For episode two of our Biography season we are joined by artist Henni Alftan who has chosen the 1978 Swedish-made absurdist comedy Picassos äventyr (The Adventures of Picasso) as her cultural artefact – a film she watched on repeat as a child. Our discussion takes in difficult men, stretching the truth, humorous paintings, silent comedy and Hitchcock's close-ups.

For episode one of our Biography season we are joined by artist Alex Michon to talk about punk credentials, the Danny Boyle directed series Pistol and biopics, biographies and authenticity more generally. We end with our first Salon exclusive, excerpts from Michon's 1976 punk diary.