Articulate: Talking art and ideas

Un-Discipline / Blak works from Flinders University Museum of Art opens with three unassuming objects: a box of soap, a T-shirt, and a poster. They are ephemera from The Blak Laundry — a functional laundromat and art installation by artists Libby Harward and Dominique Chen. In this episode, Quandamooka artist Libby Harward joins Associate Professor and Un-Discipline curator Ali Gumillya Baker to yarn about The Blak Laundry, activism, humour and community, creative ingenuity and the refusal to be categorised. A message for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners This episode refers to themes and subjects that may prompt strong emotional responses. Listener discretion is advised.   You can find a full transcript of the episode here. Un-Discipline / Blak works from Flinders University Museum of Art is on display from 20 July – 18 September 2026. Episode produced by Solstice Podcasting. © Flinders University Museum of ArtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anarchive: knowledge follows form brings together archival materials from FUMA’s Post-object and Documentation collection—one of Australia’s most comprehensive records of conceptual art from the 1960s and 1970s—alongside new, interpretative works by South Australian artist Bridget Currie. In this episode, Bridget and Anarchive curator Sasha Grbich delve into the making of the exhibition, inviting audiences to engage with works by artists Bonita Ely, Alison Goodwin, Poppy Johnson, Dorothy Thompson and Eva Yuen Man-Wah. You can find a full transcript of the episode here.  Anarchive: knowledge follows form is on display at FUMA from 27 April – 19 June 2026. The exhibition is supported by Create SA through the South Australian Government and presented in partnership with Anarchive: Gut-feeling at Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE), and Artlink magazine’s special issue EXPERIMENTAL ART: Rattling the Archive.   Episode produced by Solstice Podcasting. © Flinders University Museum of ArtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026 marks 40 years since the publication of The ballad of sexual dependency, one of the most influential photographic series of the late twentieth century by American artist Nan Goldin. Widely regarded as Goldin’s magnum opus, the series comprises 126 photographs drawn from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection and is presented for the first time in Adelaide at Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA). In this episode, Anne O’Hehir, National Gallery Curator, Photography, joins Dr Belinda Howden, Senior Curator at FUMA, for an in-depth conversation exploring Nan Goldin’s life, legacy, art and activism, and the enduring cultural impact of The ballad.  Content warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual content, drug use, suicide, and the impacts of violence against women. Listener discretion is advised, particularly for audiences under 15 years of age. You can find a full transcript of the episode here. Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency is on display at FUMA from 16 February – 10 April 2026. The exhibition is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition, presented as part of the Bowness Family Foundation Photography Touring Program.   Episode produced by Solstice Podcasting. © Flinders University Museum of ArtSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.