RE:ARTISTE | “Environmental Food Chain” Food for Thought
Our collection photos from our recent visit to the International Group Show "Environmental Food Chain" Food for Thought at RE:ARTISTE....
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Delano Dunn | “Dreams of Fire and Starshine”
Project for Empty Space presents "Dreams of Fire and Starshine" a solo exhibition by PES Artist in Residence Delano Dunn. Check out our photos from our recent visit....
Antony Zito | “WOMEN”
Antony Zito is a talented artist and a co-founder of the Annual Governors Island Art Fair. Many of these portraits are of women Zito knows personally but also some who inspire from afar. Zito brings strength and light to his figures and has a very strong eye for finding objects to use as canvas. Check out our full gallery of images from the opening night....
A Brief Guide to Troublemaking Artists Who Have Called Paris Home
Paris is a city where art and trouble make perfect bedfellows. Here are a few notorious artists who have called the City of Lights home....
Talking art, religion, and changing public perceptions with Sara Meghdari – with a little Westworld and Luke Cage thrown in
We're back and with special guest and artist/photographer/videographer Sara Meghdari (@szmeghdari). We discuss the difficulties of being a photographer in NYC, her first live public performance, which showed the very private act of covering and putting on her hijab, and recent art shows around the city. We continue with art news such as more interactive art exhibits popping up across the country, scents and smells being incorporated into exhibits and museums as it's own art form and to enhance or change the way we perceive art, and the world's first cryptocurrency art auction taking place. Then we close things out talking about Seasons 2 of 'Westworld' and 'Luke Cage', and the underappreciated 'Queen of the South.'...
Music Pairing: A Walk Through British Art
'Walk Through British Art', the permanent exhibition at London’s Tate Britain, is also a walk through British music. From Elizabeth I to Stephen Lawrence, adding music allowed me to connect with artworks that may have otherwise felt distant. Music pours silently from the paintings in this collection, and I found reuniting these different forms of artistic expression to be a thrilling experience....
Toyin Ojih Odutola | “To Wander Determined”
Our collection of photos from our recent visit to Toyin Ojih Odutola's first solo museum exhibition in New York "To Wander Determined" at The Whitney Museum....
Mihai Pavel’s journey through photography, literal Instagram peacocking, and the toxic nature of social media
On this week's show we have special guest Miha Pavel (@familiarspot), from the Sacramento area, on to talk about his journey through photography over the years, his Romanian roots and its influence on his music, as well as his thoughts on the role of social media and emerging technologies, i.e. smart phones, in the field of photography as a whole. And of course we go on tangents about conspiracy theories, not being able to compete with Dexter the Peacock, the toxicity of online comments, and get an answer to the age old question - Signs or The Village?...
What Do You See?: What the Loss of NEA Funding May Mean for Access to the Arts
Today, the National Endowment for the Arts is constantly being put on the chopping block when it comes to federal funding but it's not just about the artists. It’s about those that benefit from funding to the arts. If admission prices rise, that accessibility will become more and more difficult to justify financially and less people will be able to view the great works of artists past and present....
Kayce Tynan’s psychedelic fantasy art, AR art experiences, and H&M is the WORST
On this week's show we have special guest Kayce Tynan on, out of Chico, CA, to talk about her psychedelic fantasy art, developing her High Anxiety brand, and augmented reality/immersive art. Then we talk about the recent controversies surrounding H&M, Kendrick Lamar, Robin Thicke, and the constant fight for artists' rights/copyright protections....
Public Performance Art – Changing Our World, One Stunt At a Time
Performance art strikes at the heart of the human experience, or at least tries to. What impact have performance artists had on our world and what makes for powerful performance art?...
We must cultivate our garden; how to support the artists you love
Artists have always faced an uphill battle, but new obstacles are being thrown in their way. Emerging technologies have been both a gift and a curse. Over the past decade, artists have grappled with historic levels of economic uncertainty and discord and federal funding for the arts is under attack. In the end, if we’re going to ensure that the arts we love thrive, we’re going to have to do it ourselves....
