11: Idris Khan: The internationally renowned contemporary artist on the music, colours, and abstract qualities of language that informs his work

For the latest episode of our Making a Mark, we meet Antony Gormley (b. 1950) in his studio complex in London, amongst some of his new works on paper. For over fifty years Gormley has been exploring what it is to be in a body, inhabiting this earth. His new works include an enormous monoprint, over four metres wide, pressed by hand on the studio floor and life-size prints made by covering his body in a mixture of crude oil, linseed oil, and petroleum jelly before lowering himself on to large sheets of paper. Gormley discusses the extremely physical nature of making these works, their relation to his sculptural installations and pushing the boundaries of printmaking. We also hear from gallery founder and director Alan Cristea, who worked with Gormley on the artist's first print major print project over ten years ago. Presented by writer and critic, Charlotte Mullins. Artworks discussed in the episode can be viewed online via https://cristearoberts.com/podcast/

This episode of Making a Mark explores a new body of work by Lahore-based artist Ali Kazim (b. 1979), including the artist's first major body of etchings. Kazim introduces Alphabets, 19 prints illustrating a different letter from the Urdu alphabet. From the gallery in London, the artist discusses his choice of imagery and the significance of different motifs such as the tiger, a hoopoe bird, pyjamas and the Koh-I-Noor diamond, each charting and illuminating the diverse and complex history of South Asia. Kazim discusses a related series of watercolours, the medium he is best known for, and what inspires him, which includes Mughal miniature painting, the Bengal School’s watercolourists, and discovering collection displays at the Lahore Museum and the Ashmolean Museum in the UK. Kazim's new body of work highlights the urgency of maintaining a connection to our native languages in an era of migration and exile. Contributors include senior director David Cleaton-Roberts who discusses the exceptional techniques Kazim used to make the prints, and writer and curator, Hammad Nasar, who explains the subject matter in further detail. Presented by writer and critic, Charlotte Mullins. Artworks discussed in the episode can be viewed online via https://cristearoberts.com/podcast/ Photo: Ali Kazim working on his 'Alphabet' prints at Simon Lawson Prints in London, 2025. Courtesy artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London. Photo: Darrell Tuffs #alikazim #pakistaniartist #etchings #contemporaryprintmaking #workonpaper #watercolour #alphabets #urdualphabet #urduworlds #printstudio #makingamark #talkart #artpodcast

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.

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.

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.