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Art from the OutsideArtist Jessica RankinThis episode we are thrilled to be joined by the artist Jessica Rankin.
Born in Sydney in 1971, Jessica is known for her vibrant and expansive exploration of the processes of memory, intuition, and interpretation.
For the first part of her career, Jessica produced textile works that adopted methods historically identified with feminine pursuits—embroidery and needlework. She created works featuring 'mental maps' that combined word and image to highlight her ongoing project: a hybrid weaving of personal, fictional and historical voices.
In 2016, Jessica turned exclusively to painting, combining gestural abstraction with the sewn mar...2025-02-0142 minArt from the OutsideArtist Maia Ruth LeeThis episode we are thrilled to welcome the inspiring artist Maia Ruth Lee.Maia Ruth Lee’s multidisciplinary practice is deeply informed by questions surrounding the self in times of dispersion, mobility, and rootlessness. Using translation as an apparatus, Lee transmutes her works between mediums—photography, video, painting, and sculpture—connecting themes of borders, community, and language with embodiments of carriers, loss, and self-preservation through process and materials.Born in Busan, South Korea, in 1983, Lee grew up in Kathmandu and Seoul, before arriving in New York City in 2011 where she sp...2024-12-0537 minArt from the OutsideHow the next generation of collectors are navigating the art market - LIVE FROM THE ARMORY FAIRSPECIAL LIVE RECORDING AT NEW YORK'S ARMORY FAIR
This panel looks towards the next generation of collectors, discussing strategies for navigating the shifting art market. Considering how emerging patrons are building lasting relationships with artists and institutions, this conversation will discuss the role of young collectors in redefining the landscape of cultural philanthropy.
Featuring Will Palley and Amitha Raman, Co-Chairs of The Museum of Modern Art’s Young Patrons Council and hosts of the podcast Art from the Outside, in conversation with collector Jeffrey Liu.2024-10-3058 minArt from the OutsideArtist Nadya TolokonnikovaThis episode we are thrilled to be talking with the incredible artist Nadya Tolokonnikova.
Nadya is the creator of Pussy Riot, a global feminist art movement. In 2012 she was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance Punk Prayer. Punk Prayer was named by The Guardian among the ‘best art pieces of the 21st century’.
Tolokonnikova's Putin’s Ashes art installation at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in January 2023 propelled her into a new criminal case and put on Russia’s most wanted criminal list. On June 21st, 2024 her debut museum exhibiti...2024-08-3132 minArt from the OutsideArtist Alexandre da CunhaThis episode we are thrilled to be talking with the Brazilian born artist Alexandre da Cunha.
Based between London and Sao Paulo, Ale has referred to his practice as ‘pointing’ as opposed to ‘making’. By ‘pointing’ at existing objects in plain sight, he highlights new and unexpected meanings within the objects he chooses.
Grounded in material aesthetics, Ale creates monumentally scaled sculptures and playfully constructed wall-mounted work using metamorphosed everyday and found objects. Given their renewed possibility and playing with the visual language of art historical movements such as Arte Povera an...2024-06-0143 minArt from the OutsideArtist Igshaan AdamsThis episode, we are hugely excited to be joined by the artist Igshaan Adams.
Born in Bonteheuwel, a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa in 1982, Igshaan draws upon his background to contest racial, sexual and religious boundaries. This intersectional topography remains visible throughout his practice. Speaking about his work, Igshaan has said: "I’m interested in the personal stories recorded on the surface. What is recorded is not necessarily always a factual account but can be what is imagined – a combination of myth-making and meaning-making."
Igshaan has had solo exhibitions around the world, including at The...2024-03-0456 minArt from the OutsideArtist Shahzia SikanderThis episode we are thrilled to be joined by the trailblazing artist Shahzia Sikander.
Originally from Lahore, Pakistan; Sikander works across a variety of media including: paintings, video, and most recently, sculpture.
She is best known for subverting Central and South-Asian manuscript painting traditions and launching the form known today as neo-miniature.
Sikander earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National College of Arts in Lahore; and a Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of...2024-01-3141 minArt from the OutsideArtist P StaffThis episode we are thrilled to be joined by the artist P Staff.
Born in Bognor Regis in the UK and now living and working between Los Angeles and London, P’s work draws from a wide-ranging assortment of inspirations, materials, and settings to emphasize the processes by which bodies – especially those of people who are queer, trans, or disabled – are controlled by society.
P works across multiple media, including installation, film, and poetry. In their 2019 installation On Venus at the Serpentine Gallery in London, P used mirrored floors, yellow lights, and warped footage to explore...2024-01-0242 minArt from the OutsideArtist Tiona Nekkia McCloddenThis episode we are hugely excited to be joined by the artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden!
Tiona is a visual artist, filmmaker, and curator whose work explores and critiques issues at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and social commentary.
Born in Blytheville, Arkansas and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Tiona weaves narratives through archives, memories and objects, integral to her past and present, that shape her broader practice.
In 2022, Tiona’s exhibitions at The Shed and 52 Walker alongside her year-long installation at MoMA in New York, garnered significant acclaim, prompting The New York Time...2023-11-0149 minArt from the OutsideArtist John Edmonds and Curator Dr. Ashley James - SPECIAL BONUS EPISODESPECIAL BONUS EPISODE!!
In this special episode, we host a conversation with artist John Edmonds and Guggenheim curator Dr. Ashley James and to discuss the Guggenheim's new exhibition, Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility.
The exhibition presents works of art that feature partially obscured or hidden figures, thus positioning them at the “edge of visibility.” In this art context, the common phrase going dark is understood as a tactic whereby artists visually conceal the body to explore a key tension in contemporary society: the desire to be seen and...2023-10-2655 minArt from the OutsideArtist Zadie XaWelcome to season 4 of Art from the Outside!
This episode we are thrilled to kick off the season with the artist Zadie Xa. Born in Vancouver in 1983 and now based in London, Zadie has developed an expansive practice that addresses the nature of diasporic identities, global histories, familial legacies and interspecies communication. Working across painting, sculpture, textile production, and performance, she draws upon her Korean heritage as she seeks to elevate narratives that have been erased or repressed by the West and occupying powers.
Her work has been presented at venues around...2023-10-1337 minArt from the OutsideCollector Pamela KramlichThis episode, we are thrilled to be joined by the visionary collector, philanthropist, Pamela Kramlich. Over the last 35 years, alongside her husband Richard Kramlich, Pamela has built one of the most distinguished and expansive collections of time-based media art. The collection, which includes over 200 works of film, video, slide, and installation, as well as more than 250 works of photography, sculpture, painting, and drawing is predominantly located in their home in Napa Valley California, where they commissioned Herzog and de Meuron to design a residence and exhibition space.
Pam is also the founder of the New Art Trust...2023-07-1442 minArt from the OutsideArtist Ming SmithThis episode we have the privilege of speaking with the legendary photographer and artist Ming Smith.
During a career spanning almost six decades, Smith has documented everyday moments while pushing the limits of photography as a medium. Her distinct style combines a deliberate blurriness with experimental post-production techniques including double exposure, collage, and painting to amplify the works’ dream-like qualities.
Well known for her in-action portraits of notable cultural icons - from James Baldwin to Grace Jones - Smith’s ethereal compositions celebrate the richness of Black culture and the African diaspora. In 1972, Ming joined the...2023-03-2835 minArt from the OutsideArtist Marilyn MinterThis episode we are excited to be joined the pioneering artist and activist Marilyn Minter.
Minter deftly explores American culture’s pathology of glamor through painting, photography, and video works which focus primarily on the female body and its treatment in popular media.
Well known for her meticulous technical mastery, Minter’s details often highlight natural corporeal qualities that are omitted in mass-media depictions of women, such as body hair and stretch marks.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1948, Minter earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida at Gainesville and a Maste...2023-02-0248 minArt from the OutsideArtist Isaac JulienThis episode, we are honored to be joined by the incredible, Turner Prize-nominated artist and filmmaker, Isaac Julien.
Born in 1960 in London, Isaac is one of the leading artists working in film and video today. His 1989 film Looking for Langston garnered a cult following with this poetic exploration of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance.
Over the past three decades he has made work using multi-screen installations to express fractured narratives exploring memory and desire.
Earlier this year, he was commissioned by the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia to create a work to celebrate t...2022-12-1551 minArt from the OutsideArtist Guadalupe MaravillaWelcome to Season 3 of Art from the Outside!!!
To kick off Season 3, we speak with the brilliant artist, thinker, and healer Guadalupe Maravilla. Born in 1976 in El Salvador, and now based and working in Brooklyn, New York, Guadalupe received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, and an MFA from Hunter College at the City University of New York.
Guadalupe creates intricately layered paintings, sculptures and therapeutic performances that draw from his personal history and Central American ancestry, often resembling mythic creatures or reliquaries. Guadalupe is work examines issues of migration, healing, generational trauma, wh...2022-11-2253 min
Art from the OutsideArtist Derrick AdamsThis episode we are so excited to be joined by a brilliant artist who we both greatly admire: Derrick Adams.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1970; Derrick's work spans painting, collage, sculpture, performance, video, and sound installations. His multidisciplinary practice engages the ways in which individuals’ ideals, aspirations, and personae become attached to specific objects, colors, textures, symbols, and ideologies.
This April, Adams was awarded a $1.25 M. grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop an archive devoted to Black culture in Baltimore. He will also soon be opening a residency for Black creatives in Bal...2022-05-1046 minArt from the OutsideArtist Kahlil Robert IrvingThis episode we are so excited to be chatting with the incredible artist Kahlil Robert Irving. Currently living and working in St. Louis, MO, Kahlil's work encompasses ceramics, sculpture, site-specific wallpaper, and other mediums to mine the archive of visual culture and explore notions of Blackness.
In December 2021, Kahlil opened his first museum solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, titled Projects: Kahlil Robert Irving. His work has been exhibited at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas; the Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles; and the RISD Museum in Rhode Island...2022-04-2154 minArt from the OutsideArtist Chitra GaneshThis episode we are beyond thrilled to be joined by incredible artist Chitra Ganesh. Born and raised in Brooklyn and Queens, and currently based in Brooklyn, Chitra’s multi-disciplinary practice encompasses drawing, painting, animations, collages, and many more media to question and disrupt narratives around gender, sexuality, power, and identity.
Anchored in the history of South Asia, her gorgeous and detailed works combine a vast array of influences including South Asian iconography, science fiction and queer theory, with the visual languages of vintage comics, Bollywood posters, and video games to stunning effect.
Chitra’s work has...2022-02-1554 minArt from the OutsideArtist Barbara KastenThis episode, we are thrilled to be joined by brilliantly creative artist Barbara Kasten. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Barbara originally trained as a painter and textile artist at the University of Arizona (BFA), the California College of Arts & Crafts (MFA), before turning to photography in the early 1970s.
Working for over 40 years, she frequently uses mirrors, lights, and props for conceptually-based pieces that explore notions of perception and reality, figuration and abstraction.
Barbara’s work has been exhibited extensively around the world. In 2015, she was given her first (and long overdue) survey of her work at t...2022-01-1249 minArt from the OutsideArtist Nari WardWELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF ART FROM THE OUTSIDE!!
We are so excited to kick off season two with the innovative artist Nari Ward! Originally from Jamaica; Ward works across a variety of media including: sculpture, installation, performance, photography and video.
He is best known for his use of found-objects, such as baby strollers, cash registers and shoelaces, to compose sculptural installations that provoke complex thoughts regarding racism, poverty, and consumer culture.
Ward earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from City University of New York, Hunter College and a Master of Fine Arts from Br...2021-12-2456 minArt from the OutsideIndependent Art Fair Director Elizabeth Dee on Artists and Art FairsThis episode, we are thrilled to be joined by the visionary Elizabeth Dee, Co-Founder and CEO of the Independent Art Fair. Conceived and initiated in 2009, the Independent has rapidly become one of the most important and influential art fairs globally and will be hosted at New York’s Battery Maritime Building in just a few weeks, from September 9th to September 12th. You can find more about the fair here.
In addition to her role as Founder of the Independent, Elizabeth is a seasoned art world professional. Elizabeth opened her namesake gallery in New York’s SoHo dist...2021-08-2546 minArt from the OutsideArtist Paul Maheke on Politics and Performance ArtThis episode, we are delighted to be joined by the multi-disciplinary artist and dear friend Paul Maheke.
Based in London but originally from France, Paul’s practice focused on dance but encompasses a collaborative body of work comprising performance, installation, sound and video. His work considers the potential of the body as an archive in order to examine how memory and identity is formed and constituted.
Recent solo exhibitions include “A fire circle for a public hearing” at the Chisenhale gallery in London (2018) and Vleeshal Middelburg (2019), and “I Lost Track of the Swarm” at the South Lond...2021-07-0358 minArt from the OutsideDelfina Foundation's Aaron Cezar on Residencies and the Turner PrizeThis episode, we are very fortunate to be joined by the fabulous Aaron Cezar. Aaron is the Director of the Delfina Foundation, a London-based artist residency program that, since its founding in 2007, has hosted over 300 artists from more than 70 countries. Some familiar alumni include Kevin Beasley, Rana Begum, Michael Rakowitz, Wael Shawky, and Eric N. Mack, just to name a few.
