The Gallery Companion

Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode considers the importance of public art for marking the memory of marginalised communities in urban areas that are always subject to development and change. I discuss the Met's new rooftop sculpture by the American artist Lauren Halsey, whose work celebrates her home community in South Central LA, an area that is fast becoming gentrified. Plus New York-based artist Abigail DeVille, who reclaims the hidden histories of marginalised people in Harlem. And I consider the meaning and value of the 2021 public sculpture on the Hudson River in New York by David Hammons, which recognises the rich queer history of the area before its development.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

To see the images and watch the videos discussed in the podcast visit www.thegallerycompanion.com. This is where you can subscribe to The Gallery Companion email list, which goes out every fortnight to accompany each new podcast episode, and is packed full of links to more info. That's where you can share your thoughts and join the conversation too.

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Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode considers the benefits of arts education for schoolchildren through the work of the American artist Ruth Asawa and the film-maker Steve McQueen.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

To see the images and watch the videos discussed in the podcast visit www.thegallerycompanion.com. This is where you can subscribe to The Gallery Companion email list, which goes out every fortnight to accompany each new podcast episode, and is packed full of links to more info. That's where you can share your thoughts and join the conversation too.

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Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. In this last episode of the first series, I look back at how Iranians have made use of art in the 2022 uprising to undermine the hardline fundamentalist regime that has held power there since 1979. Women in particular have had their rights repressed and their bodies controlled. Within Iran artists have been creating work which is critical of the regime, sharing it widely to inspire others to join the fight or to keep going. Artists in the Iranian diaspora have also been important for raising awareness of the human rights abuses taking place, and for keeping the protests in the public eye in the West, including the high-profile American-Iranian artist Shirin Neshat.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

To see the images and watch the videos discussed in the podcast visit www.thegallerycompanion.com. This is where you can subscribe to The Gallery Companion email list, which goes out every fortnight to accompany each new podcast episode, and is packed full of links to more info. That's where you can share your thoughts and join the conversation too.

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Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode considers recent legal rulings in 'fair use' laws in the USA which have implications for artistic expression and culture more widely. The renowned conceptual artist Richard Prince, whose work heavily appropriates images, is one of the creative practitioners at the coal-face of these decisions. I discuss the meanings and value of his artistic output, along with other contemporary artists including Maurizio Cattelan and Gavin Turk.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

To see the images and watch the videos discussed in the podcast visit www.thegallerycompanion.com. This is where you can subscribe to The Gallery Companion email list, which goes out every fortnight to accompany each new podcast episode, and is packed full of links to more info. That's where you can share your thoughts and join the conversation too.

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Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. This episode is about our perception of time, how memories get lodged in our minds, and how important purposeful distraction is to creativity. I discuss the exploration of time in the work of the performance artist Marina Abramovic. Plus a jarring sculpture by the American artist Henry Taylor, which brings memories crashing into the present. And I consider the latest installation by the New York-based artist Sarah Sze in a disused space in a Victorian railway station in South London. Wise words and inspiration from the renowned music producer Rick Rubin and the historian of timekeeping and antiquarian horologist Dr Rebecca Struthers.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

To see the images and watch the videos discussed in the podcast visit www.thegallerycompanion.com. This is where you can subscribe to The Gallery Companion email list, which goes out every fortnight to accompany each new podcast episode, and is packed full of links to more info. That's where you can share your thoughts and join the conversation too.

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