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brave Projects brings forward the voices shaping contemporary art.

Through intimate conversations each episode explores the ideas, challenges, and dreams shaping creative practice today.

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  • a few times a week
  • Avg 19 min
  • English

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  • S3 · E10
    July 16 · 45 min

    Justine Do Espirito Santo: 'Spare Room' Rethinks the Exhibition Space (Video)

    Justine Do Espirito Santo joins Victoria Comstock-Kershaw to talk about her path through the art industry and ‘Spare Room’, the exhibition project she co-founded in Paris with Anna Frera. Do Espirito Santo reflects on choosing a domestic space over a lease, the economies of subsistence the name carries, and how the real estate market shapes what galleries and project spaces can afford to risk. From her years in London galleries to her return to Paris, the conversation moves through the limits of the white cube, the pull of the art fair circuit, whether a gallery needs to be somewhere people return to, and how a generation raised on cheap travel and social media might belong differently. Throughout, she resists the idea of reinventing the model, describing instead a young project taking its time to find out what works.

  • S3 · E9
    July 2 · 58 min

    Sebastián Espejo: When Painting Becomes an Object (Video)

    In this special Spanish edition of the brave Podcast, guest host, Elena Rueda Ruiz de Austri speaks with artist Sebastián Espejo about his evolving painting practice, the transformative role of critique, and the relationship between material, memory, and time. Reflecting on his move from Chile to London, Espejo discusses how his experience at Turps reshaped his approach to painting, leading him to develop an intimate, layered practice in which works are revisited over months and years. He shares why he paints on wood, travels with his paintings between Chile and London, and treats them as objects that accumulate experience through time. The conversation also explores poetry, devotion, landscape, contemporary painting, and Espejo's recent exhibitions with Union Pacific and Interval, as well as the influence of mentorship, travel, and brave Projects on his artistic journey. Sebastián Espejo participated in chapter five at brave. /////////////////////////////// ES Sebastián Espejo: Cuando La Pintura Se Convierte En Objeto En esta edición especial en español del brave Podcast, nuestra presentadora invitada, Elena Rueda Ruiz de Austri conversa con el artista Sebastián Espejo sobre su práctica pictórica, el papel transformador de la crítica y la relación entre pintura, memoria y tiempo. A partir de su experiencia entre Chile y Londres, Espejo reflexiona sobre cómo su paso por Turps redefinió su manera de pintar, llevándolo a desarrollar un proceso lento e intuitivo en el que las obras evolucionan durante meses e incluso años. También habla sobre su decisión de trabajar sobre madera, el vínculo personal que mantiene con sus pinturas y la importancia de convivir con ellas a lo largo del tiempo. La conversación explora además la poesía, el paisaje, la materialidad, la pintura contemporánea y sus recientes exposiciones con Union Pacific e Interval, así como la influencia de la mentoría, los viajes y brave Projects en el desarrollo de su práctica artística. Sebastián Espejo formó parte del ‘chapter five’ en brave.

  • S3 · E8
    June 11 · 1 hr 3 min

    Peter Davies: Painting, Community & Possibility (Video)

    In this episode of the brave Projects Podcast, Victoria Comstock-Kershaw speaks with artist and educator Peter Davies about London's evolving art scene, the legacy of the YBAs, and the communities shaping contemporary painting today. Drawing on his experiences as both a painter and tutor at the Slade School of Fine Art, Davies reflects on artist-led spaces, emerging galleries, the renewed prominence of painting, and the importance of fostering possibility, generosity and experimentation within the arts. The conversation also explores Davies' own practice, his recent curatorial work at The Approach, and why he remains optimistic about the future of art in London.

  • S3 · E7
    May 28 · 46 min

    Selim Bouafsoun: Collecting, Patronage & Building Legacy (Video)

    Victoria Comstock-Kershaw speaks with collector and patron Selim Bouafsoun about instinct, mentorship, collecting, and the responsibility of supporting artists beyond the market. Together, they discuss building Nafas Collection, navigating the art ecosystem, the importance of curiosity and education, and what it means to create a lasting cultural legacy through patronage. From artist mentorship and collecting philosophies to institutional support, residencies, and the future of North African artists, the conversation explores how collections can become living systems of care, learning, and exchange. The chapter six residency at brave is in collaboration with Nafas Collection and L’Atelier by Selma Feriani.

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