Ep. 20 Mark Wallinger: Why I Love John Keats - Writ in Water, Poetry and Rome

We talk to Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger about his life and career - and more specifically, his love of John Keats. The inspiration for our conversation was Mark’s monumental 2018 work Writ in Water, which commemorated the 800^th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

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But Mark also discussed his broader love of literature (above all James Joyce), his wonder at Ode to a Nightingale, the challenges of being an artist (not least during Covid).Mark also offers advice to young artists, asks why no one sees UFOs anymore, and considers the portrayal of the art world in movies. He even reads an original poem - stay tuned to the very end. 

• Read about 2021's Keats-Shelley Prize.
• Read about 2021's Young Romantics Prize.

Links

Read more about Mark Wallinger.

Writ in Water

National Trust press release and video

BBC video including aerial film

Article on Situations

Art Fund Blog article

Art Society Feature

Sinema Amnesia

Guardian article about Sinema Amnesia 2010

Video about Sinema Amnesia 2012 in Maidstone

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This podcast was written and presented by James Kidd. The KS Podcast theme tune is ‘Androids Always Escape’ by Chris Zabriskie. Visit http://chriszabriskie.com/

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