Talk Art

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1. Charlotte McDonald, Aflie Kungu and Rose Electra Harris (Bombay Bramble Special Episode)

   3 Nov 2020 · 1 h 03 min · S7 E10

   Talk Art Special Episode!!!! Russell and Robert meet three incredible emerging artists Charlotte McDonald, Aflie Kungu and Rose Electra Harris!!! We are very excited to continue our partnership with Bombay Sapphire,…

2. Lucy Jones

   6 Nov 2020 · 1 h 00 min · S7 E11

   Talk Art Season 7 continues!! Russell and Robert meet Lucy Jones (b.1955), the British artist world renowned for her raw, wild landscapes and distinctively provocative self-portraits, characterised by expressive…

3. Salman Toor (NYC Special Episode)

   13 Nov 2020 · 55 min · S7 E12

   NYC Special Episode!!! Robert and Russell meet artist Salman Toor (b. 1983) at his studio in Brooklyn, New York as he puts the finishing touches to his paintings for his first institutional solo show at Whitney Museum…

4. Tracey Emin (Special Episode at Royal Academy of Arts)

   20 Nov 2020 · 1 h 43 min · S7 E13 · Explicit

   Talk Art EXCLUSIVE!!! Russell and Robert meet Tracey Emin CBE RA for an intimate, private tour of her major new exhibition with Edvard Munch at the Royal Academy of the Arts in central London. Running until 28th…

5. Lauren Weedman

   25 Nov 2020 · 1 h 12 min · S7 E14

   For the final episode of Season 7, Russell & Robert meet Lauren Weedman, best known for her standout role as Doris on HBO's television series Looking (alongside Russell!). As well as being a leading actress and…

6. Tyler Mitchell

   4 Dec 2020 · 1 h 08 min · S8 E1

   TALK ART returns for SEASON 8!!! YES, lucky number EIGHT!!! Russell & Robert meet Tyler Mitchell (American, b. 1995), the leading photographer and filmmaker in London where he's been working recently! Based in…

7. Adelaide Damoah / Huddie Hamper (Special Episode)

   8 Dec 2020 · 1 h 08 min · S8 E2

   New Talk Art!!! For this special episode, we partner with Winsor & Newton to explore oil painting with two super-talented, contemporary artists! In part 1, Russell & Robert meet Adelaide Damoah RWA FRSA, a British…

8. Torkwase Dyson

   11 Dec 2020 · 1 h 27 min · S8 E3

   Season 8 continues with an intimate, feature-length special episode! Russell & Robert chat with Torkwase Dyson (b. 1973, Chicago, Illinois) from her studio in New York. Dyson describes herself as a painter working…

9. Lindsey Mendick

   18 Dec 2020 · 1 h 17 min · S8 E4

   Season 8 continues!!! Russell & Robert meet leading artist Lindsey Mendick in Margate on the eve of Robert's 40th birthday!!! We adore the autobiographical works of Lindsey Mendick whose personal memories are…

10. Stephen Fry (Christmas Special Episode)

    24 Dec 2020 · 1 h 50 min · S8 E5 · Explicit

    Merry Christmas Everyone!!! For this special Christmas Talk Art, Russell & Robert meet Stephen Fry, the legendary British actor, writer, comedian and all-round national treasure!!! This feature-length special episode…

11. Chila Kumari Singh Burman (New Year's Special Episode)

    1 Jan 2021 · 1 h 28 min · S8 E6

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! TALK ART CONTINUES!!! Russell & Robert meet iconic British artist Dr Chila Kumari Singh Burman who has recently transformed the front of Tate Britain into a celebration of bright lights and swirling…

12. Yinka Ilori MBE (Live at London Podcast Festival)

    8 Jan 2021 · 1 h 12 min · S8 E7 · Explicit

    Talk Art LIVE!!! Recorded on stage in London's Kings Cross!!! Robert & Russell meet Yinka Ilori MBE, the London based multidisciplinary artist of a British-Nigerian heritage, who specialises in storytelling by fusing…

13. Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE

    15 Jan 2021 · 1 h 11 min · S8 E8

    Russell and Robert meet Dame Julia Peyton-Jones DBE, legendary British curator and gallery director, currently Senior Global Director at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in London, Paris and Salzburg. She formerly worked as…

14. Ronan McKenzie and Joy Yamusangie (Recorded at HOME by RM)

    22 Jan 2021 · 1 h 12 min · S8 E9

    Russell & Robert meet artists Ronan McKenzie and Joy Yamusangie at new multifunctional creative space HOME, on Hornsey Road, North London. We explore their current joint-exhibition 'WATA, Further Explorations'. Taking…

15. Robert Andy Coombs

    29 Jan 2021 · 1 h 09 min · S8 E10 · Explicit

    Talk Art continues!! Russell and Robert meet artist Robert Andy Coombs, all the way from Miami Beach!!! We discuss photography, queerness, disability, sexuality, nudity, beauty and representation!!! Coombs was born…

16. Robert Stilin

    5 Feb 2021 · 1 h 12 min · S8 E12

    Talk Art Season 8 continues!!! Robert & Russell meet leading designer Robert Stilin, from his apartment in Soho, New York!! World renowned for his timeless, elegant interior design work and furniture design, Stilin is…

17. Lubaina Himid CBE

    12 Feb 2021 · 1 h 24 min · S8 E12

    Russell and Robert meet Lubaina Himid CBE, the Turner Prize winning artist and cultural activist. Born in Zanzibar in 1954, Lubaina Himid is a British painter who has dedicated her four-decades-long career to…

18. National Portrait Gallery (LGBTQ+ History Month Special Episode)

    19 Feb 2021 · 45 min · S8 E13

    To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month 2021, Russell & Robert select their highlights from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection in London. We discuss David Hockney, Maggi Hambling, Isaac Julien and Howard Hodgkin to…

19. Alan Cumming & Christopher Sweeney - Talk Art x Homo Sapiens Podcast Crossover (Part 1)

    23 Feb 2021 · 44 min · S8 E14 · Explicit

    PODCAST CROSSOVER!!! Talk Art and Homo Sapiens UNITE!!! A celebration of LGBTQI+ History Month 2021! Dear Listeners, something different and EXCLUSIVE for you. We have done a really fun collaboration with the…

20. Paul McCarthy

    5 Mar 2021 · 1 h 47 min · S9 E1 · Explicit

    Talk Art SEASON 9!!!!! For the first episode of this extraordinary new season, Russell & Robert meet one our art heroes, and bona fide artist legend, Paul McCarthy!!!! Widely considered to be one of the most…

21. Jennifer Gilbert on Shinichi Sawada

    12 Mar 2021 · 1 h 02 min · S9 E2

    Season 9 continues!!! We meet Jennifer Gilbert - curator, gallerist and longterm champion of Outsider Art - to discuss the work of leading Japanese artist Shinichi Sawada on the occasion of his first solo exhibition in…

22. Simon Oldfield on NFTs and Crypto Art

    16 Mar 2021 · 1 h 37 min · S9 E3

    SURPRISE BONUS! We chat to our friend, leading art advisor Simon Oldfield to discuss the art news hitting mainstream headlines this past week with digital artist Beeple selling his NFT artwork 'EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST…

23. Roni Horn

    19 Mar 2021 · 1 h 26 min · S9 E4 · Explicit

    Season 9 continues! Russell & Robert meet LEGENDARY artist Roni Horn!!!! We discuss Iceland, cameras, drawing, androgyny, memory, British weather, words, Emily Dickinson, Missy Elliott, John Waters, Maria Bamford and…

24. Nathan Bowen

    26 Mar 2021 · 53 min · S9 E4 · Explicit

    Russell & Robert meet artist Nathan Bowen, world-renowned for his 'After Lives' movement of murals and street painting!!! We discuss his childhood drawing, making street art & graffiti in his teens, the magic of East…

25. Pierce Brosnan OBE

    1 Apr 2021 · 1 h 14 min · S9 E6

    Russell & Robert meet legendary actor Pierce Brosnan OBE, perhaps best known worldwide by another very significant name - BOND, James Bond!!!! 007 meets Talk Art!!! Speaking from his home in Kauai, Hawaii, we explore…

26. Mandy El-Sayegh

    8 Apr 2021 · 1 h 12 min · S9 E7

    Russell & Robert meet leading artist Mandy El-Sayegh from her studio in Acton, West London where she is currently finishing new works for a forthcoming solo exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. We discuss memory as a…

27. Rachel Whiteread DBE

    15 Apr 2021 · 1 h 24 min · S9 E8

    Talk Art exclusive! Russell & Robert meet legendary British artist Dame Rachel Whiteread DBE for an intimate studio visit where we view her new works prior to installing her new exhibition ‘Internal Objects’. In Rachel…

28. GILBERT & GEORGE

    22 Apr 2021 · 1 h 36 min · S9 E9 · Explicit

    Russell and Robert meet bona fide art legends, in fact LIVING SCULPTURES, working together as the collaborative art duo GILBERT & GEORGE. They are known for their distinctive and highly formal appearance and manner in…

29. Amy Cappellazzo

    29 Apr 2021 · 55 min · S9 E10

    Russell and Robert meet Amy Cappellazzo, current Chairman of the Fine Art division of Sotheby’s. Cappellazzo has just announced she will be leaving the company in July 2021. We discuss her admiration for Georgia…

30. Glenn Ligon

    6 May 2021 · 1 h 18 min · S9 E11

    Russell & Robert speak to leading artist Glenn Ligon from his studio in New York. We discuss the New Museum's current exhibition “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America,” and his collaboration with the late…

31. Graham Norton (Talk Art Book exclusive interview)

    12 May 2021 · 50 min · S9 E12 · Explicit

    TURNING THE TABLES ON TALK ART with GRAHAM NORTON!!!! To celebrate the launch of the debut Talk Art book, Russell & Robert meet legendary broadcaster and best-selling author Graham Norton to discuss the writing of…

32. Laurie Anderson

    20 May 2021 · 41 min · S9 E13

    New Talk Art!!! Russell & Robert meet LIVING LEGEND Laurie Anderson @laurieandersonofficial, one of America’s most renowned – and daring – creative PIONEERS! Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has…

33. Hauser & Wirth Somerset Exhibition, presented by BMW

    26 May 2021 · 1 h 24 min · S9 E12

    New @TalkArt! Russell & Robert travel with BMW for an art adventure to Hauser & Wirth Somerset! We view the major outdoor sculpture 'Fountain’ (2017) by Nicole Eisenman, followed by a guided tour of Henry Taylor’s…

34. Kenturah Davis

    3 Jun 2021 · 1 h 13 min · S9 E12

    New Talk Art!!!! Russell & Robert speak with leading artist Kenturah Davis from her studio in Los Angeles.Her work oscillates between various facets of portraiture and design. Using text as a point of departure, she…

35. Thomas J Price

    10 Jun 2021 · 1 h 20 min · S9 E16

    Robert & Russell meet leading artist Thomas J Price (b. London, UK, 1981) .Price’s work across media, encompassing sculpture, film and photography, is engaged with issues of power, representation, interpretation and…

36. Ellie Tate (Art Without Walls Special Episode)

    15 Jun 2021 · 45 min · S9 E17

    Talk Art special episode supported by CAMPARI!! We meet emerging artist Ellie Tate to discuss her new artworks featured in CAMPARI’S #ArtWithoutWalls, the UK’s largest outdoor gallery in Shoreditch! Open to the public…

37. Joe Lycett

    17 Jun 2021 · 1 h 12 min · S9 E18 · Explicit

    It's the Talk Art SEASON 9 FINALE!!??!! And what a GENIUS guest we have for you!!! We meet artist, comedian and all-round national treasure JOE LYCETT, aka Hugo Boss, aka Mummy!!! We discuss his love of making art,…

38. Olivia Laing (Live at Hay Festival)

    29 Jun 2021 · 50 min · S10 E1

    TALK ART SEASON TEN!!!!! We're back... and what a WONDERFUL guest we have to kick start this new series!!! Russell & Robert meet Olivia Laing, acclaimed writer and critic!!!!! Recorded live from the Hay Festival 2021…

39. Oliver Hemsley

    8 Jul 2021 · 1 h 42 min · S10 E2 · Explicit

    For our second episode of all-new Season TEN, Russell & Robert meet artist OLIVER HEMSLEY from his studio in Suffolk!!! Warning: this episode features very strong language! We explore the joys of being a dog parent,…

40. Rachel Feinstein

    15 Jul 2021 · 1 h 30 min · S10 E3

    Season 10 continues with another INSPIRING guest!! Russell & Robert meet leading artist RACHEL FEINSTEIN from her studio in New York to discuss three decades of her artwork in sculpture, painting, drawing, performance…

41. Charlie Porter

    22 Jul 2021 · 1 h 22 min · S10 E4

    Russell & Robert chat to leading writer Charlie Porter from his home in East London to discuss his new book What Artists Wear. Most of us live our lives in our clothes without realizing their power. But in the hands…

42. Larry Achiampong

    29 Jul 2021 · 1 h 22 min · S10 E5

    New Talk Art!!! Russell & Robert meet leading artist Larry Achiampong (b. 1984, UK). Larry Achiampong's solo and collaborative projects employ imagery, aural and visual archives, live performance and sound to explore…

43. Math Bass

    5 Aug 2021 · 1 h 20 min · S10 E6

    Season 10 continues!!! Russell & Robert meet leading artist Math Bass from their studio in Los Angeles, California. Bass is an artist known for fusing performance with paintings and sculptures using formal elements…

44. Narumi Nekpenekpen

    12 Aug 2021 · 57 min · S10 E7

    Russell & Robert meet artist Narumi Nekpenekpen from her studio in Los Angeles! Special episode in collaboration with @ODDAmagazine - check out their latest issue for an exclusive #TalkArt feature. Thanks to ODDA for…

45. Timmy Mallett

    19 Aug 2021 · 1 h 10 min · S10 E7

    Russell & Robert meet British TV presenter and broadcaster Timmy Mallett to discuss his lifelong love for painting, sketching and ART!!! We discover why Timmy's been hailed 'the cycling artist' and how he recently…

46. Oscar yi Hou

    26 Aug 2021 · 1 h 11 min · S10 E9

    Russell & Robert meet artist Oscar yi Hou from his studio in New York. We discuss growing up in Liverpool, poetry, calligraphy and new paintings on the eve of the opening of his solo exhibition 'A sky-licker relation’…

47. Dame Zandra Rhodes DBE

    2 Sep 2021 · 1 h 03 min · S10 E10

    Russell & Robert meet the LEGENDARY Dame Zandra Rhodes DBE!!! We celebrate more than 50 years of creativity and FABULOUS!!! We discuss childhood memories of her mother and growing up in Kent, her early experiments…

48. Ann Craven

    9 Sep 2021 · 1 h 22 min · S10 E11

    Russell & Robert meet artist Ann Craven. We discuss painting the Moon in TriBeCa and Harlem, Her fascination with Birds as a subject in her work, Agnes Martin, grief and the loss of her father, the influence of Alex…

49. Jesse Murry: Lisa Yuskavage and Jarrett Earnest

    16 Sep 2021 · 1 h 37 min · S10 E12

    We discover the world of an incredible artist JESSE MURRY who passed away in 1993 leaving an extraordinary legacy of artwork, poetry and writing. Fusing the Romantic painting tradition of John Constable and J. M. W.…

50. Ralph Rugoff OBE

    23 Sep 2021 · 1 h 00 min · S10 E13

    Robert & Russell meet leading curator Ralph Rugoff OBE, the director of London's Hayward Gallery since 2006, and the curator of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, titled May You Live in Interesting Times. We explore…