Best Brush Up On EMS Podcasts (2024)

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A brush with... Igshaan Adams 56:01

4h ago56:01

56:01

Igshaan Adams talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Adams, born in 1982, who explores human space, both interior and exterior, and how that space speaks to racial, sexual and historical identities. Working in partic…

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A brush with… Otobong Nkanga 1:04:59

7d ago1:04:59

1:04:59

Otobong Nkanga talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Nkanga, born in 1974 in Kano, Nigeria, explores the land and the environment in relation to our bodies and the cultures and histories that mould and define them. …

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A brush with... Lynn Hershman Leeson 54:39

3d ago54:39

54:39

Lynn Hershman Leeson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Leeson, born in 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio, US, and now based in San Francisco, is one of the pioneers of media art. Over more than half a century, she has exp…

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A brush with... Michaël Borremans 59:23

21d ago59:23

59:23

Ben Luke talks to Michaël Borremans about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Borremans, born in 1963 in Geraardsbergen in Belgium, is one of the most original painters working today. He marries a technical brilliance, born of a careful …

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A brush with... Kapwani Kiwanga 56:51

2M ago56:51

56:51

Kapwani Kiwanga talks to Ben Luke about the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Kiwanga was born in Hamilton, Canada, in 1978 and lives in Paris. She works primarily in sculpture and installation but also with performance, sound and video. She explores what she has called “power asymmetries”, drawing from forgotten or unexpecte…

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A brush with... Michael Raedecker 1:00:38

2M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

Michael Raedecker talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Raedecker, born in Amsterdam in 1963, brings together paint, thread and printed imagery to create canvases pregnant with unsettling and uncanny atmosphere. At …

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A brush with... Alex Katz 47:04

3M ago47:04

47:04

Alex Katz talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Katz, born in Brooklyn in 1927, is one of the most distinctive and influential painters of recent decades. Since he began making art in the 1940s, he has aimed to pain…

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A brush with… Shahzia Sikander 1:04:35

3M ago1:04:35

1:04:35

Shahzia Sikander talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Sikander, born in 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan, trained in the tradition of Indo-Persian manuscript painting and has used its forms, techniques and language as a launchpad for a…

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A brush with… Nalini Malani 58:43

4M ago58:43

58:43

Nalini Malani talks to Ben Luke, about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Malani was born in Karachi in 1946 and lives and works today in Mumbai. Her work in drawing and painting, performance, video and installation, responds to contemp…

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A brush with... Zineb Sedira 1:03:54

4M ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Zineb Sedira talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Sedira, born in Paris in 1963 to Algerian parents and based in London since 1986, uses film, photography, installation, sculpture and other media to reflect on memo…

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A brush with... Stanley Whitney 54:02

4M ago54:02

54:02

Stanley Whitney talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Whitney, born in Philadelphia in 1946, makes abstract paintings that feature interlocking rectangles, squares and bands of paint whose intense colours hum with musical reso…

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A brush with... Wilhelm Sasnal 46:29

5M ago46:29

46:29

Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Sasnal, born in 1972 in Tarnów, Poland, has made one of the most significant contributions to painting in the 21st century. He works with photograph…

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Xmas Special 2020 (Remastered) Full Episode 33:24

6M ago33:24

33:24

When Branston escapes from prison for the first time, he chooses Keith's rooftop sleigh to hide out in. Starring: Juliet Howland as Gracie Camilla Simson as Sharon Stuart Wheeldon as Dan Martin Skellern as Keith Will Chitty as Branston Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Wilkins Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Mike Fenton-Stevens as Police Chief Karl Howma…

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Xmas Episode 2020 (Remastered) Part 3 14:33

6M ago14:33

14:33

In Part 3 of Barmy Dale's 2020 Christmas episode, Keith and Dan attempt to navigate the dual problem of keeping Branston and Angie hidden in a pantomime horse costume while directing the local church's Nativity play. Starring: Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Wilkins Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Mike Fenton-Stevens as Police Chief Karl Howman as D.S.…

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Xmas Episode 2020 (Remastered) Part 2 8:46

