Fresh Art International

Endangered Ecosystems—with Adam Nadel in the Everglades

Today, we take you to the Everglades, a region of South Florida once entirely covered in a shallow, slow-moving sheet of water. Established as a National park in 1947, the subtropical wilderness of endless marshes, dense mangroves and towering palms is a habitat for rare and endangered species—including manatees, the American crocodile, and the Florida panther. 

Since 2001, the wild world of the Everglades has been a temporary habitat for artists and writers who spend a month here as fellows in the program known as AIRIE, Artists in Residence in Everglades. New York based photographer Adam Nadel was a past resident. In this podcast episode, he introduces Getting the Water Right an expansive exhibition project he produced with Jessica Cattelino, associate professor of anthropology at the University of California Los Angeles. Together, they tell the human story of South Florida’s iconic eco-system.

Alba Triana on Experimenting with Sound and Light

Alba Triana, a Colombian-born composer and sound artist based in Miami, Florida, introduces three of her exquisite sound and light installations: Music on a Bound String questions whether or not the act of listening is indispensable to the musical experience. Microcosmos animates a cymbal to create an immersive vibrational experience. The interactive Electronic Gamelan invites visitors to perform one of the artist's compositions. Listen to discover her trans-disciplinary approach to the ever-evolving field of sound art.

Miami Art Week + Art Basel Preview 2017

How does Miami continue to expand on and elevate the international conversation about contemporary art that the world’s premiere art fair sparked in 2002 by launching Art Basel Miami Beach?

On this live streaming show broadcast from the Jolt Radio studio, Miami, Florida, meet artists and curators who are making this city a year round destination for art. We introduce exhibitions you can visit in renovated and new art spaces, the presentation of work by emerging artists in a historic building downtown and an art fair with no art for sale that will take place inside a luxury shopping center in the heart of the business district.

Field recordings:
A conversation at Perez Art Museum with artist Dara Friedman and curator Rene Morales on Dara’s mid-career survey “Perfect Stranger”
A site visit with curators Alex Gartenfeld and Stephanie Seidel before the opening of the new Institute of Contemporary Art Miami space

Studio guests:
Curator Leilani Lynch talks about Mika Rottenberg‘s interventions at the Bass Museum
Artist Lauren Shapiro introduces the ephemeral project she brings to RAW, a Young Artist Initiative pop-up experience in the Historic Post Office building
Artist Nathalie Alfonso describes the live performance she presents at Fair., a free art fair where nothing’s for sale, featuring work by women artists at Brickell City Center

Culture Making in Downtown Miami

In this live streaming talk show on Jolt Radio, we explore the ways that Downtown Miami sparks creative interventions—how the city's cultural landscape inspires artists, curators and city developers based here.

In studio: Rina Carvajal, Executive Director and Chief Curator, Museum of Art + Design, Miami Dade College, on Living Together film and performance series and the Museum without Boundaries initiative, with sound tracks introducing upcoming performances by Carrie Mae Weems and Samora Pinderhughes.

Field Recordings:
-Tour of the Cradle of Miami Civilization with artist writers Franky Cruz and Nathaniel Sandler, The Miami Rail Block By Block Initiative 2016 (with audio track excerpt from Dara Friedman's film Ishmael and the Well of Ancient Mysteries, 2014)
-Conversation in Bayfront Park with Fabian De La Espriella, Miami Downtown Development Authority, and the creative team behind the January 2017 Biscayne Green Project

Breakfast and the Beat with FreshArtINTL

Listen in to hear the energy and creativity that our team and guests brought to our live streaming Breakfast and The Beat show on Jolt Radio this week. We thank you, our listeners and invite you to support our efforts to bring the voice of international contemporary art, design and film to our global community.

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Songs for Disaster Relief—with Samson Young in Venice

Today, we take you to Venice, Italy, to meet Hong Kong artist and composer Samson Young. He tells the stories behind Songs for Disaster Relief, his creation for the Hong Kong Pavilion at the 57^th Venice Art Biennale. Fake news, meta fiction, politics, pop music and philanthropy are all at play in the multi-part installation that begins in the courtyard. The pavilion’s inter-connected environments mock the music industry’s imperialist history of do-good songs while expressing appreciation for the effort and exposing the artist's drive to find real caring for the Other in today's xenophobic world.

Architecture with a Sense of Place

This radio show about Architecture with a Sense of Place features conversations with artists and architects whose work responds to cultural, historical, sociopolitical and environmental influences on our built environment. Featured: Jack Sanders, Design Build Adventure, Austin; Jaya Kader, KZ Architecture, Miami; David Hartt at Graham Foundation, Chicago; Sarah Dunn, Urban Lab, Chicago; Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai, India; Marshall Brown, Marshall Brown Projects, Chicago; Jimenez Lai and Joanna Grant, Bureau Spectacular, Los Angeles; and Gerard & Kelly at Farnsworth House.

Lisa Reihana on Reversing the Colonial Gaze

Today, we take you to the Arsenale, a historic shipyard and main venue for the 57th Venice Art Biennale. In the New Zealand pavilion, we hear artist Lisa Reihana speak on reversing the colonial gaze in her work Emissaries. http://www.freshartinternational.com

Introducing Miami Film Festival Gems 2017

Brought to you live from the studio at Jolt Radio, our latest program on South Florida’s film culture introduces Miami Film Festival’s GEMS 2017. Hear from MFF’s associate director Diana Cadavid and Miami-based screenwriter Joshua Jean-Baptiste (#GettheGreenlight winner) and Los Angeles based filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto (VR Escape, La Granja). Listen in on our conversations with filmmakers Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine) and Antonio Mendez Esparza (Life and Nothing More). Experience film as you might never have before hearing this show: Through your ears!

Sounds of Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017

Today, we take you to Germany, to experience the 2017 edition of Skulptur Projekte Münster. The international public art exhibition that has taken place every ten years since 1977 activates historical, architectural, social and political sites across the city. The best way to experience this model of art in the public sphere is on foot and by bicycle.

Featuring temporary public art projects by Ei Arakawa, Aram Bartholl, Gerard Byrne, Jeremy Deller, Nicole Eisenman, Pierre Huyghe, Emeka Ogboh, Alexandra Pirici, Koki Tanaka, Benjamin de Burca/Barbara Bárbara Wagner, Cerith Wyn Evans and Hervé Youmbi.

Sound engineer: Guney Ozsan