Talk Art
Episodes
Jonathan Lyndon Chase (QuarARTine special episode)
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 6 continues! Recorded remotely on 1st May 2020 during lockdown, Russell & Robert chat to Philadelphia-based artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase wh...
Rose McGowan (QuarARTine special episode)
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art Season 6 continues! Recorded during lockdown on 19th April 2020 from the Mexican jungle, Russell & Robert chat to Rose McGowan, leading a...
Troy Michie (QuarARTine special episode)
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 6 of Talk Art! Recorded on 10th April 2020, we chat to Troy Michie, the acclaimed American collage artist, painter, interdisciplinar...
Toyin Ojih Odutola (QuarARTine special episode)
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in New York on Sunday 26th January 2020, Russell & Robert meet leading artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, best known for her multimedia drawings ...
Josh O'Connor (QuarARTine special episode)
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert chat to leading English actor Josh O'Connor. We discuss family connections to art with his artist/ceramicist grandmother Romola Jan...
Lenz Geerk (QuarARTine special episode)
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert chat to critically acclaimed German artist Lenz Geerk. Recorded at the start of lockdown, we discuss his psychologically charged ...
Tim Blanks (QuarARTine special episode)
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet legendary fashion writer Tim Blanks, Editor-at-large of Business Of Fashion and a passionate art fan/collector. We discuss g...
Alice Rawsthorn OBE (QuarARTine special episode)
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet Alice Rawsthorn OBE, the award-winning British design critic and author. Based in London, she is chair of the boards of trus...
Edward Enninful OBE (QuarARTine special episode)
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet Edward Enninful OBE, editor-in-chief of British Vogue. Over the past two and a half years as editor-in-chief of the famed...
Amoako Boafo (QuarARTine special episode)
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet leading artist Amoako Boafo. Best known for his contemporary portrait paintings, Boafo’s portraits are enticing in their l...
Kevin Love and Jane Suitor (QuarARTine special episode)
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet American basketball legend Kevin Love and leading British art advisor Jane Suitor. Love is best known for playing for the NBA'...
Jerry Saltz (QuarARTine special episode)
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet legendary art critic and writer Jerry Saltz for a feature-length special QuarARTine episode, as critical times call for critic...
Lisa Yuskavage (QuarARTine special episode)
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert chat to legendary artist Lisa Yuskavage. Best-known for her groundbreaking, provocative figurative paintings, Lisa‘s images occup...
Rózsa Farkas (QuarARTine special episode)
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
QuarARTine continues!! Russell & Robert chat with gallerist, writer and curator Rózsa Farkas. Founder and Director of Arcadia Missa, a gallery fo...
Maria Balshaw CBE (QuarARTine special episode)
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert chat to Maria Balshaw CBE, Director of Tate, a family of four art galleries in London, Liverpool and Cornwall known as Ta...
Jordan Casteel (QuarARTine special episode)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet leading artist Jordan Casteel who has rooted her practice in community engagement, painting from her own photographs of people...
Sir Elton John CBE (QuarARTine special episode)
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert chat to music legend & flamboyant superstar Sir Elton John CBE from lockdown at his home in Los Angeles. We discuss art collect...
Somaya Critchlow (QuarARTine special episode)
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet British artist Somaya Critchlow whose figurative paintings of women explore facets of race, sex and culture. Working mostly on...
Billy Porter (QuarARTine special episode)
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies and Gentleman, the category is TALK ART!!!! Russell and Robert chat to superstar Billy Porter, the leading actor, singer, writer, fashion icon ...
Doron Langberg (QuarARTine special episode)
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet artist Doron Langberg, an Israeli-born, Brooklyn-based painter. Langberg paints in the style of genre painting and portraiture...
Rufus Wainwright (QuarARTine special episode)
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert return for Season 5! Recorded primarily during quarantine lockdown, we’ve reached out to international creative guests from art, ...
Mark Gatiss
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet Mark Gatiss, the influential British actor, screenwriter, director and novelist. We discuss Mark's recent BBC4 art documenta...
Alasdair McLellan
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet leading British photographer Alasdair McLellan. World-renowned for his sensitive approach to photography across fashion, por...
Princess Julia
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet the one-and-only legend that is Princess Julia!!!! We discuss her endless creativity across different worlds of music, fashi...
