Best Talkart Podcasts (2024)

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Jonny Mellor- New Artist Fair 2024/ MoA Bonus Episode 43 27:54

4h ago27:54

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jonny Mellor (@JonnyMellorArt) who is showing in the New Art Fair 2024, at the Truman Brewery, London, from 27-29 September 2024 I am an artist strongly influenced by minimalism and geometric abstraction. I use this visual language to create paintings, prints and hand cut paper art . The exploration of…

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Stella Zuegel - New Artist Fair 2024/ MoA Bonus Episode 42 31:40

8d ago31:40

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In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Stella Zuegel (@stellazuegelart) who is showing in the New Art Fair 2024, at the Truman Brewery, London, from 27-29 September 2024 Contemporary geometric artist Stella Zuegel creates unique art using both watercolour on paper, and acrylic and oil paint on canvas. Each piece is painted free hand and tak…

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Ep.259 Natalie Chapman - Ministry of Arts Podcast 49:53

6h ago49:53

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Natalie Chapman (@nataliechapmanartist) Natalie Chapman paints portraits that engage with family identity and issues based around dysfunctional relationships and social documentary. She is influenced by the work of photographers Richard Billingham and Nan Golding, and have similarly focused on spontaneous sn…

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Winter Sculpture Park 2025 - MoA Bonus Episode 41 25:30

2h ago25:30

25:30

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Gallery No32 (@gallery_no.32) Taking inspiration from our grassroots, DIY heritage, 2025's PARK is a space for experimentation. This year, we're not only encouraging fully formed applications, but also ideas, WIPs and sculptural question marks so that together, we can build our 4th and most exciting s…

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Studio Lenca (Live in Margate) 50:26

13d ago50:26

50:26

Talk Art Live! We meet artist Studio Lenca (Jose Campos) within his recent solo exhibition 'Leave to Remain' at Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate. ‘Leave to Remain’ is the official term used by the UK Home Office, meaning someone who is allowed to stay in the UK with restrictions and without permanent legal status. According to the latest data from …

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Ep.258 Tom Hunter - Ministry of Arts Podcast 1:00:07

18d ago1:00:07

1:00:07

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Tom Hunter (tomhunterphotography) Tom Hunter is an artist using photography and film, living and working in East London. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London. Tom has earned several awards during his career, including the …

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Precious Okoyomon 1:01:24

19d ago1:01:24

1:01:24

We meet Precious Okoyomon – poet, artist, and chef – stages sculptural topographies composed of living, growing, decaying, and dying materials, including rock, water, wildflowers, snails, and vines. For Okoyomon, nature is inseparable from the historical marks of colonisation and enslavement. In their work, plants like kudzu – a vine native to Asia…

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Peter Li - MoA Bonus Episode 40 37:45

22d ago37:45

37:45

In this bonus episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Peter Li (@pli.panda) Peter Li is an Architectural Photographer based in London, renowned for his exceptional architectural artwork. His artistic talent has been widely recognized, with notable achievements including securing first place in the Architecture Category at the Epson International Pano Awar…

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Puppies Puppies 1:14:52

22d ago1:14:52

1:14:52

We meet artist Puppies Puppies. Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo (b. 1989, Dallas, TX), widely known by the moniker Puppies Puppies, expands ideas around the readymade by imbuing ubiquitous and everyday objects, signifiers, and actions with a personal and political charge. Puppies Puppies works across sculpture, installation, and performance art. She has,…

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Es Devlin, presented by BMW 52:34

15d ago52:34

52:34

We meet Es Devlin CBE to discuss her new multi-media work SURFACING commissioned by BMW and unveiled at Art Basel in Basel 2024. A pioneering combination of sustainable energy and movement in an installation of water, light, sound and dance. A dance collaboration and a series of mobile sound installations within a pilot fleet of BMW iX5 Hydrogen ve…

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Ep.257 Jessie Woodward - Ministry of Arts Podcast 42:04

1M ago42:04

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Jessie Woodward (@jessieabstract) Jessie is an abstract painter and mixed media Artist, based in Bristol. She has exhibited works throughout the UK and sold her vibrant pieces worldwide. Jessie’s instinctive way of working explores the language of paint and mark making to evoke emotions in the viewer, aiming…

