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L'ouverture de l'exposition Kngwarray à la Tate Modern Gallery de Londres marque la première grande exposition de l'artiste Emily Kam Kngwarray des Premières Nations en Europe.
Tuần trước, phòng triển lãm Tate Modern tại London đã chính thức khai mạc cuộc triển lãm cá nhân lớn đầu tiên tại châu Âu, dành cho họa sĩ thổ dân danh tiếng của Úc là bà Emily Kam Kngwarray. Sự kiện mang tính lịch sử này được chuẩn bị trong suốt 5 năm, là kết quả hợp tác giữa Tate và Phòng triển lãm Quốc gia Úc hay National Gallery of Australia, nhằm vinh danh một trong những danh họa nổi tiếng nhất của xứ sở Miệt Dưới.
In this episode Ceri is joined by the incomparable John Smith—artist-filmmaker, mischievous narrator, cinematic magician. Over the past five decades, John has created more than 60 award-winning films, videos and installations that have screened in cinemas and museums around the world, from MoMA in New York to Tate Modern, and earned him honours including the Jarman Award and a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists. Often funny, always astute, his work reshapes how we see and hear the world. In this conversation, John shares how growing up in East London in the 50s and 60s fuelled his anti-authoritarian streak, how he stumbled into art school via psychedelic paintings and audacity, and how humour became his Trojan horse for smuggling serious ideas into unsuspecting minds. KEY TAKEAWAYS Being rebellious is fuel for creativity. Humour is a great way to break down barriers, including artistic ones. When you connect with your audience your confidence and creativity grows. Art is about communication. Your old work can resonate with new audiences, so use it. Working through illness, if you can physically do it, is hard but rewarding. Be true to yourself in your work. Integrity beats commercialism. At times you will work within limitations, embrace those situations. You will learn a lot. BEST MOMENTS “The power of language and storytelling is so strong that when we are told something we can't help but half believe it.” “That film was made in the context of people making work, which was anti illusionistic, was which had its intention to undermine the illusion of cinema and make us realise that that that cinema is manipulating us.” “Humour absolutely is a survival mechanism.” “The market is a fickle beast…so, you have to make work you love, regardless.” EPISODE RESOURCES https://johnsmithfilms.com https://www.instagram.com/theotherjohnsmith PODCAST HOST BIO With over 30 years in the art world, Ceri has worked closely with leading artists and arts professionals, managed public and private galleries and charities, and curated more than 250 exhibitions and events. She sold artworks to major museums and private collectors and commissioned thousands of works across diverse media, from renowned artists such as John Akomfrah, Pipilotti Rist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Vito Acconci. Now, she wants to share her extensive knowledge with you, so you can excel and achieve your goals. **** The Artist Mastermind Circle: Ready to stop second-guessing and start building momentum in your art career? Applications are now open for the next Artist Mastermind Circle—a six-month coaching programme for mid-career artists who are serious about growing their confidence, income, and opportunities. Apply by 21 July at https://cerihand.com/artist-mastermind-circle/ and take the next bold step. Ceri Hand Coaching Membership: Group coaching, live art surgeries, exclusive masterclasses, portfolio reviews, weekly challenges. Access our library of content and resource hub anytime and enjoy special discounts within a vibrant community of peers and professionals. Ready to transform your art career? Join today! https://cerihand.com/membership/ **** Build Relationships The Easy Way Our self-study video course, "Unlock Your Artworld Network," offers a straightforward 5-step framework to help you build valuable relationships effortlessly. Gain the tools and confidence you need to create new opportunities and thrive in the art world today. https://cerihand.com/courses/unlock_your_artworld_network/ **** Book a Discovery Call Today To schedule a personalised 1-2-1 coaching session with Ceri or explore our group coaching options, simply email us at hello@cerihand.com **** Discover Your Extraordinary Creativity Visit www.cerihand.com to learn how we can help you become an extraordinary creative. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
The opening of Emily Kam Kngwarray at the Tate Modern marks the first major solo exhibition of the First Nations artist in Europe. Five years in the making, the show is a collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia and showcases the works of one of Australia's most renowned artists.
Pembukaan Emily Kam Kngwarray di Tate Modern menandai pameran tunggal besar pertama seniman First Nations di Eropa.
Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibits in London's TATE Modern.
It's been 20 years since the 7/7 attacks in London, which claimed the lives of 52 civilians and injured almost 800. Krupa Padhy talked to Gill Hicks, who was on the Piccadilly line Tube that morning and lost her legs in the blast, and nurse Kate Price, who was working in intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital. They discuss their memories of that day and the aftermath, as well as the lasting bond they have formed.An exhibition celebrating the life and work of renowned Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray has opened at the Tate Modern in London. Respectfully known as ‘the old lady' by her community, Emily didn't start painting on canvas until her 70s. Anita Rani talked to art curator Kelli Cole about Emily's paintings, which were inspired by her life as a senior Anmatyerr woman from the Sandover region of the Northern Territory of Australia.The TV presenter and autism advocacy campaigner, Christine McGuinness, is mother of three autistic children, and she received an autism diagnosis herself as an adult. She is highlighting new research that found that half of parents of children with disabilities surveyed said their child is excluded from play due to playgrounds being inaccessible to them. From Frank Sinatra to the Beatles, many of the biggest male stars built their early careers on the romantic appeal to young women. Bea Martinez-Gatell is author of Swoon, Fangirls, Their Idols And The Counterculture of Female Lust – From Byron To The Beatles. She joined Anita to explain that far from passive consumers, fangirls were actually tastemakers, visionaries and cultural disruptors.Fatima Timbo, known as Fats Timbo, is a content creator and comedian who has amassed an incredible 3 million followers on TikTok. Since appearing on TV show The Undateables in 2018, she's also been part of the team bringing us the Paralympics coverage from Paris last year. Born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, she shares her tips for succeeding in a world where it's difficult to be different in her book Main Character Energy: Ten Commandments for Living Life Fearlessly. Katie Brayben is a two-time Olivier award winner for Best Actress in A Musical for Tammy Faye and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Now she is reprising the role of Elizabeth Laine in Girl From the North Country currently on stage at the Old Vic in London. Katie sang live in the studio. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Andrea Kidd
