Interludes: Black Balloons at Tate Modern. A Shade Podcast x Axel Kacoutié sound installation

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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…

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Interludes: Black Balloons is a new sound installation by Shade Podcast and Axel Kacoutié now showing at Tate Gallery. Responding to Liz Johnson Artur’s display Time don’t run here, the piece references Artur’s Black Lives Matter protest images and works from her ongoing Black Balloon Archive documenting people in Africa, and of the African and Caribbean diasporas.

Experience Liz Johnson Artur’s work with the ear and body. How does sound change how you see the works? What pulses through you when you see the images, braille and thread?

The soundscape features the voices of Liz Johnson Artur, artists Imogen Faires and Jamel Alatise from Theatre Peckham, and Research and Interpretation Artist Resident, Marie Smith. It includes extracts from Poetry as Protest, Protest as Poetry, a poem by Faires and Alatise responding to the display and performed live at Tate Modern in April 2023.

Visit the installation at Tate Modern, Natalie Bell Building, Level 2 West Room 4, Artist and Society. Black Balloons will play in the gallery at the following times: 11.00am, 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm, 5.00pm.

Interludes is an ongoing sound collaboration between Lou Mensah of Shade Podcast and the audio artist Axel Kacoutié.

Produced by Lou Mensah

Created by Axel Kacoutié

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Interludes: Black Balloons at Tate Modern. A Shade Podcast x Axel Kacoutié sound installation

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Experience Liz Johnson Artur’s work with the ear and body. How does sound change how you see the works? What pulses through you when you see the images, braille and thread?

Interludes is an ongoing sound collaboration between Lou Mensah of Shade Podcast and the audio artist Axel Kacoutié.

Produced by Lou Mensah

Created by Axel Kacoutié

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

73 episodes

#Fine Arts #Arts #Lou Mensah #Arts And Culture

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Hospital Rooms 30:14

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Hospital Rooms has been bringing world-class contemporary art into NHS mental healthcare units since 2016. Today, we focus on their most ambitious work to date at Hellesdon Hospital, part of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This project embodies both successes and challenges – from the triumph of commissioning fifteen incredible artists to create site-specific works, to the complex realities of working within a healthcare setting that has faced its own struggles in recent years. Joining me are three remarkable individuals who have been integral to the transformation of the Hellesdon spaces: Ken Nwadiogbu, a multidisciplinary artist from Lagos whose journey from civil engineering to fine art has led him to this transformative project, alongside the artist Sarah Dwyer who places drawing at the heart of her practice. We are also joined by Dr. Sophie Bagge, the Lived Experience Lead at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, who brings invaluable perspective as someone with personal and professional insights. Throughout this episode, you'll hear a sound composition by Mark Jennings titled Wards Extended, 2025 - created from recordings made in two psychiatric facilities – one abandoned and awaiting demolition, the other newly built and preparing to open. Shape, Shift , an exhibition of artworks from this project opens at The Fitzrovia Chapel in London, from March 13-25, 2025. This episode was supported by Hospital Rooms. Executive Produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Shade Podcast Instagram Music King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix by Tess Davidson Podcast design Joel Antoine-Wilkinson Bi-monthly art magazine Shade Art Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Visualise the future 24:55

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This series of conversations with art educators expand on the ideas presented by Vi sualise: The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation 2024 report on Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education. In this episode 'Visualise the Future' we are joined by Carey Robinson, Deputy Director, Learning and Public Programmes at The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. She has formerly held strategic, curatorial, and creative producer roles at leading cultural institutions including Tate, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, the South London Gallery, and The Courtauld. Carey and I reflect and expand on the reports recommendations for the future and imagine a new direction for art education in the U.K. Carey's referenced the following resources in our conversation: Anti-Racism Framework for Initial Teacher Training/Education https://indd.adobe.com/view/ffcc4fdd-e948-41fc-bb21-fca9e82b6b91 Centre for Creative Explorations (Dr Clare Stanhope) https://centreforcreativeexplorations.weebly.com/ Dr Claire Stewart-Hall (constructions of race in education) https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/associate-staff/claire-stewart-hall/ Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality (CRED) https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/research/centre-for-race-education-and-decoloniality/ My Primary School is at the Museum https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural/resources/reports/161107-primary-at-museum-report-stage-7-visual-interactive.pdf https://paradigmproject.co.uk/ Read the report Freelands Foundation Visualise report here . Executive producer and host Lou Mensah Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast Website Music King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix by Tess Davidson Editorial support Dale Berning Sawa Podcast design Joel Antoine-Wilkinson Shade Art Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Art of Teaching 25:20

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Art Outside the Classroom 30:38

