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A brush with...

by The Art Newspaper

A brush with..., sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, is a podcast by The Art Newspaper that features in-depth conversations with leading international artists. Host Ben Luke asks the questions you've always wanted to: who are the artists, historical and contemporary, they most admire? Which are the museums they return to? What are the books, music and other media that most inspire them? What do they get up to in the studio every day? And what is art for, anyway? The podcast offers a fascinating insight into the inspirations, the preoccupations and the working lives of some of the most prominent artists today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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A brush with... Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and w

Sep 1
1 h 07 min

A brush with... Richard Tuttle

Richard Tuttle talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and

Aug 25
1 h 05 min

A brush with... Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

Aug 18
1 h 14 min

A brush with... Katharina Grosse

Katharina Grosse talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life an

Aug 11
1 h 07 min

A brush with... Pio Abad

Pio Abad talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work.

Jun 30
1 h 08 min

A brush with... Anne Imhof

Anne Imhof talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work

Jun 23
1 h 02 min

A brush with... Caragh Thuring

Caragh Thuring talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and

Jun 16
1 h 06 min

A brush with... Lisa Yuskavage

In this first episode of the new series, Lisa Yuskavage talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and th

Jun 9
1 h 06 min

A brush with... Andrew Cranston

Andrew Cranston talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped

Apr 28
1 h 13 min

A brush with… Sanya Kantarovsky

Sanya Kantarovsky talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life a

Apr 21
1 h 12 min

A brush with... Hurvin Anderson

Hurvin Anderson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and

Apr 14
47 min

A brush with... Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped he

Apr 7
1 h 06 min

A brush with... Danh Vo

Danh Vo talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life

Mar 4
59 min

A brush with... Veronica Ryan

Veronica Ryan talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and wo

Feb 25
1 h 06 min

A brush with... Catherine Opie

Catherine Opie talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped h

Feb 18
1 h 14 min

A brush with... Louis Fratino

Louis Fratino talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped hi

Feb 11
1 h 06 min

A brush with... Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped

Dec 17 2025
1 h 14 min

A brush with... Luc Tuymans

Luc Tuymans talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his

Dec 10 2025
1 h 02 min

A brush with… Kader Attia

Kader Attia talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his

Dec 3 2025
1 h 00 min

A brush with... Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her l

Nov 26 2025
59 min

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#2
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12
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#14 ▲ 5 Visual Arts US

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A great way to dive a bit deeper into the minds of working artists. It’s a well thought out, well carried out interview, and you can tell the host has really spent time thinking deeply about the process of making art.

bduluth · Oct 2024

I listen to a lot of podcasts on art and this is the best. The quality of the questions, to the introduction of the artist—it’s all so good. Thank YOU! His research is so good and is so respectful and thoughtful with his questions. LOVE.

fraudpatrol · Aug 2024

I love, love this podcast! The conversations with artist are both informative and inspirational. I always receive some NEW thought or eureka moment from the featured artist. Approx 60 min in length, but real in-depth interviews. I love the format of the show, and the tip on where the artist is currently showing their work! This is my all time favorite podcast. Keep it coming!

G-Mia · Jul 2023

Excellent show. Great resource for students. Ben Luke does his research and knows the work thoroughly, but let’s the artists define what they do. The shows really gets to the core of the work and the artists, never boring or condescending.

ghabarth · Feb 2023

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