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Episode No. 691 features artists Kota Ezawa and Amy Pleasant. The Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture is presenting "Kota Ezawa: Here and There - Now and Then," an investigation into the creation of memory in the Bay Area and nationally, through March 9. The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, features Ezawa and Julian Brave NoiseCat's Alcatraz Is an Idea (2024), and Merzbau 1, 2, 3 (2021), and Ursonate (2022), which were among 11 Ezawas recently acquired by SFMOMA. "Ezawa" was curated by Frank Smigiel. Fort Mason will publish a catalogue on the closing weekend. SFMOMA is showing Ezawa's National Anthem (2018) in "Count Me In" through April 27. Ezawa's work has been featured in solo exhibitions at many museums, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; the Buffalo AKG Art Museum; the Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada; and the Saint Louis Art Museum. His work is in the collection most major US art museums, and in museums in seven other countries. Pleasant is included in "Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction" at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha. The exhibition examines some of the ways in which nine artists have recently navigated the space between abstraction and figuration. "Synchronicities" was curated by Rachel Adams, and is on view through May 4. Pleasant's work is also on view at The Carnegie, Covington, KY in "Southern Democratic" through February 15, and in "Vivid: A Fresh Take" at the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN through June 1. Pleasant has been included in exhibitions at the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Montgomery (Ala.) Museum of Fine Arts, the Weatherspoon Museum of Art, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and more. Instagram: Amy Pleasant, Tyler Green.
The Knox County Commission created the county's first residential infrastructure development district last week. Scott gives details on the district and talks about how it works to fund infrastructure in this week's episode of Compass Points. He also delves into the expansion of the Knoxville Police Department's co-response program. Other topics include Steven Matjijcio's first year as director of the Knoxville Museum of Art, a lawsuit Knoxville firefighters filed against the city and more. Scott also looks forward to this week's special session of the state Legislature and meetings of the Knox County Commission and the city-county Sports Authority. Please share this free service of CompassKnox.com today Link to Jennifer Owen on Almost in Agreement
Visit Knoxville —Green Spaces, Artistic Flair, and Hidden Gems is the eighth episode in our series promoting Northeast Tennessee as a tourism destination. It is produced in collaboration with Visit Johnson City and regional partners hosting the OWAA's inaugural Field Fest event.Our guest is Kristen Combs, the Director of Communication and Social Strategies for Visit Knoxville.Kristen shares insights on the best outdoor activities and hidden gems in Knoxville, including unique experiences like biking on the ADA-accessible Neyland Greenway, painting in UT Gardens, and kayaking on the Tennessee River.We also get a taste of Knoxville's culinary scene. Whether you're a history buff, arts enthusiast, or outdoor adventurer, this episode will inspire you to add Knoxville to your weekend getaway list.TOPICS WE DISCUSSED
The Knoxville Museum of Art has been a staple in the Knoxville community since 1961. Being a place where children, adults, and families alike can come enjoy all kinds of artwork from a wide variety of artists. Coming up this Saturday, the Knoxville Museum of Art will be hosting its biannual Family Day, which is a free event that will feature hands-on art activities, food, live music, and more. Today DeLena Feliciano joined Darius Williams to talk about Family Day and the different exhibits that the Knoxville Museum of Art offers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Season 4, Episode 9 of The Art Career, Emily sits down with Jane South in her Brooklyn loft overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge. Born in Manchester, UK, Jane South worked in experimental theater before moving to the United States in 1989. Solo exhibitions include Halfway Off (2023) and Switch Back (2020) at Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Floor/Ceiling (2013) at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT; Box (2011), Knoxville Museum of Art, TN. Recent group exhibitions include Come A Little Closer (2023), DC Moore Gallery, New York; Augurhythms (2022) Hesse Flatow, New York; Maquette (2022); No Show Space, London, UK; Dance with Me (2019); Zürcher Gallery, New York, Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts (2019) at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York. Southʼs work has been reviewed in the Brooklyn Rail, The New York Times, The LA Times, Artforum, Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, New York Magazine, Frieze, ArtNews, and The New Yorker. She is represented by Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York. Awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship (2021), Brown/RISD Mellon Foundation Fellowship (2015), Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2009), Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2001 & 2008), and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (2007). Residencies include Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France (2010); Dora Maar House, Ménerbes, France (2022 & 2010); Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Italy (2008); MacDowell Colony, NH (2002 & 2004); Yaddo, NY (2001 & 2002). In 2018, South was elected to the National Academy of Design. She is currently Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute, New York. theartcareer.com Jane South: @janesouth Pratt Institute: @prattfineart Follow us: @theartcareer Podcast host: @emilymcelwreath_art Editing: @benjamin.galloway https://spencerbrownstonegallery.com/artists/south-jane
Artists in the Club, continued, with Allan and Hannah from Knoxville Museum of Art
Born in Manchester, England, Jane South worked in experimental theater before moving to the United States in 1989. She has a BFA in Theater from Central St. Martins, London, UK, and an MFA in Painting & Sculpture from UNC Greensboro. Solo exhibitions include Shifting Structures: Survey (2019), Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA; Raked (2014), Spencer Brownstone Gallery, NY; Floor/Ceiling (2013), Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT; Box (2011), Knoxville Museum of Art, TN and Shifting Structures: Stacks (2010), the New York Public Library, NY. Selected group exhibitions include the Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, NY, SLASH: Paper Under the Knife, Museum of Arts & Design (MAD), NY; Burgeoning Geometries: Constructed Abstractions, Whitney Museum of American Art, Altria; The Drawing Center, NY; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA and the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD. Southʼs work has been reviewed in The New York Times, the LA Times, Artforum, Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, New York Magazine, Frieze, ArtNews, NY Arts Magazine, and The New Yorker. She is a contributor to the book “The Artist as Cultural Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life” (editor: Sharon Louden). Grants and residencies include the Guggenheim Fellowship (2021); Brown/RISD Mellon Foundation Fellowship (2015); Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2009); Dora Maar House, Menérbes, France (2010); Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France (2010); Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2001 & 2008); New York Foundation for the Arts (2007); Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Italy (2008); MacDowell Colony, NH (2002 & 2004); Yaddo, NY (2001 & 2002). In 2018 South was elected to the National Academy of Design. Jane South is currently Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute.
Amy Pleasant received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1994) and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University (1999). Amy was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2018, the South Arts Prize for the State of Alabama (2018), Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Award (2015), Mary Hambidge Distinguished Artist Award (2015), Cultural Alliance of Birmingham Individual Artist Fellowship (2008), and Alabama State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship (2019/2003). She has held solo exhibitions at Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN), Brackett Creek Editions (NYC), Geary Contemporary (NYC/Millerton, NY), Laney Contemporary (Savannah, GA), Institute 193 (Lexington, KY), Jeff Bailey Gallery (Hudson/NYC), whitespace gallery (Atlanta, GA), Augusta University (Columbus, GA), Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (IN), Birmingham Museum of Art (AL), Atlanta Contemporary (GA), Auburn University's School of Liberal Arts (AL), Rhodes College (Memphis, TN), Candyland (Stockholm, Sweden), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL) among others. Her group exhibitions include Brackett Creek Editions (Bozeman, MT), Zuckerman Museum of Art (Kennesaw, GA), Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, TN), Hesse Flatow (NYC), SEPTEMBER (Hudson, NY), Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami, FL), Tif Sigfrids (Athens, GA), Hemphill Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.), Adams and Ollman (Portland, OR), Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (AL), Cuevas Tilleard Projects (NYC), The Dodd Galleries (Athens, GA), Weatherspoon Museum of Art (NC), Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN), Columbus Museum of Art (GA), National Museum of Women in the Arts (D.C.), The Mobile Museum of Art (AL), and the U.S. Embassy, Prague, Czech Republic. Her work has been reviewed in publications such as World Sculpture News, Sculpture, The Brooklyn Rail, Art in America, Artforum, Art Papers, Bad at Sports and BURNAWAY. Her first monograph, The Messenger's Mouth Was Heavy, was released in 2019, co-published by Institute 193 and Frank. Amy also co-founded the curatorial initiative The Fuel And Lumber Company with artist Pete Schulte in 2013.
