143 Episodes

  1. The Time is Always Now, Ekow Eshun (2024) (EMPIRE LINES x National Portrait Gallery, The Box)

    Published: 6/27/2024
  2. Taboo Durag, Paul Maheke (2021) (EMPIRE LINES x MOSTYN, Glasgow International)

    Published: 6/13/2024
  3. Ingrid Pollard: Carbon Slowly Turning (2022) (EMPIRE LINES x Invasion Ecology)

    Published: 5/30/2024
  4. Twist, LR Vandy (2024) (EMPIRE LINES x October Gallery, Chatham Ropery)

    Published: 5/16/2024
  5. Melted into the Sun, Saodat Ismailova (2024) (EMPIRE LINES x Fondazione In Between Art Film, Venice Biennale)

    Published: 5/2/2024
  6. Decolonised Structures (Queen Victoria), Yinka Shonibare CBE RA (2022-2023) (EMPIRE LINES x The Serpentine Galleries, Venice Biennale)

    Published: 4/18/2024
  7. Dreams Have No Titles, Zineb Sedira (2022-Now) (EMPIRE LINES x Whitechapel Gallery, Goodman Gallery, Venice Biennale)

    Published: 4/4/2024
  8. Giolo’s Lament, Pio Abad (2023) (EMPIRE LINES x Ashmolean Museum)

    Published: 3/28/2024
  9. Camera Obscura, Pia Arke (1990) (EMPIRE LINES x John Hansard Gallery, KW Institute for Contemporary Art)

    Published: 3/21/2024
  10. Medium and Memory, Griselda Pollock (2023) (EMPIRE LINES x HackelBury Fine Art)

    Published: 3/14/2024
  11. Lost Threads, Lubaina Himid (2021, 2023) (EMPIRE LINES x Holburne Museum, British Textile Biennale)

    Published: 3/7/2024
  12. The Black Atlantic, Paul Gilroy (1993-Now) (EMPIRE LINES Live at Radical Ecology)

    Published: 2/29/2024
  13. Noko Y3 Dzen (There’s Something in the World), Serge Attukwei Clottey (2018-Now) (EMPIRE LINES Live at the Eden Project, Cornwall)

    Published: 2/22/2024
  14. Habitat, Taloi Havini (2017) (EMPIRE LINES x Artes Mundi 10, National Museum of Wales, Chapter, MOSTYN)

    Published: 2/8/2024
  15. Freud: El Mago de los Sueños (The Wizard of Dreams), Vidas Ilustres Comic Book (1963)

    Published: 2/1/2024
  16. The Madras College of Arts and Crafts, India (1850-Now) (EMPIRE LINES x The Noble Sage, Brunei Gallery)

    Published: 1/25/2024
  17. Queer Feet, Osman Yousefzada (2023) (EMPIRE LINES x Charleston)

    Published: 1/18/2024
  18. Learning from Artemisia, Uriel Orlow and Orchestre Jeunes Étoiles des Astres (2019-2020) (EMPIRE LINES x Eden Project)

    Published: 1/11/2024
  19. White Zombie, Victor Halperin (1932) (EMPIRE LINES x Visions of Haiti, Barbican Cinema)

    Published: 1/5/2024
  20. The Black Triangle, Armet Francis (1969) (EMPIRE LINES x Autograph)

    Published: 12/28/2023

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EMPIRE LINES uncovers the unexpected, often two-way, flows of empires through art. Interdisciplinary thinkers use individual artworks as artefacts of imperial exchange, revealing the how and why of the monolith ‘empire’. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast Read articles, and join talks, tours, events, and exhibitions: jelsofron.com/empire-lines Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines TRANSCRIPTS: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-pwfn4U_P1o2oT2Zfb7CoCWadZ3-pO4C?usp=sharing MUSIC: Combinación // The Dubbstyle PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic