Sculpting Lives Podcast
Sculpting Lives is a podcast series written and presented by Jo Baring and Sarah Victoria Turner. Each 45-minute episode takes a woman sculptor as its subject, exploring the artworks, networks, connections and relationships of these artists.
Jo and Sarah bring their shared expertise and infectious enthusiasm for sculpture to this series, with each episode taking the form of an informal and lively conversation between Jo, Sarah and their interviewees.
Named Podcast of the Week by The Guardian, recommended by the Royal Academy, and Times Radio amongst others.
This podcast has been made possible through support from The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. We are also extremely grateful to ArtUK and National Life Stories: Artists' Lives (British Library).
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Sculpting Lives: Trailer
A series of podcasts written and presented by Jo Baring and Dr Sarah Victoria Turner. This podcast series explores the lives and careers of a number of women who have contributed in groundbreaking ways to the history of sculpture in Britain. Supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Sculpting Lives: Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 1903. By the time of her 1975 death, she had become one of the most important artists of the century, creating a poignant and innovative sculptural language. In this episode, we challenge those ideas, go to the places she lived and worked, and explore why she remains such a powerful influence on artists today.
Sculpting Lives: Elizabeth Frink
In this, we explore hidden narratives in Frink’s career, and consider how artists can be sidelined by the ‘art world’ yet remain popular with the public. We also consider the impact an artist’s family has on their posthumous reputation and how this is managed.
Sculpting Lives: Kim Lim
Kim Lim was born in Singapore and moved to Britain in the 1950’s to enrol at art school. Despite a successful career she has been left out of histories of 20th century British Art. This episode explores the reasons for that and ask how these exclusions happen.
Sculpting Lives: Phyllida Barlow
In a candid interview in her studio we asked Phyllida Barlow about how she came to sculpture, how she defines what sculpture is, how she disrupts those ideas, her recent successes and how they have impacted her. Barlow is one of the best- known sculptors working in the UK at the moment and has had major international shows.
Sculpting Lives: Rana Begum
We interview Rana Begum in her studio, asking about definitions of sculpture, and things which aren’t usually spoken about – how to balance family life and her artistic career, and the problems she has encountered. We asked her about biography, race, identity and Britishness and how these issues feed into her work.