The Week in Art
Episodes
Edvard Munch and The Shed
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Giulia Bartram at the British Museum about her exhibition of Munch’s prints, Love and Angst. And we look at the new shapeshifting cultura...
Sackler sponsorship: take it or leave it? Plus, museum attendance
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We examine the growing unease amongst British museums to accept money from Sackler family members involved in the sale of the opioid painkiller OxyCon...
Art Basel Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Marc Spiegler, global director of Art Basel, about the latest fair in Hong Kong, the Asian market and supporting smaller galleries. We look...
David Bailey in focus, plus John Richardson remembered
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We meet David Bailey at his London studio to discuss his new book: the latest SUMO from Taschen. And we remember the Picasso biographer John Richardso...
Wham! The George Michael auction and the YBA market. Plus, Shezad Dawood
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As George Michael's collection of contemporary art, dominated by Young British Artists, goes under the hammer in London, we speak to Paola Saracino Fe...
Carolee Schneemann, the Armory Show and Venice Biennale curators
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We pay tribute to the pioneering painter, performance artist and film-maker, ask what on earth is going on with the New York fairs this week, and disc...
Ruskin and Gombrich: revisiting two art historical heavyweights
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amid a wealth of events celebrating the bicentenary of John Ruskin’s birth we reconsider the breadth of this Victorian polymath’s achievements, an...
Rembrandt special: the complete artist
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As numerous exhibitions open marking the 350th anniversary of the Old Master's death, we speak to Taco Dibbits, the director of the Rijksmuseum about ...
Bonus podcast: Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As the female Surrealist’s exhibition arrives in London following its stint in Madrid, this is the full, unedited discussion from last year with Aly...
Antony Gormley at the Uffizi, plus portrait miniatures
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the British artist as he shows his sculptures with ancient works in the Florentine museum, and we zoom in on the tiny art works made in Eli...
Can artists live off art alone? Plus, Los Angeles
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two-thirds of artists in the UK earn less than £5,000 per year from their art, according to a new survey. We speak to the art advisor James Doeser wh...
Tracey Emin on mourning and #MeToo; George Shaw on realism and Rembrandt
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Tracey Emin as A Fortnight of Tears, her exhibition at White Cube, opens. And we visit Bath to talk to George Shaw, whose show A Corner of ...
Mapplethorpe at the Guggenheim, Bill Viola at the Royal Academy
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the people behind major exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic: Ben Luke meets Kira Perov, Bill Viola's wife and collaborator, at the Bi...
Female old masters — prominence at last. Plus, Condo
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to curators Letizia Treves and Jordana Pomeroy about the growing trend to bring historical female artists to the fore. Plus, Kate MacGarry te...
2019: Market predictions and the best events
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A bumper podcast featuring two roundtable discussions. First, art market specialist Georgina Adam ponders the current situation in the market and cons...
The Year in Review
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our London and New York teams ponder 2018's biggest art stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Should looted African art be returned?
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the Savoy-Sarr report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron, we discuss the pros and cons of returning colonial artefacts to...
Olafur Eliasson on climate change and the threat to heritage. Plus, Art Basel in Miami Beach
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the Danish-Icelandic artist about the urgent threat to the environment as his work Ice Watch, featuring chunks of glacier, go on show outsi...
Edmund de Waal exclusive interview, plus Roma persecution
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Edmund de Waal, the ceramic artist and author of the Hare with Amber Eyes, about the incredible journey of his netsuke collection and the ...
The Beatles' White Album: the band, the artist, the dealer. Plus, art in Dubai
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Andrew Wilson at the Tate and Harriet Vyner, Robert Fraser's biographer about one of the greatest albums, and album covers, of all time. An...
David Hockney: exclusive interview with the world's most expensive living artist
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Hockney about Van Gogh, printmaking and the Bayeaux Tapestry but also about Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which broke auct...
Warhol (part two): Jeremy Deller and Shadows
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our Andy Warhol special, we talk to the British artist about meeting Warhol, his life-changing trip to the Factory and Warhol’...
Warhol (part one): the Whitney retrospective, in depth
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth interview with Donna De Salvo, organiser of the vast Andy Warhol show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. De Salvo takes us through all...
Don’t call me a woman artist: overlooked Surrealists. Plus, Klimt/Schiele
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Alyce Mahon, the curator of the Dorothea Tanning exhibition now in Madrid, and curatorial adviser for the Leonor Fini show in New York abou...
Bruce Nauman’s New York takeover. Plus, the British Museum’s new Islamic art galleries
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the vast Bruce Nauman retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 New York and chart the British Museum's Islamic collection's j...
