Kate Rusek is an artist based in New York City who transforms discarded materials, such as aluminum blinds, into highly tactile organic forms. She recently completed a monumental public art installation, "Desert Fungal Emergence," at Art City in Tucumcari, NM, where she was an artist in residence. In this episode, she talks to Logan about the ecological ideas that inform her work and what it was like making art in New Mexico. She also discusses her day job as a costume designer for Saturday Night Live.To learn more about Kate Rusek and Art City, check out Logan's feature story from May 2025:https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyle/article_2f8e8138-480b-43c5-9e95-978fba695513.html#1If you enjoy our podcasts, please like and subscribe, and consider becoming a digital subscriber to the Albuquerque Journal, to help us continue to bring you more content like this. Follow the like below for a discount on a digital subscription. http://www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12 that’s a savings of $9.Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal New Mexico's leading local news source!#contemporaryart #katerusek #artcity #artistinterview #ecologicalart #environmentalart #installationart #contemporarysculpture #womenartists #ecofeministart #saturdaynightlive #snl #publicart #artcitytucumcari
