The Art Show Podcast
1) Karla Dickens' fearless found objects, the Aboriginal flag as an artwork and clay gone wild
Enter the eclectic studio and thought-provoking work of the Wiradjuri installation artist Karla Dickens. Plus, is the Aboriginal flag, now freed from copyright restrictions, a work of art? And the 'wi...Show More
2) How Instagram has changed how we see and experience art
How has social media giant Instagram changed how we experience art? Experts, artists and critics weigh in on the photo sharing platform, an evolution that's allowed artists to build careers outside of...Show More
3) Anne Wallace and the Beijing Silvermine
Anne Wallace paints film-like scenes of intimacy and psychological tension that speak to iso life and the female gaze. Plus, the found photo archive that documents China's embrace of capitalism.
4) Hilma af Klint, the art of the book cover and Mary Tonkin's immersive landscapes
The rediscovery of Hilma af Klint's abstract paintings has taken the art world by storm, but what meaning can we find in her powerful, mysterious work? Plus, artist and designer W.H. Chong on the sec...Show More
Hilma af Klint, the art of the book cover and Mary Tonkin's immersive landscapes
54:06 | Jan 4th, 2022
5) Endurance act: performance art in Australia
Performance art tests the limits of the body and the gallery space. Fiona Kelly McGregor's latest book relives its bracing ascendancy in Sydney's queer and underground scene, and the well-known and le...Show More
6) Breaking the myths of whiteness in classical sculpture
What if the use of white in classical sculpture was just a construct? For the ancient Greeks and Romans, sculptures were brightly-coloured affairs, clad in vivid red gowns with red lips, and pink or o...Show More
7) Video art in the wake of Black Lives Matter, surreal fake food and plein air in the Build Up
Franklin Sirmans is the curator of Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity, an exhibition of video works by renowned Black American, British and Canadian artists, including Arthur Jafa and Garrett Bradle...Show More
8) Life with Jeffrey Smart and Natalya Hughes takes on the shrink's couch
The enduring power of Jeffrey Smart's urban wastelands, and his comparatively beautiful life in Tuscany, as told by the late artist's partner Ermes De Zan. Plus, visit the studio of Natalya Hughes as ...Show More
9) Doug Aitken, Robert Andrew's machines with ochre residue and the lost Leonardo da Vinci
US artist Doug Aitken looks to the future through the hyperconnected present, in New Era.| Plus, enter the studio of Robert Andrew, whose programmable machines imprint ochre residue and missing histor...Show More
10) NFTs: next gen, reclaiming Bougainville and being an 'unwilling inspiration'
We take stock of NFTs and hear from three people invested in the future of tokens, including Jonathan Zawada, collaborator to musician Flume. Plus, Bruno Booth on being an 'unwilling inspiration'. An...Show More
NFTs: next gen, reclaiming Bougainville and being an 'unwilling inspiration'
54:03 | Nov 23rd, 2021