CHANEL Connects

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CHANEL Connects, the acclaimed arts and culture podcast, returns for Season 3. Featuring global thought leaders, artists, and creators, this series of eight episodes released weekly, is devoted to the profound questions and conversations that shape culture today and define its tomorrow.

CHANEL Connects pairs two visionaries in each 25-minute episode for an intimate conversation that interrogates: the intersection of technology and imagination, fact and fiction in autobiography, the power of collectives, cinematic inspiration, and more.

Including actor and producer Penélope Cruz, architect Frida Escobedo, entrepreneur Jon Gray, designer Yinka Ilori, composer Kelsey Lu, and digital artist Sarah Meyohas, among others, CHANEL Connects fosters unscripted exchanges between brilliant minds at the edge of innovation on universal themes that touch us all.

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CHANEL Connects is back for season 3!
11-07-2023
CHANEL Connects is back for season 3!
Welcome to the third season of Chanel CONNECTS.In this series, we bring together global change makers from the worlds of food, film, art, architecture and beyond. Some are old friends and collaborators, others are meeting for the first time. All are focused on what matters most, and what happens next. And now, we get to listen in.

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CHANEL Connects is back for season 3!
11-07-2023
CHANEL Connects is back for season 3!
Welcome to the third season of Chanel CONNECTS.In this series, we bring together global change makers from the worlds of food, film, art, architecture and beyond. Some are old friends and collaborators, others are meeting for the first time. All are focused on what matters most, and what happens next. And now, we get to listen in.
Immersive Joy: Yinka Ilori & Kelsey Lu
11-07-2023
Immersive Joy: Yinka Ilori & Kelsey Lu
Kelsey Lu is a classically trained musician whose work is defined by otherworldly electro-classical sound, and by collaborations with artists including Solange and Blood Orange. Yinka Ilori is known for creating bold, colourful designs informed by his British-Nigerian heritage, often focused on accessibility and inclusion. Challenging us to think in new ways, Yinka and Kelsey Lu discuss the influence of the natural world on their respective practices, and the immersive power of music and art. They begin their conversation by exploring how joy feeds their creativity.
Taking Up Space: Margaret Qualley & Savanah Leaf
18-07-2023
Taking Up Space: Margaret Qualley & Savanah Leaf
This episode features two audacious talents shaking up the film industry - in front of, and behind the camera. Savanah Leaf came to film as a former Olympic volleyball player and her debut feature, Earth Mama, recently premiered at Sundance Film Festival to widespread acclaim. Margaret Qualley has already worked with some of the best directors in cinema, from Claire Denis and Quentin Tarantino to Yorgos Lanthimos and Ethan Coen. The multi-hyphenate duo sit down in New York for a conversation about their journeys so far.
Art Across Disciplines: Aria Dean & Rachel Rose
25-07-2023
Art Across Disciplines: Aria Dean & Rachel Rose
Rachel Rose is known for her intricate video installations which investigate our changing understanding of the world - from labour in 17th-century England, to explorations of outer space. In this episode she connects with fellow artist Aria Dean, who uses film and sculpture to produce meditations on Blackness and artistic theory. Their conversation digs deep into the contemporary art world: their multidisciplinary practices - including film, sculpture, and installation, the use of memes as critique, and how the weight of history inspires them.
Architecture on Time: Frida Escobedo & José Esparza Chong Cuy
01-08-2023
Architecture on Time: Frida Escobedo & José Esparza Chong Cuy
Two good friends are working at the intersection of art and architecture from very different angles. Award-winning architect Frida Escobedo is currently renovating the contemporary wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. José Esparza Chong Cuy, Chief Curator of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, is changing public engagement with both disciplines. The two of them discuss the magic of Lina Bo Bardi, the connections between art and architecture, and how Mexico has influenced both of their work.
Filmed with Love: Penélope Cruz & Carla Simón
08-08-2023
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.
Epicurious Excellence: Jon Gray & Ruthie Rogers
15-08-2023
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.
Fact & Fiction: Sheila Heti & Amy Sillman
22-08-2023
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.
Creative AI: Sarah Meyohas & Albert Read
29-08-2023
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.
Black Tenderness: Barry Jenkins & Isaac Julien
05-10-2023
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.
Episodio Especial | El Arte del Instinto: Penélope Cruz & Carla Simón, Parte II
05-10-2023
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.

