Marcel Duchamp - the father of conceptual art, and responsible for that famously provocative urinal signed 'R Mutt, 1917' - is the great life choice of fellow artist Cornelia Parker.
She explains to Matthew Parris why he's influenced not only her work but that of so many other artists since his death in 1968. As an art student in the 1970s she recalls the ... Show More
Jun 30
Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana
Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of th ... Show More
27m 43s
Dec 2019
Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red
Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, takes us on a deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art. Leading cultural figures in the series include Gram ... Show More
14m 2s
Dec 2019
Liz Diller on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages
Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art. Today's edition features the choice of leading Amer ... Show More
13m 56s
Mar 2020
[Feminist Art] Boundary-breaking artist Tracey Emin on her very personal return to painting
Welcome to this fourth episode of Dior Talks. This podcast series will explore the connections between Creative Director of Women’s collections Maria Grazia Chiuri and contemporary women artists and curators.
In this episode, series host Katy Hessel, the London-based writer, cur ... Show More
33m 26s
Oct 2020
[Female gaze] The feminist art historian and critic discusses self-portraiture and photography as tools for female self-expression
Welcome to the 17th episode of the Dior Talks series ‘The Female Gaze’. With the term developed in response to the writings of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey, this podcast series will explore how the work of the female photographers, directors and creatives collaborating wit ... Show More
31m 5s
Feb 2024
Elaine Sturtevant - La réplique était presque parfaite
Est-ce l’originalité qui fait l'œuvre d’art ? Et peut-on considérer le copieur comme un véritable artiste ?La « copieuse » en question, c’est Elaine Sturtevant, une artiste conceptuelle américaine née dans le nord des Etats-Unis en 1924. Après des études de psychologie, Sturtevan ... Show More
14m 20s
Jan 2024
Furio Rinaldi on Tamara de Lempicka
I am so excited to say that my guest on the great women artists podcast is the renowned curator, scholar, and expert in 15th- and 16th-century Italian drawings, Furio Rinaldi to discuss TAMARA DE LEMPICKA!
Dubbed “the Baroness with the Brush'', Lempicka at the height of the 1920s ... Show More
46m 18s