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Ep.119 Louise Hall - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 27, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Louise Hall (@Louise_hall_art) Fresh out of university, Louise created her first exhibition away from her fellow students. Gary met Louise via ART IN THE AGE OF NOW at Fulham Town Hall, where Louise was representing the Kensington and Chelsea art Week, that starts on 24th June.

"As a UK based multidisciplinary artist that focuses on performance, printmaking and sculpture. To explore conversations on postcolonial ideas around the Black British experience in the UK and the diaspora. Investigating through materiality of fabric and language to investigate social issues within the UK and the BAME experience. Challenging concerns of colonial narrative and history, and the impact within education and many other aspects of society. The use of non-violent imagery within the works to represent violent traumatic events with ties to plantations, colonial history and transatlantic slave trade."

Louise has created an extremely powerful installation called '13 Dead, Nothing Said' which focuses on a house-fire in South East London, which took the lives of 13 black teenagers/young adults, thought [by a majority of the victim's families] to be a racially motivated arson attack.. After two separate inquests, the cause of the fire was recorded as an 'open verdict'.

CAUTION: This episode deals traumatic events, listener caution is advised.

For more information on ART IN THE AGE OF NOW go to www.artbelow.org For more information on Kensington and Chelsea art Week go to www.kcaw.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.118 Orlanda Broom - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 24, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Orlanda Broom (@OrlandaBroom)

Orlanda's main practice is painting which takes two distinct forms: lush, exotic landscapes and abstract pieces. Connecting these bodies of work is a strong sense of colour, references to organic forms and the exploration of the mediums she works with.

The abstract paintings are created through a process that involves no intervention with tools or brushes, just the flow and manipulation of the medium on the canvas. There is an immediacy and freshness borne out of this way of working which is complementary to the layered aspect of her landscape paintings.

Her landscapes represent re-imagined places which are celebratory, and in some senses, a rose-tinted view of the natural world. The surface joyousness is tempered by an uneasy sense of abandonment. she depicts wild places that are uninhabited and timeless, offering a glimpse of paradise that would ultimately ensnare and/or is potentially lost to us..

To view the making of the 4mx4m Four Seasons commission video, go to https://orlandabroomartist.com

For more information on REWILD at Grove Square Galleries go to https://www.grovesquaregalleries.com/

Also mentioned:

ART IN THE AGE OF NOW go to www.artbelow.org

Kensington & Chelsea Art Week go to https://www.kcaw.co.uk/

With thanks to KTW London for making this recording happen.

To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.117 MC Llamas & Abigail Fallis - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 20, 2021

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In this double episode Gary Mansfield speaks to both MC Llamas (@MC.Llamas) about the rooms that she is curating of female only artists in ART IN THE AGE OF NOW at the Fulham Town Hall, and Abigail Fallis (@abigailfallisart), who’s banana sculpture raises a smile to all that see it. This iconic, deserted 51,000 sq ft Victorian space in West London, empty for over ten years plays host to ‘Art in the Age of Now’, a group exhibition that brings together contemporary art, live music, talks and performance art, created by Art Below (@artbelow). ART IN THE AGE OF NOW runs from 20 May – 06 June 2021. For more information on ART IN THE AGE OF NOW go to www.artbelow.org To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.116 ART IN THE AGE OF NOW - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 17, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Ben Moore of Art Below (@ArtbBlow) as the walk from room to room around the beautiful Fulham Town Hall, which is hosting ART IN THE AGE OF NOW from 20 May – 06 June 2021. This iconic, deserted 51,000 sq ft Victorian space in West London, empty for over ten years plays host to ‘Art in the Age of Now’, a group exhibition that brings together contemporary art, live music, talks and performance art. Fulham Town Hall owners Ziser will then redevelop the building and give the iconic space a new lease of life as a creative, community hub and boutique hotel in 2022. For more information on ART IN THE AGE OF NOW go to www.artbelow.org To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.115 Geoffrey Harrison (pt.2) - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 12, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Geoffrey Harrison (@GeoffreyHarrison) Geoffrey Harrison is originally from Manchester in the north of England. After completing an undergraduate degree in Fine Art Printmaking from the School of Art in Hull, he lived in Japan for several years. After returning to the UK to complete an MA in London, Geoffrey now lives and works in London where he was Artist in Residence at Barts Pathology Museum at St. Bart's Hospital and recently completed a Leverhulme residency at The Royal Veterinary College. He has a studio in Bermondsey and exhibits in the UK and internationally. His practice is often collaborative and in partnership with other individuals, organisations and institutions, teaching facilitating workshops, presenting seminars and talks and curating work by other artists. In this episode Gary & Geoff spoke about the work of The Samaritans. If you think you may be at a point where speaking to someone could be a benefit. Contact The Samaritans on: 116 123 For more information on the work of Geoffrey Harrison go to www.geoffreyharrisonportraits.co.uk To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.115 Geoffrey Harrison (pt.1) - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 10, 2021

