Art Monthly Talk Show

Tom Hastings, Sam Keogh and Luisa Lorenzo Corna discuss the attempts to suppress political protest and artists’ voices in the light of the current war in Gaza.

Bob Dickinson surveys the rise of authoritarian rule and charts feminist art practices that resist such forces.

Laura Harris claims that the Levelling Up programme is a sham and Morgan Quaintance argues that Chris Ofili’s ‘Requiem’ for the victims of Grenfell Tower was compromised from the start.

Sarah E James discusses her article on cultural censorship and exclusion of Palestinian and pro-Palestinian voices in the arts and beyond, with the artists Jumana Manna and Larissa Sansour.

Michael Hampton argues that auto-destruction is the default condition of all visual art.

Anna Dezeuze discusses whether it is possible for art to turn the tide on ‘alt-right’ conspiracy theories, and Maria Walsh explores the work of Lebanese artist filmmaker Ali Cherri.

Matthew Bowman goes in search of lost experience in the commercially co-opted field of immersive art and Bob Dickinson argues that citizen artists can intervene to halt the seemingly inexorable process of gentrification.

Sophie J Williamson assesses the turn towards art-food practices, particularly fermentation, and how these can be politicised to counter societal decay, and Bob Dickinson argues that it is time to repair the damage done by rampant individualism, the hallmark of both modernist and neoliberal cultures, which has undermined social cohesion in art and society.

Susan Jones analyses the way funding models continue to exploit artists’ labour and Stephanie Bailey discusses the work of Beijing-based artist Wang Tuo. Presented by Chris McCormack.

Colin Perry discusses the earth work of contemporary artists and its differences from Land Art of the past or eco art of the present.