The Southport inquiry - the first phase of which took place in Liverpool this week - heard statements from the families of four girls who survived despite being seriously injured during the attacks on 29 July last year. The public inquiry heard testimony from one of the girls' mothers, who said her daughter 'fought like hell' to save herself and others. Anita Rani speaks to Judith Moritz, BBC Special Correspondent, about some of the eyewitness accounts.An exhibition celebrating the life and work of renowned Australian artist Emily Kam Kngwarray opens today at the Tate Modern in London. Respectfully known as ‘the old lady' by her community, Emily didn't start painting on canvas until her 70s. She went on to produce over 2,000 paintings and achieve huge critical acclaim before her death in 1996. Anita talks to art curator Kelli Cole about Emily's often monumental paintings, which were inspired by her life as a senior Anmatyerr woman from the Sandover region of the Northern Territory of Australia.Chief Inspector Helen Tebbit of Cambridgeshire Police joins Anita to talk about her role as senior investigating officer in a rape investigation which resulted in a sexual predator, Craig France, being jailed for more than 10 years - as featured this week in the Channel 4 TV series, 24 Hours in Police Custody.Camaron Marvel Ochs, known professionally as Cam, is an American country music singer songwriter. Her most successful single, Burning House, received widespread acclaim and went triple platinum. She has written for a range of artists including Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus, and last year she received a Grammy award for songwriting, production and backing vocals for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album. Anita speaks to her about her career so far and her forthcoming album – All Things Light Up.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rebecca Myatt
Anselm Kiefer is one of the world's greatest living artists. Born in Germany at the end of the Second World War, much of his work in paintings, sculptures and vast installation pieces, has addressed his country's history and culture, asking difficult questions about the legacy of fascism and conflict. His paintings, thickly layered and sometimes embellished with straw or molten lead, often depict dark rutted fields or dense forests. Kiefer is renowned for the size of his work, and for his industrial-scale studio complexes in France, where he has lived for over thirty years. Kiefer's works are included in numerous public collections including the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Tate Modern, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Australia. His most recent show at the Royal Academy in London has paired his works with those of one his artistic heroes for an exhibition called Kiefer/Van Gogh. Producer: Edwina Pitman
Küresel sanat sahnesi, son yıllarda belki de en radikal kırılmasını yaşıyor. Merkezî anlatılar yerini kenarda bırakılanların sesine bırakırken, yerli (Indigenous) sanatçılar yalnızca görünür olmakla kalmıyor, bizzat küresel anlatının merkezine yerleşiyor. Geçtiğimiz haftalarda İngiltere'de Tate Modern, Camden Art Centre ve Edinburgh'daki Fruitmarket Gallery gibi prestijli kurumlarda açılan sergiler; bu dönüşümün yalnızca geçici bir ilgi değil, kurumsal bir yeniden yapılanma olduğuna işaret ediyor.
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed curator Kelli Cole to discuss the trailblazing Australian artist, Emily Kam Kngwarray! This is a very special BONUS episode and [as a one-off format] an exhibition walkthrough of Kngwarray's show at TATE MODERN. This is the first large-scale presentation of Kngwarray's work ever held in Europe and a celebration of her extraordinary career as one of Australia's greatest artists. Born in 1914, from the Alhalker Country in the Northern Territory, Kngwarray made thousands of works, reflecting her life as an Anmatyerr woman, but was – extraordinarily – only in her late 70s when she began painting in earnest, creating for ceremonial purposes and designs on the bodies of women. Listen to us explore the exhibition: witnessing first hand some of the most dazzling paintings I've ever seen. So whether you'll listen to this ahead of your visit, or be virtually transported here (for those who can't be here in person), I hope we can bring the magic of her paintings alive for you. About our guest: A Warumungu and Luritja woman from Central Australia, Kelli Cole is the Director of Curatorial & Engagement for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia project in Alice Springs. Previously, she held the position of Curator of Special Projects in the First Nations portfolio at the National Gallery of Australia, and has contributed to numerous publications, both nationally and internationally, on various aspects of First Nations art. In 2022, she worked closely with another esteemed curator, Hetti Perkins, as part of the team for the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony. But the reason why we are speaking with Cole today is because she is the lead curator of a very exciting new exhibition here at London's Tate Modern: Emily Kam Kngwarray! Link to show – to see the works: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/emily-kam-kngwarray --- THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEVETT COLLECTION: https://www.famm.com/en/ https://www.instagram.com/famm_mougins // https://www.merrellpublishers.com/9781858947037 Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Music by Ben Wetherfield
„Dlouhodobě mi jde o propojování lidí a budování vztahů. Už jako malá jsem organizovala lidi na ulici a zapojovala do toho dospělé,“ říká umělkyně Kateřina Šedá. Do londýnského muzea Tate Modern přestěhovala celou českou vesnici, v současnosti se věnuje například Národní sbírce zlozvyků. V hotcastu Pot mluvila o konfliktech, zlozvykové seznamce, i své „sociální architektuře“.
Philip visits Tate Modern to view the AIDS Memorial Quilt and interviews some well known activists and celebrities, an instagram video of his interviews is on the front page of www.HIVHour.org.uk. On a theme of quilts, we also replay the call to submit selfies to the U=U quilt project from Positive East, https://www.positiveeast.org.uk/uequalsu/ Stephen joins us on Zoom from New York and tells us about his Shadowed Dreamer return to off broadway for the first time in 16 years. Sue celebrates the success of the Terrence Higgins Trust “Can't pass it on” campaign that piloted in Brighton. Music is from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Neneh Cherry and Faithless Community news about Dragsy Malone, and Rose Garden's Swap Shop, fundraisers for the Sussex Beacon at Queens Arms. Also a reminder of Lunch Positives Eastbourne group, Tuesday drop ins and Friday Lunch Club
This week on Crime Wave: Katherine Reay's THE ENGLISH MASTERPIECE opens with an exhibit at the Tate Modern honoring the recently deceased Picasso. Lily, a young gallery assistant, impulsively blurts, “That's a forgery” about a painting on display. That one comment puts not only her own career at risk but also that of her beloved mentor who curated the show. Unless . . . was Lily right? Reay transports us back to London in the 1970s in a thrilling game of cat and mouse that explores what it means to live and create authentically. Lily is an underdog heroine to root for as she navigates London's prestigious art scene and learns the cost of speaking up for what is true. Connect with Katherine: https://katherinereay.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #CrimeWavePodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #BonnarSpring #BonnarSpringBooks #bookouture #thrillers #KatherineReay #TheEnglishMasterpiece
This week on Crime Wave: Katherine Reay's THE ENGLISH MASTERPIECE opens with an exhibit at the Tate Modern honoring the recently deceased Picasso. Lily, a young gallery assistant, impulsively blurts, “That's a forgery” about a painting on display. That one comment puts not only her own career at risk but also that of her beloved mentor who curated the show. Unless . . . was Lily right? Reay transports us back to London in the 1970s in a thrilling game of cat and mouse that explores what it means to live and create authentically. Lily is an underdog heroine to root for as she navigates London's prestigious art scene and learns the cost of speaking up for what is true. Connect with Katherine: https://katherinereay.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #CrimeWavePodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #BonnarSpring #BonnarSpringBooks #bookouture #thrillers #KatherineReay #TheEnglishMasterpiece