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This series of conversations with art educators, practitioners and makers expands on the ideas presented by Vi sualise: The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation 2024 report on Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education. In this episode 'Art Outside the Classroom' we are joined by Dr Sadegh Aleahmad, an Iranian-born multi-disciplinary artist, facilitator and lecturer based in London. Sadegh's practice explores dynamics of his diasporic identity by experimenting with mirrors and voice. Today, we discuss Sadegh's art education work beyond the classroom, enabling new ways of thinking, creating and coming together in community. Freelands Foundation works to broaden access to art education and the visual arts across the UK. They work with teachers and educators to develop diverse and ambitious approaches to art education. Read the report Visualise report here . Executive producer and host Lou Mensah Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast Website Music King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix Tess Davidson Editorial support Dale Berning Sawa Podcast design Joel Antoine-Wilkinson Shade Art Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Classroom Portraits 29:04

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This series of conversations with art educators, practitioners and makers expands on the ideas presented by Vi sualise: The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation 2024 report on Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education. In this episode 'Classroom Portraits' we are joined by Exodus Crooks, a Birmingham-based multi-disciplinary artist and educator who works with installation, film-making and text. Through their practice they explore ideas of self-determination, religion and spirituality at the intersection of education, using their role as a teacher to re-imagine Western pedagogy. Exodus has previously exhibited with Iniva, Ikon Gallery and the National Gallery, among others. Today they’ll be joining me to discuss their experience as both an educator and former student, and how we can transform the art curriculum within the classroom. Freelands Foundation works to broaden access to art education and the visual arts across the UK. They work with teachers and educators to develop diverse and ambitious approaches to art education. Read the report Visualise report here . Executive producer and host Lou Mensah Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast Website Music King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix by Tess Davidson Editorial support from Anne Kimunguyi Podcast design Joel Antoine-Wilkinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Broad Canvas 29:18

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This new weekly, five part series of conversations with art educators, practitioners and makers expands on the ideas presented by Vi sualise: The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation 2024 report on Race & Inclusion in Secondary School Art Education. These conversations aim to support educators in providing a more diverse art curriculum. In today's episode 'Broad canvas' I talk with Henry Ward, an artist, educator and the Director of Freelands Foundation and Shabna Begum, CEO of the Runnymede Trust who give an overview of the UK arts education ecosystem. Freelands Foundation works to broaden access to art education and the visual arts across the UK. They work with teachers and educators to develop diverse and ambitious approaches to art education. Read the report Visualise report here . Apologies for the disruption to sound quality in this episode. Executive producer and host Lou Mensah Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast Website Music King Henry IV original composition for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix by Tess Davidson Editorial support from Anne Kimunguyi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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London Sculpture Week symposium 1:14:00

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Enjoy our special episode which captures and reflects on a discussion on new approaches to sculpture outdoors which took place at the inaugural London Sculpture Week symposium at London Metropolitan University on 25th September 2024. The discussion features contributions from the following speakers: Jo Baxendale, Visual Arts Project Manager Fourth Plinth, Greater London Authority Sarah Carrington, Deputy Director, The Line Dr Libby Heaney, Artist, Frieze Sculpture Stella Ioannou, Artistic Director, Sculpture in the City and Founding Director, Lacuna Katie Schwab, Artist, The Line Vanessa da Silva, Artist, Sculpture in the City Dr Jacek Ludwig Scarso, Moderator and Deputy Director, CREATURE Fatoş Üstek, Independent writer and curator, Frieze Sculpture The LSW symposium was developed by The Line in collaboration with CREATURE at London Metropolitan University and supported by Arts Council England and Bloomberg Connects, the official digital partner for London Sculpture Week. This episode is sponsored by Bloomberg Connects , the free arts and culture app. The app gives access to over 550 free guides of museum, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and other art spaces around the world. Bloomberg Connects is the official digital guide for London Sculpture Week and presents free content for Frieze Sculpture, The Line, Sculpture in the City and the Fourth Plinth. Download the app to discover more. Please support our independent podcast by donating £5 here Read Shade Art Review Shade Art Review 20% discount code Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast Website Shade Podcast is Executive produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Music King Henry IV for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Edit & Mix by Tess Davidson Symposium recording by Innerar . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker. A major survey exhibition at Spike Island 26:24

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Maja Wismer Head of Contemporary Art Kunstmuseum Basel: in conversation with Anne Kimunguyi 16:55

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Matthew Krishanu: in conversation with Lou Mensah 23:03

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Venice Biennale Special: Aindrea Emelife interview 13:06

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Welcome to the second of our episodes from the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. I am delighted to welcome back Aindrea Emelife as my guest. Aindrea is a curator and art historian of modern and contemporary art, whose practise specializes in colonial and decolonial African histories and the politics of representation. Aindrea is the curator of Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, which sees the country participating in the festival for the second time. The pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art, where Aindrea is also a curator. Today, we will be getting an exciting introduction into this year’s Nigeria Pavilion and hearing a bit more about the participating artists, their works and the curatorial thinking behind this year’s exhibition. Enjoy a review, including images of Nigeria Imaginary written by Anne Kimunguyi in today's special edition of Shade Art Review. Read Shade Art Review Shade Art Review 20% discount code Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast is Executive produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Music King Henry IV for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Editing and mixing by Tess Davidson Editorial support by Anne Kimunguyi Nigeria Imaginary Aindrea Emelife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Venice Biennale Special: Sir John Akomfrah interview 30:57

