With Frieze London and Frieze Masters opening to the public this October, tune in this week as James chats with the fair's director, Nathan Clements-Gillespie. We discuss everything from the fair's rich history, exactly why Pace Gallery will be showing a life-size freezer (no pun intended) and how to make the most of the fair this time round. Plus, what role does an art fair have when it comes to sustainability? Frieze London & Masters: 12-16th October 2022 Tickets available from: https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-london-frieze-masters/tickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Marina Abramović: Gates and Portals opening this week at Modern Art Oxford, tune in as James chats with the exhibition's curator, Emma Ridgway. Find out more about Abramović's practice and hear about some of her most famous works (including walking the great wall of China or surrounding herself in a burning ring of fire,). We discuss what to expect from the exhibition opening this September. It's one not to miss! Exhibition on view: 24 September - 5 March 2023 Tickets available: https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/marina-abramovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in this week as James chats with Sara Terzi, Senior Collections Manager for Soho House. Find out how Soho House source's the artworks for each location, which works to look out for and how to buy your very own pieces to match those in your local house. Plus we discuss where to see the biggest collection of LGBT+ art on display in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in this week as James is joined by one of the leading experts on Ukrainian and Russian art, James Butterwick. We find out all about the history of art in Ukraine, why 'fake-busting' Ukrainian art has caused a riot and what we can do to support those affected by the ongoing crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we're joined by Scottish artist and writer, David Batchelor, and ex-Tate curator and Head of Programming at Verse, Leyla Fakhr. Join James as we discuss whether the art world is really ready for NFTs from 'traditional' big-name artists, whether NFTs will change the artist/gallery relationship and how Verse make buying NFTs as easy as placing an Amazon order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in this week as James chats with London-based artist and Royal Academician, Rana Begum, and the architect behind her new home/studio (and the founder of Spatial Affairs), Petter Culley, to discuss the interplay of art and architecture, Rana's latest show at Pitzhanger, and how Peter spent 10 years delving into the detail to design Rana's new home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, James sits down with Saad Eddine Said, Artistic Director and CEO of Nottingham-based visual arts centre, The New Art Exchange. Tune in as they discuss whether we should be reconsidering what we really mean by 'good' art and how the power of rethinking language and co-creation can be used to encourage us to re-imagine and re-shape the way we experience diversity, arts and creativity within society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone's favourite exhibition is back! With the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition returning to Piccadilly (London) on the 21st of June, tune in as James chats with Royal Academy Chief Executive, Axel Rüger, to find out what's in store this year, which works might just be his favourite and just how challenging it was at the helm of Britain's longest established art school during lock-down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the return of Mayfair Art Weekend later this month, tune in as James chats with founding gallery director, John Martin, and participating gallery director, James Mayor, as we chat through everything from how the British art market has changed over the years, why initiatives such as Mayfair Art Weekend are even more important post-covid and what to look out for this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the 11th edition of Sculpture in the City launching in London’s Square Mile this June and with the project presenting a new site-specific commission in Aldgate Square, tune in as James chats with Stella Ioannou and artist Jocelyn McGregor to find out what to expect this year from the project that's transformed the once sterile City of London, into a cultural hub - showing 141 artworks by 121 artists since it's inception in 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in this week as James chats with an old friend, Georgie Stewart, to find out what exactly makes a good piece of art, whether it's possible to bridge the gap between fine art and illustration and why exactly Georgie has avoided using the colour yellow in her practice - until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the effects of the climate crisis all around us, have you ever stopped to think about what the future could look like if we don't change how we spend our time on earth? Join us, this week, as James chats with Acting Co-Head of Barbican International Enterprises, Luke Kemp, to find out everything you need to know about their latest exhibition, Our Time on Earth. With immersive installations, we discuss how technology can bring us closer to nature and what the future might just look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us for a very special, bonus episode, of Temporary Admission. This week, James chats with London Art Fair director, Sarah Monk, to find out what to expect from the fair this April, which artists to look out for, and how to win 2 x VIP tickets to the fair. Competition entry: https://www.wizardradio.co.uk/temporaryadmission T&Cs Apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have you ever wondered what happens when someone decides to build the world's longest public art commission? Tune in as James chats with Illuminated River Director, Sarah Gaventa to find out how everyone's favourite light artist, Leo Villareal lit up London's most famous bridges, why Westminster bridge is green, and how you can see the installation for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the 59th Venice Biennale just around the corner, tune in as James chats with Maya Allison, curator of the National Pavilion UAE 2022 exhibition and Executive Director of The New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery. Find out what to expect from the 'Olympics for the art world' this year, why the UAE has chosen to exhibit only one special work by Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, and why we shouldn't really be asking why art in the middle east is finally gaining more traction in western society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as James chats with Swedish-Chilean artist, Anton Alvarez, as he presents a new installation over at 100 Bishopsgate in London. Following a month-long pop-up studio, we find out how Alvarez creates his iconic clay columns, and why reusing materials is important to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Named as one of the most powerful women in New York, tune is as James chats with Christie's very own Lydia Fenet. Having raised over half a billion dollars for non-profits and taking over six hundred auctions (one even with Bruce Springsteen at Maddison Square Gardens), we find out what it takes to make a success in the art world and which lot Lydia wishes that she had bid on for herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What happens when one of the world's most famous living contemporary artists, curates an exhibition of works by one of the most influential artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? Tune in as James chats with Anita Haldemann, Deputy Director of the Kunstmuseum in Basel to find out what to expect from the groundbreaking Louise Bourgeois x Jenny Holzer exhibition. Exhibition Tickets Available: https://kunstmuseumbasel.ch/en/exhibitions/2022/bourgeois-holzer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tune in as James chats with Michael Peppiatt, curator of 'Francis Bacon: Man and Beast' at the Royal Academy here in London. As an old friend of Bacon's, find out what inspired Peppiatt to curate such a highly anticipated exhibition. From forming a friendship with Bacon back when he was a student and spending long nights drinking in Soho members clubs, to discussing the impact of Bacon's life on his practice and which works to look out for, this episode is one not to miss. Francis Bacon: Man and Beast opens at The Royal Academy on Saturday 29th January 2022, through to the 17th April 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back for Season 2 of Temporary Admission. Tune in as James chats with Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Chief Curator at Avant Arte, to hear what it was like working at Damien Hirst’s studio in the early days and how much of a problem the lack of diversity and inclusion is within the art industry. From putting artists first and seeking out new talent, we find out how Gemma plans to bring a diverse program to life in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices