Robert Diament

🎨🌟 Selected highlights from @LondonOriginalPrintFair , open all weekend at Somerset House where you can explore and discover great art! I started collecting and living with art aged 20 by buying affordable hand-signed prints, and I love this fair because it respects the legacy and integrity of fine art printmaking whilst also sharing many great new artists at work today. Artists as follows: 1. Michel Wolgemut ‘Dance of Death’ woodcut 1493 2. Georg Baselitz 3 Lisa Brice 4. Louise Giovanelli 5. Joy Gregory 6. Claudette Johnson 7-8. Leonora Carrington 9-10. Tracey Emin (my friends Roland Mouret, Russell Tovey and Ruth Wilson came too see the new prints) 11. Liorah Tchiprout 12-13. Ken Kiff 14. Paula Rego 15. Etel Adnan 16-17. Tracey Emin (with artist Sue Webster who stopped by our @CounterEditions booth) 18. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 19. Tracey Emin archive lithographs and etchings 20. Marcelle Hanselaar

🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast episode! Robert meets Mariane Ibrahim, leading gallerist and curator, whose mission is dedicated to the elevation and advocacy of diverse global artistic practices, with a particular spotlight on Africa and the diaspora. We explore @MarianeIbrahimGallery ’s spaces in three cities: Mexico City, Paris and Chicago, and the artists she has championed over the past 15 years. Representing artists from across the world, Ibrrahim is driven towards expanding the confines of the creative landscape. Ibrahim’s program compels her to act as something of an ambassador for nuance and complexity in an art world still prone to generalisation. While several of the emerging artists she represents hail from African countries or are members of the African diaspora, Ibrahim emphasises that they – and by extension, her gallery – have much more to offer than simplistic regional or heritage based labels could ever contain. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery is a highly influential contemporary art gallery that focuses on supporting and championing artists from the African diaspora and diverse global backgrounds. Founded in 2012 by Somali-French art dealer Mariane Ibrahim, the gallery has experienced a phenomenal international expansion, establishing a presence across three different continents. 🔗 Follow @MarianeIbrahimGallery 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

❤️‍🔥🎨📸 A break this afternoon looking at @PhotoLondonFair where I loved meeting some talented emerging artists including Shen Wei, @LauraMcCluskey and Bede Kincso. Standout booth by @MisanHarriman too of his powerful protest photography, The Purpose of Light. I also loved the vintage Cibachrome photographs by Joseph Rodriguez depicting the rawness of 1980s New York City. They really captured the beauty, chaos and spirit of that time, and the colours achieved from that type of photographic print are incredibly vibrant. Not forgetting my big discovery of the week Marisol Mendez, a photographer from Bolivia. I LOVE HER PHOTOGRAPHS so much. Plus, Iraqi artist @Sama_Alshaibi ’s photogravures with embossed paper were very special. Then, Steven Meisel’s giant prints of Isabella Blow, and other early 1990s Londoners, were memorable and alluring. And Devin Oktar Yalkın’s otherworldly portraits of Tilda Swinton too. J. K. Lavin’s vintage photo booth portraits from the 70s were noteworthy also.

🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast episode! Robert meets Mariane Ibrahim, leading gallerist and curator, whose mission is dedicated to the elevation and advocacy of diverse global artistic practices, with a particular spotlight on Africa and the diaspora. We explore @MarianeIbrahimGallery ’s spaces in three cities: Mexico City, Paris and Chicago, and the artists she has championed over the past 15 years. Representing artists from across the world, Ibrrahim is driven towards expanding the confines of the creative landscape. Ibrahim’s program compels her to act as something of an ambassador for nuance and complexity in an art world still prone to generalisation. While several of the emerging artists she represents hail from African countries or are members of the African diaspora, Ibrahim emphasises that they – and by extension, her gallery – have much more to offer than simplistic regional or heritage based labels could ever contain. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery is a highly influential contemporary art gallery that focuses on supporting and championing artists from the African diaspora and diverse global backgrounds. Founded in 2012 by Somali-French art dealer Mariane Ibrahim, the gallery has experienced a phenomenal international expansion, establishing a presence across three different continents. 🔗 Follow @MarianeIbrahimGallery 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