Aaron is also an active curator and was somewhat of a trailblazer as the curator of the performance program at the 2019 Venice Biennale. As part of the official public program, he conceived the opening week and...2021-05-2752 minArt from the OutsideArtist Phyllida Barlow on Her Journey Through the Art WorldThis episode, we are extremely lucky to be joined by the pioneering artist, Phyllida Barlow. We talk about her early memories of the art world, how she continues to evolve her practice, what it's like to be a working artist and a parent, getting a CBE, and much more!
Originally from Newcastle upon Tyne in England, Phyllida works across media including painting, sculpture, and drawing. She is known for using materials such as plaster, cement and scrim to turn the conventions of sculpture on its head. Phyllida has been widely exhibited across the globe, including, most recently...2021-05-061h 00Art from the OutsideGallerist Jessica Silverman on Building a Diverse Gallery ProgramThis episode we are thrilled to be joined by an amazing gallerist - and friend - Jessica Silverman. Jessica founded her namesake gallery in 2008 in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district; after completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art at Otis College in Los Angeles and a Master of Arts in Curatorial Practice at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Since then, the gallery has moved to a newly renovated space in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, with an impressive roster of artists such as: Judy Chicago, Hugh Scott-Douglas, Isaac Julien, Andrea Bowers, and...2021-04-0646 minArt from the OutsideArtist Dayanita Singh on Expanding the Boundaries of PhotographyThis episode we are hugely excited to be joined by the definition defying artist Dayanita Singh.
Based in New Delhi, India, Dayanita started taking photographs in the early 1980s, soon expanding into photojournalism. Her practice has grown to span photography, bookmaking, installations, and perhaps most famously since 2012, museum directing.
Her work has been presented at the Hayward Gallery in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, as well the Venice Biennale. Her work is also in the permanent collections of the M...2021-03-1749 minArt from the OutsideCollector Pamela Joyner on Purpose and PatronageThis episode, we are very lucky to speak with the visionary collector, philanthropist, and our personal art world hero, Pamela Joyner.
Based in San Francisco, California, Pamela is a true champion for artists of African descent. Together with her husband Fred Giuffrida, she has built one of the world’s leading collections of artworks by Black and African diaspora artists, including deep holdings of works by artists including Alma Thomas, Mark Bradford, Jack Whitten, and Sam Gilliam - among many others.
Their collection has been the subject of several museum exhibitions, including shows at Chicago’s Sma...2021-02-121h 05Art from the OutsideArtist Jeffrey Gibson on Art, Identity, and IntersectionalityIn this episode we speak with the inspiring and brilliant artist, Jeffrey Gibson.
Jeffrey Gibson’s practice combines the cultural and artistic traditions of his Cherokee and Choctaw heritage with the visual languages of Modernism and themes from contemporary popular culture.
Born in Colorado Springs, CO in 1972, Gibson grew up in urban centers in the United States, Germany, Korea, and England; which helped to influence his cross-cultural aesthetic. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Arts in painting at the Royal College of...2021-01-261h 02Art from the OutsideLeslie-Lohman Museum Director Laura Raicovich on Why Art Is Never NeutralThis episode, we’re honored to be joined by curator, writer, and museum director Laura Raicovich.
Laura is currently the interim director of New York’s Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, one of the world’s only museums dedicated to the presentation queer art. Prior to assuming this role, Laura was the President and Executive Director of the Queens Museum in New York, where she was instrumental in transforming the museum to better serve its community, as well as expanding its roster of world-class exhibitions. During her tenure, she oversaw exhibitions of Mel Chin, William Gropper, and a show...2021-01-0557 minArt from the OutsideSamdani Art Foundation's Nadia Samdani on How Collecting Art Changes the ConversationThis episode we are extremely excited to be talking to the boundary defying collector, philanthropist, and general art world powerhouse, Nadia Samdani.
Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nadia is the founder and director of the Samdani Art Foundation, which she launched in 2011 and has now become one of the leading non-profits focused on supporting the arts in and across South East Asia.
In her role as Director of the Samdani Art Foundation, Nadia led the launch of the Dkaha Art Summit in 2012, a multifaceted, interdisciplinary biennial that brings together curators, artists, and other arts professionals from ar...2020-12-1556 minArt from the OutsideArtist Ursula von Rydingsvard on Why She Makes ArtThis episode, we welcome the legendary artist Ursula von Rydinsvard. Known for her highly personal and often monumental sculptures in cedar and bronze, Ursula has been working in Brooklyn, New York for the past 30 years.
She has had numerous exhibitions around the world, including solo shows at the beautiful Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England, the 2015 Venice Biennale, and the amazing Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.
