Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Earth's Creation (enc...

This week, I have an interview with Gavin Whitehead, the creator and host of The Art of Crime and a new limited series, Raven. Find Gavin online: Raven The Art of Crime www.theartofcrimepodcast.com The African American Wax Museum of Harlem was established in 1989 by the eccentric ...  Show more

Chuck Close said when a problem seems overwhelming, you should break it down into smaller pieces. To tackle the photorealistic faces, Chuck Close would use a grid. He broke the image down into sections allowing him to focus on the lines, shapes, and proportions one little bit at ...  Show more

Land art, the movement which emerged in the 1960s and 70s with artists such as Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, and Michael Heizer erecting monumental works in far-flung destinations, is widely regarded for its engagement with the environment and its elements. These remarkable instal ...  Show more

As a child, Alan Michelson often rode the T past sculptor Cyrus Edward Dallin’s “Appeal to the Great Spirit” (1908) outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). He was riveted by the statue’s grand horse and the powerful yet melancholy figure wearing a striking Plains Indian wa ...  Show more

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Alice Walker.Author, poet, feminist and activist, it was her novel The Color Purple that brought her worldwide attention and acclaim. The story of a poor black girl surviving in the deep American south, betwee ...  Show more

In this episode Peter and Tom interview artist Jenny Aitken, one of the UK's most successful oil painters working today. Jenny is a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, exhibits her work nationally and internationally, has won numerous awards and regularly teach ...