal Academy Lectures (Cambridge University Press, 1996)David Watkin, Sir John Soane: The Royal Academy Lectures (Cambridge University Press, 2000)John Wilton-Ely, Piranesi, Paestum & Soane (Prestel, 2013)
Actor Jessica Lange discusses her latest film, an adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning play Long Day's Journey Into Night, in which she plays Mary Tyrone, a woman with a morphine addiction at the centre of a dysfunctional family, and a role for which she previously won a Tony Award on Broadway. Welsh National Opera's new joint CEOs Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree talk about their plans for the organisation. And acclaimed artist Alison Watt talks about her latest exhibition, From Light, inspired by 19th century architect Sir John Soane and showing in his former home, Pitzhanger Manor in London. Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Mark Crossan
We find out how Sir John Soane was a forerunner of modernist architecture and discuss the award-winning feature film, ‘The Brutalist’. Plus, a visit to a pottery studio and exhibition space in central London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep.231 Lina Iris Viktor is a Liberian- artist who lives and works in Italy. Influenced by architecture, archaeology, West African sculptural traditions, ancient Egyptian iconography, classical astronomy and European portraiture, her paintings, sculptures, performances, photography and water-gilding with 24-carat gold produce a charged materiality that address philosophical ideas of the finite and the infinite, the microcosm and macrocosm, evanescence and eternity. Her use of gold, marble, bronze, wood and volcanic rock establish an intimate and intangible timelessness whilst her focus on black as ‘materia prima' challenges the sociopolitical and historical preconceptions surrounding ‘blackness' and its universal implications. By interweaving disparate materials, methods and visual lexicons associated with contemporary and ancient art forms, Viktor authors an idiosyncratic mythology that threads through deep time, knitting together a diasporic past with an expansive present in order to divine future imaginaries. Viktor received her BA in film at Sarah Lawrence College and studied photography at The School of Visual Arts in New York. Solo exhibitions include Sir John Soane's Museum, London (2024); Fotografiska Museum of Photography, Stockholm & Tallinn(2020); Autograph, London (2019); and New Orleans Museum of Art (2018), among others. Group exhibitions include the Museum of the African Diaspora [MoAD],San Francisco (2024); Hayward Gallery, London (2022); North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (2020); Somerset House, London (2019); Ford Foundation, New York(2019) ); Ford Foundation, New York (2019); Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento (2018); Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville (2016); Spelman Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta (2016); and Cooper Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge (2016). Photo credit ©2024 Courtesy of LVXIX Atelier. Sir John Soane Museum https://www.soane.org/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor-mythic-time-tens-thousands-rememberings Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD https://www.moadsf.org/exhibitions/liberatory-living Pilar Corrias https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/419-lina-iris-viktor-solar-angels-lunar-lords/ Hayward Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ZHUFirMRM&ab_channel=SouthbankCentre New Orleans Museum of Art https://noma.org/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor-a-haven-a-hell-a-dream-deferred/ Fotografiska Stockholm https://stockholm.fotografiska.com/en/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor Autograph https://autograph.org.uk/online-image-galleries/lina-iris-viktor-some-are-born-to-endless-night-dark-matter-exhibition-highlights Elephant https://elephant.art/lina-iris-viktors-distinct-mythology-a-photo-diary-from-the-artists-home-on-the-amalfi-coast/ Apollo Magazine https://www.apollo-magazine.com/lina-iris-viktor-soane-museum-review/ An Other https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/15758/lina-iris-viktor-interview-mythic-time-sir-john-soane-museum-exhibition Artnet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lina-iris-viktor-2379189 British Vogue https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/lina-iris-viktor-sir-john-soane Something Curated https://somethingcurated.com/2023/03/21/interview-lina-iris-viktor-on-the-libyan-sibyl-beauty-as-a-tool-for-truth/ The Art Newspaper https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/03/a-brush-with-lina-iris-viktor New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/arts/design/in-the-black-fantastic-london.html
In this History of Prints (HoP) episode, Tru and I finish talking about the life and work of William Hogarth, the father of Western sequential art. We look at and pick apart three series: Industry and Idleness, The Four Stages of Cruelty, and Humours of an Election. Timely, no? Hogarth continues to point out society's faults and baser instincts. He never stopped trying to teach the masses about comportment and judgment. Episode image: William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Gin Lane, 1751. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 1/16 x 12 1/2 in. (38.3 x 31.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Useful Links Harlot's Progress video from Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. https://youtu.be/VPQze0EbpdQ Harlot's Progress video from Reading the Past. https://youtu.be/u1rtBD0qvPY?si=DkVatOJ5-vEyrIqF Beer Street and Gin Lane from Reading the Past. https://youtu.be/A3-Je-lSKrE?si=C9igJSDSvYVyRabY After Allan Ramsay (British, 1713–1784). Portrait of William Hunter, 1760. Engraving. Wellcome Collection. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779). Saying Grace, c. 1740. Oil on canvas. 49.5 x 38.5 cm. (19 ½ x 15 ¼ in.). Musée du Louvre. Paris. Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805). The Village Bride, 1761. Oil on canvas. 92 x 117 cm. (36 x 46 in.). Musée du Louvre. Paris. Inigo Jones (British, 1573–1652). Banqueting House, 1622. London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The South Sea Scheme, 1722. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 ¼ x 12 15/16 in. (26.1 x 32.8 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, 1732 or before. Series of 6 etchings with engraving. Sheet (each): 12 5/16 x 15 1/8 in. (31.3 x 38.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, 1735. Series of 8 paintings. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, 1735. Series of 8 etchings with engraving. Sheet (each): 13 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (35.2 x 40.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode, c. 1743. Series of 6 paintings. Each: 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. After William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode, 1745. Series of 6 etchings with engraving. Plate (each): 15 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (38.7 x 47 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III, 1746. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 16 3/8 x 20 1/2 in. (41.6 x 52 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Analysis of Beauty, written with a view to fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste. London: J. Reeves, 1743. S curves from The Analysis of Beauty, written with a view to fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste. London: J. Reeves, 1743. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Plate I from The Analysis of Beauty, written with a view to fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste. London: J. Reeves, 1743. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Plate II from The Analysis of Beauty, written with a view to fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste. London: J. Reeves, 1743. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Fellow ‘Prentices at their Looms, plate 1 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Plate: 10 3/8 x 13 7/16 in. (26.4 x 34.2 cm.); sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 in. (27 x 35.5 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian, plate 2 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.4 x 34.9 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Idle ‘Prentices at Play in the Churchyard, plate 3 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (26 x 34.5 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice a Favourite and Entrusted by his Master, plate 4 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Plate: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (26.3 x 34.3 cm.); sheet: 10 11/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.1 x 35.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Idle ‘Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea, plate 5 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 11/16 in. (26.4 x 34.8 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice Out of his Time and Married to his Master's Daughter, plate 6 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Plate: 10 3/8 x 13 9/16 in. (26.4 x 34.4 cm.); sheet: 10 9/16 x 13 7/8 in. (26.8 x 35.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Idle ‘Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute, plate 7 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 5/16 x 13 5/8 in. (26.2 x 34.6 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London, plate 8 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Plate: 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (26 x 34.3 cm.); sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.3 x 35 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Idle ‘Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplices, plate 9 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Plate: 10 5/16 x 13 9/16 in. (26.2 x 34.4 cm.); sheet: 10 9/16 x 13 3/4 in. (26.9 x 35 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice Alderman of London, The Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached by his Accomplices, plate 10 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 3/16 x 13 11/16 in. (25.8 x 34.8 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Idle ‘Prentice Executed at Tyburn, plate 11 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (26.4 x 40 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Industrious ‘Prentice Lord Mayor of London, plate 12 from the series Industry and Idleness, 1747. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 10 9/16 x 15 13/16 in. (26.9 x 40.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Gin Lane, 1751. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 1/16 x 12 1/2 in. (38.3 x 31.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Beer Street, 1751. Engraving. Sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 11/16 in. (38.4 x 32.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The First Stage of Cruelty, 1751. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 14 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (37.5 x 31.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Second Stage of Cruelty, 1751. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 1/4 x 12 9/16 in. (38.8 x 31.9 cm.); sheet: 16 1/16 x 13 1/4 in. (40.8 x 33.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Cruelty in Perfection, 1751. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 1/4 x 12 11/16 in. (38.8 x 32.2 cm.); sheet: 15 13/16 x 13 3/16 in. (40.2 x 33.5 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Reward of Cruelty, 1751. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (38.8 x 32 cm.); sheet: 15 3/4 x 13 1/16 in. (40 x 33.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election I: An Election Entertainment, 1754–55. Oil on canvas. 101 x 128 cm. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754–55. Oil on canvas. 102.3 x 131.4 cm. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election III: The Polling, 1754–55. Oil on canvas. 102.2 x 131.1 cm. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election IV: Chairing the Member, 1754–55. Oil on canvas. 103 x 131.8 cm. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election I: An Election Entertainment, 1755. Engraving. 40.5 x 54 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1755. Engraving. 40.5 x 54 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election III: The Polling, 1755. Engraving. 40.5 x 54 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Humours of an Election IV: Chairing the Member, 1755. Engraving. 40.5 x 54 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1879). The Verdict of the People, 1854–55. Oil on canvas. 46 x 55 in. (116.8 x 139.7 cm.). Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1879). Stump Speaking, 1853–54. Oil on canvas. 42 1/2 x 58 in. (108 x 147.3 cm.). Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. George Caleb Bingham (American, 1811–1879). The County Election, 1852. Oil on canvas. 38 x 52 in. (96.5 x 132.1 cm.). Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Tailpiece, or the Bathos, 1764. Engraving. 261 x 323 mm. Royal Academy of Arts, London.
In this History of Western Prints (HoP) episode, Tru and I begin to explore the life and work of William Hogarth, the first British artist featured on Platemark's HoP series. Hogarth, renowned as the father of Western sequential art, is discussed through detailed analyses of three of his best known series: A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress, and Marriage A-la-Mode. The episode delves into 18th-century London's morality, capturing the societal and artistic context of Hogarth's work. Highlights include discussions on the intricacies of Hogarth's prints, his depiction of social issues, the impact of his work on English law (copyright laws finally established!), and his mixed successes in various art forms. This first of two episodes on Hogarth sets the stage for part two when we look at his images around elections in Enlightenment England. Harlot's Progress video from Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. https://youtu.be/VPQze0EbpdQ Harlot's Progress video from Reading the Past. https://youtu.be/u1rtBD0qvPY?si=DkVatOJ5-vEyrIqF Beer Street and Gin Lane video from Reading the Past. https://youtu.be/A3-Je-lSKrE?si=C9igJSDSvYVyRabY Platemark website Sign-up for Platemark emails Leave a 5-star review Support the show Get your Platemark merch Check out Platemark on Instagram Join our Platemark group on Facebook After Anton von Maron (Austrian, 1733–1808). Johann Winkelmann, after 1768. Engraving. After Allan Ramsay (British, 1713–1784). Portrait of William Hunter, 1760. Engraving. Wellcome Collection. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). The Painter and his Pug, 1745. Oil on canvas. 35.4 x 27.5 cm. Tate Britain, London. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779). Saying Grace, c. 1740. Oil on canvas. 49.5 × 38.5 cm. (19.5 in × 15.2 in.). Louvre, Paris. Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805). The Village Bride, 1761. Oil on canvas. 92 x 117 cm. Louvre, Paris. The Banqueting House, London. Saint Paul's Church, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Self-Portrait, c. 1735. Oil on canvas. 21 1/2 x 20 in. (54.6 x 50.8 cm.). Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). An Emblematic Print on the South Sea, late 18th century. Engraving and Etching. Plate: 10 13/16 x 13 3/8 in. (27.4 x 33.9 cm.); sheet: 11 5/16 x 14 in. (28.7 x 35.6 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 1/8 in. (31.3 x 38.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Chart identifying elements in Harlot's Progress Plate 1. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 12 3/8 x 14 13/16 in. (31.4 x 37.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 12 11/16 x 15 3/8 in. (32.2 x 39 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 13 1/8 x 15 3/16 in. (33.3 x 40.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 5, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 13 3/8 x 16 3/16 in. (34 x 41.1 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6, 1732 or before. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 12 1/2 x 15 3/16 in. (31.7 x 38.6 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 1, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (40.2 x 48.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (French, Paris 1698–after 1755), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 2, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 14 3/16 x 16 1/4 in. (36 x 41.3 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 3, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 13 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (35.2 x 40.4 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 4, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 14 3/16 x 16 1/4 in. (36.1 x 41.3 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 5, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 5/8 x 18 13/16 in. (39.7 x 47.8 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 6, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 14 x 16 in. (35.5 x 40.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 7, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (39.7 x 47.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, Plate 8, 1735. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 9/16 x 18 13/16 in. (39.6 x 47.8 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). A Rake's Progress, 1735. Eight oil on canvas paintings. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Louis-François Roubiliac (French, 1702–1762). William Hogarth, c. 1741. Terracotta bust. Overall: 28 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (72.4 x 45.2 cm.). National Portrait Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 1, The Marriage Settlement, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête-à-Tête, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 3, The Inspection, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 4, The Toilette, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 5, The Bagnio, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 6, The Lady's Death, c. 1743. Oil on canvas. 66.9 x 90.8 cm. The National Gallery, London. Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (French, 1698–after 1755), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 1, 1745. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 3/16 x 18 5/16 in. (38.5 x 46.5 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bernard Baron (French, 1969–1762), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 2, 1745. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 1/16 x 18 1/4 in. (38.3 x 46.3 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bernard Baron (French, 1969–1762), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 3, 1745. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (39 x 47 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder (French, 1706–1774), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 4, 1745. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (38.7 x 47 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder (French, 1706–1774), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 5, 1745. Etching and engraving. Plate: 15 1/4 x 18 7/16 in. (38.8 x 46.9 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder (French, 1706–1774), after William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: Plate 6, 1745. Engraving. Plate: 15 3/16 x 18 3/8 in. (38.6 x 46.7 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Beer Street, 1751. Engraving. Sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 11/16 in. (38.4 x 32.2 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Gin Lane, 1751. Etching and engraving. Sheet: 15 1/16 x 12 1/2 in. (38.3 x 31.7 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
How does art influence our perception of the world? Can fostering creativity in education lead to overall personal happiness and growth? What lessons can be drawn from historical and modern art practices?Will Gompertz is the director of Sir John Soane's Museum in London, and the author of several books, including What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, Think Like an Artist: How to Live a Happier, Smarter, More Creative Life, and most recently See What You're Missing.Greg and Will discuss the transformative power of art as a tool for self-help and critical engagement. Will analyzes the impact of creativity in education, emphasizing the need for a balanced curriculum that fosters both artistic and analytical thinking. Greg and Will talk about some key figures in the modern art world such as Pierre Mondrian and Marcel Duchamp, who serve as examples of revolutionary artists that challenged the status quo. Will and Greg also explore new ways to look at the importance of teaching art in schools, and how supportive environments in schools and workplaces, like those fostered under leaders like Satya Nadella, can enhance curiosity and innovation. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Show Links:Recommended Resources:Leonardo da VinciPiero della FrancescaMarcel DuchampFountain (Duchamp)The Death of SocratesSteve JobsLouise BourgeoisPiet MondrianRiccardo MutiSir John Soane's MuseumRoyal Academy of ArtsSatya NadellaDavid Foster WallacePaul CézanneAlbert RothenbergMaurizio CattelanSol LeWittDavid HockneyAlan AyckbournGuest Profile:Profile at the Sir John Soane's Museum of LondonWikipedia ProfileSocial Profile on InstagramSocial Profile on XHis Work:Amazon Author PageSee What You're MissingThink Like an Artist: How to Live a Happier, Smarter, More Creative LifeWhat Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern ArtArticles in The GuardianEpisode Quotes:Why is art considered self-help?01:18: I think art is self-help. I think art is self-help by the artist when he or she is trying to express themselves. It's self-help for us as viewers when we're trying to commune with this idea, this thing which has been put before us and asked us to consider it. And so, I think actually for this sort of the crazy world we live in now, museums, galleries, art, the arts more broadly, are the sanest things that are available to us, where humans are thinking and sharing and considering and challenging and sharing their feelings in a way that seems to be completely disappearing from everyday life, which seems to be getting more hectic, more insular, more anxiety-ridden. So actually, I think the arts are an entity, a form of self-help for all involved.Creativity and asking questions make us human07:05: Creativity and asking questions are what make us human. Therefore, when we're doing that, we're at our most human; we're feeling the life force at its most powerful. On creating safe spaces for self-discovery in schools17:56: School should be a place of self-discovery, friendship, community, and expression, not somewhere which feels like an army drill camp; where you get shouted at and told to sit still, sit still, then sit still. But why don't you want to sit still? So we start asking questions and start creating environments where young people feel respected and safe.Do people need to set aside some time for the consumption of art?53:45: Human beings have created art in one way, shape, or form since the very first person walked on this earth. And we will continue to create art until the very last person walks on this earth. It (art) is an essential part of the human experience. Therefore, we should all be given the time and space to enjoy.
