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Epis. 388: Lauren O’Neill-Butler on Artist Activism, Artforum magazine and the seminal Project Row Houses in Houston

Writer and Hunter College professor Lauren O'Neill-Butler talks about working at Artforum, teaching activism to students, and the seminal Project Row Houses in Houston...and more .Read more

Epis. 387: Peter Hujar and Paul Thek’s “Wonderful World That Almost Was,” with writer and Frieze editor Andrew Durbin

Andrew Durbin on the epic stories of the artists Paul Thek and Peter Hujar, whose lives intertwined and disentangled in complex ways throughout their adulthoodsRead more

Epis. 386- James Delbourgo on the ‘Noble Madness’ of collectors- from Charles Foster Kane to Norman Bates to Gabrielle d’Anunzio, and what Freud had to say about them

Writer and professor of history James Delbourgo breaks down the motivations of collectors across the ages, particularly their psychologiesRead more

Epis. 385- Useful Art explodes what your sense of Art with a capital “A” is and can be, with John Byrne, author of “Useful Art- How Activist Artists Can Change the World”

John Byrne, author of “Useful Art- How Activist Artists Can Change the World,” and professor of Useful Art at Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Art and Design, reshapes how we think of what art can be...Read more

Epis. 384- Boston photographer Jim Dow on a life in analog photography and a 46-year art school teaching career

I've learned so so much from my students...Read more

Epis. 377- “An artist walks into a bar…” Guy Richards Smit on his New Yorker cartoons, his paintings, and humor in art

Smit asked himself, "what do I have to offer, as an artist?" And he set about making cartoons for the New Yorker, where he now publishes regularly, and has turned some of those cartoons into paintingsRead more

Epis. 376: Merging art & life and leaving the city for the country: artist couple and collaborators Gribaudi-Plytas (Alex & Theo)

"It's about relationships," Marcie Begleiter put it when talking about the connections she's made across separate artist residenciesRead more

Epis. 375: Marcie Begleiter on artist residencies, working with nature, leaving big cities, and much more

"It's about relationships," Marcie Begleiter put it when talking about the connections she's made across separate artist residenciesRead more

Epis. 374: “The Murder Next Door,” Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade’s first graphic novel

Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade, author of the graphic novel “The Murder Next Door,” talks about: His first graphic novel, The Murder Next Door, including what led him to finally making a graphic novel after…Read more

Epis. 373: Molly & Rusty of RealTime Arts on interactive happenings in Pittsburgh, where it’s all about “Feeling the bean”

Molly Rice & Rusty Thelin, co-founders of RealTime Arts in Pittsburgh talk about: The especially niche field of their work, which is the performance of live theater that aligns more with visual art and doesn’t…Read more

Epis. 372: Painting, photography, and very tough but necessary decisions: Claire Witteveen, an artist in Amsterdam

In Episode 372, the 1st half of the conversation with Amsterdam-based painter and photographer Claire Witteveen, she talks about: Her putting off painting initially in favor of photography, for reasons both practical and related to…Read more

Epis. 371: The White Pube, featuring Gabrielle de la Puente, on their book ‘Poor Artists,’ which captures the state of artists and the art world through various avatars, including ‘QT’

Gabrielle de la Puente, half of the art critic duo The White Pube, talks about: A few things people outside of the UK need to know about Liverpool, where she’s based; the origin story of…Read more

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Epis. 388: Lauren O’Neill-Butler on Artist Activism, Artforum magazine and the seminal Project Row Houses in Houston

Epis. 387: Peter Hujar and Paul Thek’s “Wonderful World That Almost Was,” with writer and Frieze editor Andrew Durbin

Epis. 386- James Delbourgo on the ‘Noble Madness’ of collectors- from Charles Foster Kane to Norman Bates to Gabrielle d’Anunzio, and what Freud had to say about them

Epis. 385- Useful Art explodes what your sense of Art with a capital “A” is and can be, with John Byrne, author of “Useful Art- How Activist Artists Can Change the World”

Epis. 384- Boston photographer Jim Dow on a life in analog photography and a 46-year art school teaching career

Epis. 377- “An artist walks into a bar…” Guy Richards Smit on his New Yorker cartoons, his paintings, and humor in art

Epis. 376: Merging art & life and leaving the city for the country: artist couple and collaborators Gribaudi-Plytas (Alex & Theo)

Epis. 375: Marcie Begleiter on artist residencies, working with nature, leaving big cities, and much more

Epis. 374: “The Murder Next Door,” Oakland-based graphic artist Hugh D’Andrade’s first graphic novel

Epis. 373: Molly & Rusty of RealTime Arts on interactive happenings in Pittsburgh, where it’s all about “Feeling the bean”

Epis. 372: Painting, photography, and very tough but necessary decisions: Claire Witteveen, an artist in Amsterdam

Epis. 371: The White Pube, featuring Gabrielle de la Puente, on their book ‘Poor Artists,’ which captures the state of artists and the art world through various avatars, including ‘QT’