Talk Art

Sandy Powell OBE

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SEASON 20 BEGINS!!! We meet ICON of film and Hollywood costumes SANDY POWELL OBE!!!! We discuss her love of art, collaborating with legendary queer ar...

Ryan Murphy (New Year Special Episode)

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's 2024!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We meet iconic writer, director, and producer RYAN MURPHY, best known for American Horror Story, Dahmer, Pose, The An...

Boy George (Christmas Special Episode)

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Talk Art CHRISTMAS EPISODE!!!We meet the incomparable Boy George: Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club, so...

Anna Uddenberg

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Berlin-based Swedish artist Anna Uddenberg to explore HOME WRECKERS, her first UK solo exhibition, at The Perimeter. Working primarily in...

Andrew Cranston

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet painter Andrew Cranston from his studio in Glasgow, Scotland to discuss his major new solo exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield.Andrew Cranston wa...

Jordan Eagles

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Jordan Eagles to mark World Aids Day 2023. For 25 years, Eagles (b. 1977) has been exploring the aesthetics and ethics of blood as an a...

Navot Miller

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Navot Miller on the eve of his new solo exhibition at Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, where Robert is the Director. We discuss his rece...

Ginny on Frederick and Public Gallery, presented by Stone Island

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art LIVE!!!! Special Episode presented by Stone Island. We talk to emerging galleries Ginny on Frederick and Public Gallery!!!As part of Stone Is...

Tabboo!

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet American artist Tabboo! (Stephen Tashjian, b. 1959, Leicester, Massachusetts) at his apartment in the East Village.We discuss his love of pain...

Roberta Smith

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art NYC special episode! We meet American art critic ROBERTA SMITH from her apartment in Greenwich Village. We explore her career over the past 5...

Sara Sadik, presented by BMW

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art! We meet artist Sara Sadik, presented by BMW.Sara Sadik (b. 1994, FR) is inspired by what she terms “beurcore”: the youth cultu...

Marina Abramović

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of TALK ART!!! And what better way to CELEBRATE than meeting one of our all-time favourite artists, the warrior of performa...

Most Wanted Collective (Special Episode)

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🍷🎨💫 New @TalkArt! We welcome the MOST WANTED COLLECTIVE!! Over the last few months we have collaborated with Most Wanted Wines to c...

Es Devlin CBE

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Artist and Stage Designer, Es Devlin’s work explores biodiversity, linguistic diversity and collective ai-generated poetry. She views the audience a...

Phoebe Collings-James

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Phoebe Collings-James whose work often eludes linear retellings of stories. Instead, her works function as “emotional detritus”: th...

Sophie von Hellermann

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Sophie von Hellermann (b. 1975, Munich) at her studio in Margate, as she created brand new paintings for her Frieze London 2023 solo bo...

Eva Jospin, presented by Ruinart

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Special LIVE EPISODE with Ruinart! We met leading French artist EVA JOSPIN! Live from London's Frieze week, this inspiring epi...

Rafał Zajko

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Rafał Zajko (b.1988, Białystok, Poland). Zajko’s work deals with issues around the industrial past, exploring its environmental imp...

Bengi Ünsal - ICA London

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Bengi Ünsal, Director of ICA London which is celebrating its landmark 75th year. She is the second woman to serve as the Director of the Inst...

Tom of Finland + Durk Dehner

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode with WePresent! We meet Durk Dehner to discuss TOM OF FINLAND as the 40th anniversary of the ToF Foundation approaches. Since...

Sylvia Snowden

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet legendary artist Sylvia Snowden from her home in Washington DC where she has been painting for the past 60+ years!Known for her use of abundan...

Fiza Khatri

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode with WePresent! We meet artist FIZA KHATRI to discuss their recent paintings. Their work represents intimate portraits and ga...

Julian Schnabel

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet legendary artist Julian Schnabel to explore more than 40 years of painting. Since his first solo exhibition in 1976, Schnabel has been on a qu...

Ted Rogers

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode with WePresent!!! We meet TED ROGERS, a multidisciplinary artist based in Margate working predominantly with movement. T...

Gus Van Sant

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Season 18 begins!!! We meet GUS VAN SANT, iconic American film director, producer, painter, photographer and musician. We discuss his deconstructed Mo...

Oliver Hemsley (Live at TKE Studios, Margate)

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Live with Oliver Hemsley!!! Season 17 FINALE!!! For our second interview with artist Oliver Hemsley, we meet within his debut exhibition at T...

