Printmaker and President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Rebecca Salter, will be in conversation with writer and critic, Thomas Marks, about her work and her role as President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Masterpiece London 2022 | Artist Talk: Anila Quayyum Agha

Aug 1st, 2022 56m 12s

Anila Quayyum Agha is a Pakistani-American artist who works in a cross-disciplinary fashion with mixed media. She creates artwork that explores global politics, cultural multiplicity, mass media, and social and gender roles. Agha is perhaps bes

Masterpiece London 2022 | Collecting Natural Treasures from the Mineral Kingdom

Aug 1st, 2022 1h 6m

Minerals, masterpieces of the natural world that include precious gemstones and some of the rarest substances on earth, have been coveted and collected by royal enthusiasts and other elite members of societies throughout history. Today these na

Masterpiece London 2022 | Finding Inspiration in Collaboration: The Story of an Exhibition

Aug 1st, 2022 59m 45s

First opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in December 2021 and then moving to the Wallace Collection where it is now on view, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts has proven to be a critical success and a crowd-p

Masterpiece London 2022 | RA Hosts: Artist In-Conversation with Mali Morris RA and Rebecca Lyons

Aug 1st, 2022 59m 55s

Join Mali Morris, painter and Royal Academician, and Rebecca Lyons, Director of Collections and Learning at the RA, as they discuss Mali’s work and influences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Masterpiece London 2022 | William Klein – A Technique of No Taboos

Aug 1st, 2022 1h 2m

This talk gives an insight into the scope of William Klein’s career and why his approach to photography and image-making was pioneering. He is well known for his fashion photography and distinctive gritty style of street photography together wi

Masterpiece London 2022 | The Shape of Creative Spaces

Aug 1st, 2022 39m 43s

If living through lockdowns has taught us one thing, it is that the spaces we live and work in have an enormous effect on our wellbeing. Carefully curated art and design can help us understand ourselves better, while also teaching us to look ou

Masterpiece London 2022 | Sculpture in and of our times

Aug 1st, 2022 52m 54s

From the personal to the political and the universal, sculpture past and present has often reflected on identity, the human condition and societal changes. Exploring the multifaceted languages of contemporary sculpture, this panel discussion wi

Masterpiece London 2022 | Lunchtime live Lady Carnarvon

Aug 1st, 2022 46m 6s

Fiona, 8th Countess of Carnarvon, is the wife of Geordie, 8th Earl of Carnarvon. They live at Highclere Castle, known to millions around the world as “Downton Abbey”. Lady Carnarvon is the best-selling author of 5 books, an historian, an intern

Masterpiece London 2022 | Masterpiece [Re]discovery – Avoiding Oblivion

Aug 1st, 2022 56m 11s

The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation has been working in the Valley of the Kings since 2001, as part of a long-term collaboration with the University of Basel under the aegis of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiq

Masterpiece London 2022 | Stones of Rome

Aug 1st, 2022 28m 24s

A screening of two short films: the first exploring decorative marbles from Ancient Rome to the present time (commissioned by the Fondazione Santarelli for the Capitoline Museums in Rome); and the second an insight into the life of Raniero Gnol

Masterpiece London 2022 | Lunchtime live Zavier Ellis

Aug 1st, 2022 37m 36s

Zavier Ellis is an international curator, artist and originator of multiple art-based initiatives. He was born in Windsor in the United Kingdom in 1973. He read History of Modern Art at Manchester University (1993-1996) before undertaking a Mas

Masterpiece London 2022 | Lunchtime live John Makepeace

Aug 1st, 2022 32m 49s

John Makepeace OBE is internationally regarded as one of Britain’s most influential designer-makers. He was an early proponent of material innovation and sustainability, setting up the acclaimed Parnham College for furniture designers in 1976 a

Precious Stones

Jul 8th, 2021 28m 28s

Welcome to Encountering Beauty, a series of podcasts brought to you by Masterpiece London. I’m Thomas Marks, editor of Apollo magazine, and in these podcasts we’ll be exploring the enduring relevance and resonance of what have long been some of

Contemporary Sculpture

Jun 21st, 2021 29m 44s

Hello and welcome to Masterpiece Conversations, a series of podcasts that in each episode brings together a leading curator and art dealer to offer a taste of what people are really talking about in a particular field. I’m Thomas Marks, editor

Post War Design

Jun 21st, 2021 28m 56s

Post War & Contemporary Art

Jun 21st, 2021 28m 33s

Antiquities

Jun 21st, 2021 29m 16s

Ceramic

Jun 8th, 2021 29m 45s

Bronze

May 5th, 2021 24m 21s

Pigment

Apr 6th, 2021 29m 37s

Today we’ll be talking about pigment and the ingredients of paint – that is, how a range of coloured substances, usually ground into powders and mixed with oil, water or another type of binder, have been the starting point for paintings from pr

Wood

Feb 18th, 2021 25m 16s

Today we’ll be talking about wood – a material that is in a sense very ordinary but which has been made extraordinary by artists from many different cultures, and for thousands of years. It has been carved and turned, joined and inlaid, polishe

Marble

Feb 4th, 2021 25m 11s

Welcome to Encountering Beauty, a series of podcasts brought to you by Masterpiece London, with Thomas Marks, editor of Apollo magazine. These podcasts we’ll be exploring the enduring relevance and resonance of what have long been some of the m

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