Performance artist Kristina Wong opens up on The Conversation. The Conversation's new website: http://theconversationpod.com/
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Amanda R-H on TEENY TINY WOMAN; her family names; the benefits of having an artist partner (Erik Frydenborg); ways to approach responding to her work; and some of the TV she watches.
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Erik talks about taxonomy and canibalization vis-a-vis his work; his roots in small-town Pennsylvania; art school in Baltimore and subsequently in L.A.; his career arc via Basel Art Fair; and his relationship with fellow artist Amanda Ross-Ho. Any questions or advertising requests for The Conversation? theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast accompanying images at Notes on Looking: http://notesonlooking.com/2012/11/erik-frydenborg-on-the-conversation-art-podcast/
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Matt Johnson talks about his early evolution as an artist, from graffiti to painting to the other media; intervention installations on the streets of Baltimore; and his passively serendipitous entry into the gallery world. Any questions or advertising requests for The Conversation? theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast accompanying images at Notes on Looking: http://notesonlooking.com/2012/11/matt-johnson-on-the-conversation-art-podcast/
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Ry talks about the experiences of being in the Black Dragon Society, the Whitney Biennial, Made in L.A., and his nordic-esque hair and beard. Direct any questions or advertising requests to The Conversation: theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversation.pod.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast accompanying images at Notes on Looking: http://notesonlooking.com/2012/10/ry-rocklen-on-the-conversation-art-podcast/
Jonas Wood talks about his family roots in art, school in the Boston area, grad school at U. of Washington, and his professional life, including working for Laura Owens and high school friend Matt Johnson, as well as his complex relations with Black Dragon Society gallery. Accompanying images on Notes on Looking (partner blog): http://notesonlooking.com/2012/08/jonas-wood-on-the-conversation-art-podcast/
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Robyn O'Neill talks about: growing up in Omaha and then Texas, her meteoric rise as a young artist, and the subsequent struggles, including her trip through "Hell," a work she labored intensely on for a year, to less than stellar fanfare...
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One of my favorite episodes. From the archive.
Corrina talks about the challenges of being an artist while also being a curator; working at MoCA and the Hammer, and what she does as a curator; the Made in LA show; growing up in Martha's Vineyard; prep school at Exeter; being in a band; living in San Francisco; and being both an Eastsider and a Westsider in L.A.
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An episode from the archive:
Charlie talks about opening the gallery with his wife Amanda in Seattle, growing it with a heavy European artist base, and moving it to L.A. in 2011
Iva talks about her volatile adolescence/early adulthood, from emigrating to Baltimore from Bulgaria, art school in Philadelphia, and a brief homestead in New Orleans before landing in what's become the promised land of L.A. Iva has a show opening in July at Susanne Vielmetter.
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Dave Muller talks about being in bands (including with Mike Kelley, whom he also was an assistant for), DJing, his 235,000-song database, three-day weekend, and his art, particularly his last L.A. solo show, I Am the Walrus at Blum & Poe. Plus a custom-made adaptation of the hymn Let All Mortal Flesh... just for this podcast. Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationpod.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page)
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Julian Hoeber talks about: the ups and downs of his art career, battling depression and Kleinian analysis, and the benefits of working within limitations, which was one of his revelations in engineering the Demon Hill installation.
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julian hoeber, jessica silverman, blum & poe
London-based (formerly, now L.A.-based) Debra Scacco talks about her Staten Island/Italian-American roots, her uprooting to suburban Georgia, and her adult life as an expat in London...and how places--and displacement--have formed her sense of place and home.
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Eric talks about his elegant slapstick sensibility, vis-a-vis his cultural Judaism; working for South Park; his business acumen roots courtesy of his Amway-selling parents; and his background in animation and journalism/political cartooning. Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationpod.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page)
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Rebecca Morris talks about:
her path to abstraction, how she's been able to stay there, and the intellectual intricacies of being an artist.
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Harlem-based artist Deborah Grant talks about the seminal Freestyle show at the Studio Museum in Harlem; growing up between Canada and Coney Island; and making big work in a limited apartment/studio environment... Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast contact: theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail
deborah grant, harlem, steve turner gallery, studio museum of harlem
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Jacob Kassay discusses his silver-plated paintings in some detail, including his process, as well as Buffalo, going to New York, and his recent move to L.A. and why he's better off with the move.
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Kristin discusses her various rates of painting production over the years, and whether or not to buy, or just keep renting, her Inglewood loft. Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast contact: theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail
How Kevin's work, over a certain period, merged with his life... Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast contact: theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail
I chat with Zefrey about his recent LAND project, the 1000 Car Horn Symphony, aka Entropy Symphony, that took place on Feb. 15th (2012). check it out here: http://zefrey.com/project_ESIII.html and here: http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/02/16/31270/artist-flair-disruption-sounds-horns-la-traffic/ Donations very much appreciated: http://theconversationartistpodcast.podomatic.com/ (find the PayPal button on the middle right of page) Become a Fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 follow on Twitter: @ArtistPodcast contact: theconversationartpodcast(at)gmail
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