In the final episode of our series on Sir John Soane we discussed his house and museum on Lincoln's Inn Fields in the centre of London, where the museum kindly allowed us to record this episode. We also talked about Pitzhanger, his country house in Ealing, and the development of his unique collecting practice. To follow along with the images we discussed and see clips from our visit, check out this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/gOzIg5kB2Hg You can see the full length video tour of the house excerpted in this episode on our Patreon feed: https://www.patreon.com/about_buildings. Please consider subscribing to support the show! Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter // instagram // facebook We're on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org
In this episode we talk about architecture on television in Britain in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Contributors: Gillian Darley is an architectural historian, author and broadcaster, whose books include Excellent Essex and biographies of Sir John Soane, John Evelyn and Octavia Hill. Gillian has written extensively about Ian Nairn, including the 2013 book Ian Nairn: Words in Place with David McKie. Tom Dyckhoff is a historian, writer, teacher and broadcaster about architecture, geographies, design and cities. Tom has written and presented lots of series and documentaries for television. He teaches the history and theory of cities & architecture at University College London and Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London. Tom's phd research explores how television constructs a “public sphere” in which ideas about architecture, space and the city are constructed, contested and “made public”. Clips: Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Bolton and Preston, BBC, 1975 (1.38 on Preston Bus Garage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67CS9fQra4 Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Bolton and Preston, BBC, 1975 (8.44 on St Saviours, Bolton) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hLb4bjd6_4 Ian Nairn No Two the Same (Pacemakers), (featuring Churchill Gardens and Lillington Gardens), BBC, 1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZxhOSDvj4E Ian Nairn, Nairn Across Britain: from London to Lancashire, BBC, 1972 (featuring Northampton market hall) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8eyMqJkwY Ian Nairn, The More We Are Together: Eric Lyons the architect of suburbia, BBC, 1969 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01rwl9f/omnibus-the-more-we-are-together Ian Nairn, Football Towns: Huddersfield and Halifax, BBC, 1975 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfgA_6HLT0 Stuart Hall on The Late Show, BBC, 1989 https://youtu.be/J2EFuf3yhaE?si=RTmKKXEfdld8n9h6 John Berger, Ways of Seeing: episode one, BBC, 1972 https://youtu.be/0pDE4VX_9Kk?si=clZObw7skqoFTq8- Patrick Keiller, London, BBC, 1994 https://youtu.be/nkfhFRiRmIw?si=Dfa7rBg8mhTec6k4
Join Jenny, Kloe and Liz as they explore historic houses across the world, their unique charms, and quirky challenges. Phedra whisks us away to a sun-soaked historic house museum in Cyprus, while Liz delves into the meticulous conservation efforts at Sir John Soane's Museum with Jane Wilkinson. Finally, Kloe has a chat with Helen Antrobus about what it's like working in the National Trust. 00:00:28 What's a historic house? 00:03:18 Are all of them posh? 00:07:03 Nature and heritage in harmony 00:09:30 Our favourites 00:16:30 Jenny feels like an alien 00:23:14 Mitigating damage 00:24:56 Houses still in use 00:31:12 Challenges and temptations 00:37:21 What era are we interpreting or preserving? 00:40:57 Pests and damp patches 00:44:28 Patreon shout out 00:45:00 Interview with Jane Wilkinson 00:56:00 Phedra's visit to Lefkara 01:07:17 Interview with Helen Antrobus Show Notes: - National Trust: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ - NT annual report Jenny quoted: https://documents.nationaltrust.org.uk/story/annual-report-2023/page/1 - Historic Houses (UK): https://www.historichouses.org/ - Rembrandt House, Amsterdam: https://www.rembrandthuis.nl/en/ - Kettles Yard, Cambridge: https://www.kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk/history-of-kettles-yard/ - Pollok House, Glasgow: https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/pollok-house-major-refurbishment - FAI or the National Trust for Italy: https://fai-international.org/ - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ - Gawthorpe Hall, Ightenhill: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/gawthorpe-hall - Chatsworth, Bakewell: https://www.chatsworth.org/ - Yin Yu Tang at Peabody Essex Museum: https://www.pem.org/yin-yu-tang-a-chinese-home - St Fagans National Museum of History in Wales: https://museum.wales/stfagans/ - Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, in England: https://www.beamish.org.uk/ - Museo Horne: https://www.museohorne.it/en/ - Holker Hall in Cumbria: https://www.holker.co.uk/ - West Dean College: https://www.westdean.ac.uk/ - Barnes foundation move in Philadelphia: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/14/arts/design/judge-rules-the-barnes-can-move-to-philadelphia.html - S10E04 Halloween special with haunted properties: https://thecword.show/2021/10/28/s10e04-halloween-special/ - Old World Wisconsin: https://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/ - Sir John Soane's Museum: https://www.soane.org/ - The book mentioned by Liz: https://shop.soane.org/collections/books-and-maps/products/a-complete-description-of-sir-john-soanes-museum-24 - The Local Museum of Traditional Embroidery and Silversmith-work, Lefkara (for the virtual tour!): https://larnakaregion.com/directory/product/local-museum-traditional-embroidery-and-silversmith-work-lefkara - S10E02 Working with Curators: https://thecword.show/2021/09/29/s10e02-working-with-curators/ - Visiting the National Trust conservation studios: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/search?type=place&query=conservation - Hidden Treasures of the National Trust on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lttx Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Liz Hébert, Kloe Rumsey, and Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2024.
