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Contemporary Art Writer and Blogger, Caira discusses life, art, and everything in between, and the happy accidents that make the art world. From her various positions in the art world, special speakers and being candidly honest Happy Little Accidents is a recipe for a good time. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

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    • Mar 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 66 EPISODES


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    In Conversation with Layo Bright

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 39:40


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, we are thrilled to welcome the immensely talented Layo Bright! Known for her captivating sculptures and mixed-media works, Bright explores themes of migration, inheritance, and identity through materials like glass, clay, wood, and textiles. Her art resonates deeply, reflecting fragile yet complex relationships with personal, natural, and built environments.In this episode, we discuss:✨ Her solo museum debut Dawn and Dusk at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.✨ The role of ancestral narratives and natural forms in her work.✨ Her global journey from Lagos to international exhibitions and residencies.Bright's ability to weave personal history with universal themes makes this an inspiring conversation you won't want to miss!

    In Conversation with Arvie Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 25:50


    New Episode: The Curatorial Blonde x Arvie SmithIn this episode of The Curatorial Blonde, I sit down with the incredible Arvie Smith, a painter whose vibrant, politically charged works confront the legacies of racism, power, and representation in America. We discuss his artistic journey, the influence of storytelling in his practice, and how his bold, layered compositions challenge dominant narratives. Smith shares insights into his process, the role of satire and memory in his work, and his perspectives on the evolving landscape of contemporary Black art.Tune in for a compelling conversation with one of today's most thought-provoking artists. Available now on all streaming platforms!

    In Conversation with Natasha Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 28:33


    In Conversation with Basil Kincaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 85:52


    In this week's episode, we're thrilled to welcome multidisciplinary artist Basil Kincaid! Known for their powerful explorations of memory, identity, and liberation through quilting, performance, and sculpture, Basil dives deep into the roots of their practice, the influences that shape their artistry, and the role of community in their work. Tune in as we explore Basil's journey, their unique creative process, and how they see the future of art-making in relation to healing and transformation. You won't want to miss this inspiring conversation! Catch Ep. 62 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major streaming platforms. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and follow along on social media for behind-the-scenes content! Listen now and join the conversation and check out our guest on instagram @Basil Kincaid (@basilkincaid)   #TheCuratorialBlonde #BasilKincaid #ArtPodcast

    This Month In Art with Caira Moreira

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 20:36


    Tune in this week for a special monthly episode of The Curatorial Blonde where we take a look at the current state of the art market in the midst the fall art season.

    In Conversation with Adebunmi Gbadebo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 55:00


    This episode, we're joined by the incredible artist Adebunmi Gbadebo! Renowned for her powerful sculptures and works using materials like human hair, indigo, and cotton, Adebunmi sheds light on her profound approach to reclaiming history, memory, and the Black experience through her art. Listen in as we discuss her journey, the symbolic materials she uses, and the stories embedded in her work. Adebunmi's practice pushes the boundaries of traditional mediums, creating pieces that challenge and inspire. Catch Ep. 61 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite streaming platform. Don't miss out—subscribe, leave a review, and stay connected for more art and culture insights! Listen now and join the conversation

    In Conversation with Siobhan AJR Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 40:58


    In this episode of The Curatorial Blonde Podcast, Episode 59, we'll be joined by Siobhan An Jie Russell Wood, a multifaceted artist whose work spans photography, sculpture, modeling, video making, and poetry. Her diverse background as a former fashion assistant informs her multi-disciplinary studio practice, characterized by a collaged process that reflects the overwhelming flow of contemporary information. Siobhan's art addresses her experiences navigating complex social and racial contexts shaped by her lineage tied to both the enslaved and the enslavers, a result of British and Dutch colonialism. Through her exploration of imperialist histories, she critically examines representations of the commodified ‘Other' and diaspora culture in today's digital landscape. . . . . . . . . . #artpodcast #thecuratorialblonde #BlackArt #cairamoreira #womenartists #diasporicart

