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From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world's big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Palestinian artists after the ceasefire, Robert Ryman, Katherine Hubbard

October 8, 2026

Ben Luke (0:21)

Hello, it's The Week in Art, I'm Ben Luke. This week, we hear about the lives of Palestinian artists a year after the ceasefire. Robert Ryman at the Barbican and Katherine Hubbard at Studio Voltaire.

The 10th of October marks the first anniversary of the ceasefire in Gaza. It's not put an end to the bloodshed with figures released in August by the United Nations Human Rights Office stating that more than 1200 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since last October. Our reporter, Sarvy Geranpayeh, has been…

Sarvy Geranpayeh (3:16)

So, I think speaking to people in Gaza, although the bombardments are not as intense as they once were for two years, there was intense bombardments in Gaza. We all saw the images. They're not getting that, but the attacks haven't stopped. And in terms of the humanitarian issues, those problems still exist. Food is…

UN would say that they're still limited with what they can bring in to Gaza.

Ben Luke (3:48)

That's right. Aid agencies are consistently saying they are not being given the access that they need to help people.

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