Ima-Abasi Okon
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet British artist Ima-Abasi Okon. Ima's current solo exhibition is at VOID, Derry~Londonderry and runs until 25th April 2020. T...
Louis Fratino
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet American artist Louis Fratino in London! Drawing inspiration from personal experience and, more recently, photographic source ...
KAWS (NYC special episode)
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art NYC!!! Russell & Robert meet artist Brian Donnelly aka KAWS at his Brooklyn studio for a rare glimpse into the private world of one the w...
Tai Shani
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet Tai Shani, multidisciplinary British artist and joint-winner of the Turner Prize 2019. Shani’s practice encompasses perfor...
Denzil Forrester
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet legendary British artist Denzil Forrester. We discuss 40 years of painting, his childhood in Grenada, the impact of moving t...
Tommaso Corvi-Mora
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Russell meet leading gallerist & ceramicist Tommaso Corvi-Mora. We discuss growing up in Italy, moving to Germany for a pivotal first s...
Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell and Robert meet artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings. We explore the challenges & benefits of making art as a duo, letting go of your...
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert speak with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, an artist, audio investigator and recent Turner Prize joint-winner. Lawrence's work explores ‘t...
Grayson Perry CBE
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art returns for Season 4!! Robert & Russell meet Grayson Perry CBE, the legendary English artist, Royal Academician, writer and broadcaster. ...
London Hughes (Live at London Podcast Festival)
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the holidays... and our gift to you is the gift of laughter!!! What better way to celebrate Christmas than to chat (and laugh lots) with our de...
Joyce Pensato (NYC special episode)
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of Talk Art is an interview with the late, great, legendary artist Joyce Pensato. Joyce was one of Russell & Robert’s favou...
Haroon Mirza
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet British artist Haroon Mirza, best known for installations that test the interplay and friction between sound, light waves an...
Jon Key (NYC special episode)
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art New York!!!! Russell & Robert meet multidisciplinary artist Jon Key. Key is a queer black man originally from the small rural town S...
Helen Cammock (Live in London)
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art Live in London! Russell & Robert meet British artist Helen Cammock, nominated for the Turner Prize 2019 and winner of the 2018 Max Mara A...
Caroline Coon
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING: this episode of Talk Art contains strong language! Russell & Robert meet legendary English artist Caroline Coon. We discuss 50 years of p...
David Dawson (on Lucian Freud)
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet artist David Dawson for a private, after-hours tour of 'Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits', the breathtaking new exhibition h...
Sir Ian McKellen CBE
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet iconic British actor Sir Ian McKellen CBE at his home in East London. We have a private tour of Ian’s art collection inclu...
Alvaro Barrington & Teresa Farrell
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet artists Teresa Farrell and Alvaro Barrington (Tt x AB) at their joint show at Emalin gallery, East London. Titled 'TALL BOYS...
Michael Stipe
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet music icon Michael Stipe, best known as lead singer of R.E.M. We discuss his lifelong love of taking photographs (more than ...
Jamian Juliano-Villani (NYC special episode)
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Talk Art's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Russell & Robert meet American painter Jamian Juliano-Villani in her Brooklyn studio to discuss topics as va...
Kembra Pfahler
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet legendary American performance artist and musician Kembra Pfahler. We discuss growing up in California, her early perfo...
Vik Muniz (Live in London)
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art Live in London, with Ruinart! Russell & Robert meet Vik Muniz, the superstar Brazilian artist best-known for his complex photography made...
Jasmin Tsou (NYC special episode)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art New York!!! Russell & Robert visit NYC to meet gallerist Jasmin Tsou (JTT Gallery). We discover why she set up her Lower East Side galler...
Katherine Bernhardt (NYC special episode)
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art NEW YORK!!! Russell & Robert meet painter Katherine Bernhardt in the BIG APPLE. We discuss her early paintings of ET, growing up in St Lo...
Wong Ping
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet artist Wong Ping at Camden Arts Centre, London for a special tour around his solo exhibition 'Heart Digger'. Wong Ping creat...
Hans-Ulrich Obrist
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Talk Art Season 3!! Robert & Russell meet one of the world's most celebrated & iconic curators Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Best known for ...
Raven Smith
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet British Vogue columnist & writer Raven Smith. We discover his definition of an Art Bro, the crossover between art & ...
