ART BOOK CLUB is a segment where a guest suggests a book which was not written with contemporary art in mind and yet is a source of inspiration, guidance and / or creativity for their work. Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves. Catherine Li chose: Ursula K. Le Guin THE CARRIER BAG THEORY OF FICTION It's a very very short text that can basically change your life. With a simple shift in narrative, Le Guin demonstrates how we can totally change the STORY. But... how does this apply to curating? #curators #artpodcast #artbook To know more abo...

In My Art Tools  (new segment) we look into 2 artists' tool box: what is their fetish instrument? Artists think with their hands. Let's get technical! The artist's hand will guide you through the passion of following one’s vision, the pleasures of trusting an instinct, and the resilience it takes to work creatively. Hosted by Joana P. R. Neves. The guests: Anouk Mercier (UK + FR) and Marina Roca Díe (SP). In an endearingly geeky manner, the answers reveal fantastic methods and unimaginable stories. A big plus: hilarious l...

Art Insider  is an interview segment with fascinating figures of the art field who lift the veil on their corner of contemporary art.  Guest: Ben Luke (Host of A Brush With ) Ben Luke is an art journalist whose voice reaches a wider audience through his successful podcast  A Brush With , where each episode is dedicated to an artist interview led by him. His new book, What is art for? Contemporary artists on their inspirations, influences and disciplines (2025, Heni) , stems from it. The scope of his questions is aimed toward building...

Exhibition Chinwag  is the original segment of the podcast where Joana invites professionals from other fields to visit and discuss the work of an artist through their solo exhibition.  Guest: Susie Ridell Co-Producer and co-Host of the Podcast  ⁠Limited Time Only⁠ The artist: Jenny Saville and her solo exhibition The Anatomy of Painting. National Portrait Gallery - 20 June - 7 September 2025. How do artists paint the body nowadays? And why does Saville produce monumental images of it? + Susie's candid questions about the art mar...

Exhibitionistas Season 3: a constellation of 8 episode segments opening new doors onto the fascinating, thought-provoking and creative world of contemporary art. Exhibitions, Art Talk, Art Insider Interviews and more. Starting: 5 September 2025. Music by Sarturn Featuring Catherine Li, Susie Ridell, Ben Luke, Marina Roca Díe, Sarah Le Quang Sang, Nick Taylor, and the O.G. Emily Harding. Created & hosted by Joana P. R. Neves

ART TRAVELOGUE is a new format, an audio/video journey with art as a destination. How does the journey to arrive at the art space inform our experience of the art work or exhibition? Does our own internal journey through life affect our perception of art? Embark on this trip with your host, Joana P. R. Neves. Ft. Haroon Mirza, Yates Norton, Inês Costa. In this episode you'll find out about British artist Haroon Mirza's new commissioned piece (a performance and a sound installation) for Focal Point Gallery's exhibition In ...

Art Insider  is an interview segment with fascinating figures of the art field who lift the veil on their corner of contemporary art, hosted by Joana P. R. Neves. Guests: curators Gemma Rolls-Bentley and E-J Scott We talk about their exhibition "Talisman" focusing on objects whose symbolic and energetic force infuse a sense of safety and protection, but also of resistance in queer lives. Presented by Cardion Arts in Collaboration with The Museum of Transology. → Stay connected to the Exhibitionistas flow, ⁠SIGN UP: https://...

→ Stay connected to the Exhibitionistas flow, SIGN UP ⁠ to the Newsletter–or to my Substack . → Do you want to support our third season? Donate HERE . EPISODE: End of season episode where curator Joana P. R. Neves uncovers the richness of new perspectives on contemporary art through the ethos found in podcasting. Joana also shares insights from her attendance at the International Women Podcast Awards, highlighting the non-hierarchical nature of the podcasting community. Looking ahead, she teases new formats and changes for the upcomi...

We have an interview episode! Gallerist Sarah Le Quang Sang showcases and promotes female and queer artists, fighting, one step at a time, to reduce the price gap between genders, the lack of LGBTQIA+ representation in archives, collections, art fairs and private collections, but also the linear conception of artistic careers. You wouldn't leave the shop without paying for your latte, right? Buy us a ⁠ latte ⁠ ;-) How empowering can the #artmarket be? How can a commercial gallery push boundaries? Be more inclusive? And what are t...

Contemporary art is a feast for the senses. But have we reduced art to vision? And what does the hand do, now that we have machines and automated ways of making, editing and showing images? And what are images? You wouldn't leave the shop without paying for your latte, right? Buy us a latte ;-) This episode is the second audio/video essay of the season. It will take you on a trip to a sensory shift across times, blurring the boundaries between line, image, wall, surface, paper, and machines. Where the hand is, what it does and ho...

SIGN UP –Be the first to know next episodes, get BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, juicy facts + useful links. Episode...................................................................... Contemporary artist Ed Atkins ’s survey at Tate Britain is best described as an existential theatre with avatars , CGI , motion capture technology , traditional figural drawing , Unreal Engine , filmed performance , experimental writing and much more.  You wouldn't leave the shop without paying for your latte, right? Buy us a latte ;-) ⁠⁠https://exhibitionista...

Giuseppe Penone is a contemporary artist associated with the Arte Povera art movement . He reinvented sculpture , drawing , conceptual photography, art installation , through proto environmental art with the sensibility of a late late romantic . Curator and art critic Germano Celant created the term #artepovera in 1967 to highlight a tendency toward a use of reduced materia l or idea to its archetype . How does Penone fit into that notion? He seems to have had a singular place in the Italian and global Western art canon of the time, ...