Victoria Cantons

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Victoria Cantons from her London studios!!! We discuss her autobiographical as well as confessional work. Cantons presents a re...

Rene Matić

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist RENE MATIĆ to discuss current solo exhibition ‘A Girl For The Living Room’ at Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol. This episod...

Rana Begum

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Rana Begum to discuss her new public art flag display on London's Piccadilly in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts an...

David Remfry MBE

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet renowned British painter and artist David Remfry MBE RA RWS, to discuss curating/coordinating this year's RA Summer Exhibition, working w...

Lindsey Mendick (Live at Jupiter Artland)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Russell & Robert meet leading artist Lindsey Mendick, recorded in front of an intimate live audience at Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh. We explore Lin...

Jupiter Artland, Angel of The North, Henry Moore Institute, presented by BMW

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art SPECIAL EPISODE!!!! We go on an electric Art Adventure from Leeds to Edinburgh! Russell and Robert drive to Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh...

Ilana Savdie

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Ilana Savdie from her studio in New York to explore the making of her major new solo exhibition at Whitney Museum!Ilana Savdie ...

Nadya Tolokonnikova - Pussy Riot

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Nadya Tolokonnikova of PUSSY RIOT, the legendary Russian feminist protest art collective. We discuss Nadya's journey in art thus far and her m...

Daniel Lismore (Live at Hay Festival)

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Daniel Lismore live at Hay Festival 2023!Daniel is a London-based artist. He was born in Bournemouth and raised in Fillongley Village on the b...

Sue Tilley and Rui Ferreira

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet living legend Sue Tilley and artist Rui Miguel Leitão Ferreira!!!Sue Tilley (b. 1957), also known as Big Sue, is an artist, artist'...

Tim Stoner

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art! We meet artist Tim Stoner (b. 1970, UK), best know for his paintings, which we explore in depth in this fascinating discussion!!!Before ...

Nicholas Cullinan - National Portrait Gallery

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Nicholas Cullinan, leading art historian, curator and current Director of the National Portrait Gallery in London.The new National Portrait Ga...

Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate - Lisane Basquiat & Jeanine Heriveaux

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a significant moment for Talk Art podcast, we meet the Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate - run by his sisters Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux.We ex...

Studio Lenca

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Season 17 continues with a magical episode!!! We meet artist STUDIO LENCA!!!! Studio Lenca is the working name of artist Jose Campos – ‘Studio’ ...

Ajamu X

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Season 17!!! For the first episode of our NEW SEASON we meet the legendary photographer and activisit AJAMU X, at his studio on Railton Road, Sout...

Emma Dabiri (Live at Dulwich Picture Gallery)

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus Live Episode!!! We meet Emma Dabiri, Irish author, academic, and broadcaster live at Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London to discuss Talk Art...

Dosa Cat (Talk Art Book 2 Launch Party)

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TALK ART - THE PARTY!!!! In a first for the Podcast, we invite legendary DOSA CAT to take over the podcast during our officiallaunch party at Shreeji ...

Alan Carr (Talk Art Book 2 exclusive interview)

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TURNING THE TABLES ON TALK ART with ALAN CARR!!!! To celebrate the launch of the brand new Talk Art book 'The Interviews', Russell & Robert meet l...

Hettie Judah (on How Not To Exclude Artist Mothers, Frida Kahlo and Art Criticism)

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Hettie Judah, chief art critic on the British daily paper The i, a regular contributor to The Guardian’s arts pages, and a columnist for Apo...

Ronan Mckenzie, presented by BMW

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Special Episode presented by BMW. We meet artist and curator Ronan Mckenzie at Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate to discuss her monumental new group exhi...

Antoni Porowski

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New @talkart!! We meet Antoni Porowski, inspiring chef, New York Times Bestselling Author and star of Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning series Queer Eye....

Duane Michals

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet living legend DUANE MICHALS (b. 1932, McKeesport, PA) one of the GREATEST photographic innovators of the last century, widely known for his wo...

Paula Siebra

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paula Siebra is a Brazilian painter born in Fortaleza, Ceará, in 1998. The artist focuses on images related to everyday life and scenes of intimacy u...

Mike Nelson

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet legendary artist MIKE NELSON!!!Nelson’s installations take the viewer on enthralling journeys into fictive worlds that eerily echo our own.C...