Edinburgh Art Festival - Part 2
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of a very special Talk Art episode diving deep into Edinburgh's creative scene, in partnership with Bombay Sapphire. Celebrating a decade since...
Edinburgh Art Festival - Part 1
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of a very special Talk Art episode diving deep into Edinburgh's creative scene, in partnership with Bombay Sapphire. Celebrating a decade since...
Lena Dunham
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet superstar actress, writer, director & keen watercolourist Lena Dunham in her London hotel room for a feature-length Talk...
John Booth
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet London–based artist, illustrator, ceramicist and textile designer John Booth. Best-known for his graphic works featuring m...
Deborah Frances-White (Live at Latitude Festival)
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art's LIVE PREMIERE recorded at the Latitude Festival on Sunday 21st July 2019. Russell & Robert meet Deborah Frances-White, the iconic comed...
Jamie Hawkesworth
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet leading documentary and fashion photographer Jamie Hawkesworth. We discuss Milton Avery, forensic photography, the power of ...
Rose Wylie
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet painter Rose Wylie, one of their all-time art heroes, at her Kent home-studio where she’s painting for a New York solo sho...
Raimund Berthold
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet Austrian-born fashion designer Raimund Berthold. A graduate of Central St Martins, Raimund spent four years working with lea...
Janet Street-Porter CBE
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet broadcasting legend Janet Street-Porter CBE at her home in East London. We discuss reading & self improvement, comic str...
Billy Childish
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet legendary painter, musician and poet Billy Childish. We discuss white suits, Dada, a Kurt Schwitters-inspired tattoo, punk r...
John Stezaker
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet British artist John Stezaker. World-renowned for his collages, we discover how he chooses his source material - typically ol...
Zoe Bedeaux
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Talk Art returns! To kick off Season 2, Russell & Robert meet Zoe Bedeaux, the multi-disciplinary artist, poet, super-stylist and creative shapesh...
Zawe Ashton
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of Season 1! Robert & Russell meet leading actress, writer & director Zawe Ashton, author of new book 'Character ...
Phyllida Barlow CBE
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet British sculptor Phyllida Barlow CBE at the Royal Academy of Arts for an hour-long private tour of her current solo exhibiti...
Luke Evans
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet leading actor Luke Evans, star of Beauty and the Beast, The Hobbit, Girl on the Train and Dracula Untold. We ...
Zadie XA
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert meet Zadie XA, a Korean-Canadian artist with a strong focus on 'making', combining and exploring her own identity through film an...
David Shrigley OBE
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet David Shrigley OBE, one of the UK’s most loved and respected artists whose hilarious and disturbing doodles, sculptures an...
Gavin Turk
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet leading artist Gavin Turk. They discuss tailored suits, artist persona, veganism and a lifetime interest in the surreal form...
Victoria Pomery OBE
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert get the high-speed train to Margate to meet Victoria Pomery OBE, Director of Turner Contemporary. We explore her journey to plan,...
Ryan Gander OBE
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert chat to leading conceptual artist Ryan Gander OBE. We explore artist persona, designing a kitchen sink, family ties, the sou...
Tracey Emin CBE
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet Tracey Emin CBE, one of the world’s most respected, successful and controversial artists. During an hour-long private tour...
Sadie Coles
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet gallerist Sadie Coles, one of the world’s most respected and successful art dealers. Discover why she set up her gallery i...
Martin Creed
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell meet legendary artist and ‘poet of the everyday’ Martin Creed (and his dog Jimmy). Find out why this Turner Prize winner does...
Louisa Buck
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert & Russell chat with leading British art critic and author Louisa Buck, columnist for the Art Newspaper and a judge of the Turner Prize in 2...
Sarah Hadland and Laura Aikman
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrate the holidays with two dear friends, the actresses Sarah Hadland and Laura Aikman (both stars of The Job Lot comedy sitcom with Russell). ...
Pedro Pascal
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert talk with leading actor Pedro Pascal, star of Narcos, Game of Thrones and forthcoming Star Wars 'The Mandalorian'. They discuss h...
Sir Michael Craig-Martin CBE
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russell & Robert talk with leading artist Sir Michael Craig-Martin CBE exploring 50 years of art-making. From his early 1960s work as a conceptual...
Introducing Talk Art
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Talk Art! Actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament discuss how they first became friends a decade ago, plus more recent adventures ...