Making a Mark

To celebrate the gallery’s thirtieth anniversary, we meet Alan Cristea and David Cleaton-Roberts for a special episode of the podcast series Making a Mark .  Alan and David have spent the past three decades working with an exceptional roster of artists who have continued to shape the gallery since its establishment. Learn how the gallery was founded in 1995 and how, through an innovative artist le...

This episode of Making a Mark focusses on a previously unexplored element of artist Idris Khan’s (b. 1978) practice; his developments in printmaking, a medium that now sits alongside his photography, installation and painting. We meet Khan in his London studio where, amongst his works in progress and shelves of hundreds of letter stamps, he is finishing his newest series of prints, After the refle...

The tenth episode of Making a Mark explores Jim Dine ’s (b. 1935) lifelong relationship with hand-tools. Tools have been a constant for the artist, not only as implements used to mark his plates and blocks, but also as ‘objects of desire,’ appearing as subject matter in his art for over six decades.    We meet Jim Dine in his studio in Paris, where he discusses the first print he ever made aged 17...

This episode of Making a Mark explores works on paper by Ian Davenport (b.1966), one of Britain’s foremost contemporary artists whose practice delves into the realms of colour, process and materiality.  We meet Davenport, well known for his abstract paintings, in his studio in South London to find out more about what inspires him, from art history to contemporary music, and how he creates his work...

This episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Clare Woods (b. 1972), the connections between the artist's life and ever evolving practice, which has expanded from painting to prints and collage. We meet Woods in her vast studio where she has recently installed a printing press. Woods discusses the physicality of her practice; the tension, trauma and conflict that runs through her work; and ho...

This episode of Making a Mark explores the printmaking practice of Yinka Shonibare (b. 1962), a globally celebrated artist whose work examines race, class, and constructions of cultural identity. We meet Shonibare in his busy East London studio, surrounded by his prints and rolls upon rolls of Batik fabric, a symbolic and distinct feature of the artist’s work. Listen in as Shonibare explains why t...

The sixth episode of Making a Mark explores the life and work of one of Britain’s most important artists, Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023), and the importance of printmaking to his practice throughout his life.  As a lifelong dedicated and subversive printmaker, we meet Tilson in his London studio on the eve of his 94th birthday, to discuss the preoccupations, inspirations, philosophy, and methods, that h...

The fifth episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941), one of the best-known artists of his generation. Today his brightly coloured works of everyday objects, from mass-produced consumer goods to fruit and flowers, are easily identified by viewers the world over.   We meet Craig-Martin in his home to discuss his iconic work. He speaks about his earliest pri...

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Cornelia Parker. Widely celebrated for her immersive installations that have become a significant part of Britain’s cultural landscape, this episode explores the artist’s printmaking, a medium that has been at the forefront of her practice for the past several years. Follow Parker and master printer Pete Kosowicz into the studio wher...

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Christiane Baumgartner (b. 1967), a ground-breaking artist who has achieved international critical acclaim for her printmaking, choosing to adopt the earliest form of the medium, the woodcut, as her primary means of expression. Curator and director at Cristea Roberts Gallery, Helen Waters, talks to Baumgartner about her formative years spent...

The latest episode of Making a Mark explores the graphic work of Dame Paula Rego RA (b. 1935), one of the most important figurative artists of her generation, who places women’s lives and stories at the centre of her work.   Curator and Associate Director at Cristea Roberts Gallery, Sophie Lindo, discusses Rego’s profound and ground-breaking body of work. We hear from Rego, who has been making pri...

The first episode of Making a Mark explores the work of Richard Hamilton (1922 - 2011), the founding father of Pop Art in Britain and one of the most influential artists of his generation. Michael Bracewell, cultural critic and writer and the author of Modern World: The Art of Richard Hamilton , and gallerist and art dealer Alan Cristea, who worked with Hamilton for 35 years, discuss the art and i...