Péjú Oshin

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Péjú Oshin, a British-Nigerian curator, writer and lecturer born and raised in London. Her work sits at the intersection of art, style &...

Hannah Lees (National Parks x BMW Special Episode)

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this very special edition of Talk Art brought to you by "The Recharge in Nature Project", a three-year collaboration between National Parks...

Sharon Stone

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art EXCLUSIVE! We meet Hollywood icon SHARON STONE!!! In this feature length special episode, we discover Sharon's obsession with painting, her c...

RYCA (Special Episode)

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode!! We meet awesome artist RYCA to explore his new collaboration with Stella Artois Unfiltered to reimagine an iconic pub sign ...

Larry Stanton Estate - Arthur Lambert

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Arthur Lambert from the Estate of artist LARRY STANTON (1947-1984).Larry Stanton was a Manhattan-based portrait artist whose work was champion...

Katy Moran

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet painter KATY MORAN to discuss More Me, the artist's first presentation in Australia to date, showcasing her signature style of painting that d...

Nicolas Party

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

SEASON 16!!! We meet LEGENDARY artist Nicolas Party!!!! We discuss his major new solo show Cascade, Nicolas Party’s third exhibition with ...

Aubrey Levinthal

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Aubrey Levinthal from her studio in Philadelphia!!!Softly-rendered portraits by Aubrey Levinthal explore contemporary psychology. In th...

Tom Burr

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist TOM BURR from his studio in Connecticut, USA!In his spare, enigmatic, mixed-media sculptures and installations, Tom Burr explor...

Anthony Cudahy and Ian Lewandowski

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art!!! For this VERY special episode we meet artist couple - photographer Ian Lewandowski and painter Anthony Cudahy to discuss how their ind...

Sandra Bernhard

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We meet SANDRA BERNHARD, performer, actress, singer, comedian, author and ICON!!!! We discover the influence of her artist mother, growing up in Flint...

Nengi Omuku

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art! We head to London's Pippy Houldsworth Gallery to meet leading artist Nengi Omuku (b.1987, Nigeria)!!!Grappling with ideas around gender,...

Jake Grewal

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art is back!!! To kick off the new year 2023, we bring you an exclusive interview with artist JAKE GREWAL on the occasion of his major solo show ...

Billy Eichner

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We have a very funny gift of an episode for you before we take a few weeks off!!! We will return in mid January 2023!We meet the on...

Julian Clary

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Christmas Special!!!! We meet the one and only Julian Clary, comedy pioneer, camp icon and bonafide Talk Art hero!!!! BORN TO MINCE!!!!We dis...

Jammie Holmes

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art! We meet Jammie Holmes from his studio in Dallas, Texas. Holmes is a self-taught painter from Thibodaux, Louisiana, whose work tells the ...

Peter Halley

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Peter Halley from his studio in NYC!Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Peter Halley’s paintings and extensive writings about the...

Nash Glynn

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet emerging artist Nash Glynn, from her studio in New York's Seaport! Nash Glynn (b.1992) is a transdisciplinary American artist currently workin...

Kyle Coniglio

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet artist Kyle Coniglio to discuss his paintings which have been described as 'fictional tellings based on authentic experiences'. Naturally, thi...

Katy Hessel

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Season 15 continues!!! We meet our dear friend Katy Hessel!!!! Art historian, podcaster, author and presenter. She is best known for creating and cura...

DJ Fat Tony (Live at the L’OR Secret Podcast Experience)

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art is back for Season 15!!!! This special Talk Art live episode with DJ Fat Tony is brought to you in partnership with L’OR coffee for the Sec...

Skinder Hundal MBE

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Season 14 finale! We meet Skinder Hundal MBE who is the British Council's Director of Arts!!!! We discuss his extraordinary career in Visual ...

Alex Rotter (Christie's Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection)

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Alex Rotter, Chairman of Christie’s 20/21 Art Departments, to discuss Christie’s New York forthcoming auction 'Visionary: The Paul G....

Woody De Othello

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Woody De Othello (b. 1991) is a Miami-born, California-based artist whose subject matter spans household objects, bodily features, and the natura...

Zachary Quinto

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet the one and only ZACHARY QUINTO!!!! Leading actor, film producer and art collector, best known for his roles Sylar in Heroes, Spock in Star Tr...

Keith Haring Foundation - Gil Vazquez

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Season 14 continues!! We remember the life and work of one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century: KEITH HARING!!! We meet GIL VAZQUEZ, Executive...

