A brush with...
Episodes
A brush with... Billie Zangewa
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Zangewa talks to Ben Luke about the art, literature, music and film that have influenced her and inspire her today, and the cultural experience...
A brush with... Thomas J Price
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas J Price talks to Ben Luke about the art, books and music that have influenced him and continue to inspire them today, and the cultural epiphani...
A brush with... Sarah Sze
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Sze talks to Ben Luke about the art, literature, music and film that have influenced her and continue to inspire her today, and the cultur...
A brush with... Tacita Dean
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Tacita Dean, whose 16mm and 35mm films, drawings on blackboard, photogravures, collages, sound works and found object pieces form on...
A brush with... Philippe Parreno
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Philippe Parreno talks to Ben Luke in depth about his cultural experiences and influences. A master of exhibition-making, Parreno was born in 1964 in ...
A brush with... Glenn Ligon
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn Ligon talks to Ben Luke about the artists, writers, musicians and other cultural figures who inspire and intrigue him, and the pivotal cultural ...
A brush with... Alberta Whittle
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alberta Whittle talks to Ben Luke about her influences in art, books, music and other media and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and...
A brush with... Tino Sehgal
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tino Sehgal talks to Ben Luke about his unique work, which transforms the space in which it is shown through the power of movement and sound. Sehgal, ...
A brush with... Oscar Murillo
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Murillo talks to Ben Luke about the defining cultural experiences and influences of his life. Oscar first shot to fame in the art world with pai...
A brush with... Ellen Gallagher
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Gallagher talks about her life and work through the art, literature, music and other cultural experiences that have profoundly affected her. She...
A brush with... Julian Opie
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Julian Opie about his life and work by exploring the artists that have inspired him, his literary and musical influences and the cul...
A brush with... Cristina Iglesias
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Cristina Iglesias about her life and work. She recalls how Disney's Fantasia made an impression on her as a child, how Velázquez's ...
A brush with... Michael Rakowitz
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to the US-based artist about his influences and life-changing cultural experiences. They discuss his public sculpture in Margate, April...
A brush with... Do Ho Suh
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to the Seoul-born, London-based artist Do Ho Suh about his influences and life-changing cultural experiences. They discuss his recreati...
A brush with... Doris Salcedo
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Doris Salcedo about her life and work through the artists she most admires, the writers she returns to and the music she listens to....
A brush with... Ali Banisadr
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As he prepares for a two-part exhibition in Florence, the Tehran-born, Brooklyn-based artist discusses his life and work through the cultural epiphani...
A brush with... Julie Mehretu
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As her retrospective opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Ethiopian-born, New York-based artist Julie Mehretu talks in depth about her lif...
A brush with... Tala Madani
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the last of the present series, Ben Luke talks to Tala Madani, the Tehran-born, Los Angeles-based artist, about the influences and cultural experie...
A brush with... Charles Gaines
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Charles Gaines, one of the key figures in American conceptual art, about his influences and cultural experiences and how they have a...
A brush with... Tal R
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ben Luke interviews the Danish artist Tal R about his influences and cultural experiences. In this in-depth conversation, the painter and s...
A brush with... Tracey Rose
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Tracey Rose about how her influences and cultural experiences have affected her life and work. Among other things, she talks about h...
A brush with... Rachel Whiteread
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Rachel Whiteread about how her influences and cultural experiences have affected her life and work. Among other things, she talks ab...
A brush with... Roni Horn
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to the US artist Roni Horn about her life and work, with reference to the art, music and literature that are her influences and touchst...
A brush with... Christina Quarles
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to the Los Angeles-based painter Christina Quarles about her life and work through her influences and cultural experiences. Quarles dis...
A brush with... Ragnar Kjartansson
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson in depth about his influences and cultural experiences. Among much else, they discuss Kjarta...
A brush with... Rashid Johnson
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Rashid Johnson about the cultural experiences that have had an impact on his life and work. They discuss his beginnings as a photogr...
A brush with... Chantal Joffe
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Chantal Joffe about the cultural experiences that have had an impact on her life and work. They discuss the shift in her work from e...
A brush with... Jenny Saville
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Luke talks to Jenny Saville about her cultural experiences and their effect on her work and life. We learn about how her uncle inspired her to exp...
A brush with... Michael Armitage
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural episode of The Art Newspaper's podcast series of conversations with artists, host Ben Luke talks to Michael Armitage about his life a...
Trailer: A brush with...
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing A brush with... a podcast by The Art Newspaper. In each episode, the host Ben Luke has a conversation with a leading artist, exploring the...