Ben Uri: Audio Adventures

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

A short introduction to the rise of modern art and the Jewish story. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Wilfred Cass was born Wolfgang Cassirer to a Jewish industrialist family in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany on 11 November 1924 and, following the rise of Nazism, the family fled their home in 1933, first staying with Cass's mother's former governess in Cranbrook, Kent, England. By 1951, Cass achieved a Higher National Diploma in Telecommunications and soon become an entrepreneur, working...

Mario Dubsky was born to immigrant Viennese Jewish parents (who had converted to Christianity) in north London in May 1939. Studying at the Slade School of Fine Art, he was influenced by tutors, Robert Medley and Keith Vaughan, and by the work of David Bomberg. Dubsky was best known for his powerful, and often disturbing drawings of the male nude, exploring his homosexual identity and the limiting...

Ernest Zobole was born into a family of Italian immigrants in Ystrad, Rhondda, Wales on 25 April 1927. Deeply influenced by the industrial landscape of the Rhondda Valley, his art evolved from gritty realism to abstract expressionism, further shaped by the influence of emigre artist, Heinz Koppel, whom he met in 1952. A member of the informal Rhondda Group of painters, Zobole's works merge viv...

Giovanni Tiranti, later known as John, was born in Turin, Italy in 1873 or 1874. He was a successful woodcarver. Just before the turn of the 20th century, Tiranti immigrated to England where he established an eponymous company focused on publishing art books and in providing sculptors' equipment and tools, which still operates in the 21st century. Listen to his story here or read the full biog...

Kudzanai-Violet Hwami was born in Gutu, Zimbabwe in 1993, moving to Manchester, England in 2010. She graduated from Wimbledon College of Arts with a BFA in 2016. Her artistic practice involves experimentation with photography and digital collage techniques and her paintings draw inspiration from her experiences of geographical displacement and dislocation, combining visual elements from a variety...

Natasha Muluswela was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1995, moving to London, England in 2006 to join her mother who was then living there. Largely self-taught, in her portraits and body drawings she emphasises the unique beauty in every individual, challenging conventional beauty standards by depicting attributes like vitiligo, stretch marks, and ageism, celebrating these natural aspects as integral...

Kay Gasei was born in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1991 and moved to England shortly after his birth. He studied illustration at Oxford Brookes University, graduating in 2014. He is renowned for his distinctive illustrations and paintings that interweave mythological themes with modern contexts. His creations transcend cultural boundaries, incorporating elements from Greek mythology, African folktales, and...

Yashwant Mali was born in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) in 1934. After establishing a reputation as an artist in his homeland, he moved to England in 1962, where he is mostly known for his central involvement in the Indian Painters Collective, later developed into the Indian Artists UK and Indian Arts Council, the first artist collectives of their kind in the UK. Listen to his story he...

Vinodini Ebdon was born in Delhi, British India (now India) in 1919. After marrying a British Officer, she permanently moved to England in 1953. She studied ceramics at the Bath Academy of Art in 1962, and went on to show her work at various exhibitions showcasing South Asian artists in Britain during the 1980s. Listen to her story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www....