Art Uncovered

"This week Kimberly speaks with LA-based artist Celeste Voce, whose work explores the relationship between the production of analog images and performance. Throughout the conversation they talk about ideas related to the truth, technology, nature and human perception. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - Live Forever - Adeem the Artist- 03:05 - Interview with Celeste Voce (pt 1) 17:53 - Mic Break 18:27 - Cast - Iron Pansexual- Adeem the Artist 20:18 - Interview with Celeste Voce (pt 2) 33:12 - Outro 33:36 - Reclaim My Name - Adeem the Artist 37:13 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Bel Falleiros, a Brazilian artist who lives and works in New York City. Bel's work explores the public space and its relationship to art, architecture and education. Throughout the conversation they talk about Bel's work as an educator and her work with public monuments. All images courtesy of the artist If you want to contribute to future bricks fill up the form: https://bitly.com/america-unknown 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 01:02 - Heat Keeps Rising - Lea Thomas 02:05 - Interview with Bel Falleiros (pt 1) 20:29 - Mic Break 21:00 - How Would I Dream - Lea Thomas 22:32 - Interview with Bel Falleiros (pt 2) 36:34 - Outro 36:56 - Howl - Lea Thomas 42:00 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Pasadena-based painter Willis Stork. Throughout the conversation they talk about Willis' interest in materiality, music and art theory and the purpose and function of the artist in today's world. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 00:56 - The Moment - Human Barbie 01:58 - Interview with Willis Stork (pt 1) 21:51 - Mic Break 22:21 - Be Careful What You Wish For - Human Barbie 23:20 - Interview with Willis Stork (pt 2) 35:41 - Outro 36:05 - The Truth is Coming - Human Barbie 36:51 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke to Paula Pedrosa, a self-taught photographer and visual artist who has a degree in biology and visual communication and a masters degree in tropical ecology. Throughout the conversation, they talk about the influence of science on Paula's visual work and ideas such as the boundaries between the natural and artificial in nature and the interweaving of science and imagination. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:07 - Hailey - Cassandra Jenkins 01:56 - Interview with Paula Pedrosa (pt 1) 18:40 - Mic Break 19:12 - Michaelangelo - Cassandra Jenkins 20:37 - Interview with Paula Pedrosa (pt 2) 38:55 - Outro 39:18 - New Bikini - Cassandra Jenkins 43:16 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Lucia Love, a Brooklyn-based based artist whose illustrative, character-driven paintings comically depict doomsday landscapes that are uncanny in their similarities to today's world. Lucia is also the cohost of the Art and Labor podcast and they are involved in the collaborative project Constructing the Real, a free online school that focuses in art theory art history and more. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Introduction to Lucia Love 01:12 - People That I Love - Anders Jörnesten 02:37 - Interview with Lucia Love (pt 1) 22:24 - Mic Break 22:57 - Wild Wild Country - Anders Jörnesten 24:21 - Interview with Lucia Love (pt 2) 42:38 - Outro 43:00 - Wild Wild Country (cont'd) - Anders Jörnesten 46:42 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Flora Wilds, an artist who recently received her MFA from the San Fransisco Art Institute. Throughout the conversation Kimberly and Flora talk about Flora's interest in using re-cycled and used materials as a way to talk critique commodity culture and to avoid buying new. They also talk about her interest in the labor of looking, searching, curating and collecting. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:13 - View From This Side - Maple Glider 02:04 - Interview with Flora Wilds (pt 1) 18:33 - Mic Break 19:07 - Good Thing - Maple Glider 21:07 - Interview with Flora Wilds (pt 2) 29:18 - Performer - Maple Glider 33:56 - Outro 34:18 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Francesca Della Benatta, an Italian-born artist who currently lives and works in Mexico City. Throughout the conversation they speak about Francesca's trajectory from working in the movie industry to becoming a full-time sculpture who works mostly in bronze. Images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:00 - Goodnight Europe - Amber Arcades 02:03 - Interview with Francesca Dalla Benatta (pt 1) 14:34 - Mic Break 15:06 - Baby, Eternity - Amber Arcades 16:02 - Interview with Francesca Dalla Benatta (pt 2) 37:10 - Outro 37:32 - Simple Song - Amber Arcades 39:41 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Ashley Lyon, a New York-based artist who uses clay to create objects that reflect on motherhood. Throughout the conversation they talk about Ashely's experience of being an artist and a mother and the poetic relationships she builds between abstraction and personal narrative. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:05 - Annie Forever - Ducks Ltd. 01:31 - Interview with Ashley Lyon (pt 1) 16:14 - Mic Break 16:53 - When My Day of the Crone Comes - Brigid Dawson And The Mothers Network 17:44 - Interview with Ashley Lyon (pt 2) 29:51 - Outro 30:13 - Is the Season for New Carnations - Brigid Dawson And The Mother's Network 30:52 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Texas-based artist Bonny Leibowitz about the installation work she produced during COVID and her experiments with alternative spaces. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 00:57 - before your body goes - Field Medic 01:32 - Interview with Bonny Leibowitz (pt 1) 13:32 - Mic Break 14:10 - Okinawa - Emmy The Great 15:42 - Interview with Bonny Leibowitz (pt 2) 30:14 - Outro 30:39 - Girl In Blue - VEN 33:06 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Justyna Kisielewicz, a Polish-born artist who currently lives in the United States. Throughout the conversation, they talk about Justyna's view of America in comparison to Poland and her journey of moving to the states to be a full-time artist. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 00:59 - cradle - Adrianne Lenker 01:41 - Interview with Justyna Kisielewicz (pt 1) 16:45 - Mic Break 17:19 - Self-Portrait In A Car At Night - European Heartbreak 18:21 - Interview with Justyna Kisielewicz (pt 2) 32:29 - Outro 32:52 - Wild - Molly Burch 36:07 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with William Chan, a New York based artist and United States War Veteran, whose work includes performance interventions and photography. Throughout the conversation we talk about William's ideologies surrounding communication, compassion, American politics and laughter. All images and documentation courtesy of William Chan. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:03 - My Kind of Love - Old Joy 01:58 - Interview with William Chan (pt 1) 16:07 - Mic Break 16:41 - Resist the Urge - Matt Sweeney and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 17:48 - Interview with William Chan (pt 2) 34:29 - Outro 34:50 - In America - Ezra Furman 36:40 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Chicago-based artist and designer Lola Dement Myers. Throughout the conversation they spoke about the construction of LOLA world, a platform for presenting LOLA'S digital identity as well as Lola's interest in organization, design and documentation. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - Nervous Habit - Gabriella Salvucci 01:56 - Interview with Lola Dement Myers (pt 1) 13:58 - Mic Break 14:33 - Dark River - Lydia Luce 15:16 - Interview with Lola Dement Myers (pt 2) 31:44 - Outro 32:12 - Blue Leo - Lambchop 34:47 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with Caroline Falby about her interactive animation installation The Animation of Mortality. Video documentation courtesy of the artist.  00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 00:58 - The Pet Parade - Fruit Bats 01:33 - Interview with Caroline Falby (pt 1) 18:46 - Mic Break 19:20 - Hoax - Gabriella Salvucci 20:10 - Interview with Caroline Falby (pt 2) 38:45 - Outro 39:07 - Lover - Man on Man 40:11 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Christalena Hughmanick is a New York-based artist who recently returned from residency at the SÍM residency is Reykjavík, Iceland. Throughout the conversation they talk about the performative social engagement work she produced while abroad as well as her interest in language and desire. All images courtesy of the artist A Consideration (of Volcanic Nature) from Christalena Hughmanick on Vimeo. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 01:05 - In Your Eyes (Reflection) ft. Jay Som 1 - Anjimile 1:41 - Interview with Christalena Hughmanick (pt 1) 17:06 - Mic Break 17:41 - Invisible Sigh - Best Move 19:07 - Interview with Cristalena Hughmanick (pt 2) 31:48 - Outro 32:10 - Fault Line - Halley Greg 36:41 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Allison Maria Rodriguez, a first generation Cuban-American artist working predominately in video installation. Throughout the conversation they speak about Allison’s relationship to her family and heritage, and the connections she makes between the personal, ecological and environmental. All documentation courtesy of the artist Wish You Were Here: Greetings from the Galápagos” at the Boston Children’s Museum “In the Presence of Absence – José María & Ike” (video still) In the Presence of Absence video installation documentation Fitchburg Art Museum, Feb – Sept. 2020 (photo by Charles Sternaimolo) Subversive Dreams - Allison Maria Rodriguez from Emerson Contemporary on Vimeo. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:02 - Something or Nothing - Cartalk 01:32 - Interview with Allison Maria Rodriguez (pt 1) 18:13 - Mic Break 18:47 - Interview with Allison Maria Rodriguez (pt 2) 30:50 - Outro 31:11 - Birds of Paradise - Cory Hanson 34:14 - Finish "

