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Banksy first appeared on the scene in Bristol in the early 90s, working principally as a freestyle artist. According to Kelly Grovier, Banksy experienced a breakthrough moment after being chased by Transport Police while attempting to create a 'late again' tag for commuters. This led him to adopt stencilling as his primary technique, allowing him to produce more elaborate works fro

In this episode, artist Olivia Fraser offers a personal glimpse inside the incandescent life and art of her great aunt Eileen Agar, a pioneering figure in Surrealism. At once a painter, collagist, photographer, sculptor, hatmaker and more, Eileen Agar moved fluidly between what she called ‘the different facets of my artistic personality’. Her long and vibrant life spanned Buen

In this episode, Wendy Ewald, Susan Meiselas and Laura Wexler - three of the co-authors of 'Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography' – delve behind the scenes of their groundbreaking book, exploring the genesis of the project and its ambitious aim. They offer up an alternative understanding of photography as something that is inherently collaborative, and explore the co

In this episode, art critic Martin Gayford takes us on a breathtaking journey through five centuries of art history in Venice, exploring masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Peggy Guggenheim’s palazzo, and the kaleidoscopic Venice Biennale. Martin Gayford’s book 'Venice: City of Pictures' takes readers on a visual journey through five centuries of Venetian image making, i

Joanna Moorhead’s engrossing new biography 'Surreal Spaces' offers an intimate look at the life and art of her late cousin, the pioneering artist Leonora Carrington. Leonora continually defied the expectations of her family and society, turning away from British upper class life and casting away comfort in the name of freedom, declaring that ‘safety, under any circumstances, is

In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the nat

In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the nat

In this special podcast trilogy, archaeologist and Thames & Hudson author David Miles takes us on an immersive tour of the cromlechs and tombs near his home in France, to explore three themes from the past that shape the preoccupations of our present. Each recorded in a different season, episodes Land, Sky, and Home reflect David Miles’s deep knowledge of archaeology and the nat

Art historian Michael Peppiatt explores his friendship with Francis Bacon, lunch with Lucian Freud, and unforgettable encounters with the likes of Sonia Delaunay and more. Peppiatt reflects on more than fifty years of writing about art, bringing to life his friendships with some of the best-known artists of the modern age. Following a life-changing encounter with Francis Bacon in

To celebrate the publication of Chloé Catwalk on November 8th, Lou Stoppard and Ayo Ojo explore the fascinating story of one of the world’s most infamous female-led brands.