We meet Todd Eckert, the director behind an extraordinary new mixed-reality performance that brings to life the music of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. Plus: Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Roddy Maude-Roxby, a nonagenarian artist who has been a stone’s throw away from many o ...Show more
Literature in London
Robert Bound is joined in the studio by Ted Hodkingson, head of literature and spoken word at London’s Southbank Centre, to discuss how he went about programming the venue’s summer literary events. Plus: we hear from writer and broadcaster Kate Molleson and poet Lidija Dimkovska. ...Show more
Anselm Kiefer’s ‘Finnegans Wake’ and fake artworks at The Courtauld
Francesca Gavin joins Robert Bound to review German artist Anselm Kiefer’s new exhibition at White Cube Bermondsey, ‘Finnegans Wake’. Plus: we meet the curators behind a new exhibition in which all is not as it seems.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beatie Wolfe’s “sonic self-portrait”, Hong Kong Mixtape and Esperanza Spalding
We head to Toronto to find out about a new documentary that examines the internal struggles of the creatives impacted by Hong Kong’s national security law. We also catch up with artist and musician Beatie Wolfe at the London Design Biennale. Plus: Grammy Award-winning musician Es ...Show more
‘The Stones and Brian Jones’
Acclaimed documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield is known for his intimate portrayals of his subjects, often ill-fated musicians. His back catalogue includes documentaries about Whitney Houston and Kurt Cobain. Now he has turned his attentions to The Rolling Stones and the rise a ...Show more