In this new podcast, based on The Art Newspaper's regular interview series, our host Ben Luke talks to artists in-depth. He asks the questions you've always wanted to know: who are the artists, historical and contemporary, they most admire? Which are the museums they return to? What are the books, music and other media that most inspire them? And what is art for, anyway?

The first season of episodes, released each Wednesday, features four conversations with painters, starting with the Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage.

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