Episode 1: Radical Figures at The Whitechapel Gallery
Episode 1: Radical Figures at The Whitechapel Gallery, discussed by Laura Lennard, Caz Murray and Vikki KosmalskaThe Whitechapel Gallery is looking to overturn art criticism’s 1980s declaration that ‘painting is dead’.The gallery has presented a case for painting’s ‘radical’ relevance within the contemporary art canon, showcasing the work of 10 painters of varied nationalities and styles to make their point.But did our intrepid reviewers, Caz and Vikki, buy either painting’s relevance or it’s radicalism?The exhibition got us questioning: what does it truly mean to be radical? What can painting as a medium bring the contemporary viewer that other mediums of art cannot? Is it even appropriate to suggest painting is dead in the first place?In other news we share a cautionary tale about getting too close to artworks (largely for Vikki’s benefit) and keen readers will have already clocked that the Artcast team is a trio once more.Join Vikki, Caz and Laura to hear this week’s review and if you like what you hear please rate, review and subscribe!If you want to email us, we would love to hear from you: [email protected] And you can follow us on instagram: @theartcast Our wonderful editor Jonny Lennard has also launched his own podcast The Old Boys Book Club. It's not about art, but we highly recommend you give it a listen. Available on all major podcast platforms and you can find them on insta here: @theoldboysbookclub. Last but not least - thank you to the incredible Nat Witts for our jazzy jingle and Jonny for his amazing editing.