In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha and photographer, Tim Davis discuss his book, I'm Looking Through You, recently published by Aperture. Tim and Sasha share some of their experiences from working in Los Angeles and Tim talks about some of the different modes of working he employed for this project. http://www.davistim.com https://aperture.org/books/coming-soon/tim-davis-im-looking-through-you/ Tim Davis (born in Blantyre, Malawi) lives and works in Tivoli, New York. He received a BA from Bard College, where he teaches, and an MFA from Yale University. He has presented solo exhibitions at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, New York; White Cube, London; Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee; and Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago. Several monographs have been published of his work, including The New Antiquity (2010) and My Life in Politics (Aperture, 2006). He is recipient of the 2007–8 Joseph H. Hazen Rome Prize and a 2005 Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography Award. Find out more at https://photowork.pinecast.co
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Ryan hops in the jalopy and heads to Knoxville, Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains. Plus, Kiernan realizes that somehow they’ve recorded eighty four episodes without ever talking about Ryan’s proclivity for doll furniture. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: Knoxville Urban Wilderness https://www.visitknoxville.com/urban-wilderness/ SoKno Taco Cantina https://soknota.co/ Market Square in Knoxville https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/10-things-to-know-about-market-square/ The Sunsphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunsphere Knoxville Museum of Art’s Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin: Through the Unusual Door https://knoxart.org/exhibitions/beauford-delaney-and-james-baldwin-through-the-unusual-door/?fbclid=IwAR0-LC-ypve4glLMCt8KO0snbhITplQMdBB0CWj1VxuvwZFmAB0vGYC6Ls4 Knoxville Museum of Art’s Thorne Miniatures Rooms https://knoxart.org/exhibitions/thorne-rooms/ Downtown Wine+Spirits https://www.dtwine.com Rainbow Falls, Great Smoky Mountains https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/rainbow-falls-pyv.htm Tuckaleechee Caverns https://tuckaleecheecaverns.com/development-of-caverns/ Avoiding Bear Attacks https://www.news.meredithlmg.com/general/what-not-to-do-in-a-bear-attack-push-your-slower-friends-down-in-attempts/article_531801ea-f4be-5571-be0f-e121786c1caa.html Toxic Cyanobacteria in Zion National Park https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/toxic-cyanobacteria-bloom-in-the-virgin-river-and-the-streams-of-zion-national-park.htm
Episode No. 467 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Tomashi Jackson and curator Stephen Wicks. The Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University is showing "Tomashi Jackson: Love Rollercoaster," an exhibition of five new Jackson paintings that address disenfranchisement and voter suppression in Ohio's Black communities. The exhibition was originally conceived by Michael Goodson and was curated by Kristin Helmick-Brunet, Dionne Custer Edwards, and Megan Cavanaugh. It is on view in Columbus through December 27. Jackson is also included in "States of Mind: Art and American Democracy" at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston. The exhibition investigates how artists have addressed issues before the nation this season, including equality, voting access, gun control and immigration policy. It was curated by Ylinka Barotto along with Julia Fisher and Julia Kidd. It's on view through December 19. Jackson's work examines the relationship between politics, race, history and aesthetics, most often in ways that emphasize how history has created the present. She's previously had solo exhibitions at Kennesaw State University and at Michigan State University; with exhibitions at the Parrish Art Museum and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University forthcoming. Her work is in the collections of MOCA in Los Angeles, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Learn more about Lucy Depp Park in Powell, Ohio. On the second segment, Stephen Wicks discusses his exhibition "Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin: Through the Unusual Door" at the Knoxville Museum of Art. It is on view through October 25. The exhibition uses over 50 paintings and works on paper and unpublished archival material to examine the nearly four-decade-long relationship between the Knoxville-born Delaney and Baldwin and the ways in which their friendship and intellectual exchange impacted their work.
A quick trip to the Knoxville Museum of Art where I found quite a few women artists.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)
I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
I had such a great time talking to the LA-based painter, Tomory Dodge. Tomory is a painter's painter and I felt like I was hanging out in his studio talking about his painting process, life, and where the two overlap. From talking about how he works in his studio, to how time constraints from having kids can push your work into weird unknown places, it was a pleasure to hear about his process. Tomory recently had a show at Phillip Martin in L.A. You can read a review of the show in the Los Angeles Times here. Tomory Dodge (b. 1974, Denver, CO) received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1998 and his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2004. His work is in the collections of such museums as Berkeley Art Museum (Berkeley, CA); Henry Art Gallery (Seattle, WA); Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, TX); Knoxville Museum of Art (Knoxville, TN); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Overland Park, KS); Orange County Museum of Art (Newport Beach, CA); Orlando Museum of Art (Orlando, FL); RISD Museum, Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, (San Francisco, CA); Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC); Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY); Weatherspoon Art Museum (Greensboro, NC); Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT). In 2018, Dodge’s work was the subject of a solo exhibition at LUX Art Institute (Encinitas, CA). His work has been included in recent solo and group exhibitions at Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence, RI); Pizzuti Collection (Columbus, OH); National Museum (Oslo, Norway); Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase, NY); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Overland Park, KS); Sheldon Memorial Gallery, University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE). Dodge’s work is the subject of several monographic catalogs and has been discussed in such publications as Art Forum, Flash Art, Modern Painters, Art Review, Los Angeles Times and New York Times. Dodge lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Lauren Luloff received her MFA from the Milton Avery School for the Arts, Bard College and her BFA from Pennsylvania State University. Her recent solo exhibitions have been with Ceysson & Benetiere, New York, Geneva and Luxembourg; Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY; Marlborough Chelsea, New York, Annarumma Gallery, Naples, and the Hole, New York. Recent group exhibitions include Galerie Lelong, New York; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, CANADA Gallery, New York, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, The Queens Museum, Queens, NY, and The Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TX. Her work been reviewed and featured in The New York Times, Art in America, Vogue, The Village Voice and The Brooklyn Rail among others. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Richard Jolley, internationally recognized as one of today's most accomplished and inventive glass sculptors, was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1952. As a youth, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and in 1970 began his art training at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee, studying under noted glass artist Michael Taylor. After receiving his BFA from George Peabody College in Nashville (now part of Vanderbilt University), Jolley continued graduate studies at North Carolina's Penland School of Crafts, under the instruction of studio glass artist Richard Ritter. Jolley has participated in over 65 solo museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States and in Australia, Europe, Israel, and Japan. Jolley's sculpture takes the form of drawings, busts, totems, suspended figures, birds, the garden -- all exploring issues of the human condition, nature, and the universe through the use of glass, color, and contemporary symbolism. Jolley’s work is alluring, in part because it allows the viewer to escape from the everyday into a dream. His message: Art is not limited by its medium but is open to a continuous exploration of new possibilities for what can be meaningful to the human eye. On May 4, 2014, the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, debuted Jolley’s new, monumentally scaled sculpture commissioned and created especially for the museum's newly refurbished Great Hall, recently renamed the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall. Cycle of Life measures 100 feet long by 12 feet tall, making it one of the largest figurative glass-and-steel assemblages in the world. Fashioned of thousands of individual cast and blown-glass elements, the massive work unfolds as an epic narrative of the successive phases of life.