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In this week's episode, both of our storytellers share stories about moments in life where they chose to put themselves and their wellbeing first. Part 1: When Yves Jeffcoat is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she isn't sure how to manage this new normal. Part 2: Jameer Pond keeps ending up in relationships he doesn't want to be in, so his therapist suggests he take a sex sabbatical. Yves Jeffcoat is a writer, a podcast host and producer, and a yoga teacher. Her writing has been in The New York Times, Paper Monument, Lapham's Quarterly, Art in America, The Bitter Southerner, and elsewhere on the internet and in print. She has hosted and helped create podcasts with iHeartRadio, Afropunk, and Hulu that reflect her interests in Blackness, history, healing, and resistance. She is currently the co-creator and co-host of On Theme, a podcast about Black storytelling in all its forms. Brooklyn, New York born award-winning storyteller, director and interviewer Jameer Pond has spent his whole life walking in his passion; engaging with people through diverse storytelling. Throughout his career, he's created viral series such as Buzzfeed's Black People Try, co-hosted BET's first morning talk show Black Coffee, directed several cover videos across Condé Nast's array of publications, including Sir Lewis Hamilton and Simone Biles, and has won a Shorty Award. You can currently catch him traveling the world, telling his dynamic stories with The Moth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In conversation with Rachel Ossip Co-sponsored by n+1 and Blue Stoop Elias Rodriques currently teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and in the fall of 2021 will start as an assistant professor of African American literature at Sarah Lawrence College. Focusing on African American Literature, Black Marxist writing, Black Feminism, and Critical Prison Studies, his work has been published in the Guardian, the Nation, Bookforum, and n+1, where he is an assistant editor. In his debut novel, Rodriques tells the story of a mixed–race son of Jamaican immigrants who is called back to his Palm Coast Floridian hometown to investigate the death of his first love-alongside the mysteries of his own family history and identity. Rachel Ossip is a designer, writer, and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. She serves as the managing editor of n+1 magazine and the designer for n+1 books, and manages the contemporary art imprint Paper Monument. She has worked with a range of small publishers, academic publications, and public institutions, such as New Directions and the Othering & Belonging Journal, and teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. Books with signed book plates available from the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 6/24/2021)
Roger White is a painter, writer, and editor based in Vermont. His work is represented by Rachel Uffner Gallery in New York, Grice Bench in Los Angeles, and LABOR in Mexico City. His paintings have been featured in exhibitions at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; The Suburban, Oak Park, IL, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; and Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; among many others. He is the co-founder of the contemporary art journal and publishing imprint Paper Monument and is also the author of The Contemporaries, published by Bloomsbury in 2015. He received an MFA from Columbia University in 2000. Sound & Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors.
Dushko Petrovich is an artist, writer, editor and publisher, co-founder of Paper Monument and currently the chair of the New Arts Journalism department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dushko talks about how he and his family are making life fit in the new environment.
In our 10th episode, we continue our season-long exploration of the question, “What makes great art,” speaking to essential voices of our time about their experiences of seeking it. What follows is an interview between Momus Publisher Sky Goodden and Dushko Petrovich. Born in Ecuador and based in Chicago, Dushko is the chair of the New Arts Journalism program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and works in several critical and creative capacities, including as publisher and artist. He is the co-founder of the beloved Paper Monument, among others, and by all indications, the heart of his publishing activity is activist. In a searching conversation, Petrovich and Goodden land on their mutual desire and responsibility to foster a space for criticism and change. What makes great art? Petrovich argues that the metrics by which we know it are being actively altered. Momus: The Podcast is edited by Jacob Irish, features original music by Kyle McCrea, and assistant production from Mitra Shreeram. We would like to thank the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for their support. And, of course, our many thanks to Dushko Petrovich for his considered contribution to this episode. You can stream the episode above, or subscribe/download it on Google Play, iTunes, and Stitcher. If you would like to inquire about advertising opportunities or other forms of support, please contact Sky Goodden at skygoodden@momus.ca.