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Jean Claracq 1:06:33

29d ago1:06:33

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We meet artist Jean Claracq to discuss painting, his recent shows with Galerie Sultana in Paris and Arles, plus what its like living and working from Marseille and its growing artistic community. Jean Claracq brings the past forward via savvy remarks on the culture industry of the 21st century. Claracq’s paintings exploit, in the most delicate and …

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Dominique Fung 52:07

2M ago52:07

52:07

We meet Dominique Fung (b.1987), a Canadian artist with ancestry in Hong Kong and Shanghai, whose practice explores the subliminal liminal territory in which tradition, memory and legacy seep through our collective subconsciousness. Through her interest in casting light on overlooked or forgotten stories and her use of specific historical artifacts…

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Ep.256 Katy Baird - Ministry of Arts Podcast 55:27

2M ago55:27

55:27

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Katy Baird (@thenewlookkatyb) As an artist Katy has performed at performance festivals and venues across Europe as well as squat parties, clubs and raves. Her debut studio-based performance Workshy, a show about work and the things we do for money, was a smash hit and toured internationally to over 30 cities…

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Gemma Rolls-Bentley (Live at Turner Contemporary Margate) 1:05:57

2M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

We meet curator and writer Gemma Rolls-Bentley to discuss her debut book Queer Art, recorded in front of a live audience at the Turner Contemporary in Margate. With nearly 200 artworks selected by Gemma, this book mixes the high-brow with the low, gallery stalwarts with Instagram stars, and the racy with the fabulous. This is a unique celebration o…

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Ep.255 Luke Hannam - Ministry of Arts Podcast 54:41

1M ago54:41

54:41

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Luke Hannam (@LukeHannamPaintings) Luke Hannam’s works are celebrated for their vibrant colours, dynamic compositions, and emotional depth. Hannam's early exposure to the arts fuelled his passion for painting, leading him to study at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Hannam's paintings are cha…

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Mary McCartney 1:20:18

2M ago1:20:18

1:20:18

We meet Mary McCartney, world renowned photographer, film-maker and sustainable food pioneer. As a leading British creative, her work covers multiple disciplines, but is always rooted in her passion for impactful storytelling. We meet at Claridges Art Space in London to explore her joint show 'Double Exposure' with photography legend David Bailey. …

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Ep.254 Rosa Roberts - Ministry of Arts Podcast 43:29

2M ago43:29

43:29

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Rosa Roberts (@rosa_roberts_) Rosa Roberts grew up in Norfolk on a fruit farm, and moved to London with her family in her teenage years, later studying Fine Art at Central St Martin's. She ran a business which designed and ran drawing workshops in London Museums for 8 years until deciding to go full-time as …

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Corbin Shaw (Live in Sheffield) 1:01:07

2M ago1:01:07

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We meet artist Corbin Shaw, live from the Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield's City Hall. Corbin Shaw (b. 1998) is a British artist based in East London, originally from Sheffield. Exploring the complex realm of masculinity and identity through the medium of textiles. Using his upbringing in a South Yorkshire ex-mining town Corbin investig…

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Self Esteem (Live at Apple Covent Garden) 56:56

2M ago56:56

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Talk Art Live, recorded at Apple Covent Garden. We meet Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem to celebrate her first new music in 3 years, the new single Big Man featuring Moonchild Sanelly. Recorded in front of a live audience of 400 art lovers, we explore her rise to fame over the past few years, what it was like playing the Sally Bowles lead in Ca…

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Ep.253 Peter Stapleton - Ministry of Arts Podcast 42:42

3M ago42:42

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Peter Stapleton (@peterstapletonart) Peter was born in the city of Manchester, in the UK and his early years were significantly influenced by the complexities of coming from a family heavily in serious crime. Eventually Peter ended up in prison, charged with armed robbery on security vans. After spending sev…

