Dream Recurred features Amy Sherald who shares her reflections on her work For love, and for country (2022).

This episode forms part of a Hauser & Wirth project titled Interludes - a collaboration between Lou Mensah and Axel Kacoutié, featuring six contemporary artists: Amy Sherald, Ming Smith, Phoebe Boswell, Rahima Gambo, Nnena Kalu and Cassi Namoda.

Framed by the question What does healing sound like? the series offers a visceral connection with the artists' work. In each episode the artists' reflections weave through Axel's original soundscapes - an exploration of their shared creative experience.

In Tiona’s solo show A MERCY | DUMMY the artist presents two bodies of works alongside each other for the first time in her career, through a choreographed sharing of her collection of archival research, music, video, and texts.

Visceral Canker curators Robert Leckie and Nicole Yip join Lou to discuss the life and work of Donald Rodney, the ambitions of the exhibition and the complexities involved in interpreting an artist’s work once they are no longer with us.

Editor at Large of TIME Magazine Paul Moakley joins Lou to discuss the process behind covering the Black Lives Matter protests and photographer Devin Allen’s 2015 and 2020 covers for the publication.

Made in collaboration with Hauser & Wirth, Unencumbered Voices in Curated Spaces is a series exploring Sir Frank Bowling's cultural influence. It launches with Lou in conversation with artist Thomas J. Price. Thomas joins Lou to discuss his practice in sculpture, film and photography.

Thomas’ figures are created from an amalgamation of sources. Observed individuals and stereotypes represented in the media are mixed with references to ancient, classical and neoclassical sculptures. These works serve as psychological portraits of the viewer.

Matthew paints atmospheric, pared-back compositions including scenes from his life, particularly his childhood years in Bangladesh growing up with his brother and their parents, who were Christian missionaries. The work often explores how representations in the canon of Western art have shaped our collective unconscious around questions of race and gender.

In Black Meme, Legacy Russell – Executive Director & Chief Curator of The Kitchen – explores the history and production of the 'Meme,' tracing its evolution through Black visual culture from the early 20th century to present times. This groundbreaking work examines how Black creators have used visual language to communicate, resist, and create cultural meaning across decades of change. Legacy joins Lou to discuss how the concept of the meme predates internet culture and has deep roots in Black artistic expression, exploring visual culture as both resistance and community building.

A Taste of Home at Heathrow Terminal 4 expands on Gregory’s interest in themes of migration, memory and plant knowledge. Recognising the airport as a gateway to London, a portal of entry and exit as people pass in and out of the city, Gregory has rooted this work in dialogue with the community of refugees and asylum seekers currently living in temporary accommodation near the airport.

Listening All Night To The Rain continues artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah’s investigation into themes of memory, migration, racial injustice and climate change with a renewed focus on the act of listening and the sonic. This episode was commissioned by the British Council.

Jermaine’s practice works within documentary and portraiture, in the format of personal driven photo projects and editorials, exploring the issues that arise from our interaction in the everyday environment.

Responding to Artur’s display Time Don’t Run Here, the piece references the artist’s Black Lives Matter protest images and works from her ongoing Black Balloon Archive documenting people in Africa, and of the African and Caribbean diasporas. A collaboration between Lou Mensah and Axel Kacoutié, Black Balloons encouraged listeners to experience Artur’s work with the ear and body.

As curator of In the Black Fantastic Ekow shares how the exhibition’s participating contemporary artists from the African diaspora draw on science fiction and myth to question our knowledge of the world.

The Runnymede Trust and Freelands Foundation Visualise report into access into the visual arts for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse students is the first research project of its scale in the UK. Larry and Lou share their own experiences, highlighting the need for change in the sector.

This episode is from the series Interludes - a collaboration between Lou Mensah and Axel Kacoutié featuring six contemporary artists: Amy Sherald, Ming Smith, Phoebe Boswell, Rahima Gambo, Nnena Kalu and Cassi Namoda.

Framed by the question What does healing sound like? The series offers a visceral connection with the artists' work. In each episode, the artists' reflections weave through Axel's original soundscapes, as a collaborative exploration of their creative experience.

Andre’s work fits into the lineage of street photography that investigates the American social landscape, often focusing his lens on themes of race, class, cultural identity and community.

This episode forms part of the series Wandering created in collaboration with Bloomberg Connects, featuring Nabihah Iqbal, Kayo Chingonyi and Harold Offeh as they discover artworks in the Sir John Soane's Museum, Graves Gallery and Dulwich Picture Gallery.

This episode forms part of the series Interludes - a collaboration between Lou Mensah and Axel Kacoutié featuring six contemporary artists: Amy Sherald, Ming Smith, Phoebe Boswell, Rahima Gambo, Nnena Kalu and Cassi Namoda.

Framed by the question What does healing sound like? the series offers a visceral connection with the artists' work. In each episode the artists' reflections weave through Axel's original soundscapes, as a collaborative exploration of their creative experience.

Drexciya features Phoebe Boswell reflecting on her project The Black Horizon. Part of the Interludes series—a collaboration between Lou Mensah and Axel Kacoutié—it explores healing through six artists' voices paired with original soundscapes. Supported by Hauser & Wirth and Frieze.

Artist Jose Campos (Studio Lenca), forcibly displaced during El Salvador's civil war, discusses his creative inspirations and ancestral connections. His regal paintings challenge conventional Salvadoran identity through biographical elements, personal reflections, and folkloric iconography.

Hospital Rooms brings world-class contemporary art into NHS mental healthcare units. Ken Nwadiogbu, Sarah Dwyer, and Dr. Sophie Bagge join Lou to discuss their transformative project at Hellesdon Hospital, exploring the successes and challenges of commissioning fifteen site-specific works within a healthcare setting.

Installation artist Ibrahim Mahama creates large-scale public interventions using textiles and found objects. Known for his jute sack installations across Ghana's architectural structures, Ibrahim joins Lou to discuss his new Barbican commission and the collaborative processes behind his work.