Note: explicit content! In this episode, Malika Browne talks to Harriet Vyner, co-founder of Cheerio Publishing and author of Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser, about an exhibition at the Robert Fraser Gallery in Duke Street, London in 1966. The show was of prints by Jim Dine, on which he collaborated with Eduardo Paolozzi, and it was shut down by the police on grounds of obscenity. A must-listen for anyone interested in Swinging London, in the art world, and in the fascinating figure of Robert Fraser.This episode has been generously supported by Cheerio Publishing. Visit Www.cheeriopublishing.com to learn more about their publications and films. #RobertFraser #JimDine #EduardoPaolozzi #MichaelCooper #BrianRobertson #RolandPenrose #BrianClarke #RollingStones #MickJagger #JohnLennon #ColinSelf #RichardHamilton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S3: E1: Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900
In this episode Malika Browne talks to writer and broadcaster Muriel Zagha about the spectacular Exposition Universelle that transformed Paris in 1900, and discusses how it created the image of Paris as the City of Lights. A must-listen for anyone who loves Paris, who is interested in French culture, and anyone who is fascinated by world expos! Further Reading:Paul Morand, 1900Albert Robida, Le Vingtième Siècle (1883), La Guerre au Vingtième Siècle (1887), Le Vingtième Siècle (la Vie électrique) (1890)Watch:Colourised footage of the Trottoir Roulant at the Expo https://youtu.be/VvMH0sGQh8M This is a Froody Music production. Thank you to Martin Lumsden for producing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S2:E6 Britain can make it, 1946
Harriet Atkinson is AHRC Leadership Fellow and Senior Lecturer in History of Art and Design at University of BrightonHer latest book is Showing resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S2: E5 The Weather Project, 2003
In this episode Malika Browne talks to art historian, author and museum director Will Gompertz about Olafur Eliasson’s unforgettable installation in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in 2003. Was it an exhibition in the strictest sense of the word? Or was it an installation, a happening or even an ‘environment’? It was certainly a landmark event in London that decade. Will worked at Tate at the time, and has fascinating insights into the exhibition and how it came about. This is a Froody Music production. Thanks to Martin Lumsden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S2: E4 Cybernetic Serendipity, 1968
In this episode Malika Browne talks to Melanie Lenz, digital curator at the V&A about the groundbreaking exhibition Cybernetic Serendipity at the ICA in `London in 1968 in a discussion that explores the origins and the military uses of cybernetics, the difference between cybernetics and AI, and the effect this show had on its visitors in the pre-computer age.DO NOT MISS Electric Dreams at Tate Modern on til 1st June 2025, about art and technology before the internet. It has a whole room about Cybernetic Serendipity! Further Reading:"Cybernetic Serendipity": The First Widely-Attended International Exhibition of Computer ArtSeven minute piece of footage from 1968 of curator Jasia Reichardt explaining her fascinating show This is a Froody Music production. Thanks to Martin Lumsden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why do some museum exhibitions achieve legendary status? Why are some shows still talked and thought about long after they are over? From Tutankhamen (1972) to Francis Bacon (1988), from the Surrealists exhibition (1923) to Sensation (1997), in every episode I discuss a show that changed everything with an expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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