The Art Of...

  • Premiered: Jun 2024
  • Episodes: 15
  • Followers: 1
  • Running
  • ABC (AU)
  • Tuesday at 21
  • Talk show

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Season 1
1x1
Heartbreak
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 04, 2024
We've all experienced heartbreak, whether romantic, platonic or the death of a loved one. Namila wonders when it comes to getting over heartbreak is the answer in art? Features Josh Thomas, Emma Donovan and Celeste Mountjoy.
1x2
Being Imperfect
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 11, 2024
Nobody's perfect, but can art help us accept our failures and shortcomings? Namila Benson asks powerhouse singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer, artists Yhonnie Scarce and Richard Lewer, and jazz musician Audrey Powne.
1x3
Masculinity
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 18, 2024
Join guest host Courtney Act as she explores what masculinity looks like today. She meets with metal superstar Winston McCall from Parkway Drive, artist Billy Bain, Dame Mary Beard and the cheeky collective Briefs Factory.
Air date
Jun 25, 2024
Join Namila Benson on a daring quest to explore why sex makes us uncomfortable. Featuring TV star and intimacy coordinator Michala Banas, artist Paul Yore, burlesque sensation Kitty Obsidian and ABC Classic's Vanessa Hughes.
1x5
Making A Difference
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 02, 2024
Join Namila Benson as she meets mavericks making change around the world. Featuring five-time Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, singer-songwriter Kutcha Edwards, drag queen fashionista Bimini and educator Joris Lechene.
1x6
Rage
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 09, 2024
Namila discovers rage can be a powerful motivator. Author Christos Tsiolkas, Archibald winner Del Kathryn Barton, comedian Nazeem Hussain and rapper Barkaa show how passion and fury paint a vivid picture of modern life.
1x7
Being Funny
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 2024
Namila Benson faces her greatest fear... stand-up comedy! Namila chats with comedian Shaun Micallef, comic Zainab Johnson, classicist Mary Beard, father/son duo Dane and Bow Simpson and political satirist Badiucao.
1x8
Climate
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 23, 2024
Zoe Norton Lodge and Namila Benson want to know if art can help our climate. With OITNB star Yael Stone, artist Ghenoa Gela, sculptor Megan Cope's living eco solution and artist Jessie French's extraordinary "plastic".
1x9
Hair
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 13, 2024
From mullets to afros, Namila Benson wants to know why we're so obsessed with hair. She seeks answers with artist Patricia Piccinini, top model Duckie Thot, hair sculptor Zeina Thiboult and at Mullet Fest.
1x10
Starting Over
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 20, 2024
How do we start over when life takes us back to square one? Guest host Osher Gunsberg seeks answers from ex-Wiggle Emma Watkins, AFL legend turned painter Gavin Wanganeen and comedian Sam Kissajukian.
1x11
Motherhood
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 27, 2024
Namila explores how art can help us understand motherhood. Featuring artist Atong Atem, writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day, Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich of Camp Cope, Mother of the House Of Alexander Ella Ganza and Prof. Mary Beard.
1x12
Food
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 03, 2024
Guest host Matt Preston wonders 'Can food be art'? For answers, he meets chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, chef Ben Shewry, glass artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello and ventures to Indonesia to see an ancient cave painting.
1x13
Ageing
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 10, 2024
Guest host Yumi Stynes ponders 'Is there an art to ageing?' Seeking inspiration, Yumi visits artist Lindy Lee, dancer Meryl Tankard and author Kathy Lette. Meanwhile Namila Benson visits artist Maree Clarke at her workshop.
1x14
Sport
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 17, 2024
Former Matilda Elise Kellond-Knight wonders if she can channel her sport obsession into an art obsession. To find out she visits surfer and painter Otis Hope Carey, AFL photographer Michael Willson and more.
1x15 Season finale
Money
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 24, 2024
Daniel Browning (RN's The Art Show) asks why we're uncomfortable discussing money, particularly when it comes to art. With artists Michael Zavros, Kay Abude, Richard Bell and Andrei Molodkin - who held hostage art worth $45m. (Final)

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