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KunstCapades Returns: A Season in Hell! The gondola's boarded up and hanging by a thread - but the sun is shining and our faithful Bitburger bidet is still blasting off every hour on the hour. Laugh with us, laugh at us - whichever your respite pleasure, we hope we can provide a little Halloween listening oasis as Election Day anxiety surges. Tune in for tales of the Monster Mash dance craze, deep-sea fish dyes, a certain loose painting style, the latest $10M auction turd, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 98!

Amongst the sea and snow, we scour the streets below with our high-powered Bushnill binoculars. It's eerily quiet in the wake of COVID-19, but Robyn aims to brighten our spirits with a high-powered highball of sanity. We talk Dalí drop-offs, Vantablack voids, failed forgeries, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 97.5!

While discussing how to shim up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, we catch sight of Sarah Hotchkiss and Zoë Taleporos, of Premiere Jr., toting buckets of wheat paste. They board the gondola for a rickety ride up to Altitide, where we talk harp and hoover, soda can calamities, FBI poetry, pachyderm porch pirates, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 97!

Calls are streaming in! Concierge Jill can barely keep up at the switchboard! Join us for a ringing, rollicking installment - featuring the Tissue Depth Method in honor of Betty Pat Gatliff, some Baldessari banter by James Tantum, prison terms based on bronze fox values, and much, much more! It's a KunstCapades Call-In Catastrophe!

While Robyn regales us with the hidden art high jinks of a disgraced Italian dairy tycoon, we spot a cycling gent in a goldenrod beanie - local musician and producer Kelley Stoltz. We invite Kelley, via rickety gondola, up to Altitide to talk stage style, accidental pinhole cameras, stolen land seals, guitar shirt gadgets, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 96!

While Robyn prepares the ear funnel to serve up Little Hair Radio, we spot the distinguished mustache of one Jon Bernson gracing the streets below. He hops on the gondola up to our alpine-tropical aerie, where we talk puns, playwrights, plywood, peritonitis, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 95! Featuring a special Halloween appearance by Banksy.

While Robyn and Josh ponder fall's historical television debuts, our knockoff binos spot a badminton-playing duo in the vale below. Yuka Ezoe and Naoki Onodera board the gondola and crash-land at Altitide to talk Bahama Kangaroo, chatline masquerades, kite installations, king bed scores, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 94!

While Robyn mixes up a curious concoction in honor of Norwegian footballer/art thief Pål Enger, we spy Juan Luna-Avin schlepping a bevy of audio bootlegs. He dares the rickety gondola ascent to Altitide where we talk band fantasies, DJ names, punk portraits, the Hopper Hotel, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 93!

It's KunstCapades' 2019 SAN FRANCISCO ART BOOK FAIR SPECTACULAR! A buffet for your ears. A smorgasbord for your souls. Press play for sonic sustenance courtesy of these splendid guests: Louis Vargas ((art)Scene Podcast); Eva Gibeau, Ry Allred, and Graham Holoch (Eggy Press); Kristofferson San Pablo (Vacancy Projects); Brett MacFadden (MacFadden & Thorpe); Sarah Tell (SF Art Book Fair/Contemporary Jewish Museum); Jon Bernson; Chris Sollars (Skullture); David Senior (SFMOMA); Kico Le Strange; and Luca Antonucci (SF Art Book Fair/Colpa Press).

While Robyn mixes up a Moon Acre, our binocs zero in on Troy Chew. Troy endures the perilous gondola journey up to our alpine-tropical hideaway to talk haunted Headlands, album cover art, cat portraits, water lilies vs. wisteria, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 91!

While Robyn taunts us with the blender, we spy two gents on bikes far below our Altitide perch. It's John Kilduff, aka Mr. Let's Paint, and his brother Paul. They crash land at the bar to talk TV tribulations, shed management, pogo stick potential, Weegee worth, poached pooches, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 90!

While Robyn sets the scene with sips from a skull, we spot a scurrying Santa on the streets below! It's Atlanta artist Craig Drennen with some familiar elves from Cloaca Projects! They hop into the Gondola and up to Altitide where we push things to the edge with candy cane concepts, Leicestershire larcenists, Atlanta insights, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 89!

While Robyn prepares the cable car track luge to serve The Delaplane, we spot two-tone curls on the street below - artist Torreya Cummings and Aggregate Space Gallery (ASG) co-founder Willis Meyers. We're also joined by guest co-host and ASG co-founder Conrad Meyers. Willis and Conrad make some important announcements about the future of ASG before our chat with Torreya - which covers stashed granddad paintings, procrastination, fave archive portals, community via casting, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 88!

Pieper, Sullivan, and Carliss tackle copious clumps (clots?) of art crimes on KunstCapades’ first-ever CrimeCast. From the anniversary of the Gardner Museum theft and loudspeaker-smuggled mummy limbs, to attic stashes, train travel fumbles, and Hormel can safes, feast your ears on this heist-heavy smorgasbord. It’s KunstCapades episode 87.5!

We hoist up the binoculars to check out the stormy streets below and spy the luscious tresses and striking garments of Marcella Faustini and Charlie Leese of Cloaca Projects. They hop on the gondola and help themselves to our new Underberg drip en route to Altitide. We talk face-pie cocktails, art show fantasies, Studio 54, Dalí AI, and much, much more - it's KunstCapades episode 87!

Last year, 30 folks braved the gondola up to Altitide over 21 episodes of KunstCapades. (We botched the math on air; sue us.) In this recap, we fire up the robot wheel to reminisce about our fave bits of art news and crimes from 2018. Preposterous and rum-soaked as always - it's KunstCapades episode 86!

While Robyn mixes up a round of Curious Sofas, we spy curator Gatien Du Bois making his way through the topiary maze in the botanical garden below. Thanks to the siren call of the alpenhorn, he soon boards the gondola up to our sky-high Euro headquarters. We talk life before curating, residency wrangling, Edward Gorey's Cape Cod productions, Santa Banksy, who has $1 mill, little sea hotdogs, shy Mundis, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 85 - the last of our Brussels-based eps (for now)! With thanks to our hosts: Penthouse Art Residency x NH Brussels Bloom x Harlan Levey Projects, Gatien Du Bois, and Laurent De Meyer.

After Robyn quits the bar world, we get behind our Belgian Bushwills to conjure up some guests. Emerging from the surging canals are the surfboards of Portuguese pals Diogo Pimentão, Ricardo Pires, and Will Kerr. They hop on the gondola and ride up to Altitide where we talk artistic process, paths and protocols, early exposure, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 84! With thanks to our Brussels hosts: Penthouse Art Residency x NH Brussels Bloom x Harlan Levey Projects, Gatien Du Bois, and Laurent De Meyer.

In the second episode from our time in Brussels, KunstCapades speaks with artists Elise 't Hart (Dordrecht, Netherlands) and Clémentine Vaultier (Brussels and Ghent, Belgium). Old and new friends, including Amsterdam-based buddies and befuddled Viennese tourists, assemble in our Belgian hideaway for a live conversation fueled by PENTHOUSE cocktails (sun-fried Jupiler, banana, charcoal, toner, staples). We chat about house sounds, organ nomenclature, cocktail pools, favorite tropical locales, the last of the Pop pals, plastic peeper vandalism, a massive missing hammer, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 83! With thanks to our hosts: Penthouse Art Residency x NH Brussels Bloom x Harlan Levey Projects, Gatien Du Bois, and Laurent De Meyer.

In a staple-ridden aerie overlooking Le Botanique, KunstCapades presents their first live show en Belgique. Featuring a trio of special guests: art dealer/Super Dakota founder Damîen Bertelle-Rogier, research-based artist Haseeb Ahmed, and collector Frédéric de Goldschmidt. Topics covered: Brussels vs. Paris, vulture stench, penthouse deals, Bansky’s shredder stunt, haunted Napoleon offerings, Flemish hooch served in cuberdon shot glasses, and much, much more. It’s KunstCapades episode 82! With thanks to our hosts: Penthouse Art Residency x NH Brussels Bloom x Harlan Levey Projects, Gatien Du Bois, and Laurent De Meyer.

High above the Autumn moon, Pieper, Sullivan, Carliss, and special correspondent Tantum discuss lunar lineups, boat school wishes, and genever fizzes. It's a KunstCapades moonisode! Tune in for our last dispatch from the U.S. for a while; we'll be bringing you news and booze from Brussels in October.

As Robyn takes us back to the Great Moon Hoax, a rolling skull is spotted on the windy streets below. It's none other than Chris Sollars and Lee Lavy of Skullture! They latch the skull onto the gondola cable and up to Altitide for a chat about slasher films, pyrotechnics, plein air performance, and plenty more! It's KunstCapades episode 81!

As Robyn whips up an homage to our elders, we get behind our high powered binoculars to scour the streets below. Michelle Mansour and Chris Grunder, both artists and directors, are lifted from their daily hustle to join us for a toast. We talk studio rituals, stop bath benders, art packet gaffes, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 80!

In the first of three KunstCapades episodes LIVE at Romer Young Gallery, we welcome gallery co-founder and artist Joey Piziali and collective Bonanza (Lana Williams, Lindsay Tully, and Conrad Guevara) up to Altitide for cocktails and conversation. From on-set trout handling tips to tactics for dump residency smell management - and, much, much more - we get a real education from our four pals. It's KunstCapades episode 79!

While wrapping up the last day of the San Francisco Art Book Fair 2018, we manage to snare the attention of Heidi Rabben and Chris Sollars with our spiffy wayfarer/croakie combo special! We talk final day deals, upcoming shows, public performance, and much much more! It's KunstCapades episode 78.3!

Closing out day one of the fair, we catch Brandon Larson and his pal Bibby, another small animal who loves books! We talk about his new project "Hallucinations" as well as some of his favorite finds at the fair thus far. It's KunstCapades episode 78.2!

On day one of the 2018 San Francisco Art Book Fair, we pulled Mitsu Okubo aside for a quick chat about smoosh paintings, small animals, side deals, and best sellers. Join us for a glimpse into the first morning of the hustle and bustle! It's KunstCapades episode 78.1!

While Robyn whips up a tribute to Liza Béar via satellite, a tall gent inside a vortex of papers is spotted below. It's Luca Antonucci, and he's scrambling to collect his posters on the windy streets of San Francisco. After a blow on the alpenhorn, he hops on to the gondola and up to Altitide for a chat about analog upkeep, sci-fi sentiments, TV tapings, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 77!

It's a beautiful day at Altitide, and as Robyn slings a soupy salute to Robert Indiana, a pair of black-rimmed glasses flashes past. It's Brian Wasson, and he's easily lured up with a blow on the alphorn. Our chat covered ice sculpture, wood shop barbecues, found money, tea-based trademark dilution, and 1/6 scale. It's KunstCapades episode 76! With a special visit from Banksky.

While Robyn prepares a Bacon Bobby Biscuit, we spot a dashing flash of coral and faux fur on the sidewalk below. It turns out to be Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh! Dawline braves the gondola up to Altitide and settles in for a chat about redactions, studio soundtracks, styrofoam mishaps, stolen stags, corn dog evidence, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 75!

While Robyn concocts a sunblock-slicked tipple in honor of National Picnic Day, we spot curator Claire Frost down on the sidewalk. She loads her bike onto the gondola and up to Altitide for a chat about cross-city collaborations, curious art packets, canned ghosts, catering attire, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 74!

While rumors swirl of the recovery of a lost Giacometti, Robyn prepares a signature silty, mineral-heavy toast. Before too long, and with the help of our high-powered binoculars, we spot the lucky lad on the streets below. It's Charles Villyard, and he's dragging something behind him. Could this muck-covered metal actually be long-lost treasure? Find out the answer to this, and much, much more, on KunstCapades episode 73!

Robyn stirs up the frustrations of yesteryear with the Scream Infusion, a unique nod to Louise Bourgeois. Before long, a flash of pastel polka dots catches our eyes on the street below. With a closer look through the giant binoculars, we see it's Koak! We catch her attention with the call of the alpenhorn, and she rides up to Altitide to talk censorship, art crimes, early influence, and much much more! It's KunstCapades episode 72!

While Robyn's Birthday Backslide cocktail devolves from fine amari to glugs of NyQuil, we spot Martin Machado fleeing a crashed ship. We lift him up to the safety of Altitide (not without a second crash of the gondola variety, alas) to learn more about his escapades as an artist/merchant mariner/commercial fisherman. Our conversation swings from making art at sea, canvas edges, and cold-calling to slide anniversaries, stolen spheres, bungled acronyms, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 71!

While Robyn musters a nod to Manzoni, we spot Muzae Sesay fleeing a smoldering car on the streets below. With our trusty alpenhorn, we manage to catch his attention. He quickly hops into the nearby gondola for a bumpy ride up to Altitide. There we talk studio rituals, theme songs, bad jobs, and much much more! It's KunstCapades episode 70!

While Robyn offers up Forty Drams for activists needing a nap drink, we spy Shaghayegh Cyrous in a flowing coat on the sidewalk below. Following (yet another) gondola crash, she joins us in Altitide for a chat about holiday decorations in galleries, Skype mishaps, name mispronunciations, customs delays, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 69, with guest host Joey Enos!

Robyn serves up a proper drink, with a little help from Duke Ellington, as we attempt to wrap our brains around 2017. We take turns spinning a special wheel we've created to reflect upon this past year's bevy of brassy art crimes, art news, art opportunities, and much, much more! It's 2017 in review for KunstCapades episode 68!