We're back!! In this first episode of our new series on John Soane (1753–1837) we discuss his origins: the child prodigy draughtsman, son of a bricklayer, apprentice of George Dance, winner of a studentship at the Royal Academy, and later with his Design for a Triumphal Bridge, winner of the Royal Academy and a travelling scholarship to Italy, enabling him to join the aristocratic young men of Britain on their Grand Tour. Over the rest of this series we will discuss is iconic works: the Bank of England and his house (Sir John Soane's Museum) alongside some of the deeper cuts. Watch this episode on YouTube for accompanying images: https://youtu.be/qtB_nERFaBA?si=1q5EdJEkQbsLBRxH Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter // instagram // facebook We're on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org
Welcome to Wandering. A four part series of immersive podcast gallery walks, brought to you by Shade Podcast and Axel Kacoutié.Today we meet the artist Harold Offeh at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London as he prepares to present work in their forthcoming exhibition, Soulscapes.Opening on Feb 14th 2024, Soulscapes is a major exhibition of landscape art. Featuring more than 30 contemporary works, it will span painting, photography, film, tapestry and collage from leading artists including Harold Offeh, Hurvin Anderson, Phoebe Boswell, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Kimathi Donkor, Isaac Julien, Marcia Michael, Mónica de Miranda and Alberta Whittle, as well as some of the most important emerging voices working today.Soulscapes will explore our connection with the world around us through the eyes of artists from the African Diaspora. Discover more episodes in this series as we meet Zakia Sewell, Nabihah Iqbal and Kayo Chingyoni, as they enjoy artworks in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane's Museum and Graves Gallery. Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture app. The free app offers access to more than 250 cultural organizations through a single download, with new guides being added every week. To explore the Dulwich Picture Gallery guide, and many more, download the app today from the App Store or Google Play. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/shadepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the podcast: In The Spectator's cover piece Jonathan Spyer writes that as America's role in international security diminishes history is moving Iran's way, with political Islam now commanding much of the Middle East. He is joined by Ravi Agrawal, editor in chief of Foreign Policy and host of the FP Live podcast, to discuss whether America is still the world's policeman. Also this week: In the magazine this week, The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith speaks to Jacques Testard, publisher at Fitzcarraldo Editions, the indie publishing house which has just won its fourth nobel prize in under ten years. They have kindly allowed us to hear a section of their conversation in which they discuss the joy of translations, how a literary publishing house should exist as a work of art in and of itself and why winning prizes isn't everything. And finally: In his arts lead, journalist Dan Hitchens reviews Georgian Illuminations, an exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum on the golden age of public spectacle. He joins the podcast alongside Louise Stewart, co-curator of the exhibition, to uncover how the Georgian's invented nightlife. Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
On the podcast: In The Spectator's cover piece Jonathan Spyer writes that as America's role in international security diminishes history is moving Iran's way, with political Islam now commanding much of the Middle East. He is joined by Ravi Agrawal, editor in chief of Foreign Policy and host of the FP Live podcast, to discuss whether America is still the world's policeman. Also this week: In the magazine this week, The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith speaks to Jacques Testard, publisher at Fitzcarraldo Editions, the indie publishing house which has just won its fourth nobel prize in under ten years. They have kindly allowed us to hear a section of their conversation in which they discuss the joy of translations, how a literary publishing house should exist as a work of art in and of itself and why winning prizes isn't everything. And finally: In his arts lead, journalist Dan Hitchens reviews Georgian Illuminations, an exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum on the golden age of public spectacle. He joins the podcast alongside Louise Stewart, co-curator of the exhibition, to uncover how the Georgian's invented nightlife. Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore. Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
Welcome to Wandering. A four part series of immersive podcast gallery walks, brought to you by Shade Podcast and Axel Kacoutié.Today we meet writer, editor and broadcaster, Kayo Chingonyi at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield, as he meditates on process and practice and what Patrick Caulfield's, The Hermit reveals to him.Artworks Discussed in this listen: The Hermit, (1966) - Patrick CaulfieldFountains Fell, Yorkshire Dales, 3 August 2008, (2016) - Simon RobertsDiscover more episodes in this series as we meet Zakia Sewell, Nabihah Iqbal and Harold Offeh as they enjoy artworks in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane's Museum and Dulwich Picture Gallery. Listen today on the Bloomberg Connects app or search for Shade Podcast wherever you download your podcasts.Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture app. The free app offers access to more than 250 cultural organizations through a single download, with new guides being added every week. To explore the Graves Gallery guide, and many more, download the app today from the App Store or Google Play. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/shadepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Broadcaster, DJ and writer Zakia Sewell walks with us in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Zakia reflects on how memory and legacy influence our way of seeing, and how our contemporary eyes judge the face of history. We ask, to what extent is a portrait a mirror? We view a photographic portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843-80)Room 23, Floor 2. Historian and essayist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and explorer once a Governor of Jamaica, Edward John Eyre (1815-1901). Room 23, Floor 2. Subscribe to Shade Podcast to listen to future episodes of Wandering featuring our guests Nabihah Iqbal, Kayo Chingonyi and Harold Offeh as they discover artworks in the Sir John Soane's Museum, Graves Gallery and Dulwich Picture Gallery.Wandering is brought to you by Shade Podcast and Axel Kacoutié.Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture app. The free app offers access to more than 250 cultural organizations through a single download, with new guides being added every week. To explore the National Portrait Gallery guide, and many more, download the app today from the App Store or Google Play. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/shadepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 929, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the northernmost capital city 1: Rome,Copenhagen,Lisbon. Copenhagen. 2: Brasilia,Santiago,Caracas. Caracas. 3: New Delhi,Ottawa,Wellington. Ottawa. 4: Pyongyang,Tokyo,Taipei. Pyongyang. 5: Brasilia,Buenos Aires,Bogota,Belmopan. Belmopan. Round 2. Category: american indians 1: Florida tribe which was famous for sheltering runaway slaves. Seminoles. 2: Only East Coast Indians originally used this word for money made of shells. wampum. 3: During the Revolutionary War, the Cherokee fought for this side. the British. 4: Spooky craze that swept the Plains and led to the death of Sitting Bull. the Ghost Dance. 5: A city near Detroit is named for this Ottawa chief who united the Great Lakes tribes in 1763. Pontiac. Round 3. Category: geology 1: The movement of these rivers of ice carved the fjords. glaciers. 2: This earthquake measurement scale is open-ended though none has been recorded above 8.9. a Richter scale. 3: The meltwater from these is often grayish-white because of the powdered rock they contain. glaciers. 4: This "powdery" mineral is number 1 on the Mohs scale of hardness. talc. 5: Following the Mesozoic, it's the era of geological time in which we are now living. Cenozoic. Round 4. Category: party time! 1: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital. London. 2: Active from the 1790s to the 1810s:This party of the second U.S. president. the Federalists. 3: A noisy mock serenade given for newlyweds, its name is an alteration of the French word charivari. Shivaree. 4: Active 1834-1854:This U.S. party that borrowed its name from a British party. the Whigs. 5: Dissolved in 1991:At its height, this party had about 19 million members. the Communist Party. Round 5. Category: norse mythology 1: This god's hall is called Bilskirnir, which means "lightning". Thor. 2: Nidhogg, one of these mythical fire-breathers, gnaws at the roots of the cosmic tree. a dragon. 3: He could see everything in the 9 worlds from his high throne, Lidskjalf. Odin. 4: Odin rode an eight-legged one of these named Sleipnir. a horse. 5: A hideous giantess named Angerboda was the wife of this Norse trickster. Loki. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
Architectural historian Owen Hopkins has written or edited 16 books on architecture and his stories have appeared in Architectural Design, Dezeen, the Independent, and Blueprint, among many others. A graduate of the Courtauld Institute in London, Owen has served as architectural program curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, senior curator at Sir John Soane's Museum, and now the director of Newcastle University's new Farrell Centre. His latest book is about brutalism, those large concrete buildings many people love and King Charles and critics Roger Scruton and Dr. J. S. Curl and Justin Shubow hate hate hate hate hate. Did we mention hate? As the book points out, Brutalist architecture inspires a passionate response, be it adulation or contempt. There's lots of both to go around. Later on, music from some great architects, and their IT buddy, in a group called Poinsettia.
Students from Salisbury Sixth Form College explore a diverse range of subjects in this conversation with Charlotte Verity. These include the exactitude of oil painting, the importance of observation, and issues inherent in her work such as memory and the passing of time.‘Charlotte Verity's practice is ultimately concerned with mapping the ephemerality of her immediate surroundings. The way nature fluctuates, the seasons, the weather, the light – the life cycle of the plant life around us. As Verity works from her garden and studio, her subjects, taken from the natural world, are painted slowly over weeks and months. Vanishing moments are captured permanently. Each painting or print holds a narrative about the passage of time, an appreciation for the small marvels that can be found in nature. The curve of a stem, the colour of a flower, the formation of its petals, the matrix of branches and mass of leaves, all these delicate ecosystems of life that are moving through cycles that are both colossal and invisible.Charlotte Verity (b. 1954), until recently worked and lived in London, and since 2022, in Somerset. After studying at the Slade School of Fine Art she was awarded the Slade Prize and Boise Travelling Scholarship. Her work resides in major private and public collections that include Arts Council England; Derby Museum and Art Gallery; the British Museum; Government Art Collection; Deutsche Bank; Garden Museum, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Tate, and University College London. She has exhibited widely, most recently two solo exhibitions, Echoing Green at Karsten Schubert in London, and The Season's Ebb at the New Art Centre in Salisbury.' (Source, New Art Centre website https://www.sculpture.uk.com/charlotte-verity)Find out more about Charlotte Verity here: https://www.charlotteverity.co.ukThe Roche Court Educational Trust works with over 6,000 children, young people and specialist groups annually, at both the Sculpture Park and elsewhere. We encourage an exploration of modern and contemporary art through our specialist looking, thinking & speaking approach.As an independent charity, we rely on donations to deliver our program. For further details of how to support our work, please visit our website here. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_ilovesculpture/ Thanks to: Dan Coggins and Zach James for co-producing this episode. Thanks also to the New Art Centre, Karsten Schubert Gallery and especially, Charlotte Verity, for generously giving her time. This podcast has been generously funded by RSA Catalyst Award and The Arts Society Wessex.Image credit; Charlotte VerityPonder (Plumbago), 2020Oil on canvas90.3 x 150.5 x 3.1 cm2ft 11 ½ x 4ft 11 ¼ x 1 ¼ in.
