Episode 147: Today I talk to Brooklyn based artist Katerina Marcelja, about her Shoot the Breeze exhibit at Happy Lucky No.1 Gallery. Every culture has it’s idioms and sayings, “kill two birds with one stone,” “an eye for an eye.” She examines the history behind what we say and questions why we say it. It goes until March 1, 2020.
Episode 142: Today I talk to Andrea Rosen of the Fleming Museum in Burlington, Vermont. We talk about the art of activism in the RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST! exhibition which goes until December 13, 2019.
Tony Gleaton (African-American, 1948-2015) Un hijo de Yemayá (A Child of Yemaya), Hopkins, Belize, from the series Africa’s Legacy in Central America, 1990 Gelatin Silver Print Courtesy of Light Work
John Edmonds (African-American, born 1989) Jordan Raising His Hand (Encounter), 2015 Inkjet Print Courtesy of Light Work
Resist_2.jpg Sabra Field (American, born 1935) Plainclothesman and Residents: Watts, from the Decade Portfolio, late 1960s Linocut print on Goyu paper Gift of the Pentangle Council on the Arts 1991.80.63I
Francisco De Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828), What a Golden Beak! (Que Pico De Oro!), No. 53 from Caprices (Los Caprichos), 1797-1799. Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. Gift of Henry Schnakenberg 1945.2.42
Episode 141: Today I talk to Margaret Bullock from the Tacoma Art Museum where she is the Interim Chief Curator, Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions. We talk about the Bart at TAM exhibition, which features Bill Heeter’s vintage Simpson’s collection. It goes until December 31, 2019. Stay tuned for Part 2, where I talk to the collector, Bill Heeter…
Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family Images by Tacoma Art Museum/ Photographer Amber Trillo Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family Images by Tacoma Art Museum/ Photographer Amber Trillo
Episode 122: Today I talk to Sonya Pfeiffer, owner of the Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art, [also a criminal defense attorney] here in Charlotte, NC. We talk about the William A. Noguera exhibition, On the Mezzanine. This chat is really special because William actually calls in from San Quentin prison, where he lives and makes his work. The exhibition goes until June 15, 2019.
William A. Noguera Untitled – Max Opus, July 11, 2018 Gesso with Ground Concrete from San Quentin Yard and Acrylic on Paper. 44 x 28 in
William A. Noguera Untitled – Opus 318913914112x, September 26, 2018 Gesso with Ground Concrete from San Quentin Yard, San Quentin Prison Newsprint, Wax, Ink, and Acrylic on Paper. 44 x 28 in
JazzMan: A Tribute To John Coltrane neo-cubist hyper-realism in ink stippling, pointillism ink on illustration board, original, framed 30″ H x 20″ W, 2006
Episode 121: Today I talk to Ariel Plotek, Curator of Fine Arts at the Georgia O’Keefe Museum about his Ken Price exhibition opening June 7. I found it so interesting how his work corresponds so well to Georgia O’Keefe’s.
Featured photo: Ken Price in his Taos Studio, 2004, Estate of Ken Price, Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
Ken Price: Pagan, 1995,96 Estate of Ken Price, Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
Episode 119: Today I talk with Deborah Oster Pannell from the C24 Gallery about the Bust-Head exhibition, which features the mixed-media work of İrfan Önürmen. It goes until May 4, 2019
All images used with permission. photo credit: Rachel Hammersley
Episode 112: Today I talk to Dr. Janet Baker, the curator of Asian Art at the Phoenix Art Museum. We talk about the Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place exhibition. It goes until May 26, 2019.
Unknown, Portrait of a Beauty, late 19th century. Colors and gold on ivory (painting), ebony, copper, glass (frame). Newark Museum Gift of Dr. J. Ackerman Coles.
Unknown, Interior of the Taj Mahal (1631–48) in Agra. Newark Museum Anonymous gift 00.2158BPendak Skirt with Woman and Sheep and Floral Motifs, Java, Indonesia, before 1923, Netherlands East Indies Period (1800–1942). Cotton, resist-wax print (batik). Newark Museum Gift of Dr. H. H. Rusby, 1923 23.396Molded Luster Tile with Sentence Fragment in Raised Calligraphy, Floral, Avian and Geometric Motifs, Kashan, Iran, first half of the 13th century. Molded fritware polychrome painted over white slip under transparent glaze Newark Museum Gift of Herman A. E. Jaehne and Paul C. Jaehne, 1938
Episode 118: Today I talk to Natalie Kates and Amanda Uribe from the Latchkey Gallery. We talk about the Both at Once exhibition, which features the art of John Rivas and Raelis Vasques. Both are from South America. They each explore the issue of belonging in their own ways through their works. The exhibition is at 340 E.64th St. in NYC. It goes from April 25-May 18, 2019
Te Extraño, John Rivas Mixed media on canvas 60 x 36 in
Llegando a la frontera,John Rivas Mixed media on canvas 36 x 52 in
Los Primos de Philly, Raelis Vasquez Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in
The Beautiful Ones,Raelis Vasquez Oil on canvas 40 x 56 in
Episode 116: Today I talk with Wendy Hickey of ArtPop Street Gallery. Wendy is known as the “fairy art mother,” here. She puts art on unused and available spaces like billboards and newspaper stands. She’s literally turning our city into an art gallery. [It makes waiting in traffic fun]!
All images used with permission. c. ArtPop Street Gallery