Actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament host Talk Art, a podcast dedicated to the world of art featuring exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators & gallerists, and even occasionally their talented friends from other industries like acting, music and journalism. Listen in to explore the magic of art and why it connects us all in such fantastic ways. Follow the official Instagram @TalkArt for images of artworks discussed in each episode and to follow Russell and Robert's latest art adventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
What this show covers
contemporary artFilm directingEmii Alraimuseum critiquearchaeologyLuresJohnny MarrThe Age of Everythingguitar musicnew albumsolo careerOld Master influenceshome and belongingLewis HammondThe Hepworth Wakefield
What listeners will find here
Emii Alrai on Lures, ruins, and rethinking how history gets displayed
Artist Emii Alrai joins Robert to discuss Lures, her exhibition at Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate. The episode explores how her sculptures and installations use archaeology, memory, and theatrical materials to question empire, museums, and the stories history tells.
Johnny Marr on The Age of Everything and a restless new solo chapter
Johnny Marr joins Robert on the release day of The Age of Everything, his fifth solo album. The episode centers on a record Marr calls his most cathartic, shaped by live testing on tour and by ideas about overwhelm, perception, and possibility.
Lewis Hammond on home, dislocation, and painting’s dark emotional charge
Lewis Hammond joins Robert to discuss his first UK museum presentation at The Hepworth Wakefield and the new paintings made for it. The episode centers on home, belonging, and dislocation, alongside Hammond’s rich use of oil paint, mythic imagery, and Old Master influences.
Lykke Li on Afterparty, David Lynch, and turning pop into immersive art
Lykke Li discusses her new album The Afterparty, the artwork and visual world around it, and the artists who shape her imagination. The conversation also touches on her duet and friendship with David Lynch, a major museum installation, and the long arc of her career from Youth Novels to I Follow Rivers.
Eileen Cooper on Learning to Fly and five decades of bold, poetic art
Painter and printmaker Eileen Cooper discusses her London solo exhibition Learning to Fly while reflecting on the many bodies of work she has made over the past five decades. The episode looks at her autobiographical yet allegorical approach, her vivid figuration, and the themes that run through her practice.
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