In this episode of the Apollo 40 under 40 podcast (recorded at the Apollo offices in London in February 2020) Gabrielle Schwarz speaks to the artist Mohamad Hafez, who is also a trained and practising architect. The Syrian-born, US-based artist discusses his diorama-like sculptures and installations that bring together his memories of his homeland and its rich cultural heritage with the tragedy of its recent devastation. He reflects on the personally therapeutic nature of his work – and his...

The artist Mahmoud Khaled discusses his work on the themes of gender, queer desire, politics and power – and also talks about how his own experiences, including of growing up in Egypt, have shaped his approach. The second series of the Apollo 40 under 40 podcast features short interviews with the talented individuals celebrated in this year’s Apollo 40 under 40 Middle East

The writer and researcher Mohamed Elshahed discusses his new book, Cairo since 1900: An Architectural Guide, and his wider mission to map the modernist geographies of Egypt and the Middle East. The second series of the Apollo 40 under 40 podcast features short interviews with the talented individuals celebrated in this year’s Apollo 40 under 40 Middle East.

The Beirut-based artist Rayyane Tabet talks about his current and future shows in London, New York and beyond – topics include language, Lebanese history and his fascination for the lives of objects. This episode marks the beginning of the second series of the Apollo 40 under 40 podcast, presented by Gabrielle Schwarz. The new series will feature interviews with the talented individuals celebrated on this year’s Apollo 40 under 40 Middle East.

In this episode artist Simon Denny discusses his latest project, an exhibition exploring data and resource mining. He also shares his advice for aspiring artists, and explains his fascination with board games. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In this episode Shoair Mavlian, director of Photoworks in Brighton, talks all things photography – from Instagram to her experience working with Elton John’s collection of modernist prints. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In a world suffused with digital images, have we started to forget how to appreciate objects? Exceptional objets d’art may attract crowds or fetch eye-watering prices, but how many of us now have the skills to fully evaluate the artistry, rarity and material value of historical furniture, silver, ceramics or glass – let alone pronounce on their authenticity? In this Apollo podcast, sponsored by Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Ann-Marie Richard discusses how one might set about gaining such...

In this episode, Ben Vickers – curator, writer, publisher and Chief Technology Officer at the Serpentine Galleries – offers his insight into topics including Bitcoin, Benedictine monks, and the challenge of balancing your priorities in life and work. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In this episode, the actor Russell Tovey – also a devoted collector and supporter of contemporary art – explains how kids’ cartoons got him into collecting, and discusses his own efforts as a photographer, his friendship with Tracey Emin and his ‘addiction’ to acquiring art. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In recent years, the LA art world has been expanding more rapidly than that of any city on the planet. Scores of galleries have opened – or opened outposts – there, and this year, with the inaugural edition of Frieze LA, one of the world’s leading art fair brands has decided to stake its claim on the city. Meanwhile, new private museums such as the Broad have started to attract large numbers of visitors and LA’s flagship institution, LACMA, has been fundraising for a vast, futuristic building...

In this episode, scholar and critic Erika talks about her experience of working between the worlds of art and cinema, and academia and criticism, as well as the inspiration behind her latest project – the exhibition and essay ‘An Oceanic Feeling: Cinema and the Sea’. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

Like them or loathe them, social media platforms now play a prominent role in the art world – whether as marketing tools for businesses, museums and artists, playgrounds for self-promotion, or forums for the dissemination of images and debate. But how far do social media, and particularly Instagram, inform how the art market operates? Have they disrupted traditional sales methods or diversified business opportunities in this sector? And what effect have they had on the behaviour of art world...

In this episode, curator Zoe Whitley discusses the women who have inspired her, the importance of diversity in exhibition-making, and why she loves working with artists – including Lubaina Himid, who supervised her PhD, and Cathy Wilkes, whose work she is curating for the British Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In the second episode of the Apollo 40 Under 40 podcast, the artist Jasmina Cibic discusses the role of politics in culture, the advice she would give to emerging artists, and her past and future projects – including the exhibition ‘Everything That You Desire and Nothing That You Fear’ at DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art in Montreal. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

In the first episode of a new series, art and textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou discusses the path that led her to teaching and her ideas about widening young peoples’ access to the arts – in particular through her charity Artists in Residence (AiR), which she founded this year after being awarded the Varkey Foundation’s annual $1 million Global Teacher Prize. The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is presented by Gabrielle Schwarz

The actor and writer Mark Gatiss talks about his film John Minton: The Lost Man of British Art. Gatiss discusses his first encounter with Minton’s work in the National Portrait Gallery, and how it led to a lifelong fascination with the artist – seeking out Minton’s paintings, collecting his works, and latterly, for this documentary, retracing his footsteps and talking to some of the artists and models who knew him.

With the artist William Kentridge, who talks about his performance project, The Head & the Load, as its world premiere takes place at Tate Modern. Kentridge discusses how the piece strives ‘to register and record’ the experience of Africa during the Great War, and to commemorate the African soldiers, carriers and civilians who lost their lives in the conflict. Presented by Thomas Marks

The popularity of exhibitions such as ‘Charles I: King and Collector’ at the Royal Academy is a reminder of just how large and enthusiastic an audience still exists for Old Master paintings. But in the 21st century, when fewer people than ever can tell a Saint Roch from a Saint Augustine, or distinguish the period of a painting from its drapery alone, how many of us have the specialist knowledge that allows for a profound appreciation of the Old Masters? How would our understanding of...