6M ago8:46

8:46

Starring: Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Wilkins Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Mike Fenton-Stevens as Police Chief Karl Howman as D.S. Linklater Juliet Howland as Gracie Camilla Simson as Sharon Stuart Wheeldon as Dan Martin Skellern as Keith Will Chitty as Branston Becki Lloyd as Tracey Louis C. Skellern as Perkins Written by Skellern & Wheeldon Au…

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A brush with... Camille Henrot 59:51

6M ago59:51

59:51

Camille Henrot talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Henrot was born in 1978 in Paris and studied film at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in the French capital. She uses drawing, painting, sculpture, inst…

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Xmas Episode 2020 (Remastered) Part 1 11:25

6M ago11:25

11:25

To celebrate Christmas in Barmy Dale, we have remastered our first Christmas episode from 2020. This show was first broadcast on BBC Radio Derby's Evening Show in December 2020 and was the first episode to feature Jeffrey Holland, Vicki Michelle, Karl Howman and Michael Fenton-Stevens.. Dreaming of a Quiet Christmas stars: Juliet Howland as Gracie …

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Omor's Blinding Night Out - Full Episode 34:45

6M ago34:45

34:45

When Willy persuades Keith and Dan to invest in a new restaurant, he fails to mention the identity of their silent partner. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Brian Murphy as Lord Palmer Juliet Howland as Gracie Meadows Camilla Simson as Sharon Parker Judy Buxton as Mildred …

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A brush with... Urs Fischer 49:07

7M ago49:07

49:07

Urs Fischer talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Born in 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland, Fischer makes work across multiple disciplines and media that defies categorisation. Whether he is working in photography, paint…

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Omor's Blinding Night Out (Part 3 of 3) 12:57

7M ago12:57

12:57

When Willy persuades Keith and Dan to invest in a new restaurant, he fails to mention the identity of their silent partner. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Juliet Howland as Gracie Meadows Brian Murphy as Lord Palmer Judy Buxton as Mildred Wilkins Nicholas Lumley as Willy…

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A brush with... Stephen Willats 55:30

7M ago55:30

55:30

An in-depth conversation with the British artist Stephen Willats, one of the leading figures in conceptual art in Britain, who addresses societal issues while exploring the meanings and purposes of art in the wider world. Since the 1960s, Willats (born in London in 1943) has foregrounded ideas that have become more widespread in contemporary art to…

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Omor's Blinding Night Out (Part 2 of 3) 10:11

7M ago10:11

10:11

When Willy persuades Keith and Dan to invest in a new restaurant, he fails to mention the identity of their silent partner. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Juliet Howland as Gracie Meadows Brian Murphy as Lord Palmer Judy Buxton as Mildred Wilkins Nicholas Lumley as Willy…

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A brush with... Sutapa Biswas 1:01:45

7M ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Sutapa Biswas talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Biswas was born in Santinekethan, India, in 1962, and her work in painting, drawing, photography and video explores race and gender within the context of coloniali…

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Omor’s Blinding Night Out (Part 1 of 3) 12:33

7M ago12:33

12:33

Series 3 Episode 3 When One-Eyed Willy persuades Keith and Dan to invest in a new restaurant, he fails to mention the identity of their silent partner. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Wilkins Nicholas Lumley as Willy Judy Buxton as Mildred Wilkins Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Brian Murphy as Lord Palmer Tony …

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Lady Palmer And The Tramp - Full Episode 35:28

8M ago35:28

35:28

Barmy Dale continues the new season with this hugely popular episode. When Dan and Sharon spot Mayoress Palmer eating spaghetti with Keith in the local Italian restaurant, they struggle to come to terms with the possibility that rumours of wife swapping in Barmy Dale might be true. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Jeffrey Holland as Revere…

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Lady Palmer and the Tramp - Part 3 of 3 12:44

8M ago12:44

12:44

When Dan and Sharon spot Mayoress Palmer eating spaghetti with Keith in the local Italian restaurant, they struggle to come to terms with the possibility that rumours of wife swapping in Barmy Dale might be true. Starring: Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Juliet Howland as Gracie Meadows Brian Murphy as Lord Palm…

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A brush with... Torkwase Dyson 1:00:05

