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Pan-Africanism, Art Health Benefits, and Hepworth in London Podcast

other · 2026-06-12

The Art Newspaper's latest podcast covers three major art topics. The exhibition 'Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica' has traveled from the Art Institute of Chicago to Museu d’art contemporani de Barcelona (Macba) and now to the Barbican in London, adapting to each location. Curator Elvira Dyangani Ose, director of Macba, discusses the show with Ben Luke. Separately, Daisy Fancourt's book 'Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health' was shortlisted for the UK's Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, awarded this week. Ben examines her research on arts' health impacts. The episode's Work of the Week is Barbara Hepworth's 'Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red' (1943), featured in the new exhibition 'Hepworth in Colour' at the Courtauld Gallery in London. Curator Alexandra Gerstein discusses the piece with digital editor Alexander Morrison. The Barbican exhibition runs until 6 September, and the Courtauld show from 12 June to 6 September.

Key facts

  • Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica is at the Barbican in London.
  • The exhibition originated at the Art Institute of Chicago and traveled to Macba in Barcelona.
  • Curator Elvira Dyangani Ose is director of Macba.
  • Daisy Fancourt's Art Cure was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
  • The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction was awarded this week.
  • Barbara Hepworth's Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943) is the Work of the Week.
  • Hepworth in Colour exhibition is at the Courtauld Gallery in London.
  • The Courtauld show runs 12 June to 6 September.
  • The Barbican exhibition runs until 6 September.

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  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Chicago
  • United States
  • Barcelona
  • Spain

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