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 Editor and Signature Sound Designer: Eric Schwartz Photographs: Sarah Hobbs
Monday Nov 26, 2012
Monday Nov 26, 2012
In Berlin, Cathy Byrd meets Luci Westphal, a German filmmaker based in New York and Berlin, to talk about Luci's love for street art, music, film and the D.I.Y. style. Luci shares the inside story on her moving postcard series In A Berlin Minute and her latest documentary All's Well and Fair. Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz Photographs courtesy the artist Music: "Frogfly Buzzing," by Dioxin Dolly (Rachel Iannelli, Margaret Briggs, Tina Bushnell), 1996, from Luci Westphal, All's Well and Fair, 2012.
Monday Nov 19, 2012
Monday Nov 19, 2012
Conversations About Creativity in the 21st CenturyCathy Byrd meets Sarah Oppenheimer at the Baltimore Museum of Art to talk about Sarah's stunning architectural interventions in the museum's renewed Contemporary Wing. Kristen Hileman, the BMA's contemporary art curator, creates unique relationships between Sarah’s newly commissioned projects and other work from the collection, including The Shallow Sea, a haunting sound art piece by Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz. An ambient recording of the 2010 sound art work is a special feature of this podcast.
Special Thanks to Kristen Hileman, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, PPOW, Anne Mannix, Sarah Pedroni and Zachary Wade.
Monday Nov 12, 2012
Monday Nov 12, 2012
In Istanbul, Cathy Byrd meets Yane Calovski, a transmedia artist and curator based in Skopje, Macedonia. Since 1998, his research-based works have been exhibited at Tate Britain, Manifesta 7, European Kunsthalle, Baltic Art Center, and Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, among other venues. Yane is the artistic director of Press to Exit, an organization founded in 2004 as a special program-based artist initiative for research and production in the field of visual arts and curatorial practices.
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
Wednesday Nov 07, 2012
In this Fresh Talk LIVE feature, Cathy Byrd meets Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates in Washington, DC, on Election Night 2012. Theaster is the featured speaker in the second annual Kinetic: Conversations in Contemporary Art lecture series at American University. Wilmer Wilson, an alumnus of Howard University, American University graduate students Emily Fransisco and Heather Ravenscroft, and University of Mary Washington senior Sidney Mullis join the conversation. Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz Photos: Cathy Byrd unless otherwise noted Music: Theaster Gates + The Black Monks of Mississippi, Shine, 2011
Monday Oct 29, 2012
Monday Oct 29, 2012
In Kassel, Germany, Cathy Byrd joins documenta(13)artist Marcos Lutyens for a Hypnotic Session in the Reflection Room. Based in Los Angeles, the London-born intermedia artist works with other artists and curators to develop events and exhibits that reflect his research into the mind and the unconscious. Marcos collaborated with artist, curator and writer Raimundas Malašauskas and smell researcher and artist Sissel Tolass to create this Hypnotic Session. Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz Photos: courtesy the artist, except where noted Music: Bill Frisell, Richter 858-8
Monday Oct 22, 2012
Monday Oct 22, 2012
In Kassel, Germany, Cathy Byrd meets Swiss artist Christian Philipp Müller to talk about Swiss Chard Ferry, his project for documenta (13). Christian lives in Berlin and Kassel, where since 2011, he's been Dean at the School of Art and Design. He has a history with the international exhibition, having participated in documenta 10 (1997) and is known for his interest in connecting art with the cultural history of plants. Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz Photos: Cathy Byrd and the artist, where noted Music: Beach Boys, Vege-Tables, 1967
Monday Oct 15, 2012
Monday Oct 15, 2012
In the Netherlands, we travel to Den Hague to record with Australian musician and composer Kate Moore at home. We're here to learn more about the new music she invents for international performances. Kate’s ensemble RPM Electro brings their Handmade Homegrown concert to The Hague's Theater Dakota in November 2012.
This is not our first encounter with Kate Moore. We met for the first time in summer 2012, at MacDowell, where she was a resident in their artist community.
Sound Editor: Leonardo Madriz
Special Audio: Kate Moore, Days and Nature, 2012, performed by Asko Schoenberg Ensemble and Engraved in Stone, 2012, performed by STRACC
Related Episode: Brave New Work in MacDowell's Artist Community
Related Links: Kate Moore, RPM Electro, MacDowell
Monday Oct 08, 2012
Monday Oct 08, 2012
On a spring 2012 road trip in the American Southwest, we drive through the desert to Marfa, home of the Chinati Foundation, a museum designed by artist Donald Judd to present art in conversation with the surrounding landscape. We stop to explore Ballroom Marfa, where then director Fairfax Dorn and project manager Melissa McDonnell sit down with us to talk about the genesis of the contemporary art space. Architect Michael Meredith meets us at an outdoor cafe to share his perspective on how a drive-in theater might come to life in this remote setting.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Brian LeBarton, The Wind, 2010. New Year’s Film/Score Series. January 2, 2010. Courtesy Ballroom Marfa
Related Episode: CineMarfa 2012
Related Links: Marfa, Texas, Chinati Foundation, Donald Judd, Ballroom Marfa, Fairfax Dorn, Melissa McDonnell, Michael Meredith
On a Spring 2012 road trip in the American Southwest, Cathy Byrd meets members of Ballroom Marfa’s creative team. Director Fairfax Dorn, project manager Melissa McDonnell, and architect Michael Meredith talk about why Ballroom came to West Texas and what they envision for Marfa's near future Drive-In theater. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Photography credits as noted Episode Sound: Brian LeBarton, The Wind, 2010. New Year’s Film/Score Series. January 2, 2010. The Crowley Theater, Marfa.
Monday Oct 01, 2012
Monday Oct 01, 2012
Cathy Byrd connects by Skype with artist Jason Forrest. Aka DJ DonnaSummer, the laptop musician has been based in Berlin for the past eight of years with his artist wife Jennifer Ray. Jason talks about how he became part of an international music scene and introduces his new platform: Network Awesome.
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio featured in this order: "New Religion" from The Everything, Jason Forrest; "Close to the Edge" from Close to the Edge, Yes;"The Exquisite Organs" from The Everything, Jason Forrest; "Bring that Beat Back" from Bring that Beat Back, Public Enemy; "Keys to the Door" from The Everything, Jason Forrest; "Utopia" from Utopia, Jason Forrest
Related Episode: American in Berlin—The Art of Jen Ray, Sounds of Berlin
Related Links: Jason Forrest, Network Awesome, Jennifer Ray