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ART FICTIONS

by Jillian Knipe
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  • Dual Characteristics and Naive Wonder (CLAIRE BREWSTER)

    September 24, 2026 · 49 min

    Guest artist CLAIRE BREWSTER joins painter and producer JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her practice via 'The Jeeves Collection' by P G Wodehouse. First published as a book by George Newnes in 1919, it tells of the daily interactions between a…

  • Eco-mythical Exploration and Poetic Science (QIAN QIAN)

    July 20, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Guest artist QIAN QIAN joins independent curator, consultant and Reike instructor BECCA PELLY-FRY to discuss her work via 'Cosmicomics' by Italo Calvino. First published in Italian in 1965 and in English in 1968, Cosmicomics is a…

  • Self Otherness and Hybrid Beings (HOLLY STEVENSON)

    June 17, 2026 · 51 min

    Guest artist HOLLY STEVENSON joins Freud Museum curator VANESSA BONI and JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her work via 'Down Below' by Leonora Carrington. The original manuscript was "lost", so it was re-written via dictation and first published…

  • Life Legacies and Canvas Portals (SOPHIE VON HELLERMANN)

    May 13, 2026 · 57 min

    Guest artist SOPHIE VON HELLERMANN joins MARCELLE JOSEPH to discuss her work via 'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar.  Originally published in 2024 by Knopf, it portrays bereaved Iranian-American writer, searching for a reason to live. Sophie and…

  • Mind Palaces and Benevolent Djinn (HAROUN HAYWARD)

    March 24, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    Guest artist HAROUN HAYWARD joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss his work via 'The Sea The Sea' by Iris Murdoch. Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize, it was first published in 1978 by Chatto & Windus, and most recently by Vintage Classics as…

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  • Minor Violence and Productive Confusion (JENNET THOMAS + SALLY O'REILLY)

    February 13, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    Guest artists JENNET THOMAS and SALLY O'REILLY come together to discuss their work via the short story 'Critique' by Ben Marcus. Published in 2018 by Alfred A Knopf and Grant Books, it is one of 13 stories appearing in 'Notes from the Fog'…

  • Beautiful Viciousness and Colourful Ova (CARRIE MOYER)

    January 29, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Guest artist CARRIE MOYER joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her work via 'Cassandra at the Wedding' by Dorothy Baker. Published in 1962 by Houghton Mifflin (US) and Victor Gollancz (UK), most recently Daunt Books, with sympathetic tenderness…

  • Catch Up with ALICE BROWNE

    December 2, 2025 · 39 min

    From Episode 9, ALICE BROWNE chats with JILLIAN KNIPE about what she's been doing, reading and seeing, as well as her hopes for the year ahead.  We delve into worship, floating, yellow, sainthood, caves, underwolds, pergatory, visceral…

  • Reconfigured Memories and Watery Connections (ALINE MOTTA)

    October 22, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

    Guest artist ALINE MOTTA joins PELUMI ODUBANJO to discuss her work via 'Water is a Time Machine' by the artist herself. Originally published in Brazilian Portuguese by Fósforo Editora and Luna Parque Edições in 2022, the text reconfigures…

  • Wild's Eye and Archiving Obsessions (AYO AKINGBADE)

    September 1, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min

    Guest artist AYO AKINGBADE joins ELIZABETH FULLERTON to discuss her work via 'In the Eye of the Wild' by Nastassja Martin. Published in 2021, the story follows the aftermath of a French anthropologist's gruesome attack by a bear, while…

  • Mayhem Soup and Collaborative Patterning (LAUREN GODFREY)

    July 26, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min

    Guest artist LAUREN GODFREY joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss her work via 'Heartburn' by Nora Ephron. Published in 1983, it tells a recipe rich story of Rachel Samstat and her husband Mark's marriage breakdown as a result of his affair with…

  • Unfathomable Creatures and Bridging Realities (MARCUS COATES)

    July 1, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min

    Guest artist MARCUS COATES joins JILLIAN KNIPE to discuss his work via 'Welsh Incident' by Robert Graves. Published in 1929, this short poem is a retelling of an overhead conversation about "un-Welsh" creatures emerging from the sea. BUY…

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About the show

ART FICTIONS is a monthly, contemporary art meets literature programme, created by artist Jillian Knipe. Each guest artist selects a piece of fiction, which we both explore, then use as a lens through which to view their artwork. We delve into the book‘s themes, context and characters, which opens up and steers a rich conversation about the artist‘s practice. The podcast bounces back and forth between art and text, all the while focussing on the ideas which govern both. It is a way of talking alongside art, rather than directly at it, getting close and personal with the origins of artistic ideas. Hosting is shared amongst a small group of artists, critics and curators, and artists are selected based on each host's area of specific interest.  Support via PATREON or BUY ME A COFFEE and follow Art Fictions on Instagram for images of works and links.