"Julia Kwon is a Korean American artist working with textiles. Her work explores the objectification of Asiatic female bodies and the complexities of constructing identity within the context of globalism, cultural hybridity and intersectionality. Throughout the conversation we talk about Julia’s face mask project titled Unapologetically Asian. For additional resources on how to help Asian communities, click here All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:06 - People (feat. Kaya Thomas—Dyke) - ALFA MIST 01:49 - Interview with Julia Kwon (pt 1) 16:06 - Mic Break 17:58 - Interview with Julia Kwon (pt 2) 30:11 - Outro 30:33 - People (cont’d) - ALFA MIST 33:10 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with New York-based artist Visakh Menon about his interest in digital aesthetics and its relationship to traditional painting and drawing. All images courtesy of the artist Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24x18" each | 2018 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24x36" | 2015 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24x36" | 2015 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24x18" each | 2018 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24x18" (each) | 2018 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24" | 2018 Interference (detail) Acrylic and paint markers on paper 24" | 2018 Interference Acrylic and paint markers on paper 36x24" | 2017-2018 Interference (detail) Acrylic and paint markers on paper 36x24" | 2017-2018 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 00:54 - Just Me - Childe 01:13 - Interview with Visakh Menon (pt 1) 12:36 - Mic Break 13:08 - Interview with Visakh Menon (pt 2) 31:45 - Outro 32:12 - Just Me (cont’d) - Childe 34:05 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Hudson Valley-based artist Lorrie Fredette about her project “Spaces for Thinking,” a blog that showcases the sketchbooks of artists. Throughout the conversation Kimberly and Lorrie talk about privacy, intimacy and exploration through the relationship of the artist and their sketchbook. All images courtesy of Spaces for Thinking Iain Machell @iainmachell Amy Talluto @talluts Rebecca Hellard @rebeccahellard Beth Humphrey @studiobeth Mandolyn Wilson Rosen @mandolyn_rosen Shanti Grumbine @shantigrumbine Echo Goff @echoingcave John Owens @country_bear_jamboree Yura Adams @yuradams Jennifer Hicks @msjenniferhicks Katie Grove @katiegrovestudios Megan Porpeglia @meganporpeglia Kate Collyer @kdcollyer 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - Neboj - Renée Reed 01:26 - Interview with Lorrie Fredette (pt 1) 15:24 - Mic Break 17:01 - Interview with Lorrie Fredette (pt 2) 34:59 - Outro 35:21 - Neboj (cont’d) - Renée Reed 38:24 - Finish "

