This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture is a weekly podcast dedicated to the culture of the Caribbean. Each week we discuss the art news of the region, interview exciting guests and give our favorite cultural gems to inform your week.
Artist Myrlande Constant from Haiti is the focus of a retrospective of her work at UCLA's Fowler Museum. Born in and working in Haiti, Ms. Contant is know for her stunning and innovative work. For this episode we talk to the curators for Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance Jerry Philogene, associate professor of American Studies at Dickinson College, PA. And Katherine Smith, Fowler curatorial and research associate of Haitian arts.
Marina Reyes Franco, curator of the the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico joins us for a conversation about the exhibition she curated, Tropical is Political. Maria Elena Ortiz leads this conversation discussing Marina's travels and her curatorial focus for the future.
Denzil Forrester and Gean Moreno join us for a conversation about the upcoming exhibition We Culture at ICA Miami. We Culture, curated by ICA's Gean Moreno, features Denzil Forrester's first seven years of production from 1978 to 1985.
Textiles in the Caribbean- This week we speak to Jaqueline Bishop and Katrina Coombs about the new book Patchwork: Essays & Interviews on Caribbean Visual Culture . Led by Susanne Fredricks, we discuss Ms. Bishops new book and the importance of textile in the art cannon.
Black History Month in Jamaica, Windrush Portraits, the Zona Maco report and why African Americans should attend, and Bad Gyal RiRi at the Superbowl. Join us for this week in Caribbean Art and Culture.
This week we speak to Marcella Guerrero, associate curator at the Whitney Museum about no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria. This conversation , led by our Maria Elena Ortiz provides context about Puerto Rico and how the exhibition no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria tells the story of island.
This week's episode is all about what to see and plan for in 2023. Maria, Melissa and Susanne share their top Caribbean Art exhibitions.
David Scott, curator of the Kingston Biennial in Kingston Jamaica is our guest this week. We discuss producing work in the global south and the importance of such work.
For this episode, we talk about all things Miami art week and what we loved, and what we could have missed.
Catching on Caribbean Art News, plus remembering Leonie Forbes
Our cohost, Maria Elena Ortiz share her experience at Loophole of Retreat in Venice
We kick off season 2 talking about what we did during the summer time and get right back into the groove of This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture. Join us, as we have an enlightening conversation with Photographer Nadia Huggins, and curator Aldeide Delgado about Nadia's work, her dedication to the environment and the future of the Caribbean.
This week we talk to Gio Swaby and curator Katherine Pill about Gio Swaby: Fresh Up at the Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg
Our guest for this episode is Jamaican conceptual artist Nadine Hall. We learn about her work and her upbringing that led her to her rightful place in the art world.
Ready to travel? Take a audio trip to the Grenada Pavillion at the Venice Biennale. Dr Susan Mains gives us background on the artists and what it took to make the pavillion a reality.
This week, we talk to the lauded Hew Locke and discuss his commission: The Procession.
This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, we speak to Susan Mains, the woman behind the Grenada Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia.
This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Episode 13
In This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture, we discuss a new NFT platform featuring Caribbean artists and the repatriation of Taino artifacts Plus, we talk to one of Toronto's foremost art collectors Dr. Kenneth Montague about his collaboration with the Aperture Foundation , As We Rise.
This week we interview artist Bony Ramirez and discuss ARCO in Spain, a fellowship opportunity, and London's Sowing Roots exhibition.
This weeks episode honors the late painter Carmen Herrera, we discuss Zona Maco and have a conversation with artists Philip Thomas and Camille Chedda from the Jamaican exhibition, "And I Resumed the Struggle"
This weeks episode of This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture covers the PAMM Black Art Fund gala, Nari Ward's instillation Peacekeeper and Zona Macó in México City. We end our podcast with a conversation about Carnival Culture in Trinidad with dancer and professor Peter London.
This Week in Caribbean Art Episode #7
This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture Live with hosts Melissa Hunter Davis, Susanne Fredricks, and Maria Elena Ortiz. Join the podcast hosts for a robust and fun review of Miami Art Week's Caribbean art and a conversation with artists April Bey, and Nyugen Smith
This week, we discuss weekly news and speak to co curator of Prospect 5 Diana Nawi and artist Cosmo White about Prospect 5 and the work we can expect to see.
This week we discuss the Montgomery collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We are also joined by special guest Amanda Coulson of Tern Gallery in the Bahamas to discuss Tern's exhibition The Other Side of the Pentaprism.
This week we talk about Frieze London and 1:54 Fair, we talk to Marilyn Holyfield and Orlando J. Anderson of Miami MoCAAD. We close out with gallery shows that you need to experience.
Welcome to This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture with Melissa Hunter Davis, Susanne Fredericks, and Maria Elena Ortiz. This week we introduce ourselves, discuss Laurella Yssap-Rincon and Memorial ACTe in Guadeloupe. We are also excited to welcome our first guest Joanne Hyppolite and all of the details about the Museums Association of the Caribbean Virtual Conference.