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A brush with... Camille Henrot from 2023-12-13T00:01:20

Camille Henrot talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Henrot...

A brush with... Urs Fischer from 2023-12-06T00:01:43

Urs Fischer talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Born in 1...

A brush with... Stephen Willats from 2023-11-29T00:01:56

An in-depth conversation with the British artist Stephen Willats, one of the leading figures in conceptual art in Britain, who addresses societal issues while exploring the meanings and purposes...

A brush with... Sutapa Biswas from 2023-11-22T00:01:14

Sutapa Biswas talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Biswas ...

A brush with... Torkwase Dyson from 2023-10-03T23:01:27

Torkwase Dyson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Dyson,...

A brush with... Sarah Lucas from 2023-09-26T23:01:31

An in-depth conversation with Sarah Lucas about her life and work. Lucas, born in London in 1962, is one of the most significant artists of her generation, both in Britain, where she was associa...

A brush with... Claudette Johnson from 2023-09-19T23:01:59

Claudette Johnson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Joh...

A brush with... Yinka Shonibare from 2023-09-12T23:01:06

In the first of this new series of A brush with…, Yinka Shonibare talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural exp...

A brush with... Analia Saban from 2023-08-22T23:01:41

Analia Saban talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Saban, who was born i...

A brush with... Alvaro Barrington from 2023-08-15T23:01:37

Alvaro Barrington talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. For Barrington—w...

A brush with… Mandy El-Sayegh from 2023-08-08T23:01:06

Mandy El-Sayegh talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. El-Sayegh, born ...

A brush with... Larry Achiampong from 2023-08-01T23:01:14

In this first episode of a new series of A brush with…, Ben Luke talks to Larry Achiampong about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultu...

A brush with... Jeremy Deller from 2023-06-20T23:01:33

Ben Luke talks to Jeremy Deller about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Deller,...

A brush with... Jacqueline Humphries from 2023-06-13T23:01:13

Ben Luke talks to Jacqueline Humphries about her influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. ...

A brush with… Gary Simmons from 2023-06-06T23:01:57

Ben Luke talks to Gary Simmons about his influences—from musicians to writers, film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Simmons...

A brush with… Phyllida Barlow from 2023-05-30T23:01:53

In March this year, we went to Finsbury Park in London to the home of Phyllida Barlow to interview her for the A brush with… podcast. Tragically, Phyllida died just a few days later. So this con...

A brush with... Alfredo Jaar from 2023-04-18T23:01:38

Ben Luke talks to Alfredo Jaar about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Jaar, wh...

A brush with... Marguerite Humeau from 2023-04-11T23:01:28

Ben Luke talks to Marguerite Humeau about her influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work.

A brush with... Mike Nelson from 2023-04-04T23:01:24

Ben Luke talks to Mike Nelson about his influences—from the worlds of literature, film, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Nelson, born in...

A brush with... Matthew Krishanu from 2023-03-28T23:01:44

In the first episode of this new series of A brush with… Ben Luke talks to Matthew Krishanu about his influences—including writers, composers, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the c...

A brush with... Amy Sillman from 2023-02-22T00:01:38

Ben Luke talks to Amy Sillman about her influences—including writers, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Sillman, who was ...

A brush with... Joan Jonas from 2023-02-15T00:01:58

Ben Luke talks to Joan Jonas about her influences—including those from the worlds of literature, film, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work.<...

A brush with... Haroon Mirza from 2023-02-08T00:01:28

Ben Luke talks to Haroon Mirza about his influences—from writers to composers and musicians, film-makers and, of course, artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. ...

A brush with... Tess Jaray from 2023-02-01T00:01:28

British painter Tess Jaray talks to Ben Luke about her influences—including those from the worlds of literature, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life ...

A brush with... Alicja Kwade from 2022-12-14T00:01:40

Ben Luke talks to Alicja Kwade about her influences—including writers, musicians and, of course, artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Kwade, born in 1979 in K...