"Sarah E. Jenkins is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who works in stop motion animation, drawing and social practice. Her work is inspired by labor, women’s work and post-industrial landscapes. All videos courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 00:59 - One in a Million - Mirabelle 01:50 - Interview with Sarah Jenkins (pt 1) 14:28 - Mic Break 15:02 - Interview with Sarah Jenkins (pt 2) 32:26 - Outro 32:50 - Rose White - Mirabelle 36:44 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Augustine Boyce Cummings, a new York-based artist who works with sculpture, painting, drawing and assemblages. During the conversation, Kimberly and Boyce spoke about Boyce's project titled An American Dream, a massive multi-media installation that was exhibited in an abandoned school building in Grand Rapids Michigan. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 01:00 - Wait for Springtime - Kishi Bashi 01:33 - Interview with Augustine Boyce Cummings (pt 1) 14:03 - Mic Break 14:37 - Interview with Augustine Boyce Cummings (pt 2) 24:54 - Outro 25:18 - Town of Prey - Kishi Bashi 31:08 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Chip McCall, a New York-based artist whose playful sculptures explore ideas of capitalism and object functionality. Throughout the conversation Kimberly and Chip speak about online identities, Chip's repurposing of household products and the role humor and language play in his work. All images courtesy of the artist I'd eat the whole damn child just to taste the thing it came out Of Dense with sunspots and a hairline that makes no definitive Conclusion Well if I can't be president, I guess I'll get my d*ck sucked by a snake Excited about the McRib coming back 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:00 - name & place - dad sports 01:24 - Interview with Chip McCall (pt 1) 18:35 - Mic Break 19:09 - Interview with Chip McCall (pt 2) 29:17 - Outro 29:40 - Self Portrait - Keaton Henson 31:53 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with New York-based artist Audrey Ryan about the collection of intimate paintings depicting members of the punk, hard core BDSM communities that are currently on view at Field Projects in NYC. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 00:58 - Who Are You - Ifeanyi Elswith 01:09 - Interview with Audrey Ryan (pt 1) 11:44 - Mic Break 12:14 - Interview with Audrey Ryan (pt 2) 18:59 - Outro 19:23 - Xo - Ifeanyi Elswith 22:46 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with New York based artist Madeleine Fia Matson about her process of making plein air paintings while in residence at LMCC's artist residency initiative in response to COVID-19. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 00:57 - Candy (Intermission) - Bleary 01:25 - Interview with Madeleine Fia Matsson (pt 1) 17:11 - Mic Break 17:45 - Interview with Madeleine Fia Matsson (pt 2) 29:54 - Outro 30:17 - I See Everything - Ian Sweet 32:14 - Finish "

