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Episode 28: The battle over Ethiopia’s treasures

We speak to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the treasures looted by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the scenes of the Sony Photography Award with judge Gareth Harris and speak to Richard Parry about his plans for Glasgow International. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 201834 min

Episode 27: The enduring appeal of enigmatic Beuys. Plus, lost masterpieces reborn

We hear from Adam Lowe of Factum Arte about a new TV series in which seven lost paintings are recreated using digital means, and speak to Norman Rosenthal and Thaddaeus Ropac about the enigmatic German artist Joseph Beuys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 13, 201850 min

Episode 26: Christo interview, plus museum visitor figures

We speak to the Bulgarian-born artist about his grand project for the Serpentine, and look at our annual survey of visitor figures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 201846 min

Episode 25: Living with Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo specialist Martin Kemp on decades spent in the company of the Renaissance master, plus the 300th edition of The Art Newspaper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 201841 min

Episode 24: Mural-gazing with the Dalai Lama, plus Michael Rakowitz

We speak to Thomas Laird about his new sumo-sized book on Tibetan murals, and to the artist creating the new work for the Fourth Plinth commission in London's Trafalgar Square. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 201843 min

Episode 23: The death of Venice?

Salvatore Settis talks about his new book, plus Tacita Dean on her three London shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 201835 min

Episode 22: The genius of Picasso

We take a tour of Tate Modern's blockbuster and explore the strength of Picasso's market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 201837 min

Episode 21: Photography special: from Victorian pioneers to 2018 prize contenders

We meet the men and women behind three fascinating but very different exhibitions of lens-based art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 201842 min

Episode 20: Yes to Picasso, no to Van Gogh: the Rockefellers’ collection

We talk to the American dynasty’s historian about David and Peggy Rockefeller’s tastes, and explore the funding crisis at Glasgow’s Transmission Gallery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 201842 min

Episode 19: Klimt and Schiele plus Songs for Sabotage

A look at the life and art of the two Austrian greats as shows open marking the 100th anniversary of their deaths. And the New Museum Triennial is reviewed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 201837 min

Episode 18: Talking politics with Cornelia Parker and the future of ivory

We meet the 2017 Election Artist. Plus, what do new ivory regulations mean for the art world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 201835 min

Episode 17: Real or fake? The suspicious Russian avant-garde show in Ghent

Expert on Russian art Simon Hewitt discusses developments in The Art Newspaper's current cover story, plus we explore an unusual collaboration at Hauser & Wirth Somerset Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 201837 min

Episode 16: Charles I at the Royal Academy—an exhibition fit for a king

We pick apart the latest smash hit show to open in London with art historian Bendor Grosvenor, then complete our 2018 preview with a look at the big exhibitions coming to the US this year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 201832 min

Episode 15: What will 2018 hold for the art world?

We are at the London Art Fair speaking to Georgina Adam about her art market predictions and to Louisa Buck about the top shows and artists to keep on your radar this year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 201834 min

Episode 14: The top stories of 2017

From Louvre Abu Dhabi to Leonardo, Documenta to Trump, we look back at the year in art with our journalists Louisa Buck, Gareth Harris and Anny Shaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 22, 201751 min

Episode 13: The dark side of the art market

Former editor of the The Art Newspaper Jane Morris speaks to Georgina Adam about her new book Dark Side of the Boom and the art world's less savoury side Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 201741 min

Episode 12: Old Masters after the Leonardo and Art Basel Miami Beach

We talk Titian, Constable, Veneziano, Wright of Derby, Van Dyck and, yes, Leonardo, with art historian Bendor Grosvenor. And our deputy art market editor Anna Brady gets Judd Tully’s views on Miami’s annual art fair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 8, 201733 min

Episode 11: Antiquities now and Rose Wylie

How is the antiquities trade coping with increased focus on Middle East looting and new approaches to collecting? And Rose Wylie on the pleasures and struggles of painting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 1, 201732 min

Episode 10: Restoring Iraq’s heritage, plus the complex politics of First Nations art

John Darlington of the World Monuments Fund discusses projects to train local people in craft traditions and the curator Victor Wang on the work of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, whose first European solo show opens in London next week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 24, 201732 min

Episode 9: $450m! The Leonardo breaks all records

How the art sale of the century happened, with Judd Tully, our man in the salesroom. Plus, a new museum in Indonesia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 17, 201728 min

Abu Dhabi Focus episode three: How the UAE art scene became a force to be reckoned with

Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician and artist Hassan Khan on his Abu Dhabi Art performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 201725 min

Abu Dhabi Focus episode two: How Saudi artists are driving political change

As Abu Dhabi Art fair opens, we speak to the Saudi artists Manal Al Dowayan and Ahmed Mater about their role in recent changes to their society. Plus: Iraq's Dia Azzawi on creating the Arab world's Guernica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 201722 min

Abu Dhabi Focus episode one: Louvre Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Art

With all eyes on Abu Dhabi this week, we speak to the architect Jean Nouvel on designing the Arab world's first universal museum. Plus: a preview of Abu Dhabi Art fair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 8, 201718 min

Episode 8: How hackers are attacking the art world

Galleries are losing huge sums to cybercrime, what makes them vulnerable? Plus: the dubious restoration along the Camino di Santiago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 3, 201731 min

Episode 7: The Tale of an Old Master forgery scandal

The 'masterpieces' that fooled the art world. Plus: a review of London's latest shows, from Cezanne to Soutine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 27, 201740 min

Episode 6: Trouble at Unesco, plus Art and Terror

Why did the US and Israel pull out of the organisation and what will happen next? Plus: 9/11 and its impact on art is explored at London’s Imperial War Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 201732 min

Episode 5: What’s the story behind the $100m Leonardo?

As the only painting in private hands by the Renaissance master heads to auction, The Art Newspaper's founder wonders what might happen to it. Plus, we speak to the people behind the New Museum's big new show about gender, and The Art Newspaper's literary editor talks eighteenth-century princesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 13, 201730 min

Episode 4: Frieze special with Peter Blake

As the art world descends on London, we take the pulse of the city's art scene with an art market specialist, a collector and two artists, Peter Blake and Ed Fornieles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 6, 201742 min

Episode 3: How the Getty is shaping southern California’s art scene

The story behind Pacific Standard Time in Los Angeles; Ming Wong on the historic queer art show in Taipei. Plus: an exclusive audio work by Zardulu the Mythmaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 201730 min

Episode 2: Zeitz Mocaa and London autumn preview

The lowdown on the new Thomas Heatherwick-designed museum in Cape Town, plus a look at some of the most enticing shows opening in London around the Frieze art fairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 201741 min

Episode 1: Nazi Loot and Rachel Whiteread

Nazi-loot conference at London’s National Gallery and how The Art Newspaper’s journalist returned a stolen treasure to its cathedral. Plus: Rachel Whiteread on “mummifying the air” at Tate Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 201730 min

The Art Newspaper Weekly – coming soon!

Introducing The Art Newspaper Weekly – a new podcast in which the team at The Art Newspaper pick apart the art world's big stories, with the help of special guests. First episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 20171 min