9M ago1:00:05

1:00:05

Torkwase Dyson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Dyson, who was born in Chicago in 1973, uses abstraction as a means of exploring what she describes as “the ways Black and brown bodies perceive and negotiate spa…

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Lady Palmer and the Tramp - Series 3 Ep 2 - Part 2 of 3 11:43

9M ago11:43

11:43

Part 2 of Lady Palmer and The Tramp When Dan and Sharon spot Mayoress Palmer eating spaghetti with Keith in the local Italian restaurant, they struggle to come to terms with the possibility that rumours of wife swapping in Barmy Dale might be true. Starring: Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Juliet Howland as Graci…

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A brush with... Sarah Lucas 51:58

9M ago51:58

51:58

An in-depth conversation with Sarah Lucas about her life and work. Lucas, born in London in 1962, is one of the most significant artists of her generation, both in Britain, where she was associated with the 1990s movement known as the Young British Artists, and internationally, where she has been the subject of several significant recent institutio…

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Lady Palmer and the Tramp - Series 3 - Ep 2 - Part 1 of 3 12:02

9M ago12:02

12:02

When Dan and Sharon spot Mayoress Palmer eating spaghetti with Keith in the local Italian restaurant, they struggle to come to terms with the possibility that rumours of wife swapping in Barmy Dale might be true. Starring: Linda Regan as Mayoress Palmer Jeffrey Holland as Reverend Willkins Vicki Michelle as Angie Edwards Juliet Howland as Gracie Me…

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A brush with... Claudette Johnson 53:45

9M ago53:45

53:45

Claudette Johnson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Johnson, who was born in 1959 in Manchester, UK, and now lives in London, has created some of the most powerful figurative art of recent years. Working primari…

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Barmy Dale Season Three Trailer 1:08

9M ago1:08

1:08

Season Three of Barmy Dale introduces the new characters of Lord Palmer and Mayoress Palmer played by real life husband and wife team Brian Murphy (Last of the Summer Wine) and Linda Regan (Hi De Hi), they are of course joined again by the comic talents of Vicki Michelle (Allo Allo, Eastenders) Jeffrey Holland (Hi De Hi, You Rang M'lord) and Judy B…

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Fluffy RIP - S3 Ep1 Full Episode 29:13

9M ago29:13

29:13

When the beloved Town Hall cat meets with an unfortunate accident, Dan and Keith scramble to hide any evidence that links them to the tragedy. Starring Linda Regan - Mayoress Palmer Brian Murphy - Lord Palmer Jeffrey Holland - Rev Wilkins Juliet Howland - Gracie Meadows Camilla Simson - Sharon Parker Nicholas Lumley - One Eyed Willy Sally Swift - H…

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Fluffy RIP - S3 Ep1 Part Three 12:13

9M ago12:13

12:13

When the beloved Town Hall cat meets with an unfortunate accident, Dan and Keith scramble to hide any evidence that links them to the tragedy. Starring Linda Regan - Mayoress Palmer Brian Murphy - Lord Palmer Jeffrey Holland - Rev Wilkins Juliet Howland - Gracie Meadows Camilla Simson - Sharon Parker Nicholas Lumley - One Eyed Willy Sally Swift - H…

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A brush with... Yinka Shonibare 53:12

9M ago53:12

53:12

In the first of this new series of A brush with…, Yinka Shonibare talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Shonibare was born in 1962 in London to Nigerian parents and moved to Lagos in Nigeria when he was a child. He …

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Fluffy RIP - S3 Ep1 Part Two 9:19

9M ago9:19

9:19

When the beloved Town Hall cat meets with an unfortunate accident, Dan and Keith scramble to hide any evidence that links them to the tragedy. Starring Linda Regan - Mayoress Palmer Brian Murphy - Lord Palmer Jeffrey Holland - Rev Wilkins Juliet Howland - Gracie Meadows Camilla Simson - Sharon Parker Nicholas Lumley - One Eyed Willy Sally Swift - H…

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Fluffy RIP - S3 Ep1 Part One 9:07