"Parker Thornton is an artist and writer who lives and works in Atlanta, GA. She earned her BA in English Literature and Studio Art from Oglethorpe University in 2013 and her MFA in Photography from Georgia State University in 2020. Her practice ranges from lens-based media to sculpture, writing, and performance. She has exhibited work nationally at Whitespace, Historic Oakland Cemetery, and SOUP Experimental. Parker was the 2020 winner of the Andrew M. West Scholarship at Georgia State University. In 2019, she was an artist in residence at Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. That year she was also granted a scholarship to attend Anderson Ranch Art Center, and won Best in Show at Day and Night Projects. All images courtesy of the artist Skinned Boulder. Latex, moss, camel hair, 2019. Body Of. Rendered animal fat, birdseed. 5” x 4” x 9”. 2020. Defrosting a Chicken. Archival inkjet print. 13" x 19". 2019. Skinned Tree (Flesh side, detail). Latex, ivy. 2019. Skinned Tree (Bark side, detail). Latex. 2019. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:06 - Love Me More - An Only Child 01:45 - Interview with Parker Thornton (pt 1) 12:02 - Mic Break 12:35 - Interview with Parker Thornton (pt 2) 28:21 - Outro 28:45 - Love Me More (cont'd) - An Only Child 31:17 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Lesley Wamsley, a New York artist whose observation-based paintings work to document life in the present moment. Throughout the conversation, they spoke about Lesley's desire to document life through painting and the benefits that allowing herself to paint en plein air had on her art and life. Images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:04 - Colours - Thunder Jackson 01:19 - Interview with Lesley Wamsley (pt 1) 15:12 - Mic Break 15:46 - Interview with Lesley Wamsley (pt 2) 27:34 - Outro 28:00 - Colours (cont’d) - Thunder Jackson 29:10 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with Brianna Harlan, a multi-disciplinary artist who works conceptually in multiform, socially and self-engaged art.  In the episode Kimberly and Brianna speak about Brianna's need to confront, though art engagement, how systems violently condition our identity and how that influences the quality of life, health and habits. They also speak about Brianna's projects Black Love Blooms, Black Girl Telephone and Creative in the Grey. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:11 - Try Harder - Aerial East 01:35 - Interview with Brianna Harlan (pt 1) 18:24 - Mic Break 18:57 - Interview with Brianna Harlan (pt 2) 31:43 - Outro 32:04 - We Get By - Mavis Staples 35:40 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Berlin-based artist Rubén González Escudero, whose work examines the complexity of urban spaces, social and cultural structures and how they interact. Throughout the conversation they talk about Rubén's relationship with Berlin as well as the hometown of his mother in Spain. All videos courtesy of the artist Eadem mutata resurgo from Rubén González Escudero on Vimeo. Walking around (Excerpt) from Rubén González Escudero on Vimeo. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - Stille - Albertine Sarges 01:20 - Interview with Ruben Gonzalez Escudero (pt 1) 12:54 - Mic Break 13:27 - Interview with Ruben Gonzalez Escudero (pt 2) 22:29 - Outro 22:50 - Everywhere - Sun June 26:48 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Maxim Ryazanksy about his portrait series Artist Portraits: Volume 1 (2015-2020)  All images courtesy of Maxim Ryazansky Nicasio Fernandez, 2017 Stephanie Slate, 2015 Shona McAndrew, 2018 Doreen Garner, 2016 Mitchell Cooper, 2017 Elliot Purse, 2019 Baseera Khan, 2017 Adrienne Gaither, 2017 Margaret Cross, 2016 Ashton Ogbomoneu, 2018 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 00:54 - The Old Highway - Brother Galen 01:29 - Interview with Max Ryazansky (pt 1) 17:46 - Mic Break 18:19 - Interview with Max Ryazansky (pt 2) 30:08 - Outro 30:30 - The Wire - Jonas Carping 33:21 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Adam Chau, a ceramic designer who investigates the hybridization of handcraft and digital technology. Throughout the conversation they speak about the techniques Adam uses to insert hand-crafted elements into digital processes and they also reflect on the effects of digital culture on society. All images courtesy of Adam Chau   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:39 - Episode Introduction 01:07 - The Father of Time Wakes Up - The Besnard Lakes 01:24 - Interview with Adam Chau (pt 1) 19:44 - Mic Break 20:18 - Interview with Adam Chau (pt 2) 36:06 - Outro 36:29 - Raindrops - The Besnard Lakes 41:37 - Finish "

"Hall W. Rockefeller is an artists writer who holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in the history of art. She wrote her senior thesis at Yale on the folk art collection of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, one of the three (female) founders of the Museum of Modern Art, and her Master’s dissertation at the Courtauld Institute on weaver and textile designer Anni Albers. This week Kimberly speaks with her about her initiatives "Less than Half," a website dedicated to the unsung heroines of the art world, and "50 Women," a series of written interviews with women who reside outside of the all consuming vortex of New York City’s art world. Logo courtesy of Hall W. Rockefeller 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:40 - Episode Introduction 01:23 - Sinking in Low, Thinking in Love (Guitar Duet No. 1) - Andrew Thoreen 01:52 - Interview with Hall W. Rockefeller (pt 1) 10:58 - Mic Break 11:32 - Interview with Hall W. Rockefeller (pt 2) 20:04 - Outro 20:26 - Rosie - Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys 23:30 - Finish "

