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Ralph Rugoff

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Robert &amp; Russell meet leading curator Ralph Rugoff OBE, the director of London's Hayward Gallery since 2006, and the curator of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, titled May You Live in Interesting Times.﻿We explore the Hayward's stunning new exhibition Mixing It Up: Painting Today that brings together 31 contemporary painters who exploit the unique characteristics of their medium to create fresh, compelling works of art that speak to this moment. Approaching painting as a platform for speculative thinking and unexpected conversations, the artists in this exhibition make works that oscillate between observation and invention, depiction and allegory, illusion and materiality.Instead of trying to craft iconic images, they treat the canvas as a site of assemblage where references converge from diverse territories including music, design, advertising, vernacular and documentary photography, viral memes, fashion and cinema, as well as art history. Resonantly ambiguous, their paintings invite viewers to recruit their own imaginations in working out different ways to interpret them, while often questioning how their social reception might shift among different audiences.This extraordinary exhibition includes new and recent works by 31 artists including previous Talk Art guests Alvaro Barrington, Caroline Coon, Somaya Critchlow, Jadé Fadojutimi, Denzil Forrester, Lubaina Himid, Sophie von Hellermann and Rose Wylie.Rugoff was born in New York City and studied semiotics at Brown University. Prior to the Hayward, he was director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco for nearly six years. Follow @RalphRugoff and @Hayward.Gallery on Instagram. Mixing It Up is now open and runs until 12th December 2021. To buy tickets or Hayward Gallery membership, visit their official website: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/mixing-it-painting-todayFor images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit @TalkArt. Talk Art theme music by Jack Northover @JackNorthoverMusic courtesy of HowlTown.com We've just joined Twitter too @TalkArt. If you've enjoyed this episode PLEASE leave us your feedback and maybe 5 stars if we're worthy in the Apple Podcast store. For all requests, please email talkart@independenttalent.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert &amp; Russell meet leading curator Ralph Rugoff OBE, the director of London's Hayward Gallery since 2006, and the curator of the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, titled May You Live in Interesting Times.﻿We explore the Hayward's stunning new exhibition Mixing It Up: Painting Today that brings together 31 contemporary painters who exploit the unique characteristics of their medium to create fresh, compelling works of art that speak to this moment. Approaching painting as a platform for speculative thinking and unexpected conversations, the artists in this exhibition make works that oscillate between observation and invention, depiction and allegory, illusion and materiality.Instead of trying to craft iconic images, they treat the canvas as a site of assemblage where references converge from diverse territories including music, design, advertising, vernacular and documentary photography, viral memes, fashion and cinema, as well as art history. Resonantly ambiguous, their paintings invite viewers to recruit their own imaginations in working out different ways to interpret them, while often questioning how their social reception might shift among different audiences.This extraordinary exhibition includes new and recent works by 31 artists including previous Talk Art guests Alvaro Barrington, Caroline Coon, Somaya Critchlow, Jadé Fadojutimi, Denzil Forrester, Lubaina Himid, Sophie von Hellermann and Rose Wylie.Rugoff was born in New York City and studied semiotics at Brown University. Prior to the Hayward, he was director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco for nearly six years. Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rugoffralph/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@RalphRugoff </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hayward.gallery/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Hayward.Gallery</a> on Instagram. Mixing It Up is now open and runs until 12th December 2021. To buy tickets or Hayward Gallery membership, visit their official website: <a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/mixing-it-painting-today" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/mixing-it-painting-today</a>For images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkart/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TalkArt</a>. Talk Art theme music by Jack Northover <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jacknorthovermusic/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@JackNorthoverMusic</a> courtesy of <a href="http://HowlTown.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HowlTown.com</a> We've just joined Twitter too <a href="https://twitter.com/talkart?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@TalkArt</a>. If you've enjoyed this episode PLEASE leave us your feedback and maybe 5 stars if we're worthy in the Apple Podcast store. For all requests, please email talkart@independenttalent.com Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ralph Rugoff OBE

Jennifer Walshe

Marise Gaughan

Walk among the trees with Ralph Rugoff, curator of a mammoth exhibition of contemporary art inspired by trees, get comedian Marise Gaughan's hot take on enforced idleness, and hear the latest Lockdown Letter from London-based Irish composer, Jennifer Walshe

Culture File Weekly100420: Jennifer Walshe, Ralph Rugoff, Marise Gaughan

‘Things happen in their own time.’ The director of London’s Hayward Gallery talks to host Danielle Radojcin about curating the 2019 Venice Biennale which, for the first time, features as many female as male artists. He also reminisces about a quirky artwork like no other that he once visited in Mexico, his inability to be hypnotised and playing basketball with Bob Dylan.

The artistic director of this year's main show at the Biennale tells us how he is creating two playful but serious shows in one, each featuring the same 79 artists. We then talk to Venet, the veteran French artist, about his work and his own collection, and ask the director of the Berlin Gallery Weekend if criticism of its gender imbalance is fair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The artistic director of this year's main show at the Biennale tells us how he is creating two playful but serious shows in one, each featuring the same 79 artists. We then talk to Venet, the veteran French artist, about his work and his own collection, and ask the director of the Berlin Gallery Weekend if criticism of its gender imbalance is fair. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ralph Rugoff on his Venice Biennale concept. Plus, Bernar Venet and Berlin Gallery Weekend

Ralph Rugoff, London-based curator of the 13th Lyon Biennial, talks about La Vie Moderne, this year's biennial exhibition. The show in Lyon, France, brings together 60 artists from around the world. Their projects investigate how history informs contemporary life. Featured in our conversation: TJ Wilcox, Kader Attia, and Marinella Senatore. We'll be there for the press preview, so stay tuned, for more Fresh Talk!

<a href="http://www.biennaledelyon.com/uk/la-vie-moderne-home-eng/intro-la-vie-moderne-eng/la-vie-moderne-ralphrugoff.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ralph Rugoff</a>, London-based curator of the 13th <a href="http://www.biennialfoundation.org/biennials/lyon-biennale-of-contemporary-art/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyon Biennial</a>, talks about <a href="http://www.biennaledelyon.com/uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Vie Moderne</a>, this year's biennial exhibition. The show in Lyon, France, brings together 60 artists from around the world. Their projects investigate how history informs contemporary life. Featured in our conversation: <a href="http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/TJWilcox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TJ Wilcox,</a> <a href="http://kaderattia.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kader Attia</a>, and <a href="http://www.motinternational.com/artists/marinella-senatore/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marinella Senatore</a>. We'll be there for the press preview, so stay tuned, for more Fresh Talk!