Sotheby's Talks – Radical Modernity: From Bloomsbury to Charleston, with Kim Jones and Darren Clarke

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🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this episode, writer, academic and critic Frances Wilson is joined by Artistic Director of Dior Homme and Vice President of Charleston, Kim Jones, Dr Darren Clarke, Head of Collections, Research and Exhibitions at Charleston and Sotheby’s, and Jen Hardie, Director and Senior Specialist in Modern British & Irish Art at Sotheby’s in London, for a conversation about the indefatigable spirit of the Bloomsbury group and the renewed interest in their work and lives today, across paintings, drawings, furniture, ceramics and literature. This podcast was originally recorded at Sotheby’s in London to celebrate Radical Modernity: From Bloomsbury to Charleston, a private selling and loan exhibition in collaboration with Charleston. And, to step further into the world of Sotheby’s, you can visit any of our galleries around the world; they’re open to the public. For more information, visit sothebys.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.9	Coming up on the podcast, we've got a fascinating episode of Sotheby's Talks, diving in to their new exhibition, Radical Modernity, from Bloomsbury to Charleston.
1:05.5	This private selling and loan exhibition is in collaboration with Charleston, the Trust who look after the home and studio
1:11.9	of painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, which was a gathering point for some of the 20th century's
1:17.5	most radical artists, writers and thinkers, known collectively as the Bloomsbury Group.
1:22.5	To listen to more episodes of Sotheby's Talks featuring the likes of Marina Abramovich,
1:26.9	Mary McCartney,
1:28.0	Paloma Picasso, Tracy Eman, Julianne Moore, Celeste and Helen Fielding, just search Sotheby's
1:34.2	Talks wherever you get your podcasts.
1:40.8	For almost three centuries, Sotheby's has been the place to discover the greatest stories of creativity.
1:46.2	We look after some of the world's finest treasures, which you can see on display on our galleries on any given day.
1:51.4	Welcome to Sutherby's Talks, the podcast that celebrates art, culture and collecting.
1:56.5	I'm Andre Slatterby's deputy chairman and head of modern art for Europe.
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