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The idea that natural elements can serve as witnesses to history is central to my work. When you look at the landscapes in my projects – what I refer to as ‘landscapes of violence' or ‘geographies of violence' – you see how these environments bear witness to historical trauma and conflict. (Ali Cherri) This episode was recorded on 19 February 2025 in the context of the exhibition: Ali Cherri How I Am Monument 6.12.2024 – 23.2.2025 Ali Cherri was born in Beirut and lives and works in Paris. Spanning film, performance, sculpture, drawing, and installation, his work is inspired both by archaeological artefacts and the natural world, exploring the temporal shifts between ancient civilisations and contemporary societies. Using artefacts as a starting point, he investigates the boundaries of ideologies that underpin the foundations of nations and the myth of national progression. His work considers the links between archaeology, historical narrative and heritage, and the processes of excavation and relocation of cultural objects into museums. Reflecting on different geographies of violence in his native Lebanon but also in the broader region, he interrogates the ways in which political violence disseminates into people's bodies and the physical and cultural landscape. More Jeanette Pacher is a curator for contemporary art and has worked at the Secession since 2007, where she has developed numerous exhibitions in a sustained dialogue with artists, often supporting them in the production of new works, and has edited and contributed to related publications. She lectures regularly at the Department of Site-Specific Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and, since 2023, has served as a jury member for KÖR – Art in Public Space Vienna. Previously, she was part of the editorial team for the Ö1 Kunstradio radio show and began her curatorial career at Kunsthalle Wien in the mid-1990s. A publication featuring an essay by Tom Houlton and a conversation with Ali Cherri, Emma Dean, and Jeanette Pacher accompanies the exhibition. https://secession.at/publikation_ali_cherri_EN Secession Podcast: Artists features artists exhibiting at the Secession. The Dorotheum is the exclusive sponsor of the Secession Podcast. Programmed by the board of the Secession. Jingle: Hui Ye with an excerpt from Combat of dreams for string quartet and audio feed (2016, Christine Lavant Quartett) by Alexander J. Eberhard Audio Editor: Paul Macheck Executive Producer: Jeanette Pacher
Katrin Hornek, Karin Pauer, Sabina Holzer, Zosia Hołubowska, and Jeanette Pacher in conversation testing grounds is an immersive live installation conceived by Katrin Hornek and developed in a collaborative process involving artists as well as researchers and scientists from different fields. It addresses the measurable evidence and effects of radioactive fallout dispersed around the world as a result of heavy testing of nuclear weapons, especially during the Cold War era. Listen to the artist Katrin Hornek, choreographer Karin Pauer, writer and dancer Sabina Holzer, sound artist Zosia Hołubowska, and the curator Jeanette Pacher talk about the project and its coming about from their respective perspectives, but also what it means to work collaboratively so closely. The conversation was recorded on May 13, 2024 in the context of the exhibition. Katrin Hornek testing grounds In collaboration with Karin Pauer, Sabina Holzer, and Zosia Hołubowska 8.3. – 2.6.2024 With her artistic oeuvre and curatorial practice, Katrin Hornek playfully engages with the strange paradoxes of living in the age of the Anthropocene, that is, the new geologic epoch where the effects of capitalism, colonialism, and extractivism are written into the body of the earth. She asserts a more complex understanding of the entwinement of so-called nature and culture that recognizes that our bodies and cultures are substantially and spiritually connected with other creatures and the elements that make up our world. As an artistic strategy, Hornek follows the stories and traces of the material world into their countless networks to create narratives. More Katrin Hornek (*1983, Austria) studied performative art and sculpture in Vienna and Copenhagen. She is a member of the Anthropocene Commons network and teaches at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Department of Site-Specific Art). Recent exhibitions at Ar/Ge Kunst, Bolzano (2022), Kunstraum Lakeside, Klagenfurt (2021), Riga Biennale (2020), Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2019). Awarded the Msgr. Otto Mauer Prize (2021). www.katrinhornek.net Karin Pauer (*1983, Austria) is a performer and choreographer. The exploration of relations, in-betweens, empathy, and togetherness informs all her works. She negotiates these notions combining embodied choreographic practices with language, visual arts, and live music. Her works have been shown in various Viennese institutions as well as at local and international festivals. www.karinpauer.com Sabina Holzer (*1966, Austria) works as a dancer, choreographer and author in the field of extended choreography. She is concerned with practices of community, ecology, philosophy, materiality, science fiction and poetry. Her collaborative performances, interventions and texts are shown and published locally and internationally. www.cattravelsnotalone.at Zosia Hołubowska (1988, Poland) is a sound artist, queer music activist, researcher, and producer. With performances, sound installations, radio works and soundscapes, they work on topics of queering archives, healing practices, and interspecies intimacy. Performance: Martina De Dominicis, Cat Jimenez, Mani Obeya, Karin Pauer The Dorotheum is the exclusive sponsor of the Secession Podcast. Jingle: Hui Ye with an excerpt from Combat of dreams for string quartet and audio feed (2016, Christine Lavant Quartett) by Alexander J. Eberhard Editing Director: Katrin Hornek Editor: Paul Macheck Programmed by the board of the Secession Produced by Jeanette Pacher
