Episode 6: Ai Weiwei, Edinburgh's art galleries, the Da Vinci Loan, and Yayoi Kusama

It's gunpowder, treason and plot season. And we're pleased to announce that from November onwards, following demand, we'll be coming at you with two episodes a month now. Kicking November off, Jessie has tasted some of the top artistic sites in Edinburgh, including the Ingleby Gallery and highlights from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Meanwhile, back in London, Liz has visited Lisa Brice at Stephen Friedman, Adam Lee at Beers London, and Ai Weiwei's exhibition at Lisson Gallery causes us to ruminate over the question of originality in this world of unceasing creative output. Leonardo da Vinci is rarely out of the news, and this Autumn Italian groups have tried and failed to block the loan of the Vitruvian man to the Louvre for the 500 year anniversary exhibition. Meanwhile, in Isleworth a couple have a stake in, what has been called, the 'early version Mona Lisa'. Will the academics bet their reputation on its authenticity? This episode's artist focus is Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. We explore her tumultous life and career, including the important periods in New York and Japan. And we bask in the glory of her success today, and why she deserves it. SHOW NOTES: Garry Fabian Miller 'Midwinter Blaze' at the Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, until 20 December 2019: https://www.inglebygallery.com/exhibitions/7133-garry-fabian-miller-midwinter-blaze/overview/ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery-modern-artMichael Armitage: https://whitecube.com/artists/artist/michael_armitage Lisa Brice at Stephen Friedman Gallery: https://www.stephenfriedman.com/exhibitions/current/lisa-brice/Adam Lee 'My Thousand Sounds' at Beers London, until 23 November 2019: https://beerslondon.com/exhibitions/forthcoming-adam-lee-my-thousand-sounds/Ai Weiwei 'Roots' at Lisson Gallery: https://www.lissongallery.com/exhibitions/ai-weiwei-rootsMichele Oka Doner: http://www.micheleokadoner.com/#/ Vitruvian Man: Da Vinci piece to go on display in Louvre: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50073099 Leonardo da Vinci until 24 February 2019: https://www.louvre.fr/en/expositions/leonardo-da-vinci Salvator Mundi absent, but Louvre still hope world's most expensive painting will turn up: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/18/salvator-mundi-absent-major-leonardo-show-louvre-still-hope/London couple claim they own a stake in an 'early version Mona Lisa': https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7587367/London-couple-claim-stake-early-version-Mona-Lisa-sold-4-000-1964.htmlKusama's autobiography 'Infinity Net': https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B3MB76K/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1Yayoi...