Her work is also in the permanent collections of museums including the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA in New York, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco MoMA, and the...2020-11-251h 09Art from the OutsideGallerist Kavi Gupta on Building a Chicago PowerhouseThis episode we are so excited to be joined by an amazing gallerist and dear friend, Kavi Gupta. Kavi is the founder of the Kavi Gupta Gallery, which opened in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood in 2002.
Since then, the gallery has grown to two permanent locations that host more than a dozen museum-quality exhibitions each year; representing artists such as: Mickalene Thomas, Manish Nai, Firelei Báez, Angel Otero, (and one of my personal favorites) Jeffrey Gibson - just to name a few. Working alongside these artists to develop new projects, original scholarship, and historic archives, Kavi Gup...2020-11-1051 minArt from the OutsideArtist Amy Khoshbin on Art and ActivismThis episode we are delighted to be joined by one of the most hard-working, inspiring people we know - the Iranian-American Brooklyn-based artist and activist - Amy Khoshbin. Amy’s practice pushes the formal and conceptual boundaries of art-making to foster progressive social change through performance, social practice, video, rap music, installation, tattooing, teaching and writing.
She has shown at venues such as The Whitney Museum, The Guggenheim Museum, Times Square Arts, and Socrates Sculpture Park - just to name a few. In addition, Amy has received residencies at The Watermill Center, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and And...2020-10-271h 02Art from the OutsideArt21 Executive Director Tina Kukielski on Art Outside the New York BubbleThis episode, we speak to Tina Kukielski, the Executive Director and Chief Curator of Art21, one of the leading global producers of films and content about contemporary artists. Each month, more than 300,000 people from around the world tune in to Art21 to watch their Peabody Award Winning films with artists including Zanele Muholi, Theaster Gates, Luchita Hurtado, Jordan Casteel, and Pedro Reyes.
In addition to leading Art21, Tina is also an active and widely respected curator. She was a co-curator of the acclaimed 2013 Carnegie International, bringing together 35 established and emerging artists from 19 different countries, including Sarah Lucas, P...2020-10-0259 minArt from the OutsideArtist Camilo Godoy on Art and EducationThis episode we have a fantastic conversation with the talented artist Camilo Godoy. Camilo is an artist whose practice is concerned with the construction of political meanings and histories. His work engages with conceptual, photographic, and choreographic strategies to analyze and challenge past and present historical moments to imagine different subversive ways of being.
Godoy was born in Bogotá, Colombia and is currently based in New York, United States. He is a graduate of The New School with a BFA from Parsons School of Design, 2012; and a BA from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, 2013. Godoy was a...2020-09-0854 minArt from the OutsideGallerist Wendy Olsoff on P.P.O.W: 1983 to PresentWendy Olsoff is the co-founder of P.P.O.W. an incredible gallery in New York that she opened in 1983. Today, the gallery represents the estates of David Wojnarowicz, Carolee Schneeman, and Martin Wong, as well as contemporary artists like Carlos Motta, Betty Tompkins, Robin F. Williams, and Judith Linhares.
Some artists we discuss in this episode:
Carrie Mae Weems
Peter Hujar
Sue Coe
Anton van Dalen
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Nicolas Moufarrege
Nancy Spero
Guadalupe Maravilla
Terry Adkins
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For images, artworks, and more behind the scenes goodness, follow @artfromtheoutsidepodcast on Instagram.2020-08-061h 07Art from the OutsideAsia Society Museum Director Boon Hui Tan on their Inaugural TriennialThis episode, we speak to the amazing Boon Hui Tan. Boon Hui is Vice President for Global Arts and Cultural Programs, and Director, of Asia Society Museum, New York, where he leads the organisation’s global arts and cultural activities spanning visual arts, performing arts and film. Previously, he was Director of the Singapore Art Museum from 2009 - 2013. In 2015, Boon Hui was Artistic Director for Singapour en France, le Festival, the largest multidisciplinary presentation of contemporary culture from Singapore and Southeast Asia in France. He is also co-curator of the inaugural Asia Society Triennial, which is slated to run October 27...2020-08-0640 minArt from the OutsideChisenhale Director Zoé Whitley on Soul of a Nation and BeyondDr. Zoé Whitley is the Director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery. Prior to that, she’s held positions at the Hayward Gallery, the Tate, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Studio Museum in New York. Zoé was also the co-curator of the widely acclaimed Soul of a Nation exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2017. She curated the British Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale and, in September, her show Elijah Pierce’s America will open at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
Some of the artists discussed in this episode:
Mat Collishaw
Anthea Hamilton
Helen Marten
Sonia Boyce
Betye Sa...2020-08-051h 09