Peter and Gideon laze in the sun in Lincoln's Inn Fields, visit the Sir John Soane's Museum, follow the women's Test, check on the England squad, and report more of your stories of following events at Edgbaston. Email your questions, feedback, thoughts and top ten lists to - cricketetcetera@theaustralian.com.au Check out the Cricket, Et Cetera playlist made from Gideon's episode titles....it's put together by listener Evan Willis tap - here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Det sjuttioandra avsnittet av Tolkienpodden blir det inledande i en liten svit om Midgårda magi. I detta första avsnitt pratar vi bland annat om vår övergripande bild av Tolkiens magi, Tolkiens egen syn på magi, den inneboende magin hos Tolkiens folkslag, samt mörkrets makter. Vi som hänger oss åt magiska diskussioner är som vanligt Adam Westlund De La Torre, Elisabet Bergander och Daniel Möller (som även står för musik och klippning). Månadens tips: Jane Eyre av Charlotte Brontë, TV-serien The Last of Us samt Sir John Soane's Museum i London.
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 761, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Cathedrals And Churches 1: The church of Trinita Del Monti soars high above the Spanish Steps in this city. Rome. 2: 6 golden domes were added to this capital's Annunciation Cathedral during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Moscow. 3: You can see the Black Prince's knightwear, as well as his tomb, at this English cathedral and pilgrimage site. Canterbury. 4: St. Andrew's Church in this Ukranian city stands on a site where St. Andrew reputedly erected a cross. Kiev. 5: Many Polish kings are buried in Wawel Cathedral on Wawel Hill in this city, once the capital of Poland. Krakow. Round 2. Category: So Nice They Nicknamed Me Twice 1: "The Chairman of the Board", "Ol' Blue Eyes". Frank Sinatra. 2: "America's Sweetheart", "Little Sure Shot". Annie Oakley. 3: "Conqueror of the World", "Macedonia's Madman". Alexander the Great. 4: "The Father of the H-Bomb", "Dr. Strangelove". Edward Teller. 5: "The Poet of the Commonplace", "The Children's Poet". Longfellow. Round 3. Category: On The "Go" 1: Chronic or recurring pain in the lower back. lumbago. 2: Beastly highest awarded handed out at the Berlin Film Festival, not the Berlin Golf Tournament. the Golden Bear. 3: Another name for graphite, it's also the name of several garden plants. plumbago. 4: Ze plane, boss, ze plane--our faith in this kind of cult is being proved true!. a cargo cult. 5: A type of tortoise that's an accomplished excavator is named for this mammal. a gopher. Round 4. Category: Hot "Bun"S 1: In a 1969 Sam Peckinpah film, William Holden and Ernest Borgnine were part of a "Wild" one. Bunch. 2: This folklore hero was so big, as a child he rocked in his cradle and caused a 75-foot tide in the Bay of Fundy. Paul Bunyan. 3: A con game, or the police squad that breaks it up. bunko. 4: A 221-foot-high obelisk commemorating this battle stands on Breed's Hill. Bunker Hill. 5: 2-word term for the 30,000-pound precision-guided bombs used to destroy underground command centers. bunker busters. Round 5. Category: Party Time! 1: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital. London. 2: Heloise suggests putting fortunes inside these inflatable items instead of in cookies; then let guests pop them. Balloons. 3: Active from the 1790s to the 1810s:This party of the second U.S. president. the Federalists. 4: On a party invitation, the letters RSVP stand for the French phrase "Repondez" this. S'il vous plait. 5: Founded in 1973:This Israeli party to the right of Labor. Likud. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
My guest this week is Jonty Stern, who works at the Sir John Soane's Museum in London. Jonty ran the Doctor Who Society at Lampeter and we learn about his encyclopaedic knowledge of the series and the impact it has had on him over the years. Jonty did Welsh Studies at Lampeter and focused on Celtic languages. He was the only student in the UK doing Middle Breton at the time, and we find out how he became interested in languages. His ‘A' levels didn't work out for him – and we learn how Lampeter beckoned. Jonty is obsessed with diaries and history and has been keeping a diary since 1986. He even brought along his 1990-93 Lampeter diaries to our interview which took place at the O2 in Greenwich on one of the hottest days of the year in July 2022. Jonty explains how some of his entries were written up many years later and we have a discussion about who his diaries are written for, and how some of the topics on which he writes only exist in his diary – there is no other, say, internet reference to the events described. Diaries are connected to his photos and tax returns, and during lockdown Jonty interviewed elderly relatives and friends. We find out how they were able to connect what happened, say, on VE Day with their experiences of lockdown. We talk about the LBGT community, freedom of speech, RP accents on TV, and how diversity changes were not predicted accurately in, say, sci-fi. We also learn about Jonty's work in market research and his love of museums. Then, towards the end of the interview we find out about Jonty's stint on the Channel 4 series Big Brother in 2007, what made him apply, how it was a break from his life up to that point, and how he made it through to finale night. He talks about being both an extrovert and an introvert, how he feels about Channel 4 following doing the programme and what it was like being a celebrity and then no longer being famous. We also discuss how he wasn't allowed to take his diary with him into the Big Brother house. Please note: Opinions expressed are solely those of Chris Deacy and Jonty Stern and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of Kent.
In this episode Emmett Scanlon talks to Adam Nathaniel Furman. Adam is a British artist and designer of Argentine and Japanese heritage based in London. Trained in architecture, Adam's atelier works in spatial design and art of all scales from video and prints to large public artworks, architecturally integrated ornament, as well as products, furniture, interiors, publishing and academia. _ As an activist, vocal defender of workers rights, particularly those of interns, and as an articulate speaker on and about architecture and design, there were many reasons to talk to Adam but it was the arrival of the book Queer Spaces edited by Adam and Joshua Mardel, and designed by Alex Synge, that finally prompted the talk. _ A book that is long overdue, it provides an accessible atlas or canon in Adam's words - of queer spaces, in part for queer students of architecture and design needing a frame of reference and references to support their work. But discussing the book also lead to conversations about Adam's own work, his experience as a queer designer, the challenges he has faced in practice, what he witnessed and reacted to in his architectural education, and what now might his new, true passion. _ When in Dublin, Adam gave a dense, intelligent, lucid and often funny lecture at the invitation of the Architectural Association of Ireland and the conversation begins discussing his first visit to Dublin and if humour was always part of his lecture repetoire. A trigger warning though, Adam does discuss forms of bullying in education and at times is deeply honest about his own experiences. _ ABOUT ADAM Adam is a British artist and designer of Argentine & Japanese heritage based in London. Trained in architecture, Adam's atelier works in spatial design and art of all scales from video and prints to large public artworks, architecturally integrated ornament, as well as products, furniture, interiors, publishing and academia. Adam's work has been exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Milan, Melbourne, Rome, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Vienna & Basel, amongst other places, is held in the collections of the Design Museum, the Sir John Soane's Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Abet Museum, and the Architectural Association, and has been published widely. The atelier has completed, and ongoing projects both internationally (Europe, the US, S America, the Middle East, East Asia) and in the UK. Adam has lectured at the RIBA, Harvard GSD, UC Berkeley, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Vitra Design Museum & the Casa dell'Architettura Rome, amongst others, has taught courses at several universities as well as having been Studio Master of Productive Exuberance at Central St Martins in London, is co-director of Saturated Space at the AA (an influential research group on colour in Urbanism and Architecture), is a published author, a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in architecture, urbanism and design, and has been a judge for the Dezeen and FRAME awards, amongst others. ABOUT THE PODCAST What. Buildings Do is part of Story, Building, the independent platform for the critical discussion of architecture, based in Ireland. Foreign Exchange: Conversations on Architecture Here and Now is the first publication, available here.
In this episode, the final one of Season 7 we join Fay Stevens, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, and explore walking as a question. An archaeologist by training, Fay is interested in the potential of objects and the way we organise them to inspire wonder and stimulate both the individual mind and collective conversation. We can all create a ‘wunderkammer' – a cabinet of curiosities – that mirrors our experience, emotions and environment as we go. In doing so, we follow in the footsteps of great antiquarians including Elias Ashmole and Sir John Soane, and engage with a rich heritage that lives not just in museums, but wherever we walk, collect and curate- even on our kitchen tables.If you want to find further information on this episode or to listen to other episodes of Hampshire HistBites, visit our website.