Hello, London obsessives and armchair adventurers! I'm Sascha, your certified London geek, and guess what? Season 2 of London Asked & Answered is stomping down the cobblestones straight into your ears—only on See you in London!Think you know London? We're about to flip that notion upside-down, shake out the souvenir keychains, and refill the world-class tea. We're delving deep through subterranean graffiti tunnels at Waterloo We're scaling secret Shoreditch rooftops for skyline selfies that'll make your followers green with envy. We're sneaking into late-night Tate Modern raves -- just try not to spill your Pimm's on the Picasso.Forget the usual tourist checklist. Season 2 is your VIP pass to hidden pop up food carnivals in Trafalgar Square—think dumplings doing the tango with tacos — and smoke-and-mirror speakeasies so undercover even your GPS throws up its hands. We'll teach you the Oyster Card ninja flick: one swift tap and you're through the turnstile before Mum's the word. And when that 3 a.m. snack craving hits? We'll point you to the best late-night street-food stalls and kebab joints that never close—because midnight munchies should never go unsatisfied. Every episode is packed with cheeky tips and untold tales. We'll wander the cold, echoing corridors of Whitehall's secret bunkers, and chase spectral whispers beneath Tower Bridge . Art fans, prepare for off-the-grid masterpieces: century-old Shoreditch murals that have more stories than your uncle's holiday slideshow.Seasons change, and so do we. Catch spring's cherry blossom rain in Hyde Park, summer's kaleidoscopic Notting Hill Carnival, autumn's Borough Market spice-dusted leaves, and winter's Winter Wonderland—warts-and-all Christmas magic without that freezing queue for a mulled wine.You'll hear bite-sized segments like Hidden Gems and Curious Finds your weekly compass to cloak and dagger courtyards and clandestine bookshops — and “Events & Excitement”, your insider's ticket to everything from midnight films in abandoned tube tunnels to secret salsa nights behind neon locked doors.Don't worry, we still tip our bowler hats to the icons: we'll salute Buckingham Palace in all its glory, strut across Tower Bridge, and decode Westminster Abbey's coolest stained glass. But we'll also reveal the hush hush garden gates at Buckingham and the engineers' secret tea route under the bridge, history with a wink!Season 2 is for everyone: the whirlwind weekender, penny-pinching backpacker, and the bona fide London lifer who swears “I've seen it all” (spoiler: you haven't). We're dishing out mini-series like “London on a Shoestring” (budget thrills guaranteed) and “Luxury London” (when your bank account is feeling *fancy*).So, what are you waiting for? Jab that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Then dash over to Seeyouin.London and sign up for our newsletter—it comes with bonus walking tour maps, weather-proof packing lists, and a lot more. Bookmark this show—Season 2 explodes onto the airwaves faster than a double-decker hurtling through Oxford Circus. London never sleeps, and neither do we. Grab your headphones, lace up those trainers, and prepare to rediscover the city in all its glorious madness. Adventure—and a bit of mischief—awaits… are you in? Then lets'go - See you in London!Website: seeyouin.london Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Dulwich Picture Gallery, the UK's first purpose-built public art gallery, is hosting an exhibition of one of Britain's brightest young painting talents, Rachel Jones. Ben Luke visits the gallery to talk to her about the paintings—giant and tiny—in the show. The latest Liverpool Biennial has just opened in that great British city; Louisa Buck, The Art Newspaper's contemporary art correspondent, joins Ben to review the show. And this episode's Work of the Week, is the UK Aids Memorial Quilt, which was instigated in 1989 and commemorates the lives of 384 individuals affected by HIV and Aids. It is made up of 42 quilts made from multiple panels and a further 23 individual panels. The quilt is being shown at Tate Modern this weekend, and we speak to the writer Charlie Porter, who included the quilt in his recent novel Nova Scotia House and instigated the project to show it at Tate.Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, until 19 October.Liverpool Biennial: BEDROCK, until 14 September.The UK Aids Memorial Quilt, Tate Modern, until 16 June; Charlie Porter, Nova Scotia House, Penguin, £18.99; US: Nightboat Books, 21 October, $17.95. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We investigate the case of a zookeeper scammed out of all his fiddler crabs, slather on a body cream that delivers an out of body experience, and take a tour of the Tate Modern with violent and thought-provoking exhibits for all the family. Comedian Michael Spicer exposes the worst of modern life, politics and culture in this second series of his satirical sketch comedy. Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael SpicerComposer and Sound Designer: Augustin BousfieldProducer: Matt TillerA Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
Reform UK gets a lot of coverage but not enough scrutiny. Say Nigel Farage did become Prime Minister (God forbid), what would a Reform UK-led UK look like? Is their manifesto (… sorry, ‘contract') full to the brim of wishful thinking? Plus, with changes inbound on the two-child benefit cap and winter fuel payments is Labour sorting its act out? Or does this make Starmer look weak? Paul Nowak is the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and joins the podcast to give his thoughts. And in the Extra Bit for subscribers following the death of BBC arts titan Alan Yentob, we ask: Is the dream of culture for the masses still alive? • Read Sam Freedman's Substack here: https://samf.substack.com/p/what-would-a-reform-government-be • Listen to The Bunker including Duncan Weldon on the economics of war. • Don't miss the latest edition of Crime Scene on the Liverpool parade car collision and what it means for policing. ESCAPE ROUTES • Paul recommends Bruce Springsteen live and Race Across The World on BBC iPlayer. • Matt saw Mary Poppins at the Bradford Alhambra. • Rachel recommends listening to Magic At The Musicals on RadioPlayer. • Dorian recommends Gang Of Three (keep an eye out in case in gets a transfer) and Electric Dreams at Tate Modern. www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Rachel Cunliffe and Matt Green. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio Production by: Robin Leeburn. Music by Cornershop. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick Rothwell is joined by Jeff Albert, Associate Professor at Georgia Tech, and Paul McCabe, Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland, to discuss the 2025 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition - an annual event showcasing new technologies and innovations in music.