A podcast exploring the interesting ways art meet…
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Art at the Olympics ft. Margaret Timmers – Episode 68
Author and curator Margaret Timmers offers a brief history of art in the modern Olympics, from art events to poster designs.
27 October 2020, 1:00 am
21 minutes 43 seconds
The Art of Love ft. Kate Bryan – Episode 67
Art historian and presenter Kate Bryan shares some of the artist's love stories from her book 'The Art of Love'.
13 October 2020, 12:00 am
18 minutes 10 seconds
The Artistry Behind Maps ft. Nick Millea – Episode 66
Map Librarian Nick Millea discuss the history of map-making and the artists who have explored maps as a subject.
29 September 2020, 12:00 am
19 minutes 17 seconds
Poster Designs for the London Underground ft. Matt Brosnan – Episode 65
Head Curator at the London Transport Museum Matt Brosnan takes us on a journey through the history of London Transport poster designs.
15 September 2020, 12:00 am
16 minutes 10 seconds
Art Good Enough to Eat ft. Tasha Marks – Episode 64
Artist and food historian Tasha Marks discusses the history and symbolism of food in art.
1 September 2020, 12:00 am
17 minutes 30 seconds
1666 – A Year of Plague, Fire and War Told Through Art ft. Rebecca Rideal – Episode 63
Historian Rebecca Rideal talks through artworks and illustrations to show explain how fires, plague and war made 1666 one of the most dramatic years in British history.
18 August 2020, 12:00 am
16 minutes 40 seconds
Psychoanalysing Art ft. Vanessa Sinclair – Episode 62
Psychoanalyst Vanessa Sinclair explains how Freud and psychoanalysis inspired the art of the Surrealists.
4 August 2020, 12:00 am
18 minutes 44 seconds
Art and Advertising ft. Michele Bogart – Episode 61
Michele Bogart discusses the relationship between artists and ad design since the late nineteenth century.
21 July 2020, 12:00 am
16 minutes 55 seconds
Soul of a Nation ft. Zoé Whitley – Episode 60
We speak to Director of Chisenhale Gallery Zoé Whitley about her work co-curating the 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' exhibition and art in the context of Black Lives Matter.
16 June 2020, 12:00 am
18 minutes 31 seconds
The Art of Twentieth-Century British Railway Posters ft. David Bownes – Episode 59
We speak to David Bownes to learn about the history of British railway poster artists and how poster designs developed over the twentieth century.
2 June 2020, 12:00 am
20 minutes 17 seconds
An Introduction to Classical Mythology in Art ft. James Cahill – Episode 58
Writer and classicist James Cahill gives an introduction to mythological themes in art.