9M ago9:07

9:07

When the beloved Town Hall cat meets with an unfortunate accident, Dan and Keith scramble to hide any evidence that links them to the tragedy. Starring Linda Regan - Mayoress Palmer Brian Murphy - Lord Palmer Jeffrey Holland - Rev Wilkins Juliet Howland - Gracie Meadows Camilla Simson - Sharon Parker Nicholas Lumley - One Eyed Willy Sally Swift - H…

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A brush with... Analia Saban 55:38

10M ago55:38

55:38

Analia Saban talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Saban, who was born in 1980 in Buenos Aires and now lives in Los Angeles, examines, unpacks and plays with the medium of painting. She explores its materiality, its iconography …

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A brush with... Alvaro Barrington 54:22

10M ago54:22

54:22

Alvaro Barrington talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. For Barrington—who was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1983, but grew up in Grenada and Brooklyn—painting is the bedrock of a practice that incorporates installation, sculpt…

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A brush with… Mandy El-Sayegh 1:00:20

11M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Mandy El-Sayegh talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. El-Sayegh, born in Selangor, Malaysia, in 1985 and now living in London, makes paintings, sculptures, installations, videos and performances that assemble disparate materia…

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A brush with... Larry Achiampong 1:08:08

11M ago1:08:08

1:08:08

In this first episode of a new series of A brush with…, Ben Luke talks to Larry Achiampong about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Achiampong was born in London in 1984 to parents from Ghana, and he explores his personal and communal h…

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A brush with... Jeremy Deller 1:03:07

12M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Ben Luke talks to Jeremy Deller about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Deller, born in London in 1966, has created some of the most extraordinary works of recent decades, acting as a catalyst for exhibitions, films, events and happeni…

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The Worthy Soul S2 ep6 38:43

12M ago38:43

38:43

The Worthy Soul The series 2 bumper finale. When Dr Norman Strange, the eminent archaeologist, turns up in Barmy Dale in search of the famous Barmy Dale cross, Keith tries to beat him to it. Starring Juliet Howland as Gracie Camilla Simson as Sharon David Sterne as Dr Norman Strange Jeffrey Holland as Rev Wilkins Judy Buxton as Mildred Wilkins Mart…

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A brush with... Jacqueline Humphries 58:33

1y ago58:33

58:33

Ben Luke talks to Jacqueline Humphries about her influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Humphries, born in 1960 in New Orleans, US, and now based in New York, is an artist who has pushed painting into new territories. She is mindful of the medi…

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A brush with… Gary Simmons 1:06:12

1y ago1:06:12

1:06:12

Ben Luke talks to Gary Simmons about his influences—from musicians to writers, film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Simmons, born in New York in 1964 and based in Los Angeles, is a significant figure in a generation of politically engaged, artistically ambitious US artists that …

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A brush with… Phyllida Barlow 58:05

1y ago58:05

58:05

In March this year, we went to Finsbury Park in London to the home of Phyllida Barlow to interview her for the A brush with… podcast. Tragically, Phyllida died just a few days later. So this conversation is a tribute to one of the most significant British artists of recent years. Ardently committed to sculpture and convinced of its special power, s…

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A brush with... Alfredo Jaar 57:37

1y ago57:37

57:37

Ben Luke talks to Alfredo Jaar about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Jaar, who was born in 1956, in Santiago, Chile and has been based in New York since the early 1980s, addresses social injustice, human suffering, state-sponsored vi…

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A brush with... Marguerite Humeau 58:09

1y ago58:09

58:09

Ben Luke talks to Marguerite Humeau about her influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Humeau was born in 1986 in the French city of Cholet, near Nantes, and lives in London. She creates extraordinary sculptural environments in which the scientif…

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A brush with... Mike Nelson 1:05:54

1y ago1:05:54

1:05:54

Ben Luke talks to Mike Nelson about his influences—from the worlds of literature, film, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Nelson, born in 1967 in Loughborough in the UK, is one of the most significant British sculptors and installation artists of this century. He has spent the past three deca…

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A brush with... Matthew Krishanu 1:10:16

1y ago1:10:16

1:10:16

In the first episode of this new series of A brush with… Ben Luke talks to Matthew Krishanu about his influences—including writers, composers, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Krishanu, who was born in 1980 in Bradford, UK, is one of Britain’s most distinctive painters. He dr…

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