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Sampling the Culture: Kennedy Yanko & Honey Dijon
10-06-2022
Sampling the Culture: Kennedy Yanko & Honey Dijon
Artist Kennedy Yanko makes visceral abstract sculptures from paint skin and scrap metal. In 2021, she was an artist in resident at the Rubell museum in Miami, where she presented her latest exhibition, White Passing, a reference to her biracial heritage. Kennedy connects with DJ and producer, Honey Dijon known for her high energy sets, fusing classic disco with techno and house. In this episode, Diane Solway, Head of Arts & Culture Programs at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both as they discuss how they got started in their creative industries, community, collective energy, and the craziest nights they’ve ever had.
Into the Metaverse: Maisie Williams & Grimes
10-06-2022
Into the Metaverse: Maisie Williams & Grimes
Actor Maisie Williams is best known for her portrayal of Arya Stark in the television series Game of Thrones, which earned her two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Maisie connects with the musician Grimes whose daring, category-defying work blends pop, electronica, and the avant-garde. She describes her latest album, Book 1, as her “greatest work” to date. Both have a keen interest in technology and the way it can be harnessed to support the arts. In this episode, Yana Peel, Global Head of Arts and Culture at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both as they discuss The Metaverse, and whether the future of performance is virtual.
Transforming Dance: David Hallberg & Lil Buck
10-06-2022
Transforming Dance: David Hallberg & Lil Buck
Dancer David Hallberg was once described by the New Yorker as the most exciting male dancer in the Western world and worked his way up through the American ballet theatre to become the first American principal dancer at the Bolshoi ballet in Moscow. David connects with dancer and actor Lil Buck. Buck specializes in an altogether different kind of dance, Jookin, which originates in Buck’s hometown of Memphis. In this episode, Yana Peel, Global Head of Arts & Culture at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both as they explore transforming dance, who inspired them both to pursue careers in dancing, what makes Jookin so innovative and unique, and find out if anyone can learn how to dance.
More Than Human: Anicka Yi & John Akomfrah
10-06-2022
More Than Human: Anicka Yi & John Akomfrah
Artist Anicka Li expands the boundaries of art with work that explores biology, technology, and the merging of the two. Anicka connects with pioneering artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah whose latest film was described by critics as “the most haunting, wrenching new work of art I’ve seen so far this decade…”. In this episode, Diane Solway, Head of Arts and Culture Programs at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both artists as they explore if we are more than human, how artists can contribute to important societal issues, the meaning behind John’s film Five Murmurations, major disasters when preparing exhibitions, and what TV shows they binged watched during the pandemic.
Mythmaking: Kehinde Wiley & Misan Harriman
10-06-2022
Mythmaking: Kehinde Wiley & Misan Harriman
Artist Kehinde Wiley’s portraits have been compared to a long line of past masters including Reynolds, Gainsborough and Titian. In 2017 he became the first Black artist to paint an official portrait of a President of the United States when he was commissioned to paint Barack Obama. Kehinde connects with the photographer and activist Misan Harriman, whose photographs of the Black Lives Matter movement are some of the most iconic and shared images of the digital age. In this episode, Yana Peel, Global Head of Arts & Culture at CHANEL, moderates a conversation between both as they discuss everything from painting presidents to photographing royals, myth making and the people who have transformed their lives and careers.
The Comedy in Tragedy: Emerald Fennell & Gillian Flynn
10-06-2022
The Comedy in Tragedy: Emerald Fennell & Gillian Flynn
Filmmaker, writer, and actor Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Killing Eve) connects with novelist Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) to ask: Why do women have to be good? And what happens when they aren’t? In this episode, moderated by Diane Solway, Head of Arts and Culture Programmes at Chanel, they talk about the comedy in tragedy, new kinds of -anti-heroines, the female characters they long to write, and how they “keep the crazy” of their work from colouring their own lives.
소리와 시각의 힘 : 지드래곤, 홍경표 & 수주
10-06-2022
소리와 시각의 힘 : 지드래곤, 홍경표 & 수주
어떻게 한국 문화가 세계적으로 뻗어 나가는 현상이 되었을까? 'K-Pop의 왕'으로 불리며 여러 매체를 넘나드는 뮤지션 지드래곤과 설국열차부터 기생충까지 뛰어난 상상력과 생생한 연출력을 인정받은 촬영 감독 홍경표가 함께합니다. 그들의 영감, 창조의 과정, 그리고 한국 문화의 커져가는 영향에 탐구합니다. 음악가, 모델, 샤넬 하우스 앰버서더 수주가 둘을 심도 깊은 대화 속으로 안내합니다.
Regards de Réalisatrices : Audrey Diwan & Maïmouna Doucouré
10-06-2022
Regards de Réalisatrices : Audrey Diwan & Maïmouna Doucouré
Dans cet épisode de CHANEL Connects, les réalisatrices Maimouna Doucouré et Audrey Diwan se rencontrent pour la première fois pour échanger sur l’importance de la collaboration dans le processus créatif, leurs expériences avec de jeunes talents du cinéma et la dimension politique de leur travail.  Maimouna Doucouré est lauréate du prestigieux Academy Gold Fellowship Award pour son film « Mignonnes ». Audrey Diwan a notamment été récompensée par un Lion d’Or à la Mostra de Venise en 2021 pour son film « L’événement ». Elle a plus récemment réalisé le film « Emmanuelle » présenté à Cannes cette année et mettant en scène l'actrice Léa Seydoux.
The Power of Sound & Vision: G-Dragon, Hong Kyung-Pyo & Soo Joo Park
05-08-2022
The Power of Sound & Vision: G-Dragon, Hong Kyung-Pyo & Soo Joo Park
How has Korean culture become a global phenomenon? Musician G-Dragon, known as the “King of K-pop” and an artist across multiple mediums, connects with renowned cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo, whose vision and dynamic camerawork have animated films from Snowpiercer to Parasite. Together, they explore their inspirations, creative processes, and the growing impact of Korean culture. This conversation is moderated by musician, model and House ambassador Soo Joo Park.