Episodes
Monday Jul 02, 2012
Fresh Talk: Sasha Dees
Monday Jul 02, 2012
Monday Jul 02, 2012
Cathy Byrd connects on skype with Sasha Dees, an independent curator/producer/consultant who lives and works between Amsterdam and New York. In the Netherlands, Sasha curates the residency program Open Ateliers in the area of Amsterdam known as Zuidoost. In the U.S., Sasha is the producer of a roving video performance project with Sietske Tjallingii, the protagonist in Miss T - My American Dream. Their road trips in search of mid-century roadside icons have led them to gigantic versions of a guitar, a blue whale, a sombrero and more.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Photos: courtesy Sasha Dees
Episode Music: Billy Holliday, All of Me
Monday Jun 04, 2012
Fresh Talk: Joan Jonas
Monday Jun 04, 2012
Monday Jun 04, 2012
In Austin, Texas, Cathy Byrd talks with seminal video and performance artist Joan Jonas about how context affects each presentation of The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things, a project commissioned by Dia Beacon in 2004. Joan considers the evolution of her transmedia process since the 1960s and the inspiration she gets from working with jazz improvisor Jason Moran. Joan's collaborator in The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things (2005-2006) and Reading Dante (2008), Jason will be featured in his own Fresh Talk episode. Jason and Joan will perform together this September in Kassel, Germany, during documenta 13.
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Fresh Talk: Regina Frank
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Now living a seaside village just outside Lisbon, German artist Regina Frank has expanded on her central theme, The Artist Is Present, for more than two decades. Regina talks about the political and cultural issues that interest her and how her meditative installation projects explore the tension between analog and digital media.
Sound Editor: Jay Agoglia
Photos: Courtesy Regina Frank
Music: Astor Piazolla, Tango Milonga del Angel
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
Fresh Talk: ARCO Madrid
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
Monday Jan 16, 2012
Fresh Talk: Ira Kip
Monday Jan 16, 2012
Monday Jan 16, 2012
In this episode, theater director Ira Kip talks about the raw space between medical politics and domestic violence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual community. The celebration of her new play She'Baltimore begins with a February 14, 2012 benefit at the LOFTheatre in Baltimore to raise funds for a local charity assisting young women who are victims of domestic violence. The play premieres on February 17, at the LOFT.
Saturday Dec 03, 2011
Fresh Talk: Jefferson Pinder
Saturday Dec 03, 2011
Saturday Dec 03, 2011
In this episode, Chicago-based video performance artist Jefferson Pinder explains the importance of physical exertion in his work. Hear how his fascination with Houdini and street theater led to his new live performance series: The Escape Artist. Jefferson makes his first appearance as the Escape Artist at 8:05pm, Sunday, December 4, 2011, in Salisbury, Maryland. The premiere performance commemorates the death of Matthew Williams, who was confined to a straightjacket when he was lynched in front of the Wicomico courthouse on December 4, 1931.
Thursday Nov 03, 2011
Fresh Talk: William Pope L
Thursday Nov 03, 2011
Thursday Nov 03, 2011
William Pope.L, a performance artist and interventionist based in Chicago and Lewiston, Maine, presented a magic lantern show titled Blink for Prospect.2 New Orleans, the 2011 U.S. Biennial. For his project, the artist composed a film from more than a thousand images donated by the people of New Orleans.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011
Fresh Talk: Joyce Scott
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011
This fall, Joyce Scott, a venerated visual and performing artist based in Baltimore, Maryland, is participating in Prospect.2, New Orleans, a biennial of international contemporary art. Joyce considers the state of art in her home town and talks about her Prospect.2 projects. Performing at Cafe Istanbul on Saturday, October 22, she will tell the story of Miss V, a worldly incarnation of Saint Veronica, who is frustrated by the chasm between men and women in the 21st century.