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Jeff Albert And Georgia Tech05:02 - Paul McCabe And Roland's Future Design Lab10:17 - Judging The Guthman Competition12:06 - Getting Hands-On With The Instruments13:45 - Getting The Back Stories From The Creators 15:11 - A Wide Range Of Instruments And Technologies17:37 - Face-To-Face Demos And Performances18:45 - The Origins Of The Guthman Competition21:33 - The 2025 Winner: Chromaplane24:55 - 3rd Place: Adult Corythosaurus30:34 - How The Instruments Are JudgedThe Guthman Musical Instrument CompetitionThe Guthman Musical Instrument Competition began in 1996, founded by Georgia Tech alumnus Richard Guthman in tribute to his wife Margaret, a talented pianist. Originally a jazz piano contest, it grew steadily over a decade, drawing students from dozens of US states.As Georgia Tech's music landscape evolved, introducing a Music Technology Master's in 2006 and launching the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology in 2007, the competition shifted focus. In 2009, it was re-imagined as the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, celebrating innovation in musical instrument design. Now an international event, it attracts inventors from across the globe. From experimental prototypes to market-ready products, entrants showcase their creations live, competing for recognition as the most groundbreaking idea in music technology.https://guthman.gatech.edu/Jeff Albert BiogAn Associate Professor and Interim Chair at Georgia Tech, Jeff Albert's areas of research and creative practice include improvisation and interaction, jazz performance, performance paradigms for live computer music and audio production. He has performed in concerts and festivals in the U.S and throughout Europe, and contributed as a performer, producer, or engineer on over 60 recordings, including the 2017 Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album. He has been named a Rising Star in the DownBeat Critics Poll and his album Unanimous Sources was named a Top 10 album of 2020 by Jan Garelick in the Boston Globe. Albert received his B.M. from Loyola University New Orleans, and his M.M. from the University of New Orleans. In May of 2013, he became the first graduate of the PhD program in Experimental Music and Digital Media at Louisiana State University, where he was a founding member of the Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana (LOLs).https://jeffalbert.com/Paul McCabe BiogPaul McCabe is the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland, where he has spearheaded the development of the Future Design Labs. Under his leadership, this global R&D team of engineers and researchers has been dedicated to exploring and harnessing emerging trends, fostering innovation, and shaping the global creative landscape for the next 50 years. In addition to his work at Future Design Labs, Paul also brings his expertise to Roland's Central Marketing Group, where he provides executive leadership to Consumer Research and Insights. Throughout his career, Paul has held numerous leadership positions, including VP of R&D and Strategic Partnerships, VP of Global CX and VP of Global Marketing. At Roland Canada, he served in various key roles such as President & CEO, COO, Product Manager, Marketing Communications Manager, Technical Marketing and Product Specialist.https://mccabepaulj.com/https://www.instagram.com/mccabep/Nick Rothwell BiogNick Rothwell is a composer, performer, software architect, coder and visual artist. He has built media performance systems for projects with Ballett Frankfurt and Vienna Volksoper, composed sound scores for Aydın Teker (Istanbul / Kapadokya), Shobana Jeyasingh, AWA Dance, Luz&Mannion Dance (Flamenco) and Undercurrent Theatre, programmed physical media sculptures with Simeon Nelson and Rob Godman, live coded in Mexico and in Berlin with sitar player Shama Rahman, collaborated with the body>data>space collective in Prague, Paris and Dresden, written software for Studio Wayne McGregor, Beinghuman in Kathmandu, the Pina Bausch Foundation and Nesta's FutureFest, consulted for Tate Modern, and developed algorithmic visuals for large-scale outdoor projections in Poland, Estonia, the Cambridge Music Festival and Lumiere (London / Durham). He has taught design at CODE Berlin and currently runs the Computer Science undergraduate course at University of the Arts London.Project Cassiel - https://cassiel.comCatch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
In this week's two-part episode, we explore the work of the "phantasmagoric couturier" Leigh Bowery, who has been described as "artist and art object, a thing to see, to experience." Primarily using dress and his own body as his medium of expression, Bowery's work was equally at home in contemporary art institutions and in the London club scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Tate Modern curator Fiontán Moran joins us this week to speak about the exhibition Leigh Bowery! which is on view now at the Tate through August 31, 2025. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's two-part episode, we explore the work of the "phantasmagoric couturier" Leigh Bowery, who has been described as "artist and art object, a thing to see, to experience." Primarily using dress and his own body as his medium of expression, Bowery's work was equally at home in contemporary art institutions and in the London club scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Tate Modern curator Fiontán Moran joins us this week to speak about the exhibition Leigh Bowery! which is on view now at the Tate through August 31, 2025. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SIGN UP –Be the first to know next episodes, get BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, juicy facts + useful links.Episode......................................................................Contemporary artist Ed Atkins's survey at Tate Britain is best described as an existential theatre with avatars, CGI, motion capture technology, traditional figural drawing, Unreal Engine, filmed performance, experimental writing and much more. You wouldn't leave the shop without paying for your latte, right?Buy us a latte ;-) https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/support-usArchitect and first-time guest on the podcast, Nick Taylor, and I, get lost, fall into the temporary exhibition through a faulty door, rush through the show to watch the timed film, return a second time because one of us went to Tate Modern first, discuss exhibition-visiting methods, critique wall texts, and reflect upon our own relation with time, narrative, devotion and death.If you enjoyed the episode, you may enjoy my essays on Substack: https://joanaprneves.substack.comAcross all technologies, we've asked the same questions: …are we spectators or actors? …contemplative or engaged? …are images and the people in them dead? …and if so, why are they moving (both as a verb and an adjective)?Hailed as a pioneer of digital technology, Ed Atkins' work found its groove in early experiments with video-editing. These quickly migrated into the world of gaming, with its motion capture and CGI animation, and their striking similarity with live performance through timed duration, but with a complicated relation with the physical world and real, fleshy bodies. For behind the scenes clips and visuals follow us on Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcastWe discuss: #parenting, #audience #engagement, #theatre spaces, fear, #vulnerability, #narrative building, #virtual realities, #self-representation, #identity, spatial dynamics, #modernism, #existentialism, #mortality, #parenthood, #theatre, #experimental film, emotional detachment, #intergenerational connections, #illness, #family dynamics.Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcast Bluesky: @exhibitionistas.bsky.socialWebsite: https://exhibitionistaspodcast.comChapters00:00 Introduction and Setup02:31 Memories of Tate Modern07:07 Pivotal Moments in Ed Atkins' Career14:03 A Few Points Of Reference For Ed Atkins' Work18:21 When The Artist Writes Their Own Wall Texts22:35 Narratives On And Off The Screen(s)27:17 The Exhibition as Experimental Writing32:07 Narrative Building in Art Experiences37:33 Theatre Without Actors41:03 Self-Representation and Identity in Art46:19 Spatial Dynamics and Human Scale in Art53:23 Modernism and Its Absence in the UK55:31 Life As Utter Devotion, Art As Its Awareness 01:02:36 The Disconnect Between Generations in Art01:07:18 Reading Emotion: Ed Atkin's New Film With Real Actors01:11:40 The Journey Through Illness and Art01:16:51 The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Spectators01:22:16 OUTROAbout us: If you enjoy the podcast If Books Could Kill and You Are Good, you will enjoy Exhibitionistas, where artists are unveiled through current and pertinent angles, and through thoughts and feelings. These podcasts were a great inspiration for our format because they're nerdy and engaging, researched and approachable. The co-host and the guest co-host engage in a conversation informed by an accessible and lively presentation of the subject, through which you can reflect on a show you've seen or discover it if you can't go, learn or re-evaluate artistic topics crossing over into our everyday lives.