"Hyun Jung Ahn is a Korean painter who creates work that investigates personal connection through enigmatic, abstract forms. Ahn earned her first MFA from Duk-Sung Women’s University, Seoul in 2013 and she received her second MFA in painting and drawing from Pratt Institute in 2017. Ahn’s work has been exhibited internationally in Seoul, Tuscany, Miami, San Francisco, and New York City. She participated in residencies including Studio in Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Vermont Studio Center. Ahn currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:16 - Pictures of Flowers - Jess Williamson feat. Hand Habits 01:36 - Interview with Hyun Jung Ahn (pt 1) 14:13 - Mic Break 14:47 - Interview with Hyun Jung Ahn (pt 2) 28:06 - Outro 28:26 - Favorite Kind of Girl - Gotts Street Park feat. Flikka 32:41 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with NY-based artist, curator and MFA candidate Sisi Chen. Throughout the conversation they spoke about Sisi's new role as the director of Trestle Gallery and her task of fundraising in order to keep the gallery doors open. They also about the work she is producing for her thesis project at Hunter College and also about her programs efforts to decolonize their MFA program. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:13 - Bathroom Mirror - Gaspard Eden 02:00 - Interview with Sisi Chen (pt 1) 16:13 - Mic Break 16:46 - Interview with Sisi Chen (pt 2) 23:30 - Outro 23:52 - Punks Unavailable - Fit of Body 27:19 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Sheilah Restack, an Ohio-based artist whose work explores the intersection of photography, sculpture and human relationships. She also collaborates on video work with her wife, Dani Restack. Sheilah is currently an associate professor of studio art at Denison University and has attended residencies at MacDowell, Banff Center for the Arts, and Struts and Faucet Media Center, among others. She has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including countries such as New Zealand, Germany, Newfoundland, Romania, South Korea, Portugal and Spain, among others. All images and videos courtesy of the artist Installation view Hold Hold Spill at Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by Suzanne L’heureux. July 17-August 23, 2020. Back view Hold House Walking prints on fiber photo paper, plexi, water, wild dill from Headlands, yellow acetate, plant material, angle iron, rock, rubber bands, plexi, thread, 30 x 50 x 60”, 2020 Hold Rose Photogram on RC paper, 4 x 5 glassplate negatives of historical events (snowflake letter from Jeffry inside the negatives), rein, angle iron, plexi and metal clips, 40 x 24 x 4”, 2019 Detail Rabbit Felt blanket, fiber walking prints, acetate, note on FGT paper, chalk line, cement wedge, thread. 32 x 52 x 6,5”, 2020 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:39 - Episode Introduction 01:29 - Faking It - Laura Groves 02:01 - Interview with Sheilah Restack (pt 1) 12:33 - Mic Break 13:07 - Interview with Sheilah Restack (pt 2) 26:46 - Outro 27:09 - Red - Laura Groves 31:19 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Myeongsoo Kim, a New York based artist whose work explores sculpture, photography, memories and constructed narratives. They spoke about some of the work that was included in Myeongsoo's recent show “Mother-Land,” curated by Michelle Yun at CUE Art Foundation. All images courtesy of the artist    00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - See Through Stares - Immaterial Possession 01:17 - Interview with Myeongsoo Kim (pt 1) 12:38 - Mic Break 13:11 - Interview with Myeongsoo Kim (pt 2) 18:12 - Outro 18:35 - See Through Stares (cont’d) - Immaterial Possesion 21:31 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Coorain, a multi-media artist who explores ideas of performance, personas, consumerism. Throughout the conversation, Coorain spoke about their experience of creating "Coloring Coorain, "a public access video series  and "Salad," a widely-circulated art-focused zine. They also spoke about the intersection of performance and consumer culture and, of course, the Sears catalogue. All images and videos courtesy of the artist. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:11 - TRIPLE XXXMAS - Coloring Coorain 01:34 - Interview with Coorain (pt 1) 27:17 - Mic Break 27:50 - Interview with Coorain (pt 2) 42:44 - Outro 43:05 - Seasonal Shift - Calexico 46:01 - Finish "

"Sarbani Ghosh is a Brooklyn-based artist whose abstracted paintings explore the subconscious mind. Sarbani earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Miami, and earned her MFA in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn. She has exhibited at SELECT Fair at both Art Basel Miami and FRIEZE New York, and in numerous group shows in both Miami and New York City. All images courtesy of the artist In the absence of time Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 9" x 11" Radical joy Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on panel 9" x 12" x 1" No peace at dawn Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 9" x 11" Not what you imagined it to be Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 6" x 8" 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:00 - American Drug - Brent Beamer 01:18 - Interview with Sarbani Ghosh (pt 1) 15:31 - Mic Break 16:04 - Interview with Sarbani Ghosh (pt 2) 29:32 - Outro 29:56 - Almighty Heart - Mamalarky 33:16 - Finish "