The Margate Bookshop invites you to… THE SILVER BOOK WITH OLIVIA LAING WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE Olivia Laing discusses their latest novel The Silver Book, a stylish shadow play of secrets, lies and queer love set against the shimmering scenery of 1970s Italian cinema. 7-9PM WHERE ELSE? The Silver Book opens in September 1974, as two men meet by chance in Venice. One is Nicholas, a young and beautiful English artist fleeing London, and the other is iconic cinema designer Danilo Donati. He makes Nicholas his apprentice – and his lover – bringing him into the looking-glass world of the Cinecittà film studio in Rome and then to the set of Salò, Pasolini’s horrifying fable of fascism. But Nicholas has a secret, and in Donati’s realm of constant illusion, his real nature passes unseen. Amidst the rising tensions of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’, Nicholas acts as a catalyst, setting in motion a tragedy he didn’t intend... Internationally acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing is the author of eight books, including non-fiction bestsellers The Garden Against Time, The Lonely City and Everybody, and their lauded first novel, Crudo. They are a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts. As well as signing copies of the brand-new paperback edition of The Silver Book, Olivia will be talking about the novel in conversation with Margate’s own Robert Diament, Director of Carl Freedman Gallery and Counter Editions, co-host of the Talk Art podcast and co-author of the wonderful Art School (in a Book). Tickets from £5 + fees available via Eventbrite – link in bio.

🎨🌟 Six new lithographs by Tracey Emin are being exhibited for the first time at the London Original Print Fair today at Somerset House until Sunday 17 May. “I feel really at home printmaking - what I really love about it is somehow, when I’ve made the print, I always think ‘God, why can’t I paint like that?’. I get a whole different kind of freedom from printmaking, because of the alchemy, and the fluidity, and because of the chance involved... there’s a kind of magic and I really, really love it. “ 🎟️ DM us for free tickets, Thursday - Sunday.

Artist portraits by Corbijn including Lucian Freud, Chris Ofili, Marlene Dumas, Ed Ruscha, Jeff Koons, Gilbert & George, Kiki Smith, Ai Wei Wei, Luc Tuymans, Richard Prince, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Gerhard Richter. 🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast! Robert meets legendary photographer ANTON CORBIJN @AntonCorbijn4Real to discuss his major retrospective opening today at Fotografiska, Berlin. The story of #AntonCorbijn begins in the quiet corners of a small Dutch island, where he grew up as the son of a vicar. For a young Corbijn, music was an escape, a passion that consumed him. His camera soon became both a tool and a companion, a way to channel his fascination with music and, perhaps more importantly, a means to navigate his own shyness. Now, having celebrated his 70th birthday last year, Corbijn looks back on over five decades of work that spans photography, music videos, and film. Corbijn, Anton celebrates his 50-year career and revisits his extensive body of work. Here, you will encounter nearly 150 iconic portraits. His signature black-and-white grainy aesthetic became a defining visual language in his work. A polymath in photography, music videos, feature films, graphic design, and commercials, Corbijn is perhaps best known for immortalizing some of the greatest artists of our time. His iconic portraits of musicians, directors, and artists, are praised for the way they capture the soul and charisma of his subjects. Effortlessly moving in the early 80s from photography into music videos, Corbijn has since made over 80 promos for people like U2, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Metallica, Nick Cave, Coldplay, and The Killers. He is the Artistic Director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode. For U2 he has done the principal promotion and sleeve photography for four decades. In 2006 Corbijn made his first feature film Control about Ian Curtis’ life story. Follow: @AntonCorbijn4Real Visit the exhibition: @Fotografiska.Berlin 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

🪴🍅👨‍🌾👩‍🌾🫒🐧 I’m still wondering what the little bird in my olive tree was trying to tell me. 🎶: @lauramvula

🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast episode! Robert meets legendary photographer ANTON CORBIJN @AntonCorbijn4Real to discuss his major retrospective opening today at Fotografiska, Berlin. The story of #AntonCorbijn begins in the quiet corners of a small Dutch island, where he grew up as the son of a vicar. For a young Corbijn, music was an escape, a passion that consumed him. His camera soon became both a tool and a companion, a way to channel his fascination with music and, perhaps more importantly, a means to navigate his own shyness. Now, having celebrated his 70th birthday last year, Corbijn looks back on over five decades of work that spans photography, music videos, and film. Corbijn, Anton celebrates his 50-year career and revisits his extensive body of work. Here, you will encounter nearly 150 iconic portraits. His signature black-and-white grainy aesthetic became a defining visual language in his work. A polymath in photography, music videos, feature films, graphic design, and commercials, Corbijn is perhaps best known for immortalizing some of the greatest artists of our time. His iconic portraits of musicians, directors, and artists, such as Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, U2, the Rolling Stones, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Gerhard Richter, Ai Weiwei, Marlene Dumas among others, are praised for the way they capture the soul and charisma of his subjects. Effortlessly moving in the early 80s from photography into music videos, Corbijn has since made over 80 promos for people like U2, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Metallica, Nick Cave, Coldplay, and The Killers. He is the Artistic Director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode. For U2 he has done the principal promotion and sleeve photography for four decades. In 2006 Corbijn started working on his first feature film Control about the life, and death, of Ian Curtis, Joy Division’s lead singer. In 2025, he directed his fifth feature film titled Switzerland starring Helen Mirren. Follow: @AntonCorbijn4Real Visit the exhibition: @Fotografiska.Berlin 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast episode! Robert meets legendary photographer ANTON CORBIJN @AntonCorbijn4Real to discuss his major retrospective opening today at Fotografiska, Berlin. The story of #AntonCorbijn begins in the quiet corners of a small Dutch island, where he grew up as the son of a vicar. For a young Corbijn, music was an escape, a passion that consumed him. His camera soon became both a tool and a companion, a way to channel his fascination with music and, perhaps more importantly, a means to navigate his own shyness. Now, having celebrated his 70th birthday last year, Corbijn looks back on over five decades of work that spans photography, music videos, and film. Corbijn, Anton celebrates his 50-year career and revisits his extensive body of work. Here, you will encounter nearly 150 iconic portraits. His signature black-and-white grainy aesthetic became a defining visual language in his work. A polymath in photography, music videos, feature films, graphic design, and commercials, Corbijn is perhaps best known for immortalizing some of the greatest artists of our time. His iconic portraits of musicians, directors, and artists, such as Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, U2, the Rolling Stones, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Gerhard Richter, Ai Weiwei, Marlene Dumas among others, are praised for the way they capture the soul and charisma of his subjects. Effortlessly moving in the early 80s from photography into music videos, Corbijn has since made over 80 promos for people like U2, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Metallica, Nick Cave, Coldplay, and The Killers. He is the Artistic Director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode. For U2 he has done the principal promotion and sleeve photography for four decades. In 2006 Corbijn started working on his first feature film Control about the life, and death, of Ian Curtis, Joy Division’s lead singer. In 2025, he directed his fifth feature film titled Switzerland starring Helen Mirren. Follow: @AntonCorbijn4Real Visit the exhibition: @Fotografiska.Berlin 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

🎨🎉 New @TalkArt podcast episode! Robert meets MEEK @MustBeMeek , an emerging singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose new EP Fabulous has become a favourite of the art world, and global queer community, since debuting in February. We discuss how art has inspired her creativity and life, including the work of Magritte, Tracey Emin, Georgia O’Keefe and her passion for the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A and visiting museums in London. We explore her devotion to artistry within her music, visuals and costumes including recent collaborations with filmmaker Sophie Muller and performance artist Theo Adams on her debut music videos, and sold out live shows at the Garage and SXSW. We also learn about the Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall! This week sees MEEK performing live on numerous TV shows including Saturday Night Live UK with Aimee Lou Wood, as well as her USA TV debut with Jimmy Fallon. 🔗 Follow @MustBeMeek 🎶 Listen to Meek’s new EP Fabulous out now! #Meek 📻 Listen to Talk Art podcast, stream now: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted by @RobertDiament .

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