Since the late 1980s, Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has made work in response to conflict and political violence, drawing on the testimonies of victims to create metaphorical sculptures and installations about trauma, loss and survival. She is now recognised as one of the most important living artists, with work shown in museums and galleries around the world, including in the turbine hall of Tate Modern in 2007. Doris Salcedo is the 2025 recipient of the Whitechapel Gallery's prestigious Art Icon award, in recognition of her ‘profound contribution to the artistic landscape'. She talks to John Wilson about the first time she saw Goya's painting The Third of May 1808, also known as The Executions of the Third of May. The painting depicts the brutal aftermath of the Dos de Mayo Uprising in Madrid, during the Peninsular War, in which Spanish civilians were executed by French soldiers. Salcedo recalls how this painting showed her what a work of art could accomplish. It was seeing this painting that inspired her artistic purpose of trying to reveal the true cost of war in her work. Salcedo also explains how the poetry of Paul Celan, the French-Romanian poet and Holocaust survivor has been a significant influence on her and her art , and how the testimonies of the Colombian victims of violence have defined her work.Producer: Edwina PitmanArchive used: Paul Celan, Psalm, read by Robert Rietty
To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Tate Modern this week, the Architecture Foundation's Director Ellis Woodman speaks with two key figures behind the museum's conception: Nicholas Serota and Jacques Herzog.Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Download the London Architecture Guide App via the App Store or Google PlayBecome an Architecture Foundation Patreon member and be a part of a growing coalition of architects and built environment professionals supporting our vital and independent work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week: after a two-year closure, the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing reopens this week, revealing a major overhaul by the architect Annabelle Selldorf. The gallery has also rehung its entire collection and Ben Luke takes a tour of both the revamped building and the new displays with the National Gallery director, Gabriele Finaldi. Tate Modern celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend, and Luke talks to The Art Newspaper's contemporary art correspondent Louisa Buck and another of our regular contributors, Dale Berning Sawa, about its seismic impact in London and beyond over the past quarter of a century, its complex present circumstances and its future. And this episode's Work of the Week is the late German artist Inge Mahn's sculpture Balancing Towers (1989). It is a key work in an exhibition called “Are we still up to it?” – Art & Democracy at the Herrenchiemsee, the castle on an island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany. Oliver Kase, the director of collections at the Pinakothek der Moderne, in Munich, and co-curator of the exhibition, joins Luke to discuss the sculpture.The Sainsbury Wing and CC Land: The Wonder of Art, National Gallery, London, from 10 May. You can hear a conversation with Annabelle Selldorf about the Frick Collection on the episode of this podcast from 28 March 2025. And our interview with the architectural critic Rowan Moore reflecting on the debate about Selldorf's alterations to the original Sainsbury Wing project is in the episode from 4 November 2022.Tate Modern's 25th Birthday Weekender, Tate Modern, London, 9-12 May.“Are we still up to it?” – Art & Democracy, Herrenchiemsee Palace, Chiemsee, Germany, 10 May-12 October Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 73 of ‘All About Art': Curating at Tate Modern with Dr. Val RavagliaIn this episode, I sat down with Dr. Val Ravaglia, Curator of Displays and International Art at Tate Modern.I speak to Val about their career path - having worked at the Tate Modern for over a decade, first as an intern, then as an assistant curator, and since 2019 as Curator of Displays and International Art.We delve into the most recent exhibition they curated, titled Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet which celebrates the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed and digital art - on until June 1st 2025.We speak about the process of planning and developing such an extensive exhibition, they give tips to anyone wanting to follow in their footsteps and curate at the Tate, and so much more.Thank you Val for coming on the podcast! You can check out Val's work here: https://aestheticbricolage.wordpress.com/val-ravaglia/cv/You can check out Electric Dreams here: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/electric-dreamsYOU CAN SUPPORT ALL ABOUT ART ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/allaboutartFOLLOW ALL ABOUT ART ON INSTAGRAM HERE: https://www.instagram.com/allaboutartpodcast/ ABOUT THE HOST:I am an Austrian-American art historian, curator, and writer. I obtained my BA in History of Art at University College London and my MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London. My specializations are in contemporary art and the contemporary art market along with accessibility, engagement, and the demystification of the professional art sector.Here are links to my social media, feel free to reach out:Instagram @alexandrasteinacker Twitter @alex_steinackerand LinkedIn at Alexandra Steinacker-ClarkCOVER ART: Lisa Schrofner a.k.a Liser www.liser-art.com and Luca Laurence www.lucalaurence.com Episode Production: Paul Zschornack
On this episode, we're joined by writer and fashion critic Charlie Porter to discuss our Fiction Book of the Month, Nova Scotia House—a powerful love story that summons a lost generation, set against the backdrop of the UK AIDS crisis and its aftermath throughout the 1980s and '90s.Our discussion of the novel's vivid characters and cultural history offers a fascinating window into queer life in London at the close of the 20th century—and into Charlie's own personal journey toward living without fear.In true form, we also cover everything from Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group to the feud over “punk” between British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman and fashion icon Vivienne Westwood. Charlie also shares his love of Proust and 19th-century literature, despite his improbable hatred of Madame Bovary.Finally, we discuss the resurrection of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt—consisting of 42 twelve-foot-by-twelve-foot panels—which Porter has helped present at Tate Modern in London this summer.Signed copies of the book are available in-store and on our website. Listeners of The Hatchards Podcast can receive 15% off at checkout with the code “NOVA15.”Hosted by Ryan Edgington and Olivia Robinson.
