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Front Row: Larry Achiampong, Zinnie Harris, Thomas Sanderling

Larry Achiampong, Zinnie Harris, Thomas Sanderling

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Artist Larry Achiampong on his solo exhibition at Margate's Turner Contemporary Gallery.

Artist Larry Achiampong on his solo exhibition at the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate.  Zinnie Harris discusses her play The Scent of Roses at the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh.

Front Row goes to the seaside and sends a sonic cultural postcard. The first major solo exhibition by British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong opens at the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate on Saturday.  The artist shows Samira Ahmed around, but Achiampong’s isn’t the only show in town. Margate has become a destination for artists and art lovers, and Tracey Emin is opening a new space for artists to work in. Samira  finds out from curator Rob Diament what else is happening in this happening place, and hears from members of the People Dem Collective, artists and activists of colour who live and work in Margate.

Thomas Sanderling has stepped down from his position at the helm of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra in protest of the ongoing Russian conflict in Ukraine.  He talks to Samira about the Russian dilemma facing the arts world.

Zinnie Harris joins Samira to discuss her play The Scent of Roses. Playing at the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh it's a study of how secrets and lies can corrode relationships.


Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer:  Jodie Keane

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