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Jack Pierson 1:09:07

3M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

For his first exhibition in London in over 20 years, New York-based artist Jack Pierson presents a new series of works at Lisson Gallery that explores love, kinship, celebration, poetry, youth, and identity. Pierson diverted from the path of documentary photographers that he studied with in Boston, and was instead drawn to punk-influenced performat…

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Nathanaëlle Herbelin 1:02:39

3M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

We meet artist Nathanaëlle Herbelin to discuss her major solo show in Paris. A constant visitor to the Musée d’Orsay’s collections since childhood, Herbelin has been invited to put her canvases and sources of inspiration into perspective. An heiress to Les Nabis (active in Paris from 1888-1900), the artist brings their favorite subjects – daily lif…

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Jennifer Higgie and Chloe Stead, presented by Sotheby's 52:16

3M ago52:16

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We meet author/art critic Jennifer Higgie and Sotheby’s Chloe Stead to discuss the inspiring new exhibition ‘London: An Artistic Crossroads’ which has just opened at Sotheby’s New Bond Street and runs until 5th July 2024. #AD / this episode is presented by Sotheby’s. Sotheby's, in partnership with Art UK and twelve museums across the country, are s…

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Ep.252 Mark McGowan/The Artist Taxi Driver - Ministry of Arts Podcast 57:52

3M ago57:52

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Mark McGowan (@the_artist_taxidriver) Mark McGowan is a British street artist, performance artist, film maker and public protester who has gone by the artist name Chunky Mark and more recently The Artist Taxi Driver. By profession, McGowan is a London taxi driver and occasional University speaker and arts tu…

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KAWS 1:03:00

3M ago1:03:00

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We meet KAWS aka Brian Donnelly to discuss his three major institutional exhibitions all opening in 2024. The first show has just opened at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh and is the first time that Donnelly's work has been aligned with Warhol. Followed by the Parrish Art Museum this summer, and The Drawing Center, set to open in Autumn. In cele…

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Shaqúelle Whyte 1:04:52

3M ago1:04:52

1:04:52

We meet artist Shaqúelle Whyte to explore his current solo exhibition at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery in London. Whyte imagines fictional environments in his paintings, creating an enigmatic atmosphere that contributes to his psychoanalytic approach. The painted medium is paramount for the artist whose broad, loosely rendered brushstrokes are mirrored…

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Cork Street Galleries with Louisa Buck 57:45

4M ago57:45

57:45

#AD - New Talk Art special episode! We meet legendary art critic Louisa Buck for a tour of Cork Street Galleries, to visit galleries including Alison Jacques, Tiwani Contemporary, Frieze No.9 Cork St, Waddington Custot, Goodman Gallery, Stephen Friedman, Marianne Holtermann and Flowers Gallery. We discover their current exhibitions but also explore…

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Ep.251 Clarke Reynolds - Ministry of Arts Podcast 50:54

3M ago50:54

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Clarke Reynolds (@clarkereynoldsofficial) Born in 1981 in Portsmouth, Clarke Reynolds began his life journey with a unique perspective, one shaped by limited sight and profound resilience. Despite facing the challenges of domestic violence and alcohol abuse in his childhood, Clarke found solace and expressio…

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Sir Elton John and David Furnish 1:33:27

3M ago1:33:27

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Talk Art exclusive! We meet Sir Elton John and David Furnish to discuss their epic, brand new exhibition Fragile Beauty. Opening this weekend, Saturday, 18 May 2024 at the V&A South Kensington. An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subj…

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Oisín McKenna 55:07

4M ago55:07

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We meet writer Oisín McKenna to discuss his debut novel Evenings and Weekends which is released today! We discuss Oisín‘s passion for spoken word and performance art and discover his early years inspired by artists like David Hoyle, Penny Arcade, Taylor Mac or Lucy McCormick. We learn how museums like the National Gallery, Dublin improved his life,…

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Ep.250 Mason Storm - Ministry of Arts Podcast 43:29

3M ago43:29

43:29

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Mason Storm (@masonstormgenius) Masons work has been considered controversial and provocative, however he never try’s to be controversial in his subject matter just for the sake of it, there is always an underlying reason for the work he produces. Mason is probably best known for his mask. It has become a tr…

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