1 year ago30:57

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Welcome to the first of our episodes from the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. Today, I am delighted to hand the mic to my dear friend the arts writer Dale Berning Sawa, who met with John Akomfrah at the preview of The British Council commission Listening All Night To The Rain . You'll also hear from me in this episode and Dale shares a reflection on her first Venice experience and conversation with the artist on this special occasion. You can also enjoy Dale's review of Listening All Night To The Rain and images from the exhibition, in Shade Art Review. today. Listening All Night To The Rain continues artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah’s investigation into themes of memory, migration, racial injustice and climate change with a renewed focus on the act of listening and the sonic. The exhibition, conceived as a single installation with eight interlocking and overlapping multi-screen sound and time-based works, is seen as a manifesto that encourages the idea of listening as activism and positions various progressive theories of acoustemology: how new ways of becoming are rooted in different forms of listening. Encouraging visitors to experience the British Pavilion’s 19th century neoclassical building in a different way, Akomfrah’s commission interprets and transforms the fabric of the space in order to interrogate relics and monuments of colonial histories. John Akomfrah initially came to prominence in the early 1980s as part of the Black Audio Film Collective (BAFC), a collective founded in 1982. An early film by BAFC, titled Handsworth Songs (1986), explored the events around the 1985 riots in Birmingham and London. In recent years, Akomfrah’s work has evolved into ambitious, multi-channel installations presented in galleries and museums worldwide. In 2017, he won the Artes Mundi prize, the UK’s biggest award for international art. He has previously participated in the 58th Venice Viennale with Four Nocturnes, commissioned for the inaugural Ghana Pavilion in 2019, and Vertigo Sea (2015) as part of the 56th International Art Exhibition. The British Council commission Listening All Night To The Rain at the Venice Biennale 2024 runs from Saturday 20 April to Sunday 24 November 2024. Read Shade Art Review Shade Art Review 20% discount code Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast is Executive produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Music King Henry IV for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Editing and mixing by Tess Davidson Dale Berning Sawa British Pavilion Venice Biennale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Legacy Russell: in conversation with Lou Mensah 36:31

1 year ago36:31

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Legacy Russell is Executive Director & Chief Curator of the experimental arts institution The Kitchen , one of New York's oldest non-profit spaces. She is writer, curator and author of the critically acclaimed Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto. I am delighted to have Legacy join me to talk about Black Meme, which is due to be published on May 7th. Black Meme focuses on the history and production of the ‘Meme’ – tracing through Black visual culture from its first appearance in the early 20th century all the way through to present times. It is a critical dissection of race, class, and gender as performed online and offline and emphasizes the central role that Black contributions have played in the development of digital culture. On the ‘Meme’, Legacy says:’ I want to talk about the economy and engine of this and perhaps push further a discussion about how we can hold ourselves accountable to how this material is produced and circulated.” Black Meme is available to purchase online and in stores from May 7th. Here is a link to Legacy's talk on The New Bend exhibition, as mentioned in Lou's intro. Read Shade Art Review Shade Art Review Series 10 | 20% discount code Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast is Executive produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Music King Henry IV for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Editing and mixing by Tess Davidson Editorial support from Anne Kimunguyi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ibrahim Mahama: in conversation with Lou Mensah 16:39

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Ibrahim Mahama is an installation artist who works with textiles, material production and found objects to create large-scale public interventions. He initially garnered widespread attention for his open-air installations made of stitched-together jute sacks that were draped on or over architectural structures, such as libraries, an airport, and a museum, in the cities of Accra and Kumasi, where he is based. His practise involves a collaborative process of sourcing, collecting, reproducing and installing the often-textile based materials he works with. His pieces speak to ideas around historical memories, traditional belief systems, local economies and the democratisation of art. Ibrahim’s works have been shown in various group and solo shows, including The Norval Foundation in Cape Town, The White Cube in London and Hong Kong and has been a part of the Ghana Pavilion for 2019 Venice Biennale, among many others. In this episode, Ibrahim and I discuss his new large-scale public commission at the Barbican, the process behind creating this work and his hopes for its reception. Ibrahim Mahama Purple Hibiscus runs at the Lakeside Terrace at the Barbican from April 10 - 18 August 2024 and is free to the public. Read Shade Art Review Shade Art Review Series 10 | 20% discount code Shade Podcast Instagram Shade Podcast is Executive produced and hosted by Lou Mensah Music King Henry IV for Shade Podcast by Brian Jackson Editing and mixing by Tess Davidson Editorial support from Anne Kimunguyi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Michael Ohajuru: in conversation with Lou Mensah 18:44

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