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CHANEL Connects

CHANEL Connects, the flagship arts and culture podcast, returns with a series of conversations recorded live around the world. From LACMA in Los Angeles to Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof and Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Season 6 connects pioneers across cities and disciplines to discuss what inspires t

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New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 27 min
Latest: 4 Aug 2026
Language: English

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4 Aug 2026 · 28 min

Live from Nexus Hall: Linder Sterling

Artist and icon Linder Sterling discusses the power of punk in this episode of CHANEL Connects. Using a scalpel, glue, and found images—from lips to sports cars and octopuses—Linder’s photomontages have transformed the idea of glamour for over half a century. With her debut in Japan at Kyotographie and CHANEL Nexus Hall, Linder connects with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at the House. The conversation moves from the energy of Liverpool’s Beatlemania in the 60s to her legendary meat-dress moment in Manchester, from the Tokyo of today to the Germaine Greer words that forever…

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S6 · E6 · 28 Jul 2026 · 34 min
Live from Fondation Beyeler: Thomas Bangalter
Live from Fondation Beyeler with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, this episode explores club culture and contemporary art, fiction and reality, anonymity and icon. As one half of the celebrated electronic duo, Bangalter has shaped a generation with his music, becoming a defining figure in pop culture. He connected with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL, during Art Basel in Switzerland. Together, they explore Bangalter’s path from the Centre Pompidou, where he first discovered Andy Warhol as a teenager, to collaborations with Nile Rodgers and the LA Philharmonic, and how…
S6 · E5 · 23 Jul 2026 · 28 min
Part 2 | Live from Venice Biennale: Pol Taburet, Emeka Ogboh and Ayoung Kim
Three artists—and winners of the 2026 CHANEL Next Prize—connect at the 61st Venice Biennale, considered the Olympics of the Art World. Visual artist Pol Taburet, born and based in Paris, Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh, and South Korean multimedia pioneer Ayoung Kim are pushing the edges of artistic possibility, using a spectrum of tools from paint brushes to recording devices and light-detection technology. In dialogue with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL, the conversation moves from ancient traditions to artificial intelligence and the cities that have shaped…
S6 · E4 · 21 Jul 2026 · 26 min
Part 1 | Live from Venice Biennale: Andrea Peña and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane
In a world seen through screens, how do you bring human connection back into focus? Choreographer Andrea Peña and designer Bárbara Sánchez-Kane share their perspectives in this episode. The two Latin American artists—and 2026 Next Prize winners—join Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL for a live conversation at the 61st Venice Biennale. They reflect on pivotal moments—including Peña’s move from American Ballet Theatre to industrial design and Sánchez-Kane’s Prêt-à-Patria performance—and discuss the importance of making space for contradictions.
S6 · E3 · 13 Jul 2026 · 30 min
Live from Hamburger Bahnhof: Lina Lapelytė
Recorded at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, this episode explores music, poetry, and performance with Lina Lapelytė. The artist and composer transformed the Bahnhof’s historic hall into a site for worldbuilding, gathering 400,000 wooden blocks and a chorus of Berliners to create the CHANEL Commission. On the cusp of Berlin Gallery Weekend, the Golden Lion-winning artist connected with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL for a live conversation. The two discuss eclectic inspirations—from Lithuanian folk traditions to German electronic music and the poetry of Ocean…
S6 · 12 Jul 2026 · 1 min
CHANEL Connects Season 6
CHANEL Connects, the flagship arts and culture podcast, returns with a series of conversations recorded live around the world.From LACMA in Los Angeles to Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof and Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Season 6 connects pioneers across cities and disciplines to discuss what inspires them today and excites them about tomorrow.The new season features Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter alongside globally renowned artists Sarah Sze, Julie Mehretu, David Salle, and Linder Sterling, as well as some of the most exciting names emerging today: choreographer Andrea Peña, designer Bárbara…
