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A podcast brought to you by the global publisher of beautiful books on art, photography, design, fashion and more.

  1. Podcast: The Deeper Commentary of Banksy

    12/11/2024

    Podcast: The Deeper Commentary of Banksy

    Banksy first appeared on the scene in Bristol in the early 90s, working principally as a freestyle artist. According to Kelly Grovier, Banksy experienced a breakthrough moment after being chased by Transport Police while attempting to create a 'late again' tag for commuters. This led him to adopt stencilling as his primary technique, allowing him to produce more elaborate works from the safety of home. Stencilling soon became Banksy signature style, helping him to create impactful pieces quickly, often hidden in plain sight In this episode, Grovier – cultural critic, writer and author of 'How Banksy Saved Art History' – dissects Banksy’s engagement with art history and his deep, often hidden commentary on contemporary issues. Grovier goes on to highlight Banksy's ability to reinvigorate classic works, such as the Mona Lisa with an AK-47, and Degas' ballerina with a gas mask. He also emphasizes Banksy's ephemeral style and the temporary nature of his street art, which adds to its impact.

    34 min

  2. 01/05/2024

    Podcast: The boundless imagination of Eileen Agar

    In this episode, artist Olivia Fraser offers a personal glimpse inside the incandescent life and art of her great aunt Eileen Agar, a pioneering figure in Surrealism. At once a painter, collagist, photographer, sculptor, hatmaker and more, Eileen Agar moved fluidly between what she called ‘the different facets of my artistic personality’. Her long and vibrant life spanned Buenos Aires, Paris and London, and was enriched by friendships and relationships with other major cultural figures, including Paul Nash, Lee Miller, Henry Moore, Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Ezra Pound. In this podcast episode, artist Olivia Fraser remembers Agar as an insatiably imaginative figure whose kaleidoscopic studio was its own work of art. Olivia shares how beachcombing was a powerful source of inspiration for Agar, and how themes of chance and coincidence played into her work. Living through two World Wars, Agar retained an incredible resilience and an innate capacity for joy. She had, in Olivia’s words, an ability ‘to see the surreal in everything’. Out now, 'A Look at My Life' is a new edition of Eileen Agar’s life story in her own words.

    35 min

  3. 01/12/2023

    Podcast: Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography

    In this episode, Wendy Ewald, Susan Meiselas and Laura Wexler - three of the co-authors of 'Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography' – delve behind the scenes of their groundbreaking book, exploring the genesis of the project and its ambitious aim. They offer up an alternative understanding of photography as something that is inherently collaborative, and explore the countless complex relationships between photographer, subject, viewer, camera and more. This wide-ranging conversation spotlights a revolutionary experiment in portraiture by Frederick Douglass, questions the fixed nature of history, and celebrates where ‘the human spirit collaborates with the camera’. 'Collaboration' is also co-authored by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay and Leigh Raiford.

    28 min

  4. 20/11/2023

    Podcast: Splendour, water, and light: The immense art history of Venice

    In this episode, art critic Martin Gayford takes us on a breathtaking journey through five centuries of art history in Venice, exploring masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Peggy Guggenheim’s palazzo, and the kaleidoscopic Venice Biennale. Martin Gayford’s book 'Venice: City of Pictures' takes readers on a visual journey through five centuries of Venetian image making, including works by Titian, Canaletto, Ruskin, Turner, Monet, Manet and more. In this episode, Gayford takes us through the canals and palazzos of this ‘uniquely pictorial’ place, and its many incarnations throughout history. This episode was presented by Eliza Apperly. Intro and outro audio by Eliza Apperly and Benjamin Nash.

    26 min

  5. 08/06/2023

    Podcast: The surreal and defiant life of Leonora Carrington

    Joanna Moorhead’s engrossing new biography 'Surreal Spaces' offers an intimate look at the life and art of her late cousin, the pioneering artist Leonora Carrington. Leonora continually defied the expectations of her family and society, turning away from British upper class life and casting away comfort in the name of freedom, declaring that ‘safety, under any circumstances, is an illusion’. In this episode, we sit down with Joanna to explore the bond she forged with Leonora over five unforgettable years in Mexico City, reflecting on the spaces and locations that infused Leonora’s art. The journey begins with Leonora’s childhood at Crookhey Hall, a gothic, turreted home whose menacing character influenced her early years. We explore her time in Paris, where she held her own in the cafés of Saint-Germain alongside Picasso, Breton, Duchamp and Dali. The conversation moves on to the St-Martin d'Ardèche farmhouse Leonora shared with Max Ernst, with whom she enjoyed a profound romantic and creative bond, and where the two artists embedded art into the fabric of their home. Joanna describes Leonora’s terrifying experiences in a sanatorium in Spain, and finally explores Leonora’s Mexico City home, where she was able to live on her own terms, in ‘the most surreal nation on the planet’.

    44 min

  6. 03/05/2023

    Land, Sky, Home podcast series: A breathtaking archaeological tour: Home

    In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the natural world, suffused with birdsong and sounds from the landscapes of the Cévennes. Here in the third episode, Home, David visits the ruins of a Copper Age village to examine how our idea of home emerged.

    30 min

  7. 26/04/2023

    Land, Sky, Home podcast series: A breathtaking archaeological tour: Sky

    In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the natural world, suffused with birdsong and sounds from the landscapes of the Cévennes. Here in the second episode, Sky, David encounters a shepherd and a tomb to explore the impact of the heavens on prehistoric social arrangements—and how our modern relationship with the sky needs mending.

    26 min

  8. 11/04/2023

    Land, Sky, Home podcast series: A breathtaking archaeological tour: Land

    In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the natural world, suffused with birdsong and sounds from the landscapes of the Cévennes. Here in the first episode, Land, David investigates a stone circle, and meets a stonemason, to reflect on how prehistoric land clearances relate to anxieties about environmental degradation today.

    28 min
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  • Creator
    Thames & Hudson
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
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