New York artist William Powhida talks about: his transition from writing about artists to making work about artists and the art world; his minor art celebrity; the Miami art fair scene, and what it's like being an artist who does Miami; his installation at Marlborough Gallery in which he created the character of "Powhida," his alter ego who ruled over the show...and which made up all of the 'work' in the show. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

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Kristen Morgin talks about: working in unfired clay; resisting showing her work commercially as long as possible; rebelling at a small ceramics-specialized graduate school; and loving her work - especially her unfired clay car - to the point of co-habitating with it in her live-work space. Deb Klowden Mann co-hosts w/Michael Shaw. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Charlie James talks about opening a gallery at the start of the market crash; what's involved in making a gallery stay afloat, including doing the art fairs, and which one is the next target; and how the trend of market-based abstract painting offends his intellectual sensibilities. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Paddy Johnson, the creator and editor of the art blog Art F City, talks about: rookie mistakes; her approach of applying thorough interrogation to exhibitions they cover; what she's doing to help keep artists in New York, and whether it's a battle that can be won; and her rather visceral travel story. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Christian Viveros-Faune, art critic for the Village Voice and ArtNet News, and also former dealer and co-owner of Roebling Hall, talks about Christian-gate, which got him fired and re-hired at the Voice; Damien Hirst's obituary; the state of the art world, in New York in particular; and the life of a critic. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Hrag Vartanian, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the NY-based art website/blog Hyperallergic talks about: covering the Egyptian uprisings; Occupy Wall Street; Hyperallergic's Powerless List; and how to bring more justice and equity to the art world. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

John Melick of Blue Medium talks about how to grow your product and/or brand with proper PR strategies, including social media how-tos and how-not-tos... The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Adam Sheffer of Cheim (that's pronounced "Chime")& Read gallery talks about his various duties as sales director and partner, including discussing work with current and potential collectors, supporting his artists at home and on the road, doing regular business dinners, and walking artists in crisis back from the cliff's edge...just kidding--rather, making his artists feel safe. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Jerry Saltz talks about: his TV appearances; being a 'public' art critic; his online persona and the immense comment threads his articles have incited; what critics should/need to do; what artists should/need to do; life with wife and fellow critic Roberta Smith; getting to work! The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Kate Wolf talks about: her L.A. Magazine article on the Mountain School; her 5 Points Reading Series at Workspace; Night Papers; the at-times complicated dynamic between writer and subject; and the pros and cons of reading your work. (photo credit: Robert Alexander (right) officiating a hot tub wedding ceremony in Venice, 1978. Photo: Lyle Mayer.) The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Walter talks about: being an artist in the East Village scene of the 80s; what it's like being an art critic, including the responsibilities of an art critic/journalist vs. being an artist; selling off some of his own collection; and his own work over the years, including his successful show this past spring at LynchTham on the Lower East Side (http://www.lynchtham.com/walter-robinson--figure-studies.html) The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Tom Muller talks about: having a studio visit in which a dealer told him he wasn't properly branded for his type of work; growing up in South Africa, Switzerland, and Seattle; managing time as an artist with a kid; and showing outside of L.A., including Denver and D.C. Deb Klowden Mann co-hosts with Michael Shaw. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Charlie White on Larry Clark; his project Casting Call; the image(s) of adolescence, from Dana Plato's Kimberly Drummond to Brooke Shields; on working with institutions instead of galleries; and his willingness to talk about ANYTHING- as long as it's in the objective. With Karl Haendel as guest host. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.

Sharon Louden is a Brooklyn as well as a Minneapolis-based artist behind the much-talked about book, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists." She can be followed via @loudenstudio The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ If you would like to help The Conversation's Michael Shaw participate in one of Sharon's upcoming New York Academy of Art lectures, you can help by donating to the show via PayPal thru the podcast's homepage: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated.

Los Angeles-based painter Cole Case talks about his youth as a political cartoonist; his struggles transitioning to become a fine artist; going back to school at 35; and overcoming scathing critiques in finding his voice as an artist...and so much more. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Support the show by donating via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated.

Smilee Barnacle talks about running an art fabrication company--working with clients including Mike Kelly and Alejandro Diaz, growing the business, ungrowing the business...and how he got into via reality show roots. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Support the show by donating via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated.

Max Presneill talks about being a roadie for some big English bands; moving to the States; his evolution as a curator, thru pop-up shows and club nights; doing studio visits in his role as curator/museum director; and his entrance interview for Goldsmiths College that went horribly wrong. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Support the show by donating via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated.

Karl Haendel and co-host Margie Schnibbe discuss Karl's Whitney Biennial experience, the Biennial itself, studio visits, and more. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Support the show by donating via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated.

Sam Fields on airbrushing, Sam's Charm School, and a series of studio visits that launched her career. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: A donation via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast

Dani Tull on... growing up in Hollywood from a multi-generational artist family; going to San Francisco Art Institute; his large-scale project about model homes and commodification of lifestyle; the culture and practice of Ayahuasca; showing with Blum & Poe; and acquiring the only two autographs he's ever cared to get, from two intriguing behemoths of their fields. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: A donation via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast

The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: A donation via PayPal on http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast

Artist Amir H. Fallah talks about his family's emigration from Iran to the States, his work, and launching and running the popular 'zine/website Beautiful Decay. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast

Oliver McIrwin's solo show at L.A. gallery behemoth ACE, straight out of grad school, didn't go as smoothly as he would have liked. The experience, however, led him to reconnect with his long-estranged father, and the start of a career in engineering shortly thereafter. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast

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For Episode 5 of the Conversation 3-Way, Alexandra Grant and Susan Silton talk about their work, and then the three of us talk about the profile of David Zwirner in the New Yorker, Dealer's Hand, and the machinations of artists and the art world. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast