Two museum openings characteristic on this week’s podcast—V&A East in London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork.
The V&A East Museum in Stratford, London opens 18 April
Picture: Peter Kelleher © Victoria & Albert Museum, London
In our three hundredth episode in 2024, Gus Casely-Hayford, the director of the V&A East, informed us in regards to the community-driven programming on the museum and its reference to its native surroundings in East London. Now, because the museum opens, he takes Ben Luke on a tour of its commissions, shows and its first exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story.
Exterior view northwest from Wilshire Boulevard, David Geffen Galleries at LACMA© Iwan Baan
In California, the Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork (Lacma) has simply opened its new constructing by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, which value greater than $700m, and has generated some controversy. Ben speaks to our correspondent in Los Angeles, Jori Finkel, in regards to the new constructing and the talk about its scale, its value, its suitability for LA and whether or not Angelinos and vacationers will take to Zumthor’s constructing.
William Blake, Devil Smiting Job with Sore Boils, c.1826
Tate, Introduced by Miss Mary H. Dodge by way of the Artwork Fund 1918. Picture: Tate.
And this episode’s Work of the Week is Devil Smiting Job with Sore Boils (round 1826) by the good 18th-century artist and poet, William Blake. The work is a part of a brand new exhibition on the Nationwide Gallery of Eire, known as William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy, which opened this week. Ben speaks to the exhibition’s co-curator, Anne Hodge, in regards to the work.
V&A East opens on Saturday, 18 AprilLacma member previews start on 19 April, earlier than the total opening to non-members in early MayWilliam Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy, Nationwide Gallery of Eire, till 19 July
