Episode 3: Lucian Freud, The Self Portraits at The Royal Academy

Episode 3: Lucian Freud: The Self Portraits at The Royal Academy discussed by Vikki Kosmalska and Caz MurrayWe head back to the Royal Academy to take on Lucian Freud. Renowned the world over for his figurative paintings, his distinctive painting style and his ability to render human skin, this exhibition takes a different tack and explores his artistic development through self portraits he created throughout his career. Safe to say our reactions to this exhibition weren’t what we were expecting. We discuss how accessible this exhibition is, whether we would recommended it and what we discovered (or didn’t) about Freud along the way. For Art News, we cover a story about the Italian Ministry of Culture who have got themselves in some hot water by not doing their homework and leasing a 13th Century Monastery to some rather unsavory tenants. Thank you so much for listening, if you like was you hear, please rate, review and subscribe!The Artcast love getting a bit of correspondence, so if you have any feedback or want to ask a question for the “Ask the Artcast’ feature, get in touch at helloartcast@gmail.com. DM of follow us on Instagram: @theartcastThank you, as always, to the incredible Nat Witts for our jingle, and to the brilliant Jonny Lennard for our editing (and for our question this week). 

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A fortnightly arts review podcast with an accessible approach. Art lovers and keen exhibition goers, we aim to open up fresh conversations on London's current art shows. Usually over a glass of wine... We're basically a book group, but we discuss art exhibitions instead of books. Hosts: Laura Lennard, Caz Murray and Vikki KosmalskaSpecial thanks to Nat Witts for our awesome jingle; and to Jonny Lennard, our brilliant Editor.