Art Worlds takes you on a journey to a multitude of countries — from Cambodia to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from India to Algeria — to help you forge a truly international perspective of the many thriving art worlds.
In each episode artists, patrons, gallerists, museum directors, and curators transport us to their art world, throwing light on their unique context, and sharing their struggles and triumphs.
The @artworldspodcast Instagram account has plenty more information, including articles and artworks.
Written and hosted by Dr Cleo Roberts-Komireddi
Produced by Phil Havard
Design by Sthuthi Ramesh
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Art Worlds takes you on a journey to a multitude of countries — from Cambodia to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from India to Algeria — to help you forge a truly international perspective of the many thriving art worlds.
In each episode artists, patrons, gallerists, museum directors, and curators transport us to their art world, throwing light on their unique context, and sharing their struggles and triumphs.
The @artworldspodcast Instagram account has plenty more information, including articles and artworks.
Written and hosted by Dr Cleo Roberts-Komireddi
Produced by Phil Havard
Design by Sthuthi Ramesh
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 29 meets Baatarzorig Batjargal, an artist based in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, who is revered for his fastidious paintings that capture the country’s shifting character and values. Drawing on the zurag style, associated with Mongolia’s independence movement in the early 20th century, his works evoke the contradictions of a nomadic society exposed to socialism now contending with rapid urbanisation and global capitalism. In scenes somewhat reminiscent of Tibetan Buddhist painting, a spectrum of figures including deities, intellectuals, warriors and cartoon characters jostle together.
Baatarzorig has exhibited widely and was included in the Bangkok Art Biennale 2020 and the Asia Pacific Triennale 2018 at the Queensland Art Gallery. He joined me from his studio to discuss how and why he converges spiritualism and consumption.
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