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
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Cathy Byrd speaks on Skype with photographer Sarah Hobbs on a night when Sarah is testing materials she collected for Overpacked, a set of site-specific installations to be on view in Midtown Atlanta for a few days next week. Sarah's interest in human obsessions has led her to depict a range of neuroses and human foibles. Known for immersing her viewers in large scale photographs staged in familiar domestic interiors, this time, Sarah invites us into an experiential space: three hotel rooms that appear to be occupied by individuals trying very hard to make themselves feel at home.
Sound Design: Eric Schwartz | Photographs: Sarah Hobbs
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 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
Monday Jun 04, 2012
In Austin, Texas, we go backstage with seminal video and performance artist Joan Jonas to talk about how context influences 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 soon feature in his own episode. Jason and Joan will perform together this September in Kassel, Germany, during the 13th iteration of the city-wide art exhibition and events known as documenta.
Monday Apr 23, 2012
Monday Apr 23, 2012
In a seaside village outside Lisbon, we meet German artist Regina Frank to hear how she's expanding on her longtime theme, The Artist Is Present. Regina talks about the political and cultural issues that interest her and introduces performative installation projects that explore tensions between analog and digital media.
Sound Editor: Jay Agoglia
Special Audio: Astor Piazolla, Tango Milonga del Angel
Related Link: Regina Frank
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
Tuesday Feb 28, 2012
In 2012, Cathy Byrd shares stories and sounds from ARCO Madrid, Spain's annual contemporary art fair.
Stories: Suzanne Rietdijk, curator, ZINGERpresents, Amsterdam; Voluspa Jarpa, artist, Galeria Isabel Aninat, Santiago; and Anna Pahissa, owner/director, múltiplos, Barcelona.
Sounds: Fernando Gutierrez +.tape., Rapsodia; Jonathan Harker + Donna Conlon: Tapitapultas; Karl Holmqvist: Old News; Laia Estruch: Jingle
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz | Photography: Cathy Byrd
Related Episodes: When Music Meets an Art Fair, Rodrigue Mouchez on Choreographing Art Encounters
Monday Jan 16, 2012
Monday Jan 16, 2012
In this episode, we share one of the creative projects of our current sound editor, Ira Kip.
Theater director Ira Kip talks about the play she wrote to illuminate the raw space between medical politics and domestic violence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Queer community. The celebration of her new play She'Baltimore begins with a Valentine's Day benefit at the LOFTheatre in Baltimore. Ira aims to raise funds for a local charity assisting young victims of domestic violence. The play premiered on February 17, 2012, at the LOFT.
Saturday Dec 03, 2011
Saturday Dec 03, 2011
In his Chicago studio, we sit down with Jefferson Pinder to talk about the physical exertion in his work. The video and performance artist explains how Black history, Houdini, street theater, and symbols of power and struggle inform his practice.
At the time of this recording, Pinder was preparing for his 2011 appearance as The Escape Artist in Salisbury, Maryland. The performance commemorated 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.
Sound Editor: Ira Kip | Special Audio and Photography, courtesy Jefferson Pinder
Related Fresh VUE: Jefferson Pinder, Ben Hur
Related Link: Jefferson Pinder
Thursday Nov 03, 2011
Thursday Nov 03, 2011
William Pope.L, a performance artist and interventionist based in Chicago and Lewiston, Maine, is presenting a magic lantern show titled Blink for Prospect.2 New Orleans, the 2011 U.S. Biennial. For his project, the artist made a film from more than a thousand images donated by the people of New Orleans. On the night of October 22, Pope.L projected the film through the back of an old ice cream truck (previously, The Black Factory) as a team of volunteers pulled it across the dark city. Blink came to rest at Xavier University where it will remain on view through January 2012. This episode features a conversation with Pope.L, the sounds of Blink in motion and a hint of Don Quixote.
Sound Editor: Jeff T. Byrd | Music: Don Quixote | Photos: Amanda LaPlaca and Cathy Byrd
Related Episodes: William Pope.L on Endurance, Art and Community in Prospect 3 New Orleans
Related Links: William Pope.L, Blink, Prospect.2 New Orleans
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011
Wednesday Oct 12, 2011
In Baltimore, we sit down with Joyce J. Scott, a venerated visual and performing artist born and raised here. She talks about the state of art in her home town and she introduces her upcoming projects for the citywide exhibition and events known as Prospect New Orleans. For Prospect.2, Joyce presents conceptual beadwork and prints in galleries at Tulane University and Dillard University, and performs at Cafe Istanbul. Listen in to find out how the artist casts light on the history of race and voices her frustration at the chasm between men and women in the 21st century.