In our 10th episode, we continue our season-long exploration of the question, “What makes great art,” speaking to essential voices of our time about their experiences of seeking it. What follows is an interview between Momus Publisher Sky Goodden and Dushko Petrovich. Born in Ecuador and based in Chicago, Dushko is the chair of the New Arts Journalism program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and works in several critical and creative capacities, including as publisher and artist. He is the co-founder of the beloved Paper Monument, among others, and by all indications, the heart of his publishing activity is activist. In a searching conversation, Petrovich and Goodden land on their mutual desire and responsibility to foster a space for criticism and change. What makes great art? Petrovich argues that the metrics by which we know it are being actively altered. Momus: The Podcast is edited by Jacob Irish, features original music by Kyle McCrea, and assistant production from Mitra Shreeram. We would like to thank the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for their support. And, of course, our many thanks to Dushko Petrovich for his considered contribution to this episode. You can stream the episode above, or subscribe/download it on Google Play, iTunes, and Stitcher. If you would like to inquire about advertising opportunities or other forms of support, please contact Sky Goodden at skygoodden@momus.ca.
Prem Krishnamurthy is a designer, curator, and writer. He is a founding principle, with Adam Michaels, of the New York design studio Project Projects and founder and curator of P!, an experimental exhibition space in New York's Chinatown. Additionally, Prem is an editor for the art journal Paper Monument and on the board of directors for Triple Canopy. In August, I visited Project Projects's office to talk with Prem about these range of projects. Over the course of the conversation, we talk about the relationship between design and writing, the role of authorship, the false divide between form and content, and the writers he's been enjoying lately. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm.
This week: CAA continues with our interview with Dushko Petrovich and Roger White, founders of Paper Monument on the wild and wooly world of foundations! Paper Monument is a print journal of contemporary art published by n+1 and designed by Project Projects. Paper Monument relies on the support of our readers. We also receive financial support from the New York State Council on the Arts.
The People: L.A. Art Book Fair: Special Edition Saturday, February 1, 2014 The People with Insert Blanc Press Editor and Publisher Mathew Timmons and Insert Blanc Artist Ben White. The People features the voices and ideas of The People that make up the cultural landscape of Los Angeles, the west coast, and beyond on KCHUNG 1630AM every 3rd Sunday at 3pm. The People is me, The People is you, The People is we, and You Can Too! … like a Broken Record magically repaired. Printed Matter presents the second annual LA Art Book Fair, from January 31 through February 2, 2014, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Printed Matter's annual fair of contemporary art books, art catalogs, artists' books, art periodicals, and 'zines 1. East of Borneo - Stacey Allan - http://www.eastofborneo.org/ 2. ABC Artists' Books Cooperative - Andreas Schmidt - http://abcoop.tumblr.com/ 3. Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books - Myles Haselhorst - http://www.ampersandgallerypdx.com/ 4. Bidoun Magazine - Tiffany Malakooti - http://www.bidoun.org/ 5. cmagazine - Kathleen McLean - http://cmagazine.com 6. Cabinet - Sasha Archibald - http://cabinetmagazine.org 7. Martine Syms - Dominica - http://dominicapublishing.com 8. Eric Kim - Human Resources - http://humanresourcesla.com/ 9. Joseph "Guiseppe" Mosconi - The Poetic Research Bureau - http://www.poeticresearch.com/ 10. Andrew Wessels - Les Figues Press - http://www.lesfigues.com/ 11. Lauren Mackler - Public Fiction - http://www.poeticresearch.com/ 12. Kelly Lynn Jones - Little Paper Planes - littlepaperplanes.com 13. Adam Michaels - Project Projects - http://projectprojects.com - Paper Monument - http://papermonument.com 14. Will Rogan - The Thing - http://thethingquarterly.com 15. Yelena Gluzman - Ugly Duckling Presse - http://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/ 16. Breezy Culbertson - Needles & Pens - http://needlesandpens.com/
This week: Amanda and Tom go to the Rachel Uffner Gallery to talk with Roger White about his self titled show at the gallery which ran October 29th-December 13th. Roger talks about the show and painting as well as being an artist/journalist as the Vermont based artist is also a frequent contributor to the Brooklyn Rail as well as one of the founders of Paper Monument.