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
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
In San Antonio, we meet scholar, writer, and curator Sarah Lewia to talk about issues and ideas that inform her curatorial practice. Sarah's latest project involved selecting artists Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier and Mike Osborne for the Artpace San Antonio's International Artists in Residence program. Active internationally, Sarah has held positions at the Tate Modern and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and was co-curated the 2010 SITE Santa Fe biennial exhibition titled The Dissolve.
Sarah Lewis's book The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, 2014, inspires the title of this episode.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Esperanza Spaulding, Cuerpo y Alma
Related Episode: How Artist Residencies Unfold at Artpace San Antonio
Related Links: Sarah Lewis, Artpace San Antonio, Tate Modern, Museum of Modern Art, SITE Santa Fe 2010 Biennial
Monday Aug 20, 2012
Monday Aug 20, 2012
Under the 7th Street bridge in East Austin, we meet Andrew Danzinger, creator of the then-anonymous red swing project. Andrew invented his spatial intervention as an undergraduate while studying architecture at the University of Texas, Austin. Since 2007, his open-source project has grown to encompass a volunteer corps whose members have installed close to 200 swings in the U.S. and abroad. Andrew takes his swings to the Venice Architecture Biennial in August 2012.
Monday Aug 13, 2012
Monday Aug 13, 2012
In East Austin, Tolly Moseley in Austin shares the facets of her creative practice. A book publicist by day, Tolly spends evenings writing for her blog. She’s also a passionate aerial silks dancer who keeps a vivid blue silk hanging from a tree outside her back door. Earlier this year, Tolly started producing and hosting a series of webisodes for "Austin Eavesdropper TV" in which she interviews a certain quirky character and shares insider tips about Austin. In this episode, Cathy gets a sneak peek at Tolly's brand new project for YouTube.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Tolly Moseley, AETV intro designed by Jason Silverberg
Related Episodes: Louis Grachos on the Austin Art Experience
Related Links: AustinEavesdropper.com, youtube.com/hungry
Monday Aug 06, 2012
Monday Aug 06, 2012
In Barcelona with Carolina Grau, an independent curator from Spain, we talk about her projects in London, Madrid, Lisbon, Sao Paulo and Paris. Carolina describes what she learned as a project manager for artists Rachel Whiteread and Juan Muñoz, her curatorial residencies, the evolution of her work with Martin Creed (Cubitt Gallery and Tate Modern, London; Sala Alcalá, Madrid), how locals get involved with the D.I.Y. biennial she co-organizes with Mario Flecha in the village of Jafre, Spain.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Martin Creed, Thinking, Not Thinking, used with permission of the artist
Related Episodes: Antoni Muntadas on the Social Body, Art Meets Food in Barcelona
Related Links: Rachel Whiteread, Juan Muñoz, Center for Contemporary Art, Noisy-le-Sec, Martin Creed