The Stuart Semple Show

The Stuart Semple Show delves into different industries to bring you the latest insights from leading creative minds. In episode 8, host Stuart Semple invites socially driven architect Maddie Kessler to talk about her recent British Pavilion project.

Kessler is the founder of Unscene Architecture, a creative endeavour that seeks to ‘reveal the unseen forces that shape our cities’. In this thought-provoking hour, Kessler and Semple discuss the relationship between the self and public spaces and the battle to make architecture a vessel for social change.

This episode covers

• The British Pavilion
• Ownership of data
• Rethinking social spaces for the 21st century
• Land ownership in England
• Value system shifts
• Loneliness and infrastructure

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/the-stuart-semple-show-podcast/

The Stuart Semple Show art podcast is back with another intimate hour of conversation. In this episode, Stuart speaks to ex-model and television personality Gail Porter.

Hot on the heels of her wildly successful tell-all documentary Being Gail Porter, this episode delves into Gail’s life behind the camera. Stuart steers the conversation towards that famous Parliament stunt, meeting Davie Bowie, and the brewing feeling of discontent in the 90s.

The Stuart Semple show encourages listeners to stretch the bounds of self-expression. Gail talks about the underground rave scene in the 90s and how it helped her break away from the mundanity of everyday life.

This episode covers

• Meeting Davie Bowie
• 90s culture
• That Houses of Parliament projection
• Top of the Pops
• Underground raves
• Being Gail Porter
• Love for Star Wars
• Trust in the modelling industry

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/the-stuart-semple-show-podcast/

This episode is a true treat for the typographists. Famed artist Neville Brody joins host Stuart Semple to talk about The Face magazine, his Riot collaboration with Supreme, and his humble beginnings.

Neville has a long list of accolades. He is best known for his impact on The Face magazine, being the Dean of the School of Communications at the Royal College of Art, and producing typography and graphics for the likes of Coca Cola and Channel 4.

The Stuart Semple Show art podcast is all about the intersection between art, politics, and culture. No topic is out of bounds for two of Britain’s most prominent artists. They discuss the anti-culture movement that arose in the late 1900s and the worrying trend towards conformity in recent years.

This episode covers:

• Punk anti-culture
• The next generation of creators
• Social media reach
• The dangers of fast media
• That Goldilocks moment
• Humble beginnings
• The Face Magazine

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/the-stuart-semple-show-podcast/

This episode of The Stuart Semple Show takes us back to the 90s, when cyber warfare was wreaking havoc on an international scale, redefining the landscape of social activism, and breaking down barriers... all from sleepy suburban homes.

Guest Lauri Love is no stranger to cyberactivism. He talks about his initiation into that world at the tender age of 14, his international travel restrictions, and his views on mainstream journalism.

What is art? Who is to say that cyber social activism is any different from Stuart Semple’s own brand of disruptive expressionism? Stuart and Lauri discuss how cyber warfare intersects with modern political and social art.
This episode covers:

• The origins of the term hacker
• The cyber army movement in the 90s
• Causing social change
• Hacking as activism
• WikiLeaks and journalism
• Lauri Love’s battle with the law
• Internet communities and how they transcend barriers

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/the-stuart-semple-show-podcast/

Episode 2 of The Stuart Semple Show invites experimental, multidisciplinary architectural designer Ron Arad to discuss his viewpoints on working with fabricators, the worrying inclination towards gatekeeping, and finding your voice in the art community.

Never one to stray from difficult subjects, Stuart Semple dives straight in and discusses the perception of Ron Arad’s work. Who decides what art is? Is a crushed chair really art? What does it mean when someone says, ‘I could’ve done that myself’?

Stuart Semple champions art for all. This episode details how art helps ‘people invent themselves’ and how art is born from rebellion.

This episode covers:

• Working with fabricators
• Repurposing mundane objects
• Using 3D printers
• Gatekeeping in the art community
• Multidisciplinary viewpoints

Links and references at: http://stuartsemple.com/
Connect with Ron: http://www.ronarad.co.uk/home/