    In Conversation with Lauryn Levette

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 54:38


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde we have Lauryn Levette. Levette sets her colorful figurative works in a dreamscape capturing the subconscious mind and elevating agency and power in Black women. Her paintings and drawings reference personal narrative, pop culture, and spirituality to explore themes of the self, the power of introspection, and learning to assert comfort and vulnerability in a world that is still learning to value it. Levette graduated with a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021. Her art has been exhibited in several fairs, auctions, and solo and group shows across the U.S. and internationally for venues such as Soho House, Untitled, Miami, and WACO's Wearable Art Gala. She is recognized in Artsy, Juxtapoz Magazine, and RISD Museum publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #thecuratorialblondepodcast  #LaurynLevette #womenartists #artpodcasts  #Blackwomeninarts

    In Conversation with Jasmin Hernandez

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 30:29


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde we have Jasmin Hernandez (she/her). She is the Black Latina founder & eic of her art baby Gallery Gurls. An award-winning digital space celebrating Black & POC changemakers in contemporary art since 2012. Gallery Gurls has been featured in Vogue, Artnet, and partnered with Vanity Fair, Dior, Outfront Media, Artsy, etc. Her writing has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Latina, PopSugar, Bustle, ELLE, Refinery29, CNN Style, among others. Her debut book, We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World, was released by Abrams (2021). Her writing has been awarded by The Awesome Foundation (2018) and Critical Minded (2020), and she is a Creatives Rebuild New York inaugural grant recipient (2022-24). She is a proud Dominican Yorker, based in Harlem. To stay tuned on Jasmin Hernandez's work and everything we talked about during the episode check out the links below. Live on all major streaming platforms.  https://www.jasminhernandez.com/ https://gallerygurls.net/ https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/we-are-here_9781419747595/ https://www.instagram.com/gallerygurls/ https://whosbehindblackart.com/ . . . . . . . . . . #thecuratorialblondepodcast  #jasminhernandez #gallerygurls #afrolatina #Blackwomeninarts

    In Conversation with Allison Glenn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 31:47


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde we have Allison Glenn. Allison Glenn is a New York-based curator and writer focusing on the intersection of art and public space, through public art and special projects, biennials, and major new commissions by a wide range of contemporary artists. She is a Visiting Curator in the Department of Film Studies at the University of Tulsa, organizing the Sovereign Futures convening, and Artistic Director of The Shepherd, a three-and-a-half-acre arts campus part of the newly christened Little Village cultural district in Detroit.  Previous roles include Co-Curator of Counterpublic Triennial 2023; Senior Curator at New York's Public Art Fund, where she proposed and developed Fred Eversley: Parabolic Light (2023) and Edra Soto Graft (2024) for Doris C. Freedman Plaza; Guest Curator at the Speed Art Museum, and Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. In this role, Glenn shaped how outdoor sculpture activates and engages Crystal Bridges 120-acre campus through a series of new commissions, touring group exhibitions, and long-term loans. She also realized site-specific architectural interventions, such as Joanna Keane Lopez, A dance of us (un baile de nosotros), (2020), as part of State of the Art 2020 at The Momentary. She acted as the Curatorial Associate + Publications Manager for Prospect New Orleans' international art triennial Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. A Curatorial Fellowship with the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, culminated with In the beginning, sometimes I left messages in the street (2016), a citywide billboard and performance exhibition. As Program Manager at University of Chicago's Arts Incubator, she worked with a team led by Theaster Gates to develop the emergent space, where she curated exhibitions and commissioned performances such as Amun: The Unseen Legends (2014), a new performance from Terry Adkin's Lone Wolf Recital Corps, that included Kamau Patton. Glenn has been a visiting critic, lecturer, and guest speaker at a number of universities, including The University of Tulsa, University of Pennsylvania, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Louisiana State University, and Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her writing has been featured in catalogues published by The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Neubauer Collegium, Counterpublic Triennial, Prospect New Orleans Triennial, Princeton Architectural Press, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Kemper Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, and she has contributed to Artforum, ART PAPERS, Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic, ART21 Magazine, Pelican Bomb, Ruckus Journal, and Newcity, amongst others. She has curated notable public commissions, group exhibitions, and site specific artist projects by many artists, including Mendi + Keith Obadike, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Maya Stovall, Rashid Johnson, Basel Abbas + Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Lonnie Holley, Ronny Quevedo, Edra Soto, Terry Adkins, Kamau Patton,Shinique Smith, Torkwase Dyson, George Sanchez-Calderon, Hank Willis Thomas, Odili Donald Odita, Martine Syms, Derrick Adams, Lisa Alvarado, Sarah Braman, Spencer Finch, Jessica Stockholder, Joanna Keane-Lopez, Genevieve Gaignard and others. Her 2021 exhibition Promise, Witness, Remembrance was name one of the Best Art Exhibitions of 2021 by The New York Times. Glenn is a member of Madison Square Park Conservancy's Public Art Consortium Collaboration Committee and sits on the Board of Directors for ARCAthens, a curatorial and artist residency program based in Athens, Greece, New Orleans, LA and The Bronx, New York. She received dual Master's degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism and Arts Administration and Policy, and a Bachelor of Fine Art Photography with a co-major in Urban Studies from Wayne State University in Detroit.

    In Conversation with Laura Lester

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 29:36


    This week on episode 54 of The Curatorial Blonde we speak with Laura Lester, owner of Lester Fine Art LLC is a full-service art advisory specializing in modern, post-war, and contemporary art. Laura works with clients in Chicago and beyond— from first-time buyers and established collectors, to real-estate developers and interior designers. Her clients rely on our reputation for discretion, confidentiality, and transparency in all aspects of our business. Tune in to learn more on all major streaming platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Artpodcast #LauraLester #thecuratorialblondepodcast 

    In Conversation with Na'ye Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 41:03


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 53 Artist, Na'ye Perez discusses his artistic journey, navigating exhibition, and  how he approaches painting, drawing, and performance in his practice resulting in “This transmedia approach grounds each work to the communities and memories they were derived from.”  Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and view visuals on YouTube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Artpodcast #Na'yePerez #thecuratorialblondepodcast  #artist #brooklyn

    In Conversation with Kimmah Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 29:32


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 52 features Kimmah Dennis (b. 1996, Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire), who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, for Studio Art (2020) and is an MFA candidate in the Painting and Drawing program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as a recipient of the New Artist Society Scholarship and the 2024 Terra Foundation Affiliated Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and view visuals on YouTube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #artspodcast  #AfricanDiaspora #arttalks  #contemporaryart #chicago #KimmahDennis #CairaMoreira #thecuratorialblondepodcast

    In Conversation with Reevah Agarwaal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 39:28


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 51 features Reevah Agarwaal who is a multi-disciplinary artist from New Delhi, India, currently based in Chicago, IL. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2024. Through textiles and print media, her work explores girlhood, memory, and the complex dualities that exist in domestic relationships. Using repurposed found textiles that have a personal history, she creates quilts and collages that reference her childhood, relationships, and the domestic spaces she has lived in. By employing material history, intuition, and memory, she aims to reconstruct and reclaim narratives of women and girls.  Her work has appeared in various shows including Stainless Gallery in New Delhi, and at Zhou B Art Center, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Purple Window Gallery, Color Club, South Asia Institute, FLXST Contemporary, Free Range, and The Martin in Chicago. She also has permanent public artwork on view in South Chicago which was funded by Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG) and South Chicago Parents and Friends. Recently she received the New Futures Award from The Other Art Fair. Currently, her work is on view in a two-person show at FLXST Contemporary with Lisa DeAbreu titled "Becoming". #arttalks #ReevahAgarwaal #ContemporaryArt #arttalks #Chicago #CairaMoreira #TheCuratorialBlonde #southasianartist #indianartists

    In Conversation with Jasmine Weber

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 38:59


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 50 features Jasmine Weber. Weber is a writer, editor, and artist from Long Island, New York, now based in Brooklyn.  Her experience includes news editor of Hyperallergic, editing and writing about contemporary arts and culture since 2018. She has participated in panels hosted by the Brooklyn Rail, Medgar Evers College, ICP-Bard, Creative Time, the International Association of Art Critics, and the New York Academy of Art, also appearing on NPR's All of It with Alison Stewart.   Her photography and collage work has been published in multiple publications, including Them, Gumbo Magazine, Rookie. Her artwork was presented in a 2019 exhibition hosted by BRIC.  In 2018, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Ethnicity and Race Studies from Columbia University, specializing in Black Cultural Production and receiving departmental honors for her undergraduate thesis. She also completed a concentration in Visual Arts.   #arttalks #JasmineWeber #ContemporaryArt #arttalks #Blackwomen #CairaMoreira #TheCuratorialBlonde

    In Conversation with Rebecca Daniel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 44:42


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 49 features entrepreneur, Rebecca Daniel. Mottley, Founded by Rebecca Daniel, serves artists, art institutions, galleries, museums, and creative leaders in the art world by providing careful public relations strategy and art historical legacy preservation. Rebecca is dedicated to bringing attention to the broader Chicago cultural landscape and the art ecosystem within it. Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and view visuals on YouTube. #arttalks #RebeccaDaniel #ContemporaryArt #arttalks #Chicago #CairaMoreira #TheCuratorialBlonde

    In Conversation with Luke Agada

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 44:46


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 48 features Artist, Luke Agada. Luke Agada is a Nigerian artist living and working in Chicago. His practice examines themes of globalization, migration, and cultural dislocation within the framework of a postcolonial world, as he reflects on the African diaspora and its impact on neo-cultural evolution. He obtained an MFA in Painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. In recent years, Agada has participated in shows in Lagos, New York, Chicago, Beijing, Accra, Berlin, and Casablanca. His work has been featured in several publications including The Pinch Journal publication at the University of Memphis, Tennessee, Nigeria Art archives, Juxtapoz, Newcity, and Whitewall. Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Link in bio. . . . . . . . . . #lukeagada #thecuratorialblonde #nigerianartist #chicagoartist #artjorunalism #artpodcast #cairamoreira

    In Conversation with Lisa DeAbreu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 51:34


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 47 features Artist, Lisa DeAbreu. Lisa is driven by her feelings of rootlessness being American-born and Caribbean-raised, exploring different mediums and familiar artifacts to piece together fragments of her family's collective past. In an attempt to repair familial traumas, she reflects on how we build memory and that innate human desire for connection.  Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and view visuals on YouTube. #LisaDeAbreu #cairamoreira  #arttalks #artistpodcast #BIPOCartist #contemporaryart  #chicago #carribeanartist #brooklyn

    In Conversation with Christian K. Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 43:18


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Ep. 46 features Photographer, Christian K. Lee. His experience as a documentarian drives his desire to utilize Art as an investigative tool. Christian's goal is to create imagery that reflects the world in which he currently lives. Listen now on all major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and view visuals on YouTube. Link in bio. #Christianklee #cairamoreira #arttalks #artistpodcast #BIPOCartist #contemporaryart #chicago

    In conversation with Rugiyatou Ylva Jallow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 61:10


    This week's guest on The Curatorial Blonde is Rugiyatou Ylva Jallow (b. 1990, Stockholm, Sweden) is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. Rugi and Caira sit down to discuss the representation of mixed race and Black women in artistic spaces, the experience of growing up mixed race in Sweden, and the costal art hubs of America.