If you love theater, art, or music, your eyes will surely have been delighted by the work of Es Devlin.She has created public sculptures and installations at the V&A, Serpentine, and Imperial War Museum, and outside at Tate Modern, Trafalgar Square, and the Lincoln Centre, as well as kinetic stage designs at La Scala and the Royal Opera House in London and monumental illuminated stage sculptures for the Super Bowl halftime show, Olympic Ceremonies, and large-scale stadium concerts, including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Take That, Billie Eilish, and many more.A major retrospective of Devlin's work was shown at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York in 2023, along with an award-winning book called An Atlas of Es Devlin— which Thames & Hudson have described as their most sculptural and intricate book to date.For this year's Salone del Mobile, she paid homage to the spaces of the Accademia di Brera with “Library of Light,” an installation that dialogues with the space, the visitors, and the incredible books of the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense.The links of this episode:- Es Devlin's official website https://esdevlin.com- Maria Gaetana Agnesi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Gaetana_Agnesi- "Library of Light" for Salone del Mobile.Milano (2025) https://www.salonemilano.it/en/session/es-devlin-library-light- Beyoncé, "The formation Word Tour" (2016) https://esdevlin.com/work/beyonce- Gucci Cosmos https://esdevlin.com/work/gucci-cosmos- U2 at The Spere Las Vegas (2024) https://esdevlin.com/work/the-sphere- Please Feed the Lions in Trafalgar Square (2018) https://londondesignfestival.com/activities/please-feed-the-lions-by-es-devlin- "Five Echoes" in Miami (2021) https://www.dezeen.com/2021/12/16/es-devlin-five-echoes-labyrinth-chanel-miami/- The book "Becoming Animal. An Earthly Cosmology" by David Abram https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318/becoming-animal-by-david-abram/
In this episode Malika Browne talks to art historian, author and museum director Will Gompertz about Olafur Eliasson's unforgettable installation in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in 2003. Was it an exhibition in the strictest sense of the word? Or was it an installation, a happening or even an ‘environment'? It was certainly a landmark event in London that decade. Will worked at Tate at the time, and has fascinating insights into the exhibition and how it came about. This is a Froody Music production. Thanks to Martin Lumsden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode No. 700 (!) features artist Tarrah Krajnak and curator Claire Howard. Krajnak is featured in two exhibitions on opposite sides of the United States. At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Krajnak is featured in "Around Group f.64: Legacies and Counterhistories in Bay Area Photography" through July 13. The exhibition was curated by Shana Lopes, Erin O'Toole, and Delphine Sims, with Sally Katz and Alex Landry. At the International Center of Photography, New York, Kraynak's work is included in "To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography." Organized by Sara Ickow, Keisha Scarville, and Elisabeth Sherman, the exhibition presents the ways in which seven photographers are reimagining what an archive can be, or might look like. A third US exhibition of Krajnak's work opens April 16 at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle. It will be curated by Georgia Erger. Krajnak works between photography, performance, and poetry. Krajnak, who was born in Peru to an Indigenous mother and who was raised by a transracial US family, often interrogates photography standards and finds that they have limited women, and furthered the violent loss of Native land, lives, and rights. She has won most major photography prizes; her work is in the collections of museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate Modern, London; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne. Raab is the author of "Relics of War: The History of a Photograph" from Princeton University Press. It examines a photograph made by Clara Barton and published by Matthew Brady that features relics from the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. "Relics of War" traces how the photograph was a central part of Barton's work of addressing mass death and related grief. Amazon and Bookshop offer it for $42-59. Instagram: Tarrah Krajnak, Tyler Green.
Nancy Durrant and Jason Solomons join Tom to review: The new offering from Guy Ritchie, Mobland, with familiar themes of drug gangs and violence and starring Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, amongst others. Giuseppe Penone's Thoughts in the Roots exhibition which is in and outside the Serpentine gallery, expanding on the significance of trees as a recurring motif in his work. The Most Precious of Cargoes, a new animation film which depicts some of the horrors of the Holocaust. And Tom talks to Jorge M. Perez and Darlene Perez about their philanthropic gift to Tate Modern. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Corinna Jones
Amy returns to a book from Season One - Unwell Women - now joined by the author Dr. Elinor Cleghorn! This conversation unpacks the history of women's healthcare, looks at medical myths and women's pain, and explores the patriarchal shadow which still looms over our health outcomes.Listen to the original episode about Unwell Women here.Dr Elinor Cleghorn has a background in feminist visual culture and history, and her critical writing has been published in several academic journals including Screen. After receiving her PhD in in 2012, Elinor spent three years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Ruskin School, University of Oxford, working on an interdisciplinary medical humanities project. She has given talks and lectures at the British Film Institute, where she has been a regular contributor to their education programme, Tate Modern, and ICA London, and she has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 discussion show The Forum. In 2017, she was shortlisted for the Fitzcarraldo Editions essay prize. She now works as a freelance writer and researcher. Her non-fiction debut, Unwell Women, was published in June 2021. She is currently working on her next book on intersectional feminist history of women and mother-led knowledge around reproduction, pregnancy, birth and mothering.
Join us as we share highlights from our unforgettable winter trip to London! From navigating the iconic Tube to staying at one of the city's best hotels, this episode is packed with tips and stories:
Er war Modedesigner, Fashionikone und Clubpromoter — Leigh Bowery. Mit seinen exzentrischen Entwürfen und Performances prägt er bis heute. 30 Jahre nach seinem Tod widmet die Tate Modern in London ihm nun eine Ausstellung. Hier entlang geht’s zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/kunst-und-leben Den kostenlosen Monopol-Newsletter gibt’s auf https://www.monopol-magazin.de/ >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/monopol-podcast-leigh-bowery
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In this season premiere of the Change Africa Podcast, we sit down with none other than James Barnor, the legendary Ghanaian photographer and photojournalist whose work has defined generations. Often referred to as the godfather of photography in Ghana, Barnor pioneered color photography and processing in the country, capturing some of the most iconic moments in Ghanaian history.At 95 years old, Grandpa James—also known as Lucky Jim—reflects on his incredible journey from being a young apprentice in Accra to becoming a globally celebrated artist with exhibitions at Tate Modern, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and beyond. He shares insights on luck, the importance of education, and the awakening of his passion for photography. Barnor discusses capturing history through ordinary lives, the significance of celebrating forgotten heroes, and the need for community engagement in the arts. He emphasizes the importance of legacy, the pioneering spirit in national development, and the impact of technological advancements in photography. Barnor expresses his desire to inspire the next generation of photographers and his vision for the future of art in Ghana.