Art that has moved us

On this episode of Art Smitten, presenters Afrina, Astra, Larissa and Tyra shared the art that has moved them. Tyra begins with the 2025 film 'Sinners' dir. by Ryan Coogler; Larissa speaks on her observations of the legal system in Reginald Rose's '12 Angry Men', Afrina reflects on the cultural re…

Art Criticism - with Victoria Perin from Memo Review

Art Smitten is bringing you a special episode on Art Criticism✍️🗞️ The team will be chatting about the importance and the impact of criticism of art in all forms, as well as our own views on how criticism effects our encounters with art. Plus, we are joined by art historian and critic Victoria Per…

Pepper at NCM + 'Her' (2013) film review

This episode of Art Smitten features our conversation with humanoid robot Pepper who is currently on display at the National Communication Museum in Hawthorn. Restored for their current exhibition ‘Friend’, we asked Pepper many pressing questions including if robots will take over the world… 😳😳 J…

Archives are Hot! with Amy Spiers + 'Love Serenade' (1996) film analysis by Tyra

Art Smitten is joined by Amy Spiers in this episode to discuss the ‘Archives Are Hot! Artists in the Archive’ program developed by Next Wave in collaboration with CAST, Saluhan and An.Other Collective.  Our presenter Tyra will also be sharing a review of Love Serenade (1996) directed by Shirley Bar…

Artist Interview with Aisha Hara + Review of 'French Impressionism' at the NGV

In this episode of Art Smitten, we are fortunate to be joined by artist Aisha Hara who recently had an exhibition at CAVES 🌼titled 'Green Age'. Aisha is a Japanese-Australian visual artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She is interested in the intersections of painting and translation and her exhibiti…

Ayah Zakout and Ebony Maurice-Wilmott with KINGS Artist-Run

For our first episode of season 4, the team is so excited to be speaking with two of the artists featured in KINGS current exhibition program. Ayah Zakout and Ebony Maurice-Wilmott joined us to share insights about their art practices and the works featured within their exhibitions.  @ayahzakout.jp…

TOYF x Art Smitten - Gemma from Food For Everyone

We are dishing up a real treat for you all 🍽️ this collaboration with our dear friends at Talk On Your Fork brings an episode focused on the intersection of food & art! To begin, Astra will be sharing their thoughts on the film ‘The Menu’ (2022) 🥣 PLUS for a real treat, we will be speaking to Gem…

Artist Interview - Nur Aishah Kenton + MIFF 2025 Film Reviews

We are joined by photographer, artist and co-founder of the Pacific Centre for Photographic Arts Aishah Kenton in this episode of Art Smitten. Listen to hear all about the workshops and programs that PCPA facilitate along with Aishah’s own photographic art practice! In the second half of the show,…

Spring1883 - Kate Barber

Listen to our conversation with Kate Barber, cofounder of Spring1883, an art fair hosted inside the iconic Hotel Windsor on Spring Street 🏩 !  Within their own reserved room, gallerists uniquely display works by artists they represent in the unconventional hotel suites instead of the typical 'whi…

Fugitive Archives - MJ Flamiano and Catherine Ortega-Sandow

Tune in to hear an interview with Saluhan Collective collaborators MJ Flamiano and Catherine Ortega-Sandow about their current curatorial project Fugitive Archives!! 🏷️ The exhibition series examines the role of artist-led, community-based, and independent archives as transformative tools for coll…