The Bayeux Tapestry, damaged heritage in Iran, Tschabalala Self’s Trafalgar Square sculpture—podcast

A detail of the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry
© LFPN A. Cazin
From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world’s big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke.
It is one of the museum events of the century so far: the Bayeux Tapestry has been lent from its dedicated museum in Bayeux in Normandy, France, to an exhibition at the British Museum in London, which is now open to visitors.
The Art Newspaper’s digital editor, Alexander Morrison, visits the British Museum to speak to Lloyd de Beer, one of the show’s four curators, to discuss this momentous exhibition.
At Golestan Palace, a team of specialists collects, sorts and codes shattered wooden and decorative fragments
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts (MCHTH)
In Iran, it has emerged that more than 140 heritage sites have been damaged in the war with the US and Israel.
Our reporter Sarvy Geranpayeh tells Ben Luke more about the extent of the damage and the local and international response.
Tschabalala Self with Lady in Blue which has been unveiled on the Fourth Plinth on Trafalgar Square, London
Photo: Jeff Spicer, PA Media Assignments
And this episode’s Work of the Week is Lady in Blue, Tschabalala Self’s new sculpture for the Fourth Plinth, the site for contemporary art commissions in London’s Trafalgar Square. Ben spoke to Tschabalala about the work.
The American artist on his interventions at the Fitzwilliam Museum, a chat about a new publication exploring Gauguin’s complex character, and the details on a new London sculpture paying tribute to trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming communities
From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war
Plus, the Sāo Paulo biennial and Chaïm Soutine in Düsseldorf

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