Spoilercasting Black Panther and presidential portraits
Marvin Touré joins us again to go full on spoilercast about Marvel's Black Panther and go on a deeper analytical dive about its many themes. We finish things off by talking about the recent presidential portraits and possible deeper meanings....
El Museo @ SVA | “May Contain Moving Parts”
Our collection of photos from our recent visit to "El Museo Del Barrio @ SVA : May Contain Moving Parts" at the School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery....
Cautious optimism for Black Panther, untraining your creative mind, and the themes of Marvin Touré’s art work
Shit gets real in this episode as we speak to Marvin Touré about his upcoming art work, the influences of his West African heritage and being a first-generation immigrant, and his cautious optimism about Marvel's upcoming Black Panther film. We also dive deep into an artist's struggle to convey his own life and perspective while still leaving room for interpretation from a larger audience, untraining your mind after years of traditional schooling, the themes of the racial undertones of body perception, mental conditioning, and the mentality towards art in West Africa compared to the traditional Western context. Needless to say we dive deep....
“Kara Walker” | Sikkema Jenkins & Co
Our collection of photos from our recent visit to Kara Walker’s exhibition at Sikkema Jenkins & Co....
Music Pairing: Classic Art and Contemporary Music
The extent to which aspects of both classic art and contemporary music took on different meanings when paired together amazed me. The withdrawn looks of the subjects became coy and knowing when I wondered what secrets they would reveal “if these walls could talk”, Haim’s defiant anthem of “baby, don’t save me” became the voice of women in French high society, and Nina Simone’s simple lament felt inspired by the Avenue de Chantilly. Where the more traditional music pairings became incidental, the contemporary pieces were in dialogue with the paintings, both resisting and conforming to the tone suggested by the music....
The Culture of Comics Part 3: Comics As Serious Art
In this final installment of the Culture of Comics series, we are taking a look at comic creators who transcend the comic book medium in ways which liken their works more closely to forms of what is considered, "high art." ...
Akira Rabelais – Somewhere, In The Garden of Forking Paths
Akira Rabelais - a composer/software developer/project manager(?) who exudes mystery and tongue-in-cheek-references in everything he does, makes you walk through forked paths, all inspired by one of his favorite writers, Jorge Louis Borges....
You don’t need to suffer to make great art
Does an artist really have to suffer to make great art? This common theory has developed over time due to the sheer number of tortured artists that the music industry in particular, has to answer for. But upon closer examination, that perception can be deceiving....
BoJack Horseman Season 4 Proves to Be Netflix’s Most Artistic Original Yet
Netflix’s original animated-series is a staple of artistic innovation. The creative teams’ choice to depict trauma through that of an animated horse is a testament to the program’s commitment to innovative storytelling and stunning art. Season four brings perhaps the most creatively stylized animation to modern television, while also incorporating design choices into their narratives. This critique is spoiler-packed, so please proceed with caution! ...
Wardell Milan “Persona” | Project For Empty Space
Our collection of photos from our recent visit to Persona by Wardell Milan, at Project For Empty Space. Featuring new work centered around social themes often present in his work....
Hugh Hefner’s legacy, IT & Rick and Morty breaking records, and made-for-Instagram art exhibits
For this week's show we talk about the recent passing of Hugh Hefner and discuss our thoughts on his legacy and the discussion the media is having about it; whether it was more exploitation or liberation. Then we talk about the massive success that both IT and Rick and Morty have had and the influence that Rick and Morty in particular has had on McDonald's. We end things by discussing the recent trend of "Made-for-Instagram" art exhibits and Google's new hardware lineup and their new flagship phone, the Pixel 2....
Captain Beefheart – The Making of a Cult Figure
We examine the eccentric life of the cult legend, Captain Beefheart. His life was full of stories about his many idiosyncrasies and while many regard him as a musical genius, it was his paintings under his real name, Don Van Vliet that brought him wide success....