This week Laura and Will finally get to go and see The Sir John Soane Museum in London's Holborn after having had it raved about by not one but two comedian friends! It's absolutely full to bursting and provided much merriment wandering about and trying to absorb the organised chaos of the place. Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Sir John Soane's Museum. The Natural History Museum. The Southbank Centre. The Barbican. Kew Gardens. Hear how Adam Thow's career has taken him to some of the most spectacular venues in London, and what he believes is next for the cultural enterprises sector.
This week I'm speaking to Michelle Mason, stylist, designer, author and co-founder of Mason & Painter a shop located next to Columbia Road which specialises in furniture, homewares and plants. Michelle's latest book Flower Market: Botanical Style at Home, is a mouth-wateringly beautiful and inspirational guide to styling your home using plants and cut flowers. Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Noctuid moths This episode is sponsored by gardencourses.com. gardencourses.com offers online horticultural training for those looking to develop their own, home gardens. The lasted course to be added is Create Your Garden Sanctuary - you can go to gardencourses.com to find out more. What we cover Can you learn an eye for design? The importance of taking the time to arrange a small corner or table top with a collection of beautiful things The creative process and the end result Starting the habit of creating botanical displays How a theme or narrative can underpin a creation The accessories Michelle wouldn't be without when styling The importance of sourcing sustainably grown and seasonal plants and flowers Arranging plants and flowers on a budget? About Michelle Mason Michelle Mason is a designer, shopkeeper and stylist and has worked for a number of clients including Sir John Soane's Museum shop, the British Library, the National Gallery and the Southbank Centre. She is also co-founder of east London vintage shop Mason & Painter in Columbia Road, home to the weekly Sunday Flower Market. Her first book was Flower Market (Pimpernel, 2019). https://www.pimpernelpress.com/michelle-mason Links Mason & Painter Flower Market: Botanical Style at Home by Michelle Mason Vintage Shops London by Michelle Mason www.gardencourses.com
In this episode, recorded for Women's history month, we think about the apparent lack of women in architectural history. We explore the stories of women working in architecture in an attempt to rebalance this absence. Our contributors talk about what it means to present more diverse stories about who creates our built environment. Contributors: Sarah Akigbogun is an architect and a filmmaker. Sarah is the founder of Studio Aki, which is an transdisciplinary architecture and research practice committed to creating, socially-engaged projects. Sarah is working on a film about her search for the histories of female architects of colour. Elizabeth Darling, who is Reader in Architectural History at Oxford Brookes University, has a particular interest in modernism and gender; Elizabeth has written widely about the history of women in architecture: Darling, E., and L. Walker, AA Women in Architecture, 1917-2017 (AA Publications, 2017) Darling, E., and N. R. Walker, Suffragette City: Women, Politics and the Built Environment (Taylor & Francis Group, 2019) Darling, E., and L. Whitworth, Women and the Making of Built Space in England, 1870–1950 (Routledge, 2017) Erin McKellar is Assistant Curator Exhibitions at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. Erin has researched the history of housing exhibitions and modernism and she is interested in how women have used curation as a way of being involved in architectural production. Your hosts were Dr Jessica Kelly and Matthew Lloyd Roberts For more details on the Society of Architectural Historians and their activities check out the website: https://www.sahgb.org.uk/ Produced by Front Ear Podcasts - www.frontearpodcasts.com
Almost three hundred years ago, the English artist William Hogarth created a series of paintings called A Rake’s Progress, which tell the tragic story of a man whose life spirals out of control after inheriting an unexpected fortune. He leaves behind a fiancée, and it is her story of devotion that reverberates through Igor Stravinsky’s opera The Rake’s Progress and the aria “No Word from Tom.” In this episode, you’ll visit with Hogarth’s paintings, hear how Stravinsky captured the undying loyalty of the forgotten lover and get an inside look at how unexpected fortune and fame upended the family of Vivian Liberto and Johnny Cash. Yes, that Johnny Cash. And, yes, in this podcast about Igor Stravinsky. And here’s the best part: the incomparable Dawn Upshaw will sing it for you from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. The Guests: Soprano Dawn Upshaw has performed The Rake’s Progress many times and says that some of her happiest moments on an opera stage were when she was singing the role of the devoted fiancée, Anne Trulove. Tara Cash is the youngest daughter of Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto. When she was growing up, everyone always wanted to hear about her father’s life. Now, she welcomes the opportunity to share her mother’s side of the story. Joanna Tinworth is the Curator at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, where the original paintings, A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth, have resided for nearly 200 years. Hogarth’s paintings are among the museum’s most popular exhibits. Michael Bragg is the Music Planning Associate and Librarian at San Francisco Opera. He gives lectures and talks about opera around the Bay area, and he loves Stravinsky because of the composer’s unique approach to blending old and new styles of music. Below is the first painting in Hogarth's series A Rake's Progress, entitled "The Heir." You can see the complete set of paintings here, courtesy of Sir John Soane's Museum. William Hogarth, "The Heir," from "A Rake's Progress" series, the inspiration for Stravinsky's opera. (Photo: Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 82, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Party Time! 1: A noisy mock serenade given for newlyweds, its name is an alteration of the French word charivari. Shivaree. 2: On a party invitation, the letters RSVP stand for the French phrase "Repondez" this. S'il vous plait. 3: Sir John Soane had a 3-day party after buying Seti I's sarcophagus for his home in this British capital. London. 4: A synonym for slumber party, it's also the title of a 1964 Annette Funicello film. Pajama Party. 5: Heloise suggests putting fortunes inside these inflatable items instead of in cookies; then let guests pop them. Balloons. Round 2. Category: You Get A "D" 1: In Greek mythology, the mother of Persephone. Demeter. 2: 6-letter word meaning to expose as being false or ridiculous, like certain wacky theories. debunk. 3: A succession of monarchs from the same family. dynasty. 4: If you think someone's wrong, you may "beg to" do this. differ. 5: In the comics, she's Dagwood and Blondie's dog. Daisy. Round 3. Category: Themes Like Old Times 1: "Please, won't you be my neighbor?". Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. 2: "And then one day he was shootin' at some food and up through the round come a bubblin' crude". The Beverly Hillbillies. 3: "And you knew who you were then, girls were girls and men were men". All in the Family. 4: "Thank you for being a friend". The Golden Girls. 5: "Here we come, walking down the street". The Monkees. Round 4. Category: Criminal's Dictionary 1: It's the 2-word slang term for the photograph taken of a suspect in custody. Mug shot. 2: From Latin for "elsewhere", it's the claim to have been somewhere else when a crime was committed. Alibi. 3: This term for a gangster's girlfriend sounds like where she might spend all his money. Moll. 4: A person confessing info to police is known as one of these yellow songbirds. Canary. 5: It's not a novel builder, it's a person accepting bets. Bookmaker/bookie. Round 5. Category: Mariners 1: 8 years after his circumnavigation of the globe, 1577 to 1580, he helped England defeat the Spanish Armada. Sir Francis Drake. 2: The largest island on North America's Pacific coast was named for this British naval officer. George Vancouver (Vancouver Island). 3: Knowledge of this colonizer of Greenland comes from 2 accounts: "Eric's Saga" and "The Greenlanders' Saga". Eric the Red. 4: William Bligh was the master of the Resolution during this captain's third Pacific expedition. Captain James Cook. 5: In July 1741 this Dane sighted the North American continent near Mount St. Elias, Alaska. Vitus Bering. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Adam Nathaniel Furman is an artist & designer of Argentine & Japanese heritage based in London. He trained in Architecture and Fine Art, and works in those areas as well as products, interiors, writing and teaching. My work has been exhibited in London, Paris, New York, Milan, Melbourne, Rome, Eindhoven, Minneapolis, Portland, Kortrijk, Tel Aviv, Veszprem, Mumbai, Vienna & Glasgow, is held in the collections of the Design Museum, the Sir John Soane's Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Abet Museum, & the Architectural Association, and has been published widely. The atelier has completed, and ongoing projects both internationally (Europe, the US, S America, the Middle East, East Asia) and in the UK. He has lectured internationally, and has taught courses at several universities as well as having been Studio Master at Central St Martins in London, am co-director of Saturated Space at the AA.
Thomas A. Kligerman grew up on the East Coast but spent his high school years living in New Mexico. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and his Master of Architecture from Yale School of Architecture. Before co-founding Ike Kligerman Barkley, Tom worked for Robert A. M. Stern Architects in New York City. He loves to travel and has lived abroad in England and France. In 2017, he spent six weeks in Italy as a Visiting Scholar at The American Academy in Rome. Tom serves on the board of several charitable and educational institutions, including The Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation. Tom lectures frequently across the country on many topics including the cultural and architectural history of Cuba, the influence of the Shingle Style in American design as well as the intersection of modern and traditional architecture.
TV presenter, comedian and actress Mel Giedroyc and her good friend Emma Pierce head along to Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, west London, to explore the former country home of famed architect and art collector Sir John Soane. While inside they discover more about Soane’s family life, including the difficult relationship he had with his children, as well as take in the manor’s newest space, which is home to an ongoing programme of contemporary art exhibitions. Please note: UK museums including Pitzhanger Manor are currently closed due to the Covid-19 crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Adapting John Soane: In this episode of Resonance’s monthly show on how Architecture is represented in Culture, Alex Fitch talks to architect Charles Holland about how his practice designed exhibition walls and screens to display prints and paintings in the Sir John Soane’s Museum in London for their current Hogarth: Place and Progress exhibition, and […]
Michael Caines reports on an unprecedented gathering of work by William Hogarth, “replete with a bitter exuberance, folly finely observed and sin satirized”; “Sometimes a dark and stormy night calls for nothing more innovative than a classic chilling tale.” Joanna Scutts considers three new compendiums of the spooky and the macabre; Les Green makes a case for changing the UK's constitution (writing it down in one place being a good start...)Hogarth: Place and progress, at the Sir John Soane’s Museum, until January 5, 2020A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales and poems of the gothicWomen’s Weird: Strange stories by women, 1890–1940, edited by Melissa EdmundsonPromethean Horrors: Classic tales of mad science, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have.” So said the celebrated artist Lucian Freud. His biographer William Feaver tells Andrew Marr how Freud’s work revealed not only something about the subject of the painting, but also what the artist was feeling. The two are combined in a new exhibition of Freud’s self-portraits in which the painter turns his unflinching eye on himself. In 2006 the artist Humphrey Ocean started making a series of portraits of visitors to his studio. Using simple forms and bold colours the painter illuminated something unique about each person. Ocean is the RA Schools’ Professor of Perspective and his work details his observations of everyday life. The underbelly of everyday life in the 18th century is very much in evidence in William Hogarth’s work. As an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum brings together all Hogarth’s painted series for the first time, the art critic Kate Grandjouan explains what he reveals about people from all strata of society, in a London devoid of morality. Producer: Katy Hickman
The Swedish Academy today announced the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Winners, not winner, because, embroiled in a scandal over allegations of sexual assault by the husband of one of its members, the Academy delayed last year’s prize until today. The 2019 winner is Austrian writer Peter Handke, a controversial figure, one of whose early plays was called Offending the Audience, and 2018's winner Olga Tokarczuk is a leading Polish novelist who won the Man Booker International Prize last year for her book Flights. Front Row has the only UK interview with Olga Tokarczuk today and the critic Arifa Akbar considers the work of the winners and the implications of these awards. Goldie, real name Clifford Price, is a musician, actor and artist whose career lifted off with the '90s Drum and Bass boom. The frenetic, high-tempo sound which has played a key role in the evolution of dance music is celebrated on a new 60-track collection compiled by Goldie – a former graffiti artist who became the celebrity poster boy of ‘DnB’ at the height of its popularity and was awarded an MBE in 2016. He talks to Front Row about the revolutionary but often misunderstood genre. Es Devlin has created ambitious sets and sculptures for theatre, opera and large-scale rock concerts, from U2 to Beyoncé. Her latest commission is Memory Palace, an 18-metre-wide white chronological sloping landscape of buildings and places, in which she charts pivotal shifts in human perspectives over 70,000 years. The artist and designer discusses her work which is at Sir John Soane’s former country home, Pitzhanger Manor. Presenter John Wilson Producer Simon Richardson
Sir John Soane is Rachel’s favourite architect of all time. A bold statement no doubt. But this month Abigail and Rachel visit the recently reopened Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, West London and explore what makes Soane such an inspiration after all these years. Next month we'll be talking about water in the home, garden and city - get in touch if you have thoughts! eddpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:eddpodcast@gmail.com) For full details go to our website http://www.eddpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @eddpodcast
This week on Out Of Office, resident Anglophile Kiernan reveals 6 of his favorite off-the-beaten-path museums to visit in London. You’ll learn about England’s Roman past, quirky craftsmen guilds, and far more than you’d expect about windmills. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: London’s Roman Amphitheatrehttps://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/amphitheatre Sir John Soane’s Museumhttps://www.soane.org Clockmakers’ Museumhttp://www.clockmakers.org Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeologyhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/petrie-museum Wimbledon Windmill Museumhttps://www.wimbledonwindmill.org.uk Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomyhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/grant-museum-zoology https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/world-between-empires-art-and-identity-ancient-middle-east
The New Age of TV: Bringing the Look of Cinema to the Small Screen - Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography 2018 Moderator: David Leitner (Director, Producer, and Cinematographer) Panelist: Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC ("Game of Thrones," "Westworld," "Ray Donovan," "The Affair") Meet the Cinematographer who brought some of the most fantastical and gritty moments from "Game of Thrones" to life, Rob McLachlan ASC, CSC. Rob has directed one of the biggest budget episodes of television in history, "The Spoils of War" and one of the most viral moments of modern television "The Red Wedding." Here with David Leitner, Cinematographer of the critically acclaimed "Trembling Before G-d", serving as moderator, Rob dissects his most recent television work. Rob offers his generous insight into the choices behind his camerawork on "Ray Donovan," "WestWorld," and of course, "Game of Thrones." About Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC: Robert was born in San Francisco. He became involved with photography and film at an early age thanks to an artistic father. Since then, Robert has moved on with unusual ease between television and theatrical films of all sizes. In the process, winning many awards and amassing hundreds of credits including close to 50 Theatrical and television movies; as well as over 550 episodes of Television that include "MacGyver" in the late ’80s and the groundbreaking, "Millennium" in the mid’90ss. Recently he shot what is regarded as the most famous episode of TV ever - best known as “The Red Wedding”, in addition to the biggest episode of TV ever made, "The Spoils of War." Both of these episodes are from the international phenomenon, "Game of Thrones." His other TV credits include "Westworld" for HBO and Showtime’s critically acclaimed, "Ray Donovan." Along the way, he has returned to wearing both Director and cinematographer hats on the movies "The Golden Compass" and "Dragonball Evolution" on their second units and more recently he has directed episodes of "Ray Donovan." About the Moderator: David Leitner is a director, producer, and Emmy-nominated DP (Chuck Close: Portrait in Progress), with over eighty credits in feature-length dramas and documentaries, including eight Sundance Film Festival premieres. These include his own Vienna is Different: 50 Years After the Anchluss, Alan Berliner’s Nobody’s Business, Sandi Dubowski’s Trembling Before G-d, the Oscar-nominated documentary For All Mankind, for which he spent nine months at NASA’s Johnson Space Center restoring original 16mm lunar footage, and Memories of Overdevelopment, a Cuban follow-up to 1968’s film classic, Memories of Underdevelopment. For over 25 years, as DP, he has photographed hour-long documentaries on iconic writers, artists, and architects for New York’s Checkerboard Film Foundation. Subjects include Brancusi, Picasso, James Salter, Joel Shapiro, Sir John Soane, Ellsworth Kelly, Milton Glaser, Daniel Libeskind, Dorothea Rockburne, Peter Eisenman, Roy Lichtenstein, Eric Fischl, Jeff Koons, Frank Stella, and Sol LeWitt. Leitner is also an author, columnist, motion picture technologist and industry consultant. From 1977-1985 he was Director of New Technology at DuArt Film & Video in New York, where he created innovations in optical printing, cine lens testing, film-to-tape transfer, and played a key role introducing Super 16 to the U.S. He is a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. This year’s fourth annual Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography event we'll go behind the lens to better understand the challenges and decisions made by top visual artists in the realm of narrative TV, documentary and feature films. Our event series is where we hope many pieces of the creative puzzle fit together - a familiar enclave for the exchange of ideas and a celebration of this unique collaborative process. For more information go to https://SightSoundandStory.com.
