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 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
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
Monday Jun 25, 2012
Monday Jun 25, 2012
This episode features conversations with five current participants in the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. Established in 1967 by artist and art collector Don Anderson, the program offers visual artists the unique opportunity to spend a year concentrating on their work. The voices you'll hear are those of Sarah Bostwick, Jon-Paul Villegas, Brian Kluge, Corwin Levi (aka RadioSebastian), and Siobhan McBride.
Monday Jun 18, 2012
Monday Jun 18, 2012
In Spain, we meet Navid Nuur, an Iranian-born artist based in the Netherlands. Navid was invited to present Hocus Focus, his first solo exhibition at Matadero Madrid, an art center developed on the former site of the city’s main livestock market and slaughterhouse. The artist who loves to experiment gives us a tour of his exhibition and talks about the painting project he presented in Switzerland at Art Basel.
Special thanks to Gema Melgar, Matadero Madrid, for facilitating this podcast production.
Sound editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Navid Nuur, Fire Painting, 2012
Related Episode: How Does An Art Fair Sound in Madrid?
Related Links: Navid Nuur, Matadero Madrid, Art Basel: Basel
Monday Jun 11, 2012
Monday Jun 11, 2012
Sound Editor: Leo Madriz
Special Audio: Jason Moran, He Takes His Coat and Leaves
Related Episodes: The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things—with Joan Jonas in Austin
Related Links: Jason Moran, Alicia Hall Moran, Whitney Museum of American Art