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Ep.114 Fiona Grady - Ministry of Arts Podcast May 03, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Fiona Grady (@fiona_grady) Fiona Grady creates site-responsive drawings on walls, windows and floors using sequences of dispersing geometric shapes. The artworks are spatial systems composed from repeating intervals that expand in proportion or direction. The use of repetition is a means to set in place an unconscious balance or understanding, that can be interrupted by the introduction of a changeable factor. This challenges the viewers reading of the drawing asking them to consider its internal logic. Fiona’s work is currently on view as part of the Kensington & Chelsea Art Week 2021 (@kcawlondon) For more information on the work of Fiona Grady go to www.fionagrady.co.uk *Thanks to Lisa Baker Ltd To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.113 Lee Cavaliere/VOMA - Ministry of Arts Podcast Apr 26, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Lee Cavaliere of VOMA (@vomaspace) Lee Cavaliere is a private art dealer and curator, based in London. Following a number of years working with the Tate’s Collection displays, he moved on to the commercial sector, delivering contemporary exhibitions programmes at Max Wigram Gallery and the Fine Art Society on Bond Street, London. He has presented artists at dozens of art fairs and international exhibitions. Lee is the founder of The Sixteen Trust – https://www.thesixteen.org and Director of the world’s first entirely online art museum VOMA. VoMA is a unique opportunity to hear the stories and histories of artists from across the world. Without the limitations of a physical location, access to a museum is possible to anyone with an internet connection. The museum becomes a truly communal experience where the voices of the visitors can be added to the conversation. It affords us the opportunity to collaborate in new and innovative ways through a program of exhibitions, talks, screenings and events. The building itself can shift and adapt to house these new stories and perspectives. *Thanks to Tani Burns at TBurnsArts For more information on VOMA go to www.voma.space To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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Ep.112 Anneka Rice - Ministry of Arts Podcast Apr 20, 2021

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This week Gary Mansfield speaks to Anneka Rice (@annekariceart)

Anneka Rice is a house-hold name as a TV presenter, broadcaster, journalist, a stand-up comedian, and since the mid-90's has been an avid painter.

Anneka studied at The Chelsea Collage of Art, has been attending Maggi Hambling's Master classes for several years, has taken part in Sky Arts Celebrity Portrait Artist 2019 and featured on Grayson Perry's Art Club.

For more information on the work of Anneka Rice go to www.https://www.annekariceart.com

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For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org

Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com

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Ep.111 Michael Peppiatt - Ministry of Arts Podcast Apr 12, 2021

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In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Art Historian Michael Peppiatt (@drmichaelpeppiatt) Michael Peppiatt has become internationally respected as an expert in 20th Century art since first joining the Observer newspaper in 1964 as Junior Art Critic. He was friends with and biographer to Francis Bacon, writing extensively about many areas of his life and practice. Recently Michael has curated an exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts in London, featuring the work of Frank Auerbach & Tony Bevan; titled What is a Head? Michael’s major exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts; Francis Bacon: Man and Beast was postponed due to Covid restrictions and is due to open in January 2022. For more information on Michael Peppiatt go to www. michaelpeppiatt.com *Thank you to KTW London for making this podcast possible To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg

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