" Hot topic, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Luna, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Island Hopper, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Temptation, 2019 12” diameter watercolor on paper Range, 2019 5” diameter oil on canvas March madness, 2020 5” diameter oil on canvas Untitled, 2020 12”x9” watercolor on yupo Untitled, 2020 12”x9” watercolor on yupo Untitled, 2020 26”x20” watercolor on yupo 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:02 - Jack of Fools - Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 01:20 - Interview with Nicole Basilone (pt 1) 14:56 - Mic Break 15:30 - Interview with Nicole Basilone (pt 2) 28:11 - Outro 28:34 - My Protector - Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 33:21 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Massachusetts based artist Ashley Eliza Williams, whose interdisciplinary work explores new ways of interacting with nature and each other. She shows her work nationally and internationally and has attended residencies in the US, Germany, Thailand and China. She is represented by K Contemporary in Denver Colorado. All images courtesy of the artist An Internal Construction of an External Condition Oil on panel 40″ x 40″ Interior Oil on panel 20″ x 16″ Hum Oil on panel 18″ x 24″ Resonant, from Anthropocene Oil on panel 40″ x 30″ Submerge, Data for Submerge Oil on panel 30″ x 24″ Oil on paper 13″ x 19″ Biolith, Data for Biolith Oil on panel 24″ x 18″ Oil on paper 28″ x 20″ 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:04 - Meet You in the City - Told Slant 01:29 - Interview with Ashley Eliza Williams (pt 1) 17:08 - Mic Break 17:42 - Interview with Ashley Eliza Williams (pt 2) 31:08 - Outro 31:30 - Meet you in the City - Told Slant (cont’d) 32:02 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with artist Kate Collyer from Hyde Park, NY. They spoke about Kate's experience in the the Arctic Circle Residency, a residency that takes place on a ship that sails around Svalbard, an archipelago northeast of Greenland that is terrirory of Norway. They also spoke about Kate's investigation into climate change among a multitude of landscapes with our United States. All images courtesy of the artist   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:08 - June - Jane Migraine 01:41 - Interview with Kate Collyer (pt 1) 17:31 - Mic Break 18:05 - Interview with Kate Collyer (pt 2) 28:23 - Outro 28:46 - June - Jane Migraine (cont’d) 31:25 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Troels Heiredal about his recent solo exhibition "Looking Into Looking" at In the Gallery in Copenhagen. The exhibition, which was supported by Dreyers Fond, explored his examination of older work after finding out he is on the autistic spectrum. All images courtesy of the artist     00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:32 - Episode Introduction 00:55 - Strange Sometimes - Adeline Hotel 01:14 - Interview with Troels Heiredal (part 1) 16:49 - Mic Break 17:20 - Interview with Troels Heiredal (part 2) 43:36 - Outro 43:58 - In A Way - Adeline Hotel 47:44 - Finish "

"Jennifer Seastone is a NY based actress and visual artist whose work explores the possibilities of re-forming narrative and  memory. Throughout the conversation Kimberly and Jenny talk about the role of communication and the difficulty of finding a single truth in an overloaded landscape. All images courtesy of the artist   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 00:48 - Tell U - Couch Prints 01:25 - Interview with Jennifer Seastone (part 1) 17:11 - Mic Break 17:44 - Interview with Jennifer Seastone (part 2) 30:05 - Outro 30:27 - Lost Me - Couch Prints 33:17 - Finish "

"Mary Fedorowski is the founder of Overbite Studio where her work examines how light and color fundamentally bring shapes to life. Her style is rooted in minimalism with a focus on the beauty of modern cityscapes without the stain of human touch. Using crisp lines, engaging palette, and playing with space and movement, each work is a calm and vibrant respite from maximal distractions of modern life. Whether by shadow or greenery, her art suggests that life does exist right beyond the wall. Images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:30 - Episode Introduction 00:50 - Too Hard To Mend - Extra Special 01:04 - Interview with Mary Federowski (part 1) 21:06 - Mic Break 21:39 - Interview with Mary Federowski (part 2) 42:40 - Outro 43:06 - Vampire - Lupin 46:35 - Finish "

" Rae Stern’s practice employs digital tools in the manipulation of multiple media including ceramics, photography, paper, and textiles. After a decade in the high-tech industry, her work is concerned with the social and cultural effects of technology. Between 2009 and 2018, Stern collaborated with Aya Margulis under the name Doda Design and created several bodies of work. Recent residencies include the Penland School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch, and Belger Crane Yard Studios. Stern has received grants from Asylum Arts, the Schusterman Foundation, and Belger Arts. Currently based in New York City, NY, Stern’s work has been exhibited internationally at the Eretz Israel Museum, (Tel Aviv, Israel), Belger Arts, (Kansas City, MO), Harvard University, (Cambridge, MA), and Medalta Museum, (Alberta, Canada). Her work is included in the collection of Eretz Israel Museum, The Racine Art Museum, (Racine, WI), International Museum of  Dinnerware Design (Ann Arbor, MI), as well as numerous private collections in Israel and the USA. Stern completed her undergraduate degree in psychology and communications at Tel Aviv University followed by a master’s degree in design from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. All images courtesy of the artist   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:25 - Interview with Rae Stern (part 1) 25:31 - Mic Break 26:04 - Interview with Rae Stern (part 2) 41:38 - Comfort Edge - Helena Deland 41:44 - Outro 42:07 - Comfort Edge (cont’d) - Helena Deland 45:21 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with artist and activist Tootsie Warhol, a satirical Anti-Trump candidate running 4 President. Tootsie has been written about in Politico and Express All images courtesy of Tootsie Warhol 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:38 - Episode Introduction 00:58 - In America - Ezra Furman 01:23 - Interview with Tootsie Warhol 17:03 - In America (cont’d) - Ezra Furman 19:08 - Outro 19:30 - Finish "

"Borinquen Gallo is an Italian-Puerto Rican Bronx-based artist whose work delves into themes of beauty, community, socio-cultural systems and structures through sculpture and installations made using a range of repurposed materials. Borinquen has exhibited at BRIC Arts Media, Smack Mellon, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space, The National Academy Museum, the Queens Museum, Columbia University, The Cooper Union and Queens College. In addition, she has worked on curatorial projects with BAM Fischer, and Pratt Institute. She is currently Visiting Associate Professor of Art and Design Education at Pratt Institute in New York. All images courtesy of the artist Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space Be(e) Sanctuary, 2017 Debris netting, yellow plastic bags, caution tape and house plants Be(e) Sanctuary (detail), 2017 Deadly Poppy Field, 2016 Debris netting, red plastic bags and caution tape 144 x 60 in Uproot exhibition at Smack Mellon, curated by Gabriel de Guzman Green Unplugged (expanded), 2017 Debris netting, green plastic bags and caution tape 8 x 14 in Tree of Lucid Dream(er)s, 2018 Community-based, participatory sculpture installation in collaboration with the Bronx Museum and Idealist Bronx Speaks: Dreamers, Weaves, Wisdom and Wayfaring, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, 2018 A workshop series and participatory collaborative installation highlighting the importance of immigration and the struggle for equity for Dreamers in collaboration with the Bronx Museum and Angela’s Salon. The project culminated with an outdoor community public event, in collaboration with the Bronx Museum, cultural anchor, Angela Santana, and Bronx community members. In many cultures hair speaks volumes and functions as a signifier of not only personal style but your place in the community and social and religious status and function. Using hair as a metaphor for the evolution of their history and precarious status, a group of dreamers shared their personal narratives of courage and quest, challenge and overcoming. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:45 - Episode Introduction 01:45 - Try Me Warm - Doghouse Reilly 02:21 - Interview with Borinquen Gallo (pt 1) 22:40 - Mic Break 23:13 - Interview with Borinquen Gallo (pt 2) 35:15 - Live With Yourself - Photo Ops 39:11 - Outro 39:28 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with the members of Collective View— a New York based group of female identified art professionals and their current traveling exhibition titled Private View . The exhibition, which travels between the homes of each participant, was conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown as a way to visually highlight the importance of art and connection in times of forced social distancing. Images courtesy of Collective View Aimee Burg Untitled, 2020 Hand-dyed silk, chrocheted mason line, sand, recycled packaging insulation, wood, porcelin 13.25 x 10 x 2 inches Julia Goldman Mom's Car, 2020 Oil on canvas 11 in x 14 in KG Jones and Garbeila Salazar Installation Tamar Ettun Orange Creatures, 2018 20 in x 30 in x 2 in Private View Installation   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:15 - Orange Pink - Danny 01:37 - Interview with Collective View (pt 1) 15:24 - Mic Break 15:58 - Interview with Collective View (pt 2) 27:00 - Let Me Be A Flower Child - Fionn 30:41 - Outro 31:03 - Finish "

"Karmel Sabri (b. 1995) is a socially engaged Palestinian artist, organizer, and designer. She is a current candidate of the Disarming Design masters program at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam.  Her work with installation, print making, parties, and public interventions seek to beg the endless question of Palestine in an alternative lens which celebrates culture and fosters meaningful discussion. All images courtesy of the artist < 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:40 - Episode Introduction 01:18 - Same Old Brick - Josiah Johnson 02:26 - Interview with Karmel Sabri (pt 1) 20:07 - Mic Break 20:40 - Interview with Karmel Sabri (pt 2) 42:07 - Not Another Word - Anjimile 45:02 - Outro 45:25 - Finish "