Jeppe Hein (Live in London)

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Special LIVE EPISODE with Ruinart!!! We meet leading artist JEPPE HEIN!!! Live from London's Frieze week, this inspiring episode was recorded...

Nikita Gale, presented by BMW

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode!!! We meet leading artist NIKITA GALE! It's Frieze London and we explore an incredible new art installation for BMW Open Work...

Maureen Paley

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Season 14 continues with VERY special episode with one of our all-time ART WORLD ICONS!!!! We meet the legendary gallerist MAUREEN PALEY. Inspiration ...

Amy Sherald

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Amy Sherald, one of the defining contemporary portraitists in the United States. We discuss her new works about to be exhibited...

Ai Weiwei (Live at Kite Festival)

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SPECIAL EPISODE!!! Live Talk Art!!! Robert Diament meets legendary artist Ai Weiwei (*1957, Beijing) recorded at Kite Festival, Oxfordshire on 12th Ju...

Jimmy Wright

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Season 14 continues with a truly special episode!!! We meet artist Jimmy Wright (b. 1944, Kentucky) who has lived and worked in New York sinc...

Pam Evelyn

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art!!! SEASON 14!!!! We begin with a generous, heartfelt conversation with emerging artist Pam Evelyn who creates paintings that read as abst...

Self Esteem (Rebecca Lucy Taylor)

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Season 13 FINALE!!!! And what a corker of an episode we are bringing you!!! WE MEET SELF ESTEEM!!!! Iconic pop star, singer, songwriter, prod...

Guy J Oliver

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Guy J Oliver in his hometown of Margate to discuss video art and film! Guy's award-winning interdisciplinary practice employs v...

Jonathan Baldock

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Jonathan Baldock who works across multiple platforms including sculpture, installation and performance. With work often taking ...

Clara Amfo

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Season 13 continues with a broadcasting LEGEND!!! We meet Clara Amfo, one of British radio and television’s most dynamic voices and faces. ...

Andrew Moncrief, supported by Gucci

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art special episode!!! We meet Andrew Moncrief (b.1987), a visual artist from Comox Valley, Canada. We speak on the eve of Gucci presenting his f...

Zoë Buckman

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet leading artist Zoë Buckman from her studio in Brooklyn, NY!!! We discuss grief, trauma, her precise textile artworks and a powerful, new film...

Queercircle, Ashley Joiner

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Ashley Joiner, Founder & Director of QUEERCIRCLE a new public gallery space, library and home for LGBTQ+ Arts, Culture and Social Change.Q...

Marc Spiegler (Art Basel Special Episode)

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art Special Episode!!! We catch up on all things Art Basel with legendary Global Director Marc Speigler - Art Basel is the biggest art fair in th...

Sonia Boyce OBE

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art! We meet leading artist Sonia Boyce. Boyce’s practice is fundamentally collaborative and inclusive, fostering a participatory approach ...

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, presented by BMW

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art SPECIAL EPISODE!!!! This week we talk to Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to discuss his new collaboration with Superblue (@superblue.art) and BMW i, “...

Rose Matafeo

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art!!! JUBILEE SPECIAL with an ACTUAL QUEEN!! We meet Rose Matafeo, the BAFTA nominated comedian, writer and actor from New Zealand. Sel...

Mary Moore & Hannah Higham on Henry Moore, presented by BMW

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art SPECIAL EPISODE!!!! We travel to Somerset to have an exclusive 5am visit to Stonehenge and an art adventure to Hauser & Wirth in Bruton. ...

Tracey Emin CBE

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art season 13 continues with an art icon!!! We meet leading artist Tracey Emin to discuss her return to her hometown of Margate, her new art scho...

Hew Locke

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art series 13 continues!!! We meet British sculptor and contemporary visual artist Hew Locke. The artist shares the inspiration behind his decade...

Caroline Walker

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk Art is back for SEASON 13!!!! Woohooo!!!We meet leading artist Caroline Walker.Walker’s paintings reveal the diverse social, cultural and econo...

Lily van der Stokker

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We meet Lily van der Stokker (b. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1954), one of the Netherlands’ most celebrated contemporary artists at the install...

Philip Sallon

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Talk Art!!! We meet London icon PHILIP SALLON at his home in St John's Wood!!! A legendary British club promoter, event organiser, socialite, styl...