    In Conversation with Christina Nicola

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 41:42


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Caira sits down with painter Christina Nicola, an expressionist figure painter whose paintings capture the elasticity of the black feminine identity and originated the phrase "afroromantic". Caira and Christina talk about the New York and Miami art scene, what being an artist means, and what Back female bodies in our communities. You can follow Christina Nicola @ https://www.instagram.com/christina.nicola/?hl=en

    In conversation with Seema Rao

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 61:21


    In this multiple part installment of The Curatorial Blonde, Caira sits down with Seema Rao, of Artlust (237k followers, 16.4 million likes) TikTok and season museum professional to get extremely transparent about the art world. Touching on compensation, what the art world does not want you to talk about, and the best parts of the major, Seema and Caira truly peel the layers off the core of the fine art industry.  Seema Rao tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@artlust?lang=en

    In Conversation with Isadora Capraro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 36:40


    This week on The Curatorial Blonde, Caira sits down with Argentinean artist Isadora Capraro. Isadora Capraro is a Southampton, New York-based figurative painter. The boundaries between both abstraction and intention are experimented with in Isadora's paintings, creating an optical illusion in which the observer can discover human attributes, living things, and symbols veiled within the colors and surfaces. Her use of exquisite color palettes allows the visitor to experience that sensation of peacefulness and tranquility when seeing her work.

    In conversation with Traci Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 40:45


    Traci Johnson, an artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, joins Caira this week on The Curatorial Blonde. Johnson is an expert in sculpture, installations, and textile design explores mental health, experience, and the joy of color.  Follow here: https://www.instagram.com/kailuaa/

    Akshita Gandhi: The impact of covid on an artist and the importance of representation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 52:50


    Caira sits down with Artist Akshita Gandhi, a Mumbai-based photographer, and multimedia artist. Gandhi examines the concepts of home and belonging while addressing colonialism, as well as the social and aesthetic effects of India's conflicting capitalist system. Her pictures, which primarily focus on metropolitan landscapes and places, emphasize architectural details through repetition and distortion, creating paintings-like interpretations of escape. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Should you be buying art? The intersection of fine art and the recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 16:52


    This week Caira talks about the impact of these recessions and prior recessions on the art market and if you should be buying art as money gets strained. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Roe V. Wade in the midst of the Black Arts Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 20:49


    This week on Happy Little Accidents Caira speaks on how Roe V. Wade has brought to light not only human rights but the rights of women of color. Caira sheds light on the relevant of a movement over 50 years old and how it can be used as a reference point during this time in America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The issue with Art Education...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 22:42


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explains the importance of art education and the current status of art education in the American school system. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    What makes good art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 21:08


    Art is defined as any action or product created by people for a communicative or aesthetic purpose—something that expresses an idea, an emotion, or, more broadly, a point of view. It is a cultural element whose design reflects economic and social contexts. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores what makes good art. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Slow Clap, Blackness, and Athleticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 21:08


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira talks about Jake Troyli's latest show at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago. She ties in his concept of being a former athlete and a Black man with the larger conversation of being Black in Sports. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the art world has responded

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 23:01


    The art world has reacted to the shocking news from Ukraine by vocally opposing the ongoing onslaught. Despite the possibility that they could face penalties, a number of Russian artists have publicly expressed their displeasure with their government's policies. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores the current changes in the art world due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and gives more insight to the current issues. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Importance of the Secondary Market and how Resale in Fashion and Art is Expanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 14:23


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira is talking about the impact of the secondary market in regardless to the fashion industry and the Art World. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bottega Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 13:20


    The color of the season: Bottega Green. Caira this week dives into the influence of the color of the season and how green has always been a staple in humanity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    How does the Supreme Court Interact with Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 23:29


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores various Supreme court cases and how the certain cases have had a significant impact on the current state of Art Law. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    How do we see Fair use play out in the media: Shepard Fairey V. The Associated Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 22:08


    This week Caira explores The iconic HOPE poster that was seen all over during Obama's presidential campaign. Mr. Fairey, who sued The Associated Press in 2009 after it accused him of copyright infringement for using one of its pictures as the foundation for the poster, claimed that he did not steal any copyrightable content and that his use of the photograph was not unauthorized. This week, we'll look at how fair use and copyright are involved in this case, as well as what it means for future fair use cases. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The art of appropriation as "transformative" may be protected: Blanch V. Koons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 17:42