S6 · E2 · 19 Mar 2026 · 32 min
Live from LACMA: David Salle and Yana Peel
In this episode, listeners meet renowned painter and critic David Salle. For more than five decades, the artist has been creating across disciplines: on the canvas, behind the camera, and now, in dialogue with artificial intelligence. He connects with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL for a live conversation recorded at LACMA in Los Angeles. Set against this backdrop, they discuss Salle’s formative years at the legendary art school founded by Walt Disney, his collaborations—from Martin Scorsese to AI engineers—and the enduring power of artistic intelligence.
S6 · E1 · 24 Sep 2025 · 27 min
Live from Guggenheim New York: Sarah Sze, Julie Mehretu and Yana Peel
Recorded live at Guggenheim New York, celebrated artists Sarah Sze and Julie Mehretu connect with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL. Through her immersive installations, Sze redefines how we experience memory and perception, using everything from found photos to paperclips. Mehretu—a painter and printmaker—also creates at scale, layering history and politics to champion the arts as an essential force for change. The conversation moves from New York in the 90s as a home of creativity, to both artists’ commitment to philanthropy, and abstraction as a space for radical…
S5 · E5 · 12 Aug 2025 · 30 min
The Futurists: Adam Pendleton and Yana Peel
How will the future of technology take shape in art? Artist Adam Pendleton has an unexpected view in this episode of CHANEL Connects. In the drawing room of La Pausa, he connects with Yana Peel, President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL. They reflect on Pendleton’s exhibitions—including his recent show at the Hirshhorn and the acquisition of his works by MoMA—and delve into the artist’s passion project preserving Nina Simone’s childhood home.
S5 · E4 · 5 Aug 2025 · 23 min
Creative Ecology: Mauro Colagreco and Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
In this episode, listeners meet artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy and Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, who is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. Colagreco’s culinary philosophy is rooted in his Argentine heritage and the local French countryside, with a celebrated restaurant located in the town next to La Pausa. Paris-based artist Lutz-Kinoy also draws inspiration from his French surroundings, working across disciplines from performance and painting to ceramics. Their shared values of protecting nature and finding beauty in the everyday charge a conversation about curiosity and discovery as…
S5 · E3 · 29 Jul 2025 · 34 min
New Romantics: Lauren Collins and Gerard & Kelly
Lauren Collins, writer at The New Yorker, is well-versed in the art of storytelling. She connects with Gerard & Kelly, who evolved from romantic partners and collaborators into an established artist duo. The history of time and place has been a topic of exploration for all three, who connect at Gabrielle Chanel’s storied villa, La Pausa. Their conversation explores the language of dance, the rich legacy of Americans on the French Riviera, and what’s lost in translation.
S5 · E2 · 22 Jul 2025 · 31 min
The Art of Performance: Francesca Hayward and Allison Katz
For episode two, ballerina Francesca Hayward connects with artist Allison Katz. Hayward’s rapid ascent to Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet is testament to her exceptional talent and stage presence. Katz has also gained international recognition—her work explores memory across cultures and centuries and is held in the collection of Tate Modern in London, Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, among many others. Together, they discuss the parallels between dance and painting and the importance of staying true to your vision.
S5 · E1 · 15 Jul 2025 · 27 min
In Search of Home: Lupita Nyong’o and Emanuele Coccia
Academy Award-winning actor and House ambassador Lupita Nyong’o connects with Emanuele Coccia, esteemed professor and author of ‘Philosophy of the Home’. The two explore different ideas of home: Coccia has moved over 40 times, while Nyong’o shares how her relationship to place was shaped in Kenya, Mexico and the US, and together they discuss how ‘home’ is redefined in the digital age. The conversation unfolds in the drawing room of Gabrielle Chanel’s beloved Riviera home—La Pausa.
S5 · 15 Jul 2025 · 1 min
CHANEL Connects Season 5
For Season 5, listeners are transported to La Pausa, Gabrielle Chanel’s "ideal Mediterranean villa" on the French Riviera. The new season features changemakers across disciplines: Academy Award-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o, Emanuele Coccia – philosopher and professor, Francesca Hayward of The Royal Ballet, artist Allison Katz, performance art duo Gerard & Kelly, Lauren Collins – writer at The New Yorker, artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco, and American artist Adam Pendleton. Episodes will be released weekly from July 16.
S4 · E9 · 27 Aug 2024 · 23 min
Foreigners Everywhere: Adriano Pedrosa and Yana Peel
Season Four of CHANEL Connects, the flagship arts and culture podcast, concludes with Adriano Pedrosa, curator of the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale and the Artistic Director of the São Paulo Museum of Art. In conversation with Yana Peel, Global Head of Arts & Culture at CHANEL, Pedrosa discusses the theme for this year’s Biennale: Stranieri Ovunque—Foreigners Everywhere, and how an exhibition can "reinforce what truly matters."
S4 · E8 · 20 Aug 2024 · 25 min
The Venetian Script: Michael Rock and Irma Boom
At the Palazzo Persico, the world-famous designers Michael Rock and Irma Boom reflect on Venice’s pivotal role in the history of book publishing – and its influence on generations of contemporary artists. Michael is the co-founder of 2x4, while Boom has designed more than 300 books across her career. Together, they explore how, more than 500 years ago, Venice revolutionised art, a legacy that continues to this day.
S4 · E7 · 13 Aug 2024 · 25 min
The Islanders: Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir and Trevor Yeung
This episode connects two artists from countries uniquely impacted by climate change. Representing Iceland and Hong Kong, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir and Trevor Yeung are navigating this year’s Venice Biennale and Venice as a city, much the way they treat their island homes. At the Conservatorio di Musica, looking out onto the Italian canals, they discuss how art can inspire action in the natural world.
S4 · E6 · 6 Aug 2024 · 25 min
Curators and the Zeitgeist: Simon Castets and Courtney J. Martin
What makes a great curator, and what brings them to the Venice Biennale, without fail, for the past two decades? In this episode, distinguished curators from the museum world connect to share their stories of seeing and discovery. Simon Castets, Director of Strategic Initiatives at LUMA Arles in France, speaks with Courtney J. Martin, Executive Director of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in New York. Together, they discuss how the biennale shapes the coming trends in the international art scene.
S4 · E5 · 30 Jul 2024 · 34 min
The Sparring Partners: William Kentridge and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
The South African multidisciplinary artist William Kentridge and the famed curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev have created some of the most resonant work of their time. These two giants of the art world discuss the Venice installation of William’s film Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot, Carolyn’s work as the former director of the Castello di Rivoli museum in Italy, and the origins of their long and rich creative relationship.
S4 · E4 · 23 Jul 2024 · 22 min
The France Pavilion: Julien Creuzet
Julien Creuzet, one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, connects with Alvin Li, Curator of International Art at the Tate Modern in London. Julien is a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris and the first French-Caribbean artist to represent France at the Venice Biennale. Supported by the CHANEL Culture Fund, his exhibition blends sculpture and film with poetry and music, transforming the France Pavilion. In a conversation with Alvin Li at Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Julien revisits his childhood on the island of Martinique and reflects on art’s unique capacity to unearth untold…
S4 · E3 · 16 Jul 2024 · 26 min
The Gallerists: Sadie Coles OBE and Angelina Volk
We connect two remarkable women from the international gallery scene – the legendary Sadie Coles, who has shaped the art world for decades, and Angelina Volk, a prominent young gallerist who is set to do the same for the next generation. Sadie founded her eponymous gallery in central London in 1997; Angelina founded EMALIN gallery in east London nearly twenty years later. Together, Sadie and Angelina discuss how the Venice Biennale sets the international art agenda - and how working with artists is a great love affair.
S4 · E2 · 9 Jul 2024 · 29 min
The Power of Sound: Vicky Krieps, Andrea Mancini and Every Island
Recorded at Venice’s Conservatorio di Musica, this episode explores art collectives, performance and the power of sound. Actress Vicky Krieps, star of Phantom Thread and Corsage, connects with the artist and musician Andrea Mancini and Every Island art collective, who are presenting work at the Luxembourg Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale. Vicky reveals how she writes music to better understand her characters, while Every Island discuss how sound enables them to work in a truly collective way.
