ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY at the Oscars | ENCORE!

About this episode

Andre Miripolsky discusses his collaboration with Elton John and the Elton John AIDS Foundation, including his painting premiering at the Oscars.

SHOW NOTES Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year. All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Pop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on the list! Andre teams up with former Elton manager Ray Williams to launch Fear No Art Initiative benefiting artists affected by natural disasters. Andre explains it all in this news bulletin episode for Radio Elton John | REJ.World and eltonjohn.world This interview was conducted on 24 Janaury 2026. Don't forget to catch Andre explaining more about the painting when he was our guest in August 2025. Full free episode now available on Silver.

People in this episode

Host: George Matlock

Guest: Andre Miripolsky

Topics covered

• art
• Elton John
• AIDS foundation
• Oscar Night Party
• natural disasters
• charity

Keywords

• Andre Miripolsky
• Elton John
• AIDS Foundation
• Oscar Night
• Fear No Art Initiative
• charity art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elton John AIDS Foundation, Fear No Art Initiative

Books & works: Elton Takes Manhattan 1980

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