    This week on Happy Little Accidents Caira explore the case of Blanch V Koons. Blanch filed a lawsuit against Koons for copyright infringement. Blanch testified that the use of her picture by Koons did not affect her career, nor that she had ever authorized her pictures for artists to use. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    How does the government interact with art? Looking at regulators and patrons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 24:21


    Art is all around us. This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira takes a look at how the government plays a role in art and the historical role of patronage from the Italian Renaissance to present-day practices. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The California Resale Royalty Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 23:40


    On this week of Happy Little Accidents, Caira dives into the California Resale Royalty Act and how that impacted the art world. She also explores the broader idea of the international art market as it pertains to legality. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The Issue Between Copyright and Appropriation Art

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 20:21


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira dives into the gray area of copyright infringement and appropriation art. She discuss case-law example, which diving into the legal definitions and situations that occur during this gray area of the art world.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The Umbrella of Art law in an "unregulated" market

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 24:21


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, our host Caira dives into what on earth the term art law means. From the branches of law that exist under it to the legal issues currently going on in the art world hold tight for a reality check of the gray art of the art world and why this sector of law is so crucial. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The Exotic: Defining otherness through Picasso, Matisse, and Bumble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 19:59


    In this episode of Happy Little Accidents our host, Caira explores the term exotic. From the current fad of using the word as a compliment to the art historical narrative of the word. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Confronting American Beauty Standards, Dating in your 20s, and how art fits into it

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 34:36


    This week our host Caira welcomes us into 2021 by questioning the beauty standards that our society thinks too often about. While it is a new year we have the same expectations that negatively impact our society on a daily emotional basis. From exploring her own experiences in how she fits into the American Beauty canon, Caira looks at facts and fiction to get one step closer to clarity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    So what do you know about Post-Blackness anyway

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 30:14


    This episode explores the influence of post-blackness. As the main research point in her writing, she breaks down where post-blackness comes from and what it means in 2020.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Fact check: Trump’s policies for Black and Brown Americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 17:14


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira takes her final opinion before the 2020 election. Donald Trump has continued to say that he is doing the most for Black and Brown Americans, but is that really true? Caira explores all of his public statements and policies that you might know be privy to or overlooked.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    How can we stop Period Poverty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 31:40


    Period Poverty is a global issue impacting females across the world, but what do you actually know about this? On this episode of Happy Little Accidents, Caira explores how Period Poverty is impacting our communities and challenging the stigmas associated with menstration. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Lets talk about Amy Coney Barrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 18:52


    This week on Happy Little Accidents, Caira kicks off Season 3 with talking about Trump's supreme court pick and what she is all about. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Season 3 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 1:16


    One more time for the people in the back! It is season 3 of Happy Little Accidents and we are going to explore, question, and grasp what this year has to offer! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Mind, Body, and Spirit Debunked: Holistic Medicine versus Western Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 25:01


    This week on Happy Little Accident, our host, Caira dives in to the stereotypes and concepts of Western and holistic medicine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Donkeys, elephants, and political preference: Who will you vote for?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 17:49


    This week on Happy Little Accidents Caira explores the topic people hate to talk about: Politics. From honing in on what makes you associated with one of the major parties to talk about the current political candidates. Get ready, get set, VOTE! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    The Rise and Fall of Fashion- Fast and the Sustainability Sector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 22:58


    This week on Happy Little Accidents we are talking about our current new work uniforms: loungewear. As big businesses file for bankruptcy we see that our fast fashion methodology is being questioned and what does COVID has in store for these trends.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

    Where are the cultural institutions right now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 18:26


    From initial layoffs, changes in budget, questionable curatorial perspectives, and the BLM Museums have gone MIA. The real question is why and what does this mean for the larger landscape of America when it comes to documenting the cultural relics, and movements that need to be documented. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happylittleaccidents/support

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