Are sports sexist? V&A Dundee and the problem of showcase museums (Pitt Rivers Museum, Sir John Soane's Museum, Whose Culture Is It, Anyway? by Kwame Anthony Appiah) Note: No Andrea this ep Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop
In Episode 2, Stevie and Ana talk Encounters. A fleeting glimpse of a stylish stranger while on holiday, an ongoing friendship with the woman who works in the local boutique, or bumping into an enigmatic stranger in a Soho club: often it’s the chance encounters we have that can really influence how we think about clothes. Stevie makes a new friend, and Naomi Shimada tells us about her solo travels in Argentina. Sophie Davidson talks getting dressed for a memorable blind date. Ann-Maria McCarthy tells us of a vintage friendship, and Ana has a round-table on make-up and growing up with her school friends. Finally, the latest Loved and Lost segment comes from fashion journalist and erstwhile party reporter Osman Ahmed. The British Red Cross charity shop is on Old Church Street, just off the King’s Road. You can visit the Sir John Soane-designed St Peter's Church in Walworth. It's at Liverpool Grove, London SE17 2HH. Ann-Maria Mccarthy is on Instagram at [@annmariamccarthy](https://www.instagram.com/annmariamccarthy/). The wonderful Jenny Vander is at 50 Drury Street in Dublin. Sophie Davidson runs [http://tinyletter.com/womencookforme.](http://tinyletter.com/womencookforme.) Naomi Shimada is on Instagram at [@naomishimada](https://www.instagram.com/naomishimada/) Osman Ahmed writes for Business of Fashion. Follow us on Twitter [@layerspodcast](https://twitter.com/layerspodcast) and Instagram [@layers.podcast.](https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/) Email us your thoughts! layerspodcast@gmail.com If you liked this episode, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Blue Dot Sessions - The Shoes They Wear (via Free Music Archive), Jon Rose -Dr Rosenberg's Church Organ Solo (via Free Music Archive), Blue Dot Sessions - The Green Room (via Free Music Archive), FoolBoyMedia - New York Jazz Loop (via freesound.org), Aaron Lieberman - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production by Lucy Dearlove.
From our series of lectures on different design styles held at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. Penny Lewis returns to Metabolism; an architectural movement that flourished in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s for inspiration.
From our series of lectures on different design styles held at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. Amin Taha, a Stirling shortlisted architect - rejects the whole concept of style as an organising principle for architecture.
From our series of lectures on different design styles held at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. In our third episode, Dr. Barnabas Calder defends Brutalism.
From our series of lectures on different design styles held at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. The second one. Annie Warburton on Arts and Crafts.
From our series of lectures on different design styles held at Sir John Soane's Museum in London. First up: Tim Abrahams on High Tech.
Today we launch Queer Icons, Front Row's celebration of LGBTQ culture to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. Prominent LGBTQ guests will champion the queer artwork that is special to them, from the poetry of Sappho to the songs of Frank Ocean. Guests include Alan Carr, Tony Kushner, Mary Portas, Olly Alexander, Paris Lees, Christine and the Queens, and opening the season tonight is the artist Maggi Hambling. The musician, producer and composer Nitin Sawhney was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at this year's Ivor Novello Awards. He talks to John about 25 years in music and forthcoming projects including a fully choreographed production of his album Dystopian Dream, and writing soundtracks for big budget blockbusters.Sir John Soane's Museum in London is the subject of the latest report on the finalists for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017. Artist Marc Quinn discusses his fascination with the eclectic collection.Presenter John Wilson Producer Jerome Weatherald.
In this episode of BIMThoughts we talk about how to Participate in a worldwide crowdsourcing effort to virtually reconstruct the lost treasure that is Sir John Soane’s Bank of England. Join Autodesk®, HP, NVIDIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, CASE, CGarchitect and Sir John Soane’s Museum for this first of its kind project that leverages modern … Read More →
It’s a new Han Solo backstory movie prequel thing! Yay! http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/07/han-solo-movie-phil-lord-chris-miller-star-wars Then it’s time to talk about Predators (an Adrien Brody masterwork), the Sir John Soane museum Clark and Justin visited in London while Clark worked there, and PrometheLost–a movie where questions and cum-filled androids dominate your life. @SuperHigh_SciFi --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/superhighscifi/support
Housing Things: Reconstructing the Interiors of the Soane Museum and the Watts Gallery Mr Tim Knox (Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) and Dr Nick Tromans (Curator of the Watts Gallery) Abstracts Tim Knox Housing Things: Reconstructing the Interiors of the Soane Museum Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, is the house and collections of the great Neoclassical architect, John Soane. Soane left it to the nation on his death in 1837, with strict instructions that nothing should be changed. However, almost as soon as he died, Soane's elaborate arrangements began to be dismantled and modified - sometimes for very necessary practical reasons, but also sometimes to answer the dictates of taste and decorum. Moreover, as the years elapsed, his decorative schemes were replaced, objects were rearranged, and the day to day needs of the Museum forced changes upon Soane's original vision. Tim Knox, former Director of Sir John Soane's Museum and current Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses the gradual erosion of Soane's legacy, and its revival under a succession of post-War curators of the Museum. He concludes with an account of the Opening up the Soane project, conceived and begun under his own term as Director, which will return even more of the Museum to its exact appearance in 1837, as well as equipping it - in two neighbouring buildings - with the facilities that will enable the Soane Museum to survive into the twenty-first century and beyond. Nick Tromans Housing Things: Reconstructing the Interiors of the Watts Gallery The Watts Gallery at Compton near Guildford was found in 1904, the year of the death of George Frederic Watts, the Victorian painter of symbolic allegory and of portraits of the great figures of the age. In 2011 the Gallery reopened after a complete refurbishment, undertaken after its picturesque structures had reached a point of dangerous dilapidation. The Gallery has since been the focus of much attention on account of its success as a heritage story. This talk will examine the challenges faced by the Gallery during this period, as it sought to balance the demands of sustainability and of the health of the collection against the cherished legacy of a fragile, eccentric and unique environment
A look at the dynamic collection of leading 18th century architect Sir John Soane, with N Quentin Woolf. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sir John Soane: Architecture, Collecting and ’…the Museum of Museums’ Sir John Soane (1753-1837) was one of the most innovative and forward thinking architects in British history. He was also one of Britain’s most important collectors of art and antiquities creating unprecedented installations of objects within his house. These have provided inspiration for many contemporary artists. Whilst looking at Soane’s architectural career this lecture will also focus on his equally important role as a collector. Jerzy J. Kierkuć-Bieliński is curator at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London. Richard Julin, Deputy Director at Magasin 3, opens the lecture by presenting the Magasin 3’s collection. Recorded November 25, 2010 in Magasin 3, Stockholm Language: English
Sir John Soane: Architecture, Collecting and ’…the Museum of Museums’ Sir John Soane (1753-1837) was one of the most innovative and forward thinking architects in British history. He was also one of Britain’s most important collectors of art and antiquities creating unprecedented installations of objects within his house. These have provided inspiration for many contemporary artists. Whilst looking at Soane’s architectural career this lecture will also focus on his equally important role as a collector. Jerzy J. Kierkuć-Bieliński is curator at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London. Richard Julin, Deputy Director at Magasin 3, opens the lecture by presenting the Magasin 3’s collection. Recorded November 25, 2010 in Magasin 3, Stockholm Language: English
Aspire, It is the show about the built and imagined environments.
Aspire Episode 48: Nov. 12, 2007 Some Interesting Art Galleries; The Guggenheim in New York City USA by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Dulwich UK by Sir John Soane. Listener Feedback at aspire@szilverwolf.com or 813-249-9222 Copyright © 2007 Szilverwolf LLC
Aspire, It is the show about the built and imagined environments.
Aspire Episode 48: Nov. 12, 2007 Some Interesting Art Galleries; The Guggenheim in New York City USA by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Dulwich UK by Sir John Soane. Listener Feedback at aspire@szilverwolf.com or 813-249-9222 Copyright © 2007 Szilverwolf LLC
William Palin, Assistant Curator, Sir John Soane's MuseumAn exploration of the long and fascinating tradition of...