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Change Africa Podcast01:02 The Journey of James Bano04:00 Reflections on Luck and Education06:04 The Impact of Photography on History09:58 Celebrating Forgotten Heroes12:13 The Role of Community in Photography16:02 Inspiration for the Next Generation19:59 Legacy and Institutionalization of Work24:35 Pioneering Spirit in Photography and Beyond27:02 Cultural Contributions and Community Engagement30:04 Adapting to Technological Changes in Photography36:53 Reflections on Life and Future Aspirations39:04 Political Insights and National Development PlansGuest ProfileJames Barnor, born in 1929 in Accra, Ghana, is a pioneering figure in African photography. Known for introducing color processing to Ghana in the 1970s and documenting societies in transition, his work spans street and studio photography, capturing Ghana's move toward independence and London's multicultural evolution. His exhibitions at the Tate Modern and MoMA have cemented his global influence, and he has received accolades like the Order of Volta and an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society. His official website, James Barnor, offers further insights into his legacy. This podcast is a production of Nexa Media.Do you have a question for our hosts? Email us at hello@changeafricapodcast.comFollow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.Watch on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tate Modern this week opened a vast exhibition exploring the life and work of the maverick Australian-born performance artist, fashion designer and self-styled “club monster”, Leigh Bowery, as well as the variety of cultural figures in his orbit in London. It coincides with other related London shows: one analysing the fashion work of Bowery and his collaborators and peers at the Fashion and Textile Museum, and another at the National Portrait Gallery about the style and culture magazine The Face, which emerged around the same time as Bowery set foot in the UK capital in the early 1980s. Ben Luke reviews the shows with Louisa Buck, The Art Newspaper's contemporary art correspondent. Three years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and amid fraught international diplomacy following the US's abrupt shift in approach to the war under President Trump, we speak to Sophia Kishkovsky, our international correspondent who has widely reported on Russia and Ukraine, about how Ukraine's art world is responding to this new era. And this episode's Work of the Week is actually a pair of works made more than 400 years apart called The Women's Bath. The first is a woodcut based on a drawing by Albrecht Dürer from around 1500; the second a painting responding to it, made by the German artist Max Beckmann in 1919. They feature in an exhibition opening this week at the National Museum in Oslo, Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light. Cynthia Osiecki, a curator at the museum, tells us more.Leigh Bowery!, Tate Modern, until 31 August; Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London, Fashion and Textile Museum, London, until 9 March; The Face Magazine: Culture Shift, National Portrait Gallery, London, until 18 May.Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light, National Museum, Oslo, 28 February-15 June.Subscription offer: enjoy 3 issues of The Art Newspaper for just £3/$3/€3—subscribe before 21 March to start your subscription with the April bumper issue including our Visitor Figures 2024 report and an EXPO Chicago special. Subscribe here. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/subscriptions-3FOR3?utm_source=podcast&promocode=3FOR3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this all in-house edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’, we’ll hear from our editors about what tools European countries will use to arm themselves as the US retreats from the continent, the vibrant and outrageous ‘Leigh Bowery!’ hits the Tate Modern and ‘Konfekt’ makes the case for the resurgence of pearls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests the film critic Ryan Gilbey and art critic and author Charlotte Mullins review the week's latest cultural releases including Tate Modern's exhibition on the unconventional artist and performer Leigh Bowery, the Greek film featuring gay romance, The Summer With Carmen and Michael Amherst's first novel, The Boyhood of Cain. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Corinna Jones
Do the charts have the same relevance they once did? Annie and Nick discuss the potential reasons why there are no UK artists in the annual global top 10 for the first time since 2003. Elsewhere, Kate Bush is one of a thousand musicians behind a silent album to protest the government's proposed changes to copyright law. Should we be worried about artists having their identities stolen, or should we embrace change? Plus, Rihanna is set to release new music but it won't be “radio digestible”, Lola Young has a tough question, and Nick's back on the radio. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you're over 16, WhatsApp on 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS: Rihanna - Umbrella Rihanna - Pon De Replay Rihanna - Shut Up and Drive Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I'm Giving Gwen McCrae - Keep The Fire Burning Benson Boone – Beautiful Things Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Noah Kahan – Stick Season Hozier – Too Sweet Artemas – I Like the Way You Kiss Me Oasis - Whatever ALBUMS: Rihanna – ANTI 1,000 UK Artists – Is This What We Want? ARTISTS MENTIONED: The Clash, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer, Madonna, Rihanna, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Annie Lennox, Roberta Flack, Gwen McCrae, Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Charli XCX, Artemas, Chase & Status, Stormzy, Wham!, Oasis, Ezra Collective, Lola Young, Central Cee, English Teacher, Sam Fender, Stray Kids, FKA Twigs, Myles Smith, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Oslo Twins, Joy Crookes, JADE, Robert Smith, CMAT, James Blake EXHIBITION: Leigh Bowery! at the Tate Modern, London
Episode No. 694 features artists Tacita Dean and Ilana Harris-Babou. The Menil Collection, Houston is presenting "Tacita Dean: Blind Folly," the first major museum survey of Dean's work in the United States. The exhibition examines a range of Dean's production, with a special emphasis on her drawing practice. "Blind Folly" includes new works informed by Dean's time in Houston, including her residency at (and in!) the Menil's Cy Twombly Gallery. It is on view through April 19. The Menil, MACK, and Dean have produced several books related to the Menil exhibition: Why Cy, an artist's book of images Dean produced during her residency in the Twombly Gallery. Within it is a small booklet of notes and drawings that Dean conceived during the same residency. Tacita Dean: Blind Folly, a book by exhibition curator Michelle White that addresses Dean's practice and oeuvre in a strikingly legible, almost narrative way. Why Cy is available from Amazon for about $95; White's Blind Folly is available from Amazon for about $28 - or just $10 on Kindle. Dean is one of Britain's most celebrated artists. She has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums such as the Bourse de Commerce, Pinault Collection, Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and the Kunstmuseum Basel. In 2011 Dean's work FILM was shown in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Harris-Babou's 2018 Reparation Hardware is included within "Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica" at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibition, which was curated by Antawan I. Byrd, Elvira Dyangani Ose, Adom Getachew, and Matthew S. Witkovsky, survey's Pan-Africanism's cultural manifestations across 350 objects made over the last 100 or so years. It is on view through March 30. Reparation Hardware, which was made for DIS.ART, is streamed below. Harris-Babou has been included in group shows at the Wellcome Collection, London, Apex Art, New York, and at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Conn. Her work is in the collections of museums such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
On this week's podcast, Rebecca and Steve talk about embarrassing parent stories and flossing on an airplane. Rebecca talks about showing up to the wrong funeral. While Steve and their oldest daughter have an awkward experience at the Tate Modern. All that plus Viewer Mail on the 284th edition of the Ball & Chain Podcast.
