A brush with...
In this podcast, based on The Art Newspaper's regular interview series, our host Ben Luke talks to artists in-depth. He 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? And what is art for, anyway?
'The creative act is inherently dangerous': Alberta Whittle on amnesia, deep bass and the Black Atlantic
The Scottish-Barbadian artist tells us about her favourite books, music and artists on the A brush with… podcast
A brush with... Alberta Whittle
An in-depth interview on the artist's big influences, from Kamau Brathwaite to Hilma af Klint
A brush with... Tino Sehgal
An in-depth conversation on the artist's big influences, from Beethoven to Watteau
A brush with... Oscar Murillo
An in-depth conversation on the artist's big influences, from Jannis Kounellis to Okwui Enwezor
A brush with... Ellen Gallagher
An in-depth conversation on the artist's big influences, from Keith Haring to Moby Dick
A brush with... Julian Opie
An in-depth conversation on the artist's big influences, from Egon Schiele to Raymond Carver
A brush with...Cristina Iglesias
An in-depth conversation on the artist's big influences, from Giotto to Björk
A brush with... Michael Rakowitz
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from T.S. Eliot to Leonard Cohen
A brush with... Do Ho Suh
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's biggest influences, from Matthew Barney to marine biology
A brush with... Doris Salcedo
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Joseph Beuys to Paul Celan
A brush with... Ali Banisadr
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Sufi poetry to Hieronymus Bosch
A brush with... Julie Mehretu
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to Chris Abani
A brush with... Tala Madani
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Francis Bacon to Miles Davis
A brush with... Charles Gaines
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Frantz Fanon to John Coltrane
A brush with... Tal R
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from W. G. Sebald to Georges Rouault
A brush with... Tracey Rose
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Duchamp to Deep House
A brush with... Rachel Whiteread
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Bruce Nauman to George Orwell
A brush with... Roni Horn
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Icelandic glaciers to Emily Dickinson
A brush with... Christina Quarles
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from epic musicals to James Baldwin
A brush with... Ragnar Kjartansson
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Elizabeth Peyton to Cardi B
A brush with... Rashid Johnson
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Richard Tuttle to Sun Ra
A brush with... Chantal Joffe
An in-depth podcast conversation on the painter’s big influences, from Chaim Soutine to Anne Sexton
A brush with... Jenny Saville
An in-depth podcast conversation on the painter’s big influences, from Michelangelo to Cy Twombly
A brush with... Michael Armitage
The Kenyan-British artist tells The Art Newspaper about the art, literature, music and media that inspire him
Announcing our new podcast: A brush with...
In four exclusive conversations, painters reveal the art, music, books and media that have inspired them