The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 2 - Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it?

In episode 2 in our mini series The London Open Live Podcast, we present "Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it?" - a conversation between Joseph Morgan Schofield, Martin O’Brien, and Pianka Parna (host). Speaking to key concepts and ideas around piercing, blood practices, pain, and nudity, this episode interrogates ideas of 'braveness' and 'insanity' often associated with live art and forms of pain practice. What is the stigma and pathologisation around these ideas? How do we open the conversation to audiences who feel they need to 'understand' a performance while watching it? And why is 'understanding' important at all?

You can listen to The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 2 - Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The London Open Live Podcast: Ep 2 - Live Art 101: what is it & why do we do it? is an episode from Hear, Now. A Podcast from Whitechapel Gallery. by Whitechapel Gallery.

This episode is 00:27:53 long.

This episode was published on Jun 19, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Hear, Now. A Podcast from Whitechapel Gallery. when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.