Episode 15: Indigenous Art, chasing Inigo Philbrick, museums' responses to Black Lives Matter, and Chantal Joffe

Welcome to our second Lockdown episode, which we recorded a couple of weeks ago. As the world slowly starts to reawaken from the grasps of Covid-19, we're still tasked with consuming the majority of our art digitally. In this episode we review a selection of virtual viewings from around the world, which include: Josh Smith at David Zwirner (via a New York rooftop); Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria; Marlene Dumas at Xeno X Gallery in Antwerp; a Google tour of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo; a documentary of David Hockney exhibitions at the Royal Academy; and London's first dedicated public art walk 'The Line'. Despite Lockdown, we still live in a fast-paced world, and both of the news stories we discuss have advanced and developed since recording, so we urge you to follow the show notes below for up-to-date coverage. With this podcast we focus our gaze on the art world, but it was important to us to talk about Black Lives Matter and specifically about how the museum and gallery world has responded to it this month. Museums have widely been criticised for a predominantly hollow response to it. We hope to keep our eye on this important topic and observe how the art world sticks to its pledges over time. Elsewhere in the art world we've been following the search for renegade art dealer Inigo Philbrick who sold artworks to multiple buyers, and then fled. (Since recording, Philbrick has now been arrested on the Pacific Island of Vanuatu.)Focusing on American-born artist Chantal Joffe this episode, we discuss her depictions of women, motherhood, and pornography. Working in East London, Joffe relies on self-portraiture, and depicting the women around her, including her teenage daughter. We wonder how her daughter will look back at her time as her mother's muse!SHOW NOTES:Josh Smith 'High as Fuck' at David Zwirner, ongoing: https://www.davidzwirner.com/news/jos-high-as-fuck-exhibition'Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the National Gallery of Victoria', ongoing: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/virtual-tours/marking-time/ Marlene Dumas 'Double Takes' at Xeno X Gallery, Antwerp: http://www.zeno-x.com/newsletters/2020MD_vimeo.htmlGoogle Arts and Culture Tour of Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/maspThe David Hockney Royal Academy Documentary: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/exhibition-on-screen-documentary-david-hockneyThe Line: https://the-line.org/Black Lives Matter - what art museums did next: https://makingamark.blogspot.com/2020/06/black-lives-matter-what-art-museums-did-next.htmlArtists, Curators, and Dealers Launch Initiatives to Support Black Lives Matter Movement: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-black-lives-matter-protests-repsonse-1202689676/Here is an up-to-date story that scopes out British museums too: Controversy Over Museums’ Black Lives Matter Statements Continues as Critics Pillory British Institutions: