Art Monthly Talk Show

Morgan Quaintance and Virginia Whiles discuss cults and collectivism, asking can artworks reveal the radical potential of self-reflection while avoiding the dangers of a slide to the far right?

Tim Dixon discusses art and accelerationism, Andrew Hunt proposes gonzo curating and Andrew J Stooke reports on the Shanghai Biennale.

Mark Prince argues that abstract art has performed a 50-year volte-face.

Virginia Whiles discusses Suzanne Lacy’s collaborative performance at Brierfield Mill in Lancashire, Bob Dickinson wonders what the rise of art self-help books means, and David Lillington considers why death has become a fashionable subject in contemporary art and exhibitions.

Morgan Quaintance wonders why there is not more politically engaged art in these turbulent times, while Maria Walsh posits the end of critique.

David Lillington discusses an exhibition curated by artist Elizabeth Price at Whitworth Gallery in Manchester, Kathryn Lloyd discusses recent exhibitions in London at Pump House Gallery, Laure Genillard and the Barbican, and Jamie Sutcliffe discusses the work of artist Kitty Clark.

Lizzie Homersham tackles gendered issues surrounding ideas of empathy and autism, while Morgan Quaintance argues that that art’s relationship with private finance comes at a price.

Naomi Pearce discusses the Martine Syms exhibition at the ICA; Adam Pugh reports on the Oberhausen Short Film Festival; Jamie Sutcliffe examines artists’ repurposing of video games to reveal the fantasy of freedom that virtual technologies offer.

Virginia Whiles discusses her interview with Mona Hatoum and her report on the Dhaka Art Summit, and Peter Suchin discusses his reviews of the ‘Barthes/Burgin’ show and John Roberts’s latest book, as well as remembering the late Jon Thompson.

Isobel Harbison discusses the Hot Babe theory of objectification, Erika Balsom recounts the north-east's socialism-oriented AV Festival and Sophia Phoca tackles James Coleman’s exhibition at Marian Goodman Gallery.