A brush with... Nick Cave from 2022-12-07T00:01:41

Ben Luke talks to Nick Cave about his influences—including those from the worlds of literature, music, film and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. C...

A brush with... Helen Marten from 2022-11-30T00:01:30

Ben Luke talks to the British artist Helen Marten about her influences—including those from the worlds of literature, music, and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her...

A brush with... Theaster Gates from 2022-11-23T00:01:44

Ben Luke talks to Theaster Gates about his influences—including writers, musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Gat...

A brush with... John Akomfrah from 2022-10-04T23:01:59

Ben Luke talks to John Akomfrah about his influences—including writers, musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work.

A brush with... William Kentridge from 2022-09-27T23:01:43

Ben Luke talks to William Kentridge about his influences—from the worlds of literature, music, film and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Kentridge...

A brush with... Anicka Yi from 2022-09-20T23:01:37

Ben Luke talks to Anicka Yi about her influences—from the worlds of literature, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Yi creates installation...

A brush with... Glenn Brown from 2022-09-13T23:01:21

In this 50th episode of A brush with…, Ben Luke talks to Glenn Brown about his influences—from writers to film-makers, musicians and, of course, artists—and the cultural experiences that have sh...

A brush with... Adam Pendleton from 2022-08-23T23:01:55

Ben Luke talks to Adam Pendleton about his influences—from the worlds of literature, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Pendleton, born in...

A brush with… Pierre Huyghe from 2022-08-16T23:01:48

Ben Luke talks to Pierre Huyghe about his influences—including writers, musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Huyghe was born i...

A brush with... Zadie Xa from 2022-08-09T23:01:53

Ben Luke talks to the Canadian-Korean artist Zadie Xa about her influences—from the worlds of literature, film, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life a...

A brush with... Lina Iris Viktor from 2022-08-02T23:01:54

Ben Luke talks to Lina Iris Viktor about her influences—including writers, film-makers, musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. ...

A brush with... Megan Rooney from 2022-06-21T23:01:50

Ben Luke talks to Megan Rooney about her influences—including other artists, writers and musicians—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Rooney was born in 1985 in Sou...

A brush with... Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster from 2022-06-14T23:01:39

Ben Luke talks to Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster about her influences—from other artists to writers, film-makers and musicians—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Gonza...

A brush with... Emma Talbot from 2022-06-07T23:01:06

Ben Luke talks to Emma Talbot about her influences, including writers, film-makers, musicians, and, of course, other artists, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Tal...

A brush with… Stan Douglas from 2022-05-31T23:01:28

Ben Luke talks to Stan Douglas about his influences—including writers, film-makers, musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Doug...

A brush with... Nari Ward from 2022-04-12T23:01:46

Nari Ward talks to Ben Luke about his influences—including literature, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Ward often uses found materials, fr...

A brush with... Cornelia Parker from 2022-04-05T23:01:20

Cornelia Parker talks to Ben Luke about her influences, including artists, writers, film-makers, composers and musicians, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work.

A brush with... Mark Leckey from 2022-03-29T23:01:59

Mark Leckey tells Ben Luke about the influences—from art to literature, film and music—and cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Leckey’s enormously varied and experimental wo...

A brush with... Ali Cherri from 2022-03-23T00:01:59

Ali Cherri talks to Ben Luke about his influences, from art to literature, film and music, and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Cherri works with film, sculpture, ins...

A brush with... Ai Weiwei from 2022-02-23T00:01:23

Ben Luke talks to Ai Weiwei about his influences, from art to literature, film and music, and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Ai, born in Beijing in 1957, is an arti...

A brush with... Allison Katz from 2022-02-16T00:01:43

Ben Luke talks to Allison Katz about her influences in the realms of literature, music and, of course, art, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Born in Montreal...

A brush with... Charles Ray from 2022-02-09T00:01:05

Ben Luke talks to Charles Ray about his influences and the cultural experiences that shape his life and work. Ray, born in 1953 and based in Los Angeles, is one of the most singular voices in co...

A brush with... Dayanita Singh from 2022-02-02T00:01:13

In this first episode of 2022, Ben Luke talks to Dayanita Singh about her influences, from art to literature, music and film, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Sin...

A brush with... Kehinde Wiley from 2021-12-15T00:01:39

Ben Luke talks to Kehinde Wiley about his influences, including artists, writers, composers, musicians and filmmakers, and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Perhaps mo...

A brush with... Isaac Julien from 2021-12-08T00:00:33

Isaac Julien talks to Ben Luke about his influences, from art to literature, music and film, and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work.

Julien's films and video i...

A brush with... Pablo Bronstein from 2021-12-01T00:01

Pablo Bronstein talks to Ben Luke about the art, literature, music, film and much more that have influenced him and inspire him today, and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and wor...

A brush with... Candice Breitz from 2021-11-24T13:11:51

South African artist Candice Breitz talks to Ben Luke about the artists, writers, musicians, film-makers and other figures that have influenced her and inspire her today, and the cultural experienc...

A brush with... Billie Zangewa from 2021-11-17T00:01:47

Billie Zangewa talks to Ben Luke about the art, literature, music and film that have influenced her and inspire her today, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work.

A brush with... Thomas J Price from 2021-10-05T23:00:08

Thomas J Price talks to Ben Luke about the art, books and music that have influenced him and continue to inspire them today, and the cultural epiphanies that have defined his life and work. For ...

A brush with... Sarah Sze from 2021-09-28T23:01:13

Sarah Sze talks to Ben Luke about ​​the art, literature, music and film that have influenced her and continue to inspire her today, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. ...

A brush with... Tacita Dean from 2021-09-21T23:00:49

Ben Luke talks to Tacita Dean, whose 16mm and 35mm films, drawings on blackboard, photogravures, collages, sound works and found object pieces form one of the most poetic bodies of work in contempo...

A brush with... Philippe Parreno from 2021-09-14T23:00:08

Philippe Parreno talks to Ben Luke in depth about his cultural experiences and influences. A master of exhibition-making, Parreno was born in 1964 in Oran, Algeria, but grew up Grenoble in Franc...

A brush with... Glenn Ligon from 2021-08-17T23:01:28

Glenn Ligon talks to Ben Luke about the artists, writers, musicians and other cultural figures who inspire and intrigue him, and the pivotal cultural moments in his life. Born in the ...

A brush with... Alberta Whittle from 2021-08-10T23:01:31

Alberta Whittle talks to Ben Luke about her influences in art, books, music and other media and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work. Over the last few years, Whittle has ...

A brush with... Tino Sehgal from 2021-08-03T23:01:06

Tino Sehgal talks to Ben Luke about his unique work, which transforms the space in which it is shown through the power of movement and sound. Sehgal, who is based in Berlin, moved to art from da...

A brush with... Oscar Murillo from 2021-07-27T23:01:14

Oscar Murillo talks to Ben Luke about the defining cultural experiences and influences of his life. Oscar first shot to fame in the art world with paintings that attracted huge attention in 2013...

A brush with... Ellen Gallagher from 2021-06-29T23:01:10

Ellen Gallagher talks about her life and work through the art, literature, music and other cultural experiences that have profoundly affected her. She tells Ben Luke about the extraordinary oppo...

A brush with... Julian Opie from 2021-06-23T06:00:40

Ben Luke talks to Julian Opie about his life and work by exploring the artists that have inspired him, his literary and musical influences and the cultural experiences that have most affected him. ...

A brush with... Cristina Iglesias from 2021-06-16T07:32:52

Ben Luke talks to Cristina Iglesias about her life and work. She recalls how Disney's Fantasia made an impression on her as a child, how Velázquez's Spinners (Las Hilanderas) star...

A brush with... Michael Rakowitz from 2021-06-09T07:20:48

Ben Luke talks to the US-based artist about his influences and life-changing cultural experiences. They discuss his public sculpture in Margate, April Is the Cruellest Month, with its nods to TS El...

