Richard Rogers and Norman Foster; Simon Parkes on Brixton Academy; artist George Condo
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster discuss a friendship spanning five decades; artist George Condo on working with Warhol and Kanye West; Simon Parkes on Brixton Academy's heritage.
With John Wilson.
Architects Richard Rogers and Norman Foster discuss their 50-year friendship in a rare interview together, and reveal which of each the other's buildings is their favourite, as the exhibition The Brits Who Built the Modern World opens at RIBA's new Architecture Gallery.
In 1982 Simon Parkes paid just 拢1 to buy the former Astoria cinema in Brixton, south London. He turned it into the Brixton Academy and, over the next 14 years, put on gigs by the likes of The Clash, Bob Dylan and U2. On the publication of his memoir Live At The Brixton Academy, Simon Parkes gives John Wilson a tour of the historic venue.
The US artist George Condo began his artistic career as an assistant to Andy Warhol but he has become renowned for his grotesque figures and portraits which feature misshapen limbs, asymmetrical eyes and terrifyingly toothy mouths, controversially notable in a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. More recently he has become widely known for a collaboration with Kanye West. Condo discusses his career and two new exhibitions of his work.
Producer: Ellie Bury.
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George Condo
The US artist George Condo began his artistic career as an assistant to Andy Warhol but in the career he鈥檚 carved for himself, he has become renowned for his grotesque figures and portraits which feature misshapen limbs, asymmetrical eyes and terrifyingly toothy mouths, controversially notable in a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. 聽More recently he has become widely known for a collaboration with Kanye West. He talks to John Wilson about his career and about his latest exhibitions at the聽 and 聽galleries in London.
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster
Simon Parkes
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Wilson |
| Interviewed Guest | Richard Rogers |
| Interviewed Guest | Norman Foster |
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Parkes |
| Interviewed Guest | George Condo |
| Producer | Ellie Bury |
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- Thu 13 Feb 2014 19:15麻豆社 Radio 4
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