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Greene & Lewis98: Peloton For Jesus w/ Leo MadrizLeo stops by to talk branches, religion, blood donation, and his MFA thesis.Special Guest: Leo Madriz.Support Greene & Lewis 2021-05-131h 18

Fresh Art InternationalArtist Playlist—Regina Frank Listens to Joan JonasThis episode is part of our Playlist series. We’re inviting artists, curators, architects, filmmakers, cultural producers and other listeners to share favorites from the archive. Based in Lisbon, German born artist Regina Frank has shown her work in New York, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo, among other cities globally. In recent projects, she explored environmental issues in performative installations at the Museum of Art Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, and BioArt 2018, Seoul, South Korea. Here, Regina Frank introduces our conversation with renowned video and performance artist Joan Jonas, an episode first released on June 5, 2012. Revisiting this episode is a moment to...2019-09-1614 min

Fresh Art InternationalBallroom Marfa Imagines a Drive-In TheaterOn 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 2012-10-0816 min

Fresh Art InternationalArtist as Laptop Musician—with Jason Forrest in BerlinCathy 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...2012-10-0118 min

Fresh Art InternationalArt All Night in Toronto—with Curator Helena ReckittOn Skype, we connect with London-based curator Helena Reckitt about the artists she selected to participate in Nuit Blanche Toronto 2012. Each year, the citywide Nuit Blanche event brings more than a million people out onto the streets from dusk to dawn for temporal art experiences. Projects in “Once More, With Feeling,” her sector of the legendary art event, will animate notions of repetition, remaking, renewal and revolt. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz | Special Audio, in order of appearance: Katie Paterson, Hadley+Maxwell, Susan Stenger Related Episode: Filming Rhythm, Stories and Soul in the Toron...2012-09-2426 min

Fresh Art InternationalAmerican in Berlin—the Art of Jen RayConnecting on Skype with American-born artist Jennifer Ray, we trace her creative path from North Carolina to Germany. Based in Berlin for eight of years with her husband and music producer Jason Forrest, Jen talks about life, recent exhibitions, and her new book. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio Jen Ray, Double Action, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, 2010 Related Episodes: Sounds of Berlin, Artist as Laptop Musician—Jason Forrest in Berlin Related Links: Jen Ray Art, Ain't We Got Fun, Jason Forrest 2012-09-1716 min

Fresh Art InternationalHow Artist Residencies Unfold at Artpace San AntonioOne hot summer day in Texas, we visit the studios of Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier, and Mike Osborne, current artists in residence at Artpace San Antonio. The projects they created are on view in the Artpace galleries through September 2012. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Soundtrack of a video project by Juan Miguel Ramos titled Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros, 2012 Related Episode: On the Rise—with Curator Sarah Lewis in San Antonio Related Links: Artpace San Antonio. Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier, Mike Osborne, Sarah Lewis 2012-09-0330 min

Fresh Art InternationalOn the Rise—with Curator Sarah Lewis in San Antonio In San Antonio, we meet scholar, writer, and curator Sarah Lewia to talk about issues and ideas that inform her curatorial practice. Sarah's latest project involved selecting artists Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier and Mike Osborne for the Artpace San Antonio's International Artists in Residence program. Active internationally, Sarah has held positions at the Tate Modern and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and was co-curated the 2010 SITE Santa Fe biennial exhibition titled The Dissolve. Sarah Lewis's book The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, 2014, inspires the title of this episode. 2012-08-2614 min

Fresh Art InternationalRed Swing Project—From Austin to the WorldUnder the 7th Street bridge in East Austin, we meet Andrew Danzinger, creator of the then-anonymous red swing project. Andrew invented his spatial intervention as an undergraduate while studying architecture at the University of Texas, Austin. Since 2007, his open-source project has grown to encompass a volunteer corps whose members have installed close to 200 swings in the U.S. and abroad. Andrew takes his swings to the Venice Architecture Biennial in August 2012. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Music: Eden Gass, Little Red Swing Related Episode: Slow Architecture—with Jack Sanders in Austin Related Links: red swing project, Biennale Arch...2012-08-2012 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Brave New World of Webcasting—with Tolly Moseley in East AustinIn 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: Le...2012-08-1312 min

Fresh Art InternationalEngaging as an Independent Curator—with Carolina Grau in BarcelonaIn 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 t...2012-08-0614 min

Fresh Art InternationalManscape—with Curator Christopher Eamon in AustinIn 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, Jer...2012-07-3016 min

Fresh Art InternationalOne Collector's Passion—with Charles GuiceOn 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. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: ChocQuibTown, San Antonio Related Episode: Jefferson Pinder Related Links: Festival de la Luz 2012 2012-07-2312 min

Fresh Art InternationalSlow Architecture—with Jack Sanders in AustinIn 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. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Ross Cashiola, Trains in the Grass Related Episodes: Destination American Southwest, Land Arts of the American West—with Students in Texas Related Links: Jack Sanders, Design Build Adventure, Sam Mockbee, Rura...2012-07-1615 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Life of a Roving Curator—with Sasha Dees in AmsterdamCathy 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. ...2012-07-0211 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Call of the American Southwest—An Artist Residency in New MexicoThis 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. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Photos courtesy Cathy Byrd and RAiR artists RAiR acoustics: Sarah Bostwick Music: Paper Bird, The Train Song 2012-06-2513 min

Fresh Art InternationalPainting with Fire—Navid Nuur in MadridIn 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 2012-06-1810 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Aesthetics of Improvisation—with Jason Moran in New YorkWe connect with jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran by phone about his upcoming performance project in New York. The MacArthur Fellow and artistic adviser for jazz at the Kennedy Center talks about when he first started improvising, how he collaborates with contemporary artists, and what unfolded during Bleed, the suite of events he curated with his wife Alicia Hall Moran during their 2012 residency at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Jason Moran, He Takes His Coat and Leaves Related Episodes: The Shape, The Scent, The F...2012-06-1114 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things—with Joan Jonas in AustinIn Austin, Texas, we go backstage with seminal video and performance artist Joan Jonas to talk about how context influences each presentation of The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things, a project commissioned by Dia Beacon in 2004. Joan considers the evolution of her transmedia process since the 1960s and the inspiration she gets from working with jazz improvisor Jason Moran. Joan's collaborator in The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things (2005-2006) and Reading Dante (2008), Jason will soon feature in his own episode. Jason and Joan will perform together this September in Kassel, Germany, during the 13th iteration...2012-06-0410 min

Fresh Art InternationalMaking and Meaning in Public Art—with Franklin Sirmans in Los AngelesCathy Byrd talks on the phone with Franklin Sirmans, curator of contemporary art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Their conversation considers the essential role of public art at LACMA, covers the latest news on Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass installation and previews upcoming LACMA exhibitions to feature the Broad Collection (2012) and the work of Noah Purifoy (2014). Recently appointed Artistic Director for the third iteration of the art triennial known as Prospect New Orleans, Franklin shares some of this thoughts about the 2014 exhibition. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Recorded while moving...2012-05-1413 min

Fresh Art InternationalWork and Life in the Balance—with Tara GentileIn this episode, professional consultant Tara Gentile talks about what it takes for creatives to thrive in the new economy, challenging the assumptions we have about work/life balance, the starving artist mythos, and true personal success. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Aretha Franklin, Soulville, 1968 Related Episode: Kesha Bruce Related Posts: Fresh Rx—with Kesha Bruce 2012-04-3014 min

Fresh Art InternationalThe Lyric Activist—Papo Colo in New York and El YunqueRecorded with Puerto Rican artist Papo Colo in SoHo during the final exhibition at Exit Art, this nostalgic episode remembers the legendary contemporary art center. Papo and his partner Jeanette Ingberman (1952-2011) collaborated as artists and activists across decades to make a tremendous impact on New York's art scene. In May 2012, as Exit Art prepares to close, Papo readies himself for a new venture: a finishing school for young creatives in El Yunque, the Puerto Rican rainforest. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Special Audio: Papo Colo, Clara Luna Related Episodes: Puerto Rico Rising—Resisting Paradise, Puerto Rico Rising—Radical Leaders, Puerto...2012-04-1612 min

Fresh Art InternationalHow Does an Art Fair Sound in Madrid? In 2012, Cathy Byrd shares her first encounter with ARCO Madrid, Spain's annual contemporary art fair. Conversations: Suzanne Rietdijk, curator, ZINGERpresents, Amsterdam; Voluspa Jarpa, artist, Galeria Isabel Aninat, Santiago; and Anna Pahissa, owner/director, múltiplos, Barcelona. Sounds: Fernando Gutierrez +.tape., Rapsodia; Jonathan Harker + Donna Conlon: Tapitapultas; Karl Holmqvist: Old News; Laia Estruch: Jingle Sound Editor: Leo Madriz | Photography: Cathy Byrd 2012-02-2813 min