While Robyn braces herself to concoct the notoriously grueling Headroom Hijinks, we spot the purple suede profile of Marcela Pardo Ariza on an 80s playlist-fueled bike ride below. Marcela braves the rocky gondola ride up to Altitide, and we talk long-borrowed furniture, family art phases, equine heroes, Schneemann surveillance, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 67! With guest host Joey Enos, and surprise Mondo Mundi Madness rant by Jerry Saltz.

While Robyn instructs how to mix up a Hungary for Art(/Hungary for Money), we spy Charlie Leese carting bags of rosé on the street far below Altitide. Guest host Joey Enos beckons him up with a toot on the alpenhorn, and Charlie boards the gondola up to the bar. A rousing conversation ensues - covering family artwork, sculptural legacies, doughnut shop doldrums, one unlucky rabbit's foot, and much, much, more! It's KunstCapades episode 66! With Tim's special gondola report from China.

While Robyn concocts and ode to Martha Jackson, we pull out the massive binoculars and look closely into the distance. Before long we spot Maysoun Wazwaz and Kate Rhoades! A blow on the alpenhorn catches their attention, and they ride up to Altitide for a visit. We talk daVinci, demons, discarded discoveries, colossal cat creations, and much much more! It's KunstCapades episode 65!

While Robyn offered up quart-and-a-half servings of Jack Daniel's (the preferred tipple of Bobby Rauschenberg), we spotted James Chronister milling about the SF streets below. A prolonged pull on the alpenhorn beckoned him up to Altitide for a chat about provocative public art, pilfered plinths, pushy posts, and much, much more! Special guest host Joey Enos and private dick Flannelbelly Watkins join our first-ever repeat guest for KunstCapades episode 64!

While Robyn mixes up an Isabella Visits Montreal, we spot the unmistakable braids of Christo Oropeza flapping in the wind as he bikes on the street below. He makes his way up to Altitide to join us for a chat about gallery ghosts, Incline shoe preferences, the results of Dalí's paternity test, Mondrian forgeries, and much, much more. It's KunstCapades episode 63 - with special guest host Joey Enos, aka Nosey Joe, and a dispatch from Tim's gondola research mission in China!

While Robyn describes a rather unique recipe fueled by an old pal, we spot Binta Ayofemi on the streets below. With our trusty alpenhorn, we manage catch her attention. She hops into the gondola and up to Altitide to talk systems, space, currency, and crops! Not to mention, Art crimes! All this and much more on KunstCapades episode 62!

While lamenting the lost tapes of episode 60, Robyn offers us help with a reward for those who might discover this lost treasure. Before long we're back behind the binoculars, searching the streets below. The fringed threads of Sarah Thibault blowing in the wind catches our attention, and we summon her up to Altitide. We talk lost art, junk heap gems, art crimes, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 61!

As we bask in the dust of a Chaves County Cover-Up, we pull out our high powered binoculars. Focusing in on some fabulous hair, we recognize Willis and Conrad Myers, founders of Aggregate Space Gallery. With a newly rehearsed yodeling call, we beckon them up to Altitide for a talk about installation art, aliens, proposal tips, art opportunities, and much more! It's KunstCapades episode 59!

While Robyn serves up a Choreomania and describes a dance with the devil, the shiny sneakers of artist Sam Spano catch our eye on the streets below. With our freshly repaired alpenhorn, we beckon him up to Altitide. We talk soul sales, pet portraits, backwards messages, and the underworld. All this and much, more on KunstCapades episode 58!

Despite heavy construction in Robyn's new bar Altitide, we manage to settle in and sip some signature punch. A look through the binoculars reveals Natasha Matteson wandering the streets below. We catch her attention with a blow on the alpenhorn, and she hops on the gondola for a visit. We talk curatorial concepts, magical possibilities, bad jobs, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 57!

While Marv tells tales of record-setting feats, we spot the folks from City Limits far below, arm-in-arm and full of glee. We catch their attention with out trusty alpenhorn, and they set off on the gondola to our alpine-tropical getaway. We talk gallery origins, minor mishaps, hidden spaces, and much, much more! It's KunstCapades episode 56!

We fashioned a satellite tropical-alpine paradise in SFAI's President's office for our one-night-only Original Disruptor Radio Spectacular. While Marv lured folks in with rounds of Gray and Clears, Josh and Tim talked with a steady current of party guests. Don't miss this action-packed romp - it's KunstCapades episode 55!

While Marv dishes pineapple cheese and Aurora lore, we spot Matt Gonzalez exiting the famous Castro Theatre. Interest piqued by our alpenhorn's siren song, he hopped into the gondola and up to jr. tiki for a chat. We talk process, opportunity, fantasy, and fakery. It's KunstCapades episode 54!