In episode 2 in our mini series The London Open Live Podcast, we present "Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it?" - a conversation between Joseph Morgan Schofield, Martin O’Brien, and Pianka Parna (host). Speaking to key concepts and ideas around piercing, blood practices, pain, and nudity, this episode interrogates ideas of 'braveness' and 'insanity' often associated with live art and forms of pain practice. What is the stigma and pathologisation around these ideas? How do we open the conversation to audiences who feel they need to 'understand' a performance while watching it? And why is 'understanding' important at all?

The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 2 - Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it?

04.1. Our investment programmes

In episode 3 of our mini series The London Open Live Podcast, we present 'Community Building & Venues', featuring Lois Weaver, Joseph Morgan Schofield and Pianka Parna (host). We speak to experiences around hiring and accessing venues for Live Art performances, events, and festivals, as well as the changes to health and safety legislation and their impact on putting on this kind of work. The conversation explores DIY performance cultures, the difficulties and fallout following cuts to funding, and how art institutions and spaces can effectively advocate for Live Art practices.

The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 3 - Community Building & Venues

Listen back to a special conversation with Doris Salcedo, our 2025 Art Icon.

Doris Salcedo is a leading voice in contemporary art, known for her arresting sculptural and installation works that engage with themes of political violence, trauma and loss. This conversation is a unique opportunity to hear Salcedo discuss her extraordinary career, which has drawn upon her own experiences of Colombia’s turbulent political history while also reflecting broader global concerns.

Salcedo was joined in conversation by Samira Ahmed, award-winning BBC writer, journalist and broadcaster.

2025 Art Icon - Doris Salcedo in Conversation with Samira Ahmed

An introduction to the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery

Dennis Morris: Music + Life Exhibition Introduction

An audio description for The Four Aces Club photograph as part of the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery
Image credit: Dennis Morris, The Four Aces Club, Count Shelly Sounds, Hackney, London, 1973 © Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris: Music + Life - The Four Aces Club

An audio description for Wedding Hackney Town Hall photograph as part of the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery
Image Credit Dennis Morris, Wedding, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London, 1971© Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris: Music + Life - Wedding Hackney Town Hall

An audio description for "Man with his two daughters and his most prized possession" photograph as part of the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery
Image credit: Dennis Morris, Man with his two daughters and his most prized possession, Southall, 1976 © Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris: Music + Life - A man with his two daughters and his most prized possession

An audio description for The Four Aces Club photograph as part of the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery
Image credit: Dennis Morris Shopping for the Trenchtown kids, Leeds, UK, 1974 © Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris: Life + Music - Gifts for the kids in Trenchtown

An audio description for the Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten photograph as part of the Dennis Morris: Music + Life exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery
Image credit: Dennis Morris, Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten, S.P.O.T.S tour, Coventry station © Dennis Morris

The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 2 - Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it?

Whitechapel Gallery

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