Writer/curator Cathy Byrd sparks conversations about today’s art, design, and film on the Fresh Art International podcast. Synthesizing interviews and field recordings with critical commentary since 2011, the podcast archives the voices, sounds, and stories of contemporary culture makers from around the world.
Episodes
Monday Jul 30, 2012
Monday Jul 30, 2012
In Austin, Texas, we meet independent curator Christopher Eamon at Lora Reynolds Gallery to talk about his latest exhibition project, Manscape: on view in the gallery through August 11, 2012. Christopher explains how he discovered the artists whose work was featured in Rearview Mirror: New Art from Central and Eastern Europe (2011) at The Power Plant, Toronto, and talks about the challenges and rewards of working solo. Christopher has curated exhibitions at institutions internationally, including at the Hambruger Bahnhof, Berlin, MoMA PS.1, NY, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Adina Popescu, Jeremiah, 2011
Related Episodes: The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things—with Joan Jonas in Austin
Related Links: Christopher Eamon. Manscape: Male as Subject and Object, Rearview Mirror: New Art from Central and Eastern Europe, The Power Plant
Sunday Jul 22, 2012
Sunday Jul 22, 2012
On the phone with art collector Charles Guice, we talk about his passion for contemporary art and his commitment to participate in the international scene. Pivotal in the careers of leading contemporary artists, including Hank Willis Thomas and Carrie Mae Weems, Charles represents some exceptional talent, including Max Esteban and Erika Diettes, artists featured in Buenos Aires' Festival de Luz 2012.
Monday Jul 16, 2012
Monday Jul 16, 2012
In East Austin, we meet the truly creative archictect Jack Sanders in his studio. From Cleburne, Texas, Jack studied at Auburn University and the University of Texas in Austin before he founded his company Design Build Adventure. Hear Jack talk about his muse Sam Mockbee and the Rural Studio experience that inspired Jack's commitment to slow architecture, storytelling and dreaming.
Monday Jul 09, 2012
Monday Jul 09, 2012
In Lubbock, Texas, we meet with students who participated in Land Arts of the American West, an experiential course that Chris Taylor designed for Texas Tech University. A road trip of some 6,000 miles culminated in the exhibition on view in a cavernous warehouse space. Students who share stories in this episode: Alexander Bingham, Luis Bustamante III, Will Cotton, Winston Holloway, Richard Klaja, Celeste Martinez, Zachary Mitchell, Carl Spartz, Rachael Wilson, Bethany Wood. Program Assistant: Adrian Larriva. Program Director: Chris Taylor.
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