The Gainsborough murders. Plus, RoseLee Goldberg on performance
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the researchers who uncovered the grisly murders in the family of the young Thomas Gainsborough. Plus, RoseLee Goldberg tells us all about ...
Banksy self destructs at Sotheby’s, plus Bauhaus pioneer Anni Albers
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We go behind the scenes of one of the most publicised stunts in auction history with our correspondent Anny Shaw, who was there that evening. Then we ...
Frieze special: the fair and the top shows, with Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the art market specialist Melanie Gerlis about Frieze London and Frieze Masters, to Doris Salcedo about her White Cube show, to the artist ...
Special: the rise and rise of contemporary African art
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the 1-54 fair for contemporary African art, we talk to an artist, a curator, an art fair founder, a gallerist and an auctioneer about th...
Courtauld’s Impressionists. Plus, Armenian treasures at the Met
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How Samuel Courtauld’s collection ignited Britain’s passion for Impressionists. Plus, New York’s Metropolitan Museum looks at Armenia, the first...
Van Gogh in the asylum. Plus, Christian Marclay on The Clock
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to our long-standing correspondent and expert on Van Gogh Martin Bailey on his new book, which tells the story of the artist’s life at the ...
Episode 39: All about biennials
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Sally Tallant, the artistic director of the Liverpool Biennial, about the 10th edition, which opens next week. And Jane Morris, an editor-a...
Episode 38: Marina Abramovic and Michael Jackson
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to the queen of performance art about casting herself in stone and to the National Portrait Gallery’s director Nicholas Cullinan about the ...
Episode 37: Art and football plus John Akomfrah interview
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the World Cup in full swing, we look at a London show exploring football as a cultural phenomenon with its co-curator Eddy Frankel, and talk to t...
Episode 36: Berlin Biennale and Art Basel
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the two big European art world events of the past week: Arsalan Mohammad is in Berlin with the curator Serubiri Moses and the critic and cu...
Episode 35: Freud, Bacon, Hockney and the post-war London scene; and Signals gallery
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Martin Gayford about his book Modernists and Mavericks and sitting for portraits by Freud and Hockney. And we explore Kurimanzutto and Thom...
Episode 34: Venice Biennale for architecture, and the Brutalist social housing debate
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Heathcote of the Financial Times reviews the Biennale, and Christopher Turner on his controversial exhibition focusing on Alison and Peter Smith...
Episode 33: Absent friends: Howard Hodgkin's final paintings; Robert Indiana remembered
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Antony Peattie, the music writer and partner of the late Howard Hodgkin and to Barbara Haskell, curator of Robert Indiana's 2013 retrospect...
Episode 32: The Royal Academy’s new project unveiled: David Chipperfield interview
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Academy’s £56m project opens, with subtle additions and revamps by the British architect. Chipperfield talks about the subtleties of architectu...
Episode 31: The $646m Rockefeller sale. Plus: should big galleries subsidise smaller ones?
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We drill down into the big numbers from the Post-Impressionist and Modern sale in New York, talk to Professor Rachel Pownall about the wider market an...
Episode 30: All about Berlin
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest host Arsalan Mohammad takes us behind the scenes of Gallery Weekend Berlin and beyond, speaking to dealers and artists about the changing fa...
Episode 29: Taryn Simon interview, and restoring a Renaissance masterpiece at the Met
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the American artist about her acclaimed work staged in New York and now London, An Occupation of Loss. We hear from a curator and conservat...
Episode 28: The battle over Ethiopia’s treasures
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the treasures looted by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the s...
Episode 27: The enduring appeal of enigmatic Beuys. Plus, lost masterpieces reborn
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from Adam Lowe of Factum Arte about a new TV series in which seven lost paintings are recreated using digital means, and speak to Norman Rosen...
Episode 26: Christo interview, plus museum visitor figures
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to the Bulgarian-born artist about his grand project for the Serpentine, and look at our annual survey of visitor figures Hosted on Acast. Se...
Episode 25: Living with Leonardo da Vinci
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Leonardo specialist Martin Kemp on decades spent in the company of the Renaissance master, plus the 300th edition of The Art Newspaper Hosted on Acast...
Episode 24: Mural-gazing with the Dalai Lama, plus Michael Rakowitz
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Thomas Laird about his new sumo-sized book on Tibetan murals, and to the artist creating the new work for the Fourth Plinth commission in ...
Episode 23: The death of Venice?
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Salvatore Settis talks about his new book, plus Tacita Dean on her three London shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 22: The genius of Picasso
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We take a tour of Tate Modern's blockbuster and explore the strength of Picasso's market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 21: Photography special: from Victorian pioneers to 2018 prize contenders
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the men and women behind three fascinating but very different exhibitions of lens-based art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Episode 20: Yes to Picasso, no to Van Gogh: the Rockefellers’ collection
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the American dynasty’s historian about David and Peggy Rockefeller’s tastes, and explore the funding crisis at Glasgow’s Transmission...