"Tariku Shiferaw is a New York–based artist who explores “mark-making” through painting and installation art in order to address the physical and metaphysical spaces of art and social structures. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and currently lives and works in New York City. Shiferaw’s most recent exhibitions include Men of Change, a three-year nationally traveling exhibition with the Smithsonian Institution (2019 - 2022), as well as Unbound, a group exhibition at the Zuckerman Museum of Art (2020). His solo exhibitions include Erase Me, Addis Fine Art, London (2017); and This Ain’t Safe, Cathouse Proper, Brooklyn (2018). Shiferaw’s group exhibitions include but are not limited to the 2017 Whitney Biennial as part of Occupy Museum’s Debtfair project; A Poet*hical Wager, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH (2017); What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Drawing Center, NY (2019); He participated in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art (2018-2019), in Open Sessions at the Drawing Center (2018-2020), and the LES Studio Program in New York City (2019-2020). He is a current artist in residence at the World Trade Center through Silver Art Projects (2020). Shiferaw’s works have been written about in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Hyperallergic, and Financial Times, among many other publications. All images courtesy of the artist Money (Cardi B), 2018 spray paint, wood, price tags, screws, 45"x31"x31" Installation shot of This Ain't Safe, March 2018 A Solo exhibition at Cathouse Proper, Brooklyn, NY Installation shot of This Ain't Safe, March 2018 A Solo exhibition at Cathouse proper “Blue Notes (Meek Mill),” 2019 Spray paint, vinyl 60”x48” “Vocab (Fugees),” 2019 Acrylic on canvas 24”x20” Trip (Ella Mai), 2018 Spray paint, mylar, vinyl. 40"x30" “A Boy is a Gun (Tyler, the Creator),” 2020 Lacquer, wood, wall paint 106” x 140” * currently on view at Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw, Georgia (January 2020 - December 2020). 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:27 - 8th Avenue - Cults 01:52 - Interview with Tariku Shiferaw (pt 1) 11:58 - Mic Break 12:32 - Interview with Tariku Shiferaw (pt 2) 30:59 - Ya Know - Marques Martin 33:20 - Outro 33:42 - Finish "

"Stephanie Land is a Brooklyn-based artist whose practice is built upon a traditional photography background and developed through an acquired printmaking process. She received her B.A. in Photography at Columbia College Chicago and her M.F.A. in Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, London. Throughout the conversation Stephanie and Kimberly spoke about Stephanie's project titled White: Silence, an installation-based exploration of her own whiteness. They also talk about anti-racism*, family histories and the importance of communication. Suggested links Color of Change SURJ Building Black Bed Stuy  Medium Tings Equator Productions TaraAura Ashya All images courtesy of the artist Stephanie Land, Alginate and Copper Wire, 2019, 168 x 96 x 12 Inches Stephanie Land, Tending To was developed as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Process Space program and photographed at LMCC’s Studios in the Arts Center on Governor’s Island. Stephanie Land, Tending To was developed as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Process Space program and photographed at LMCC’s Studios in the Arts Center on Governor’s Island. Stephanie Land, Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle Stephanie Land, Archival digital print on Hahnemuhle 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:39 - Episode Introduction 01:17 - Change - Mavis Staples 02:13 - Interview with Stephanie Land (pt 1) 25:12 - Change (cont’d) - Mavis Staples 25:30 - Interview with Stephanie Land (pt 2) 36:57 - One More Change - Mavis Staples 40:57 - Outro 41:36 - Finish "

"Kimberly welcomes Matt Hulse back to the show. In this episode, Kimberly and Matt talk about Matt's recent feature length film titled Sound for the Future and his award winning photo series. You can also listen to Matt's previous visit to Art Uncovered here. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:17 - Lucky - Hey, King! 02:00 - Interview with Matt Hulse (pt 1) 27:55 - the truth - The Front Bottoms 28:50 - Interview with Matt Hulse (pt 2) 39:37 - Stiff Spoon Patty Face - Pinhole Computers
 41:50 - Outro 42:21 - Finish "

"Nicholas Szymanski (b. 1989) lives and works in Grand Rapids, MI. Nicholas is represented by Asphodel Gallery- New York, NY. His work has been shown within and outside of the United States. His most recent exhibition ‘Notes To Diane’ was held at Asphodel in New York City. Nicholas has also shown in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, The Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He has been included in multiple publications, such as Studio Visit: Volume 27, Scandale Project Book: Art Is Vol 1, and most recently a critical essay by esteemed art historian and critic Alex Bacon. Nicholas earned a Fine Art Degree from Kendall College of Art and Design. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:23 - Summer - Busty And The Bass 02:25 - Interview with Nicholas Szymanski (pt 1) 15:39 - That Emotion - Hannah Georgas 16:40 - Interview with Nicholas Szymanski (pt 2) 35:15 - Puddles - Merce Lemon 40:03 - Outro 40:38 - Finish "