Bureaucratic Archaeology: State, Science and Past in Postcolonial India (Cambridge UP, 2022) presents a novel ethnographic examination of archaeological practice within postcolonial India, focusing on the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a site where scientific knowledge production intersects with state bureaucracy. Through granular analysis of ASI's quotidian operations, this monograph demonstrates how archaeological micro-practices materially influence the construction of political and religious identities, while simultaneously serving as empirical evidence in India's highest judicial proceedings. This unprecedented study illuminates the epistemological ecology of postcolonial knowledge production from within the bureaucratic apparatus itself. As the first book-length investigation of archaeological practice beyond the Euro-American tradition, it reveals how non-Western archaeological theory and methodology generate distinct forms of knowledge, thereby expanding our understanding of archaeology's role in postcolonial state formation. About the Author: Ashish Avikunthak is a distinguished scholar working at the intersection of archaeology, cultural anthropology, and avant-garde filmmaking. He is Professor of Film Media at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communication, where his research bridges theoretical and practical approaches to cultural production. His experimental films have been exhibited internationally at prestigious institutions including Tate Modern, Centre Georges Pompidou, and Pacific Film Archive, as well as major film festivals such as Rotterdam and Locarno. About the Host: Stuti Roy has recently completed her MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Oxford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
A 2025 preview: Georgina Adam, our editor-at-large, tells host Ben Luke what might lie ahead for the market. And Ben is joined by Jane Morris, editor-at-large, and Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor, to select the big museum openings, biennials and exhibitions.All shows discussed are in The Art Newspaper's The Year Ahead 2025, priced £14.99 or the equivalent in your currency. Buy it here.Exhibitions: Site Santa Fe International, Santa Fe, US, 28 Jun-13 Jan 2026; Liverpool Biennial, 7 Jun-14 Sep; Folkestone Triennial, 19 Jul-19 Oct; Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 5 Apr-2 Sep; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, 19 Oct-7 Feb 2026; Gabriele Münter, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 7 Nov-26 Apr 2026; Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 4 Apr-24 Aug; Elizabeth Catlett: a Black Revolutionary Artist, Brooklyn Museum, New York, until 19 Jan; National Gallery of Art (NGA), Washington DC, 9 Mar-6 Jul; Art Institute of Chicago, US, 30 Aug-4 Jan 2026; Ithell Colquhoun, Tate Britain, London, 13 Jun-19 Oct; Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adams, Courtauld Gallery, London, 20 Jun-14 Sep; Michaelina Wautier, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 30 Sep-25 Jan 2026; Radical! Women Artists and Modernism, Belvedere, Vienna, 18 Jun-12 Oct; Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 24 May-7 Sep; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 Oct-1 Feb 2026; Lorna Simpson: Source Notes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 19 May-2 Nov; Amy Sherald: American Sublime, SFMOMA, to 9 Mar; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 9 Apr-Aug; National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, 19 Sep-22 Feb 2026; Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior, Cincinnati Art Museum, 14 Feb-4 May; Cleveland Museum of Art, US, 14 Feb-8 Jun; Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, US, 1 Oct-25 Jan 2026; Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting, National Portrait Gallery, London, 20 Jun-7 Sep; Linder: Danger Came Smiling, Hayward Gallery, London, 11 Feb-5 May; Arpita Singh, Serpentine Galleries, London, 13 Mar-27 Jul; Vija Celmins, Beyeler Collection, Basel, 15 Jun-21 Sep; An Indigenous Present, ICA/Boston, US, 9 Oct-8 Mar 2026; The Stars We Do Not See, NGA, Washington, DC, 18 Oct-1 Mar 2026; Duane Linklater, Dia Chelsea, 12 Sep-24 Jan 2026; Camden Art Centre, London, 4 Jul-21 Sep; Vienna Secession, 29 Nov-22 Feb 2026; Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Modern, London, 10 Jul-13 Jan 2026; Archie Moore, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, 30 Aug-23 Aug 2026; Histories of Ecology, MASP, Sao Paulo, 5 Sep-1 Feb 2026; Jack Whitten, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 23 Mar-2 Aug; Wifredo Lam, Museum of Modern Art, Rashid Johnson, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 18 Apr-18 Jan 2026; Adam Pendleton, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, 4 Apr-3 Jan 2027; Marie Antoinette Style, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 20 Sep-22 Mar 2026; Leigh Bowery!, Tate Modern, 27 Feb- 31 Aug; Blitz: the Club That Shaped the 80s, Design Museum, London, 19 Sep-29 Mar 2026; Do Ho Suh, Tate Modern, 1 May-26 Oct; Picasso: the Three Dancers, Tate Modern, 25 Sep-1 Apr 2026; Ed Atkins, Tate Britain, London, 2 Apr-25 Aug; Turner and Constable, Tate Britain, 27 Nov-12 Apr 2026; British Museum: Hiroshige, 1 May-7 Sep; Watteau and Circle, 15 May-14 Sep; Ancient India, 22 May-12 Oct; Kerry James Marshall, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 20 Sep-18 Jan 2026; Kiefer/Van Gogh, Royal Academy, 28 Jun-26 Oct; Anselm Kiefer, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 14 Feb-15 Jun; Anselm Kiefer, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 7 Mar-9 Jun; Cimabue, Louvre, Paris, 22 Jan-12 May; Black Paris, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 19 Mar-30 Jun; Machine Love, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 13 Feb-8 Jun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep.227 Zohra Opoku examines the politics of personal identity formation through historical, cultural, and socio-economic influences, particularly in the context of contemporary Ghana. Opoku's explorations have primarily been expressed through her photography, which she translates into screen printing. This process has led to a collage art practice that combines hand-stitched embroidery on various pre-dyed natural fabrics. She also incorporates references from West African brass-making traditions into her work, which can be experienced as applications on the textile pieces or as sculptures themselves. While her work relays social commentary and broadly relevant themes around the human experience, each of Zohra's explorations is intimately rooted in personal identity politics. She repeatedly integrates family heirlooms and her own self-image into her visual observations of Ghana's cultural memory. In 2023, she is among the artists exhibited in the 15th edition of Sharjah Biennale ‘Thinking Historically in the Present' (United Arab Emirates), as Black Rock Sénégal Alumni at 14th edition of DAK'ART ‘Forger/Out Of Fire' in 2022 and at 7th Athens Biennale ‘Eclipse'(Greece) 2021. She has exhibited internationally such as the Brooklyn Museum (NYC), The Museum for Photography (Chicago), The Cleveland Museum of Art, High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Kunsthaus Hamburg, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Musée de l'Ethnographie (Bordeaux), Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao), Kunsthal Rotterdam, Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, Southbank Centre / Hayward Gallery (London), TATE London, SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin), Palais Populaire (Berlin), National Museum Nairobi, CCA Lagos, Nubuke Foundation (Accra) and RAW Material Company (Dakar). Her work is collected by renowned institutions such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; CCS Bard College Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; The Royal Museum of Ontario Toronto, Ontario; The Faurschou Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark; TATE Modern, London, United Kingdom; The Onassis Collection, Athens, Greece and The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France. Zohra Opoku is born 1976 in Altdöbern (former GDR/ East Germany), lives and works in Accra/ Ghana and is represented by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Chicago / Paris / Mexico City. Photo credit Nii Odzenma Artist https://www.zohraopoku.com/ Mariane Ibrahim Gallery https://marianeibrahim.com/artists/33-zohra-opoku/ Berlin Art Institute https://berlinartinstitute.com/visit-to-zohra-opoku-at-suite-berlin-and-mariane-ibrahim/ deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum https://thetrustees.org/exhibit/platform-33-zohra-opoku-self-portraits/ Interior Design https://interiordesign.net/designwire/10-questions-with-textile-artist-zohra-opoku/ Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/2d916c9b-fafe-457e-8d21-0b6763430668 C& https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/zohra-opoku-empowering-children-of-color-to-love-themselves/ The Art Newspaper https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/09/10/four-galleries-and-four-artists-team-up-on-collaborative-project-suite-berlin Aperture https://aperture.org/editorial/zohra-opokus-evocative-reflections-on-mortality-and-resilience/ NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/arts/design/african-royalty-tate-modern.html The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/01/laced-cut-mix-review-new-art-exchange-nottingham Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohra_Opoku