A brush with... Do Ho Suh from 2021-04-14T06:00:28

Ben Luke talks to the Seoul-born, London-based artist Do Ho Suh about his influences and life-changing cultural experiences. They discuss his recreations of his various homes in coloured fabric and...

A brush with... Doris Salcedo from 2021-04-07T06:00:06

Ben Luke talks to Doris Salcedo about her life and work through the artists she most admires, the writers she returns to and the music she listens to. She recalls her epiphany when confronted wi...

A brush with... Ali Banisadr from 2021-03-31T06:05:47

As he prepares for a two-part exhibition in Florence, the Tehran-born, Brooklyn-based artist discusses his life and work through the cultural epiphanies and influences that have shaped him. He talk...

A brush with... Julie Mehretu from 2021-03-24T07:00:25

As her retrospective opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Ethiopian-born, New York-based artist Julie Mehretu talks in depth about her life and work. She discusses the rich language she...

A brush with... Tala Madani from 2021-02-03T07:56:25

In the last of the present series, Ben Luke talks to Tala Madani, the Tehran-born, Los Angeles-based artist, about the influences and cultural experiences behind her remarkable paintings and animat...

A brush with... Charles Gaines from 2021-01-27T08:00:35

Ben Luke talks to Charles Gaines, one of the key figures in American conceptual art, about his influences and cultural experiences and how they have affected his life and work. Gaines discusses the...

A brush with... Tal R from 2021-01-20T08:00:52

This week, Ben Luke interviews the Danish artist Tal R about his influences and cultural experiences. In this in-depth conversation, the painter and sculptor discusses his early love of art and fru...

A brush with... Tracey Rose from 2021-01-13T09:30:06

Ben Luke talks to Tracey Rose about how her influences and cultural experiences have affected her life and work. Among other things, she talks about her education as the only Black child in a catho...

A brush with... Rachel Whiteread from 2020-12-23T07:00:22

Ben Luke talks to Rachel Whiteread about how her influences and cultural experiences have affected her life and work. Among other things, she talks about the influence of her parents on her work; t...

A brush with... Roni Horn from 2020-12-16T07:00:29

Ben Luke talks to the US artist Roni Horn about her life and work, with reference to the art, music and literature that are her influences and touchstones. Among much else, they discuss Horn's endu...

A brush with... Christina Quarles from 2020-12-09T08:00:01

Ben Luke talks to the Los Angeles-based painter Christina Quarles about her life and work through her influences and cultural experiences. Quarles discusses her powerful figurative paintings. "I se...

A brush with... Ragnar Kjartansson from 2020-12-02T07:00:16

Ben Luke talks to the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson in depth about his influences and cultural experiences. Among much else, they discuss Kjartansson's love of 18th-century art and him being ...

A brush with... Rashid Johnson from 2020-08-26T07:00:50

Ben Luke talks to Rashid Johnson about the cultural experiences that have had an impact on his life and work. They discuss his beginnings as a photographer, but how he quickly occupied a "post-medi...

A brush with... Chantal Joffe from 2020-08-19T06:45:49

Ben Luke talks to Chantal Joffe about the cultural experiences that have had an impact on her life and work. They discuss the shift in her work from early paintings based on pornography to recent d...

A brush with... Jenny Saville from 2020-08-12T06:08:06

Ben Luke talks to Jenny Saville about her cultural experiences and their effect on her work and life. We learn about how her uncle inspired her to explore the Old Masters and match their ambitio...

A brush with... Michael Armitage from 2020-08-05T06:00:32

In the inaugural episode of The Art Newspaper's podcast series of conversations with artists, host Ben Luke talks to Michael Armitage about his life and work through his cultural experiences: th...

Trailer: A brush with... from 2020-07-31T16:37:29

Introducing A brush with... a podcast by The Art Newspaper. In each episode, the host Ben Luke has a conversation with a leading artist, exploring their life and work through their cultural expe...

Trailer: A brush with... from 2020-07-31T16:37:29

Introducing A brush with... a podcast by The Art Newspaper. In each episode, the host Ben Luke has a conversation with a leading artist, exploring their life and work through their cultural expe...