The Essay Episodes Available now
Outlaws of the Forest—Forests
Forests are the perfect place for outlaw artists to hide, says writer Will Ashon.
Forest Folk—Forests
Singer Nancy Kerr explains why forests provide such perfect metaphors in folk music.
Forests of the Imagination
Fiona Stafford asks why artists are drawn to the imaginative possibilities of the forest.
Anselm Kiefer—Travels for My Art
5/5 Martin Gayford goes to France to experience the strange personal museum of Anselm Kiefer.
Iceland—Travels for My Art
4/5 A perplexed Martin Gayford is in Iceland to look at artist Roni Horn's Library of Water.
Lorenzo Lotto—Travels for My Art
3/5 Martin Gayford goes to the Marche in Italy on a quest to find pictures by Lorenzo Lotto.
Naoshima—Travels for My Art
2/5 Martin Gayford travels to Naoshima Island in Japan, a paradise of contemporary art.
Romania—Travels for My Art
1/5 Martin Gayford recounts his worldwide journeys in search of rare pieces of art.
The Haunted Lullaby—Kaleidoscope of Muses
5/5 A personal exploration of writers鈥� unexpected muses 鈥� place, people and memories.
Gutted Arcades—Kaleidoscope of Muses
4/5 A personal exploration of writers' unexpected muses - place, people and memories.