Episode 19: Klimt and Schiele plus Songs for Sabotage
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the life and art of the two Austrian greats as shows open marking the 100th anniversary of their deaths. And the New Museum Triennial is rev...
Episode 18: Talking politics with Cornelia Parker and the future of ivory
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the 2017 Election Artist. Plus, what do new ivory regulations mean for the art world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Episode 17: Real or fake? The suspicious Russian avant-garde show in Ghent
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Expert on Russian art Simon Hewitt discusses developments in The Art Newspaper's current cover story, plus we explore an unusual collaboration at Haus...
Episode 16: Charles I at the Royal Academy—an exhibition fit for a king
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We pick apart the latest smash hit show to open in London with art historian Bendor Grosvenor, then complete our 2018 preview with a look at the big e...
Episode 15: What will 2018 hold for the art world?
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are at the London Art Fair speaking to Georgina Adam about her art market predictions and to Louisa Buck about the top shows and artists to keep on...
Episode 14: The top stories of 2017
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From Louvre Abu Dhabi to Leonardo, Documenta to Trump, we look back at the year in art with our journalists Louisa Buck, Gareth Harris and Anny Shaw H...
Episode 13: The dark side of the art market
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Former editor of the The Art Newspaper Jane Morris speaks to Georgina Adam about her new book Dark Side of the Boom and the art world's less savoury s...
Episode 12: Old Masters after the Leonardo and Art Basel Miami Beach
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk Titian, Constable, Veneziano, Wright of Derby, Van Dyck and, yes, Leonardo, with art historian Bendor Grosvenor. And our deputy art market edi...
Episode 11: Antiquities now and Rose Wylie
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How is the antiquities trade coping with increased focus on Middle East looting and new approaches to collecting? And Rose Wylie on the pleasures and ...
Episode 10: Restoring Iraq’s heritage, plus the complex politics of First Nations art
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Darlington of the World Monuments Fund discusses projects to train local people in craft traditions and the curator Victor Wang on the work of La...
Episode 9: $450m! The Leonardo breaks all records
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How the art sale of the century happened, with Judd Tully, our man in the salesroom. Plus, a new museum in Indonesia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Abu Dhabi Focus episode three: How the UAE art scene became a force to be reckoned with
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician a...
Abu Dhabi Focus episode two: How Saudi artists are driving political change
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As Abu Dhabi Art fair opens, we speak to the Saudi artists Manal Al Dowayan and Ahmed Mater about their role in recent changes to their society. Plus:...
Abu Dhabi Focus episode one: Louvre Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Art
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With all eyes on Abu Dhabi this week, we speak to the architect Jean Nouvel on designing the Arab world's first universal museum. Plus: a preview of A...
Episode 8: How hackers are attacking the art world
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Galleries are losing huge sums to cybercrime, what makes them vulnerable? Plus: the dubious restoration along the Camino di Santiago. Hosted on Acast....
Episode 7: The Tale of an Old Master forgery scandal
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The 'masterpieces' that fooled the art world. Plus: a review of London's latest shows, from Cezanne to Soutine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode 6: Trouble at Unesco, plus Art and Terror
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the US and Israel pull out of the organisation and what will happen next? Plus: 9/11 and its impact on art is explored at London’s Imperial ...
Episode 5: What’s the story behind the $100m Leonardo?
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the only painting in private hands by the Renaissance master heads to auction, The Art Newspaper's founder wonders what might happen to it. Plus, w...
Episode 4: Frieze special with Peter Blake
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the art world descends on London, we take the pulse of the city's art scene with an art market specialist, a collector and two artists, Peter Blake...
Episode 3: How the Getty is shaping southern California’s art scene
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The story behind Pacific Standard Time in Los Angeles; Ming Wong on the historic queer art show in Taipei. Plus: an exclusive audio work by Zardulu th...
Episode 2: Zeitz Mocaa and London autumn preview
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The lowdown on the new Thomas Heatherwick-designed museum in Cape Town, plus a look at some of the most enticing shows opening in London around the Fr...
Episode 1: Nazi Loot and Rachel Whiteread
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nazi-loot conference at London’s National Gallery and how The Art Newspaper’s journalist returned a stolen treasure to its cathedral. Plus: Rachel...
The Art Newspaper Weekly – coming soon!
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing The Art Newspaper Weekly – a new podcast in which the team at The Art Newspaper pick apart the art world's big stories, with the help of...