S4 · E1 · 2 Jul 2024 · 28 min
The Critics in Venice: Kimberly Drew and Andrew Durbin
For the Venice Biennale Edition of CHANEL’s flagship arts and culture podcast, Andrew Durbin, author and Editor-in-Chief of Frieze magazine, connects with Kimberly Drew, author, critic and Curatorial Director at Pace Gallery. Kimberly has developed a huge online following for the way she uses emerging platforms to communicate about art. And, as the editor of Frieze, Andrew is one of the most influential writers on art in the world. Together, they discuss the evolution of art in the digital age and explore how the Venice Biennale came to be the centrepiece of the global art community.
S4 · 2 Jul 2024 · 1 min
CHANEL Connects from the 60th Venice Biennale
Welcome to Season 4 of CHANEL Connects.This series takes you to the Venice Biennale—the essential cultural event of 2024— where leading artists, curators, gallerists, and thinkers join CHANEL’s flagship arts and culture podcast. Through a series of generous and revealing conversations, each episode explores the defining issues of our time. Listen in now, and let’s connect!
S3 · E10 · 5 Oct 2023 · 14 min
Episodio Especial | El Arte del Instinto: Penélope Cruz & Carla Simón, Parte II
Tras grabar "Filmed with Love", Penélope Cruz, ganadora de un premio Óscar, y la directora Carla Simón continúan su conversación en español, tratando temas como la maternidad, el equilibrio entre realidad y ficción, y la importancia de la observación humana.
S3 · E9 · 5 Oct 2023 · 26 min
Black Tenderness: Barry Jenkins & Isaac Julien
Barry Jenkins and Isaac Julien are two giants of filmmaking, whose creative sensibilities have much in common. Both have produced work that has profoundly shaped contemporary culture: Jenkins’s 2016 Academy Award-winning film Moonlight is a sensitive portrayal of Black masculinity, while Julien has been at the forefront of Black British filmmaking for over three decades. In this episode, we bring them together for the very first time, in London, for a conversation about portraying vulnerability, the art of adapting literary texts, and the influence of beauty, music, and memory on their work.
S3 · E8 · 29 Aug 2023 · 29 min
Creative AI: Sarah Meyohas & Albert Read
What is the nature of authentic creativity in a world of artificial intelligence? In this episode, artist Sarah Meyohas, whose practice explores the technologies that are transforming society, speaks to Albert Read, the managing director of Condé Nast Britain and author of The Imagination Muscle. His brilliant book is a guide to honing our human skills of creation in a complex and increasingly automated world. Together, they discuss originality, authorship, and the enduring power of the artist.
S3 · E7 · 22 Aug 2023 · 27 min
Fact & Fiction: Sheila Heti & Amy Sillman
Artist Amy Sillman is renowned for her oil paintings that defy categorisation. She has been at the helm of a new wave of artists - most of them women - who over the last decade have reinvigorated abstraction. Amy connects with celebrated writer Sheila Heti, whose books, including Pure Colour (2022) and Motherhood (2018), blur the lines between fiction and memoir, creating new and original ways to understand lived experience: motherhood, art, and mortality. In this episode, they discuss how they each embrace ambiguity with purpose.
S3 · E6 · 15 Aug 2023 · 23 min
Epicurious Excellence: Jon Gray & Ruthie Rogers
In this episode, food visionaries unite: Ruthie Rogers, the legendary chef behind The River Café in London, talks to Jon Gray, Co-Founder of the Bronx-based collective Ghetto Gastro. They discuss their recent cookbooks which challenge accepted conventions - from photography and recipe instructions, to the availability and distribution of fresh ingredients. Both are committed to community and are champions of collaboration, focused on the intersection of culture and food, their legacies, and the power of partnership.
S3 · E5 · 8 Aug 2023 · 28 min
Filmed with Love: Penélope Cruz & Carla Simón
In this episode we bring together a cinematic legend and a rising star: the Academy Award-winning actor Penélope Cruz, whose performances in independent film and Hollywood blockbusters have been captivating audiences for more than three decades. She connects with Carla Simón, a director who has introduced Catalan cinema to new, global audiences by drawing on her rural upbringing. The duo connects in Madrid for the first time and discuss politics, parenthood, and the bravery of taking the space to breathe.

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Publisher: CHANEL
Language: English
Category: Arts & Books
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 27 min
Latest episode: 4 Aug 2026
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