May 2021

S3 Ep4: Experiments in Art Writing: Roger Robinson

This series, Experiments in Art Writing, features a set of highly innovative UK-based art writers, asking them to describe the encounters, materials, voices and texts that have shaped the very form of their writing. Episode image: Bartholomew Dandridge, A Young Girl with an Ensla ... Show More

40m 56s

Apr 2021

S3 Ep3: Experiments in Art Writing: Maria Fusco

This series, Experiments in Art Writing, features a set of highly innovative UK-based art writers, asking them to describe the encounters, materials, voices and texts that have shaped the very form of their writing.

40m 7s

Apr 2021

S3 Ep2: Experiments in Art Writing: Adrian Rifkin

This series, Experiments in Art Writing, features a set of highly innovative UK-based art writers, asking them to describe the encounters, materials, voices and texts that have shaped the very form of their writing. This programme contains a description of suicide taken from the ... Show More

46m 32s

Nov 2023

A brush with... Sutapa Biswas

Sutapa Biswas talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Biswas was born in Santinekethan, India, in 1962, and her work in painting, drawing, photogra ... Show More

1h 1m

Nov 2024

Jesse Darling

We meet artist Jesse Darling. His multi-disciplinary practice, of sculptures, drawings and objects, considers how bodily subjects are initially formed and continuously reformed through sociopolitical influences.Darling (b. Oxford, UK) draws on his own experience as well as the na ... Show More

55m 46s

Dec 2024

Barbara Walker

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast today is the renowned British artist, Barbara Walker. Born in Birmingham, where she lives and works today, Walker is hailed for her intimate paintings of everyday life, and intricate drawings that not only show power dynamic ... Show More

31m 22s

May 2023

Gilbert & George

An inseparable duo for over 55 years, Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore are the artistic couple known as Gilbert & George. Always formally dressed in matching suits, Gilbert & George have described themselves as ‘living sculptures’, and are usually the subject of their own work ... Show More

43m 49s

Apr 2020

Jo Applin on Louise Bourgeois

In Episode 22 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the world-renowned feminist art historian, Dr Jo Applin, on the legendary, LOUISE BOURGEOIS !!! Born as early as 1911 and living for nearly ONE HUNDRED years, Louise Bourgeois was a visionary. One of the mos ... Show More

52m 2s

Nov 13

Do We Still Need All-Woman Art Shows?

Before the idea of feminism took shape, there was what writers once called “the woman question.” The phrase comes from the querelle des femmes—a centuries-long debate in Europe about women’s rights, intellect, and place in society. One of the first to take it up was Christine de ... Show More

36m 45s

Sep 2025

Episode 3: First “impressions” of the National Gallery of Art as a beginner.

To make the most out of your listening experience, follow along with the episode’s Wingman post on our instagram: @artvirgins. Show Notes: What’s it like for a complete beginner to wander through one of the world’s greatest museums? In this episode, Sami shares h ... Show More

55m 49s

Apr 2024

Distorted Forms: The Power of Grotesque Imagery - Episode 26

In this episode, we delve into the intriguing world of grotesque art, tracing its origins from the Roman grottoes to its profound impact on modern aesthetics. We explore how what began as whimsical, colorful decorations evolved into a broader artistic expression that encompasses ... Show More

32m 8s

Mar 2025

Jenny Saville

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most renowned painters working in the world right now: Jenny Saville. Hailed for her at times colossal paintings of the human form – from close ups of the face, to examinations of exposed flesh – Saville is fas ... Show More

34m 56s

May 2025

168. Jori Finkel

Cultural journalist Jori Finkel is based in Los Angeles and won the 2023 Rabkin Prize for excellence in the field. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times and the West Coast contributing editor of The Art Newspaper, covering artists and the art world with particular at ... Show More

54m 38s

S3 Ep1: Experiments in Art Writing: Cath...