World Art Now
by Michael BackmanExploring the history of the world through the material culture of its people. Our website: www.worldartnow.com in association with: www.michaelbackmanltd.com
Copyright: © 2024 World Art Now
Episodes
Michael Backman in conversation with Burmese art collector Graham Honeybill
27m · PublishedGraham Honeybill has been a banker most of his adult life, rising to become CEO of a bank in the UAE. He has also been a collector for much of his life. Colonial Burmese silver has long been a passion. A book has just been published on his collection and he has lent several pieces to an exhibition on Burmese art at the British Museum. Surely the pinnacle of any collector's collecting career? In this episode, Michael Backman talks with Graham about his collecting, and his motivations.
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31: Art Historian Dr Annemarie Jordan in Conversation with Michael Backman
32m · PublishedDr Annemarie Jordan is one of the world's most important, independent scholars on luxury goods imported to Europe from Asia during the Renaissance. The trade in such goods is fascinating and much of it was destined for Europe's royal families who delighted in exotica from faraway lands for whom possession of such items was a mark of their power and prestige.
In this podcast, Dr Jordan discusses what attracted her to this intriguing area of study, her discoveries, and her current research.
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Episode 30: Museum Curator & Author Fiona Kerlogue Discusses her Career & Indonesian Textiles
31m · PublishedFiona Kerlogue, one of the world's leading authorities on Indonesian Batik, former senior curator at London's Horniman Museum and author discusses with Michael Backman her career, being a curator, and her latest book on a little-known Batik collection in Prague, in the Czech Republic.
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29: Michael Backman talks with Thweep Rittinaphakorn about his new book 'Unseen Burma'.
26m · PublishedThweep Rittinaphakorn's new book 'Unseen Burma' presents a rare and stunning photographic record of Burma during the period 1862-1962. In this podcast with Michael Backman, he discusses his motivations for writing the book and his research methods, and discusses Burma's recent history, as well as touching on its current problems.
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28: Michael Backman: 'Are Antiques Sacred?'
27m · PublishedIn this Podcast, Michael Backman, writer and gallerist, asks why are we attracted to items that have antiquity? Do such items have a sacredness, or are we attempting to tap into some version of immortality. Is this why we pay more for items with good patina? He looks at the role of collecting and collectors in the preservation of the world's material culture.
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27: Jewellery Author & Collector Oytun Evliyazade Camcigil & Michael Backman in discussion
25m · PublishedIstanbul-based Oytun Evliyazade Camcigil, the author of the magnificent volume 'Eastern Treasures: Ottoman, Oman, Yemen, Turkmen Jewellery' discusses with Michael Backman the process of writing her book, collecting Middle Eastern jewellery and Istanbul's collecting scene.
'Eastern Treasures: Ottoman, Oman, Yemen, Turkmen Jewellery' is available on Amazon.
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26: Michael Backman in discussion with the author Robyn Flemming: Alcohol, Art & other Addictions
39m · PublishedRobyn Flemming discusses with Michael Backman her new book 'Skinful: A Memoir of Addiction' which details her battles with addictive behaviour including her problematic relationship with alcohol. Originally from Australia, Robyn also discusses her life as a modern-day international nomad, having no specific base in any particular country.
'Skinful: A Memoir of Addiction' is available worldwide on Amazon.
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25: Edmond Chin in conversation with Michael Backman: Straits Chinese Jewellery
30m · PublishedMichael Backman discusses Straits Chinese jewellery - the jewellery of the acculturated Chinese of Malaysia & Singapore - with world-renown jewellery designer, author & researcher Edmond Chin. Edmond, originally from Singapore is the author of the ground-breaking 'Gilding the Phoenix: The Straits Chinese and their Jewellery'.
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22. Are Collectors Addicts? Michael Backman & Paul Bromberg Discuss why some People Collect
30m · PublishedAre collectors addicts by another name? What makes (some) people collect? Is it gross materialism or an attempt to save the world's patrimony? In this episode, Michael Backman and Paul Bromberg, both collectors and both authors of books on art and antiques discuss why they think they do what they do.
Many of the quandaries - choices in the face of constraints, endless problems of storage; and ultimately, what's it all for? - will be familiar to all collectors.
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24. What does a Tuareg pendant from Africa have in common with a Minangkabau Cashbox from Sumatra? Michael Backman & Sarah Corbett compare & contrast these two seemingly unrelated objects.
11m · PublishedMichael Backman & Sarah Corbett compare and contrast two objects: a Tuareg pectoral ornament from northern Africa; and a Minangkabau cast brass cash box from Sumatra.
What are the links between these seemingly unrelated objects?
Listen to find out the surprising answer.
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World Art Now has 31 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 12:30:52. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 15:41.