Secession Podcast: Artists Simone Fattal in conversation with Jeanette Pacher Secession Podcast: Artists features artists exhibiting at the Secession. This episode is a conversation between Simone Fattal and Jeanette Pacher, the curator of the exhibition. It was recorded on June 19, 2024 in the context of the exhibition: Simone Fattal metaphorS 21.6. – 8.9.2024 In her exhibition metaphorS, Simone Fattal presents bodies of work from different periods in her career and in a variety of media, including fired clay and ceramic sculptures, paintings, and collages. With her works, she tells stories of humanity, culture, history, and the present. Conflict, consensus, nature, faith, and trust are central concerns. Despite (or precisely because of) the artist's nomadic life, her oeuvre is deeply rooted in the millennia-old culture and history of the Middle East—she was raised in Damascus and Beirut—and the epic literature, poetry, archaeology, and landscapes of this region are both vital sources of inspiration and central themes. More Simone Fattal (*1942) was raised in Damascus and Beirut, studied archaeology and philosophy in France and began painting in Beirut in the early 1970s. After years of civil war, she left Lebanon in 1980 and settled in California, where she founded the Post-Apollo Press; for the next thirty years, she dedicated herself to publishing literature and poetry, including many books by her partner Etel Adnan. In the late 1980s, she studied sculpture at the San Francisco Art Institute and fell in love with working with clay. Meanwhile, she also started making collages that combine pictures of archaeological sites and relics with contemporary photographs. Today, Simone Fattal lives and works in Paris. Jeanette Pacher is a curator for contemporary visual arts and has been working at the Secession since 2007. She is a regular lecturer in the Department of Site-Specific Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, and since 2023, a jury member of KÖR – Art in Public Space Vienna. She was part of the editorial team of Ö1 Kunstradio and began working in the curatorial field at Kunsthalle Wien in the mid 1990s. The Dorotheum is the exclusive sponsor of the Secession Podcast. Programmed by the board of the Secession Jingle: Hui Ye with an excerpt from Combat of dreams for string quartet and audio feed (2016, Christine Lavant Quartett) by Alexander J. Eberhard Editing Director: Jeanette Pacher Editor: Paul Macheck Produced by Jeanette Pacher
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Alexis Smith originally created the mural "Same Old Paradise" in 1986 for temporary display at the Brooklyn Museum, after which it was stored for over 30 years. Now the massive mural - 62 feet long and 22 feet tall - has been permanently installed at the North Torrey Pines Living & Learning Neighborhood as part of UC San Diego's Stuart Collection. "Same Old Paradise" also served as the inspiration for Smith's "Snake Path," one of the collections most iconic works. Series: "Stuart Collection at UC San Diego" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36631]
Laura and Peter have another rummage in the post bag in this episode to answer some of the listener questions we have received. Today we have questions on working for friends, dealing with 'site specific' artworks and wether it is a good idea to work in multiple media.
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Known for his playful and ironic photo portraits of Weimaraners with names like Fay Wray and Man Ray, William Wegman is an accomplished artist in a variety of media. He joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire to discuss the genesis and installation of his piece for the Collection, "La Jolla Vista View." Wegman also shares his thoughts about creative inspirations, methods, and processes. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36136]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]
San Diego is poised to re-imagine some of its most iconic public spaces, such as Horton Plaza Park, Balboa Park and many other locations. Three innovative curators who have created change-making arts programming for public spaces in cities across the US talk about their vision to boost audience engagement and the practical implications of contemporary arts production in high-volume public spaces. Moderated by Jonathon Glus, Director of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the panelists are: Marc Pally, Independent Curator, Los Angeles; Susanne Theis, Program Director, Discovery Green Urban Park; and Karen Farber, Executive Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35152]
San Diego is poised to re-imagine some of its most iconic public spaces, such as Horton Plaza Park, Balboa Park and many other locations. Three innovative curators who have created change-making arts programming for public spaces in cities across the US talk about their vision to boost audience engagement and the practical implications of contemporary arts production in high-volume public spaces. Moderated by Jonathon Glus, Director of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the panelists are: Marc Pally, Independent Curator, Los Angeles; Susanne Theis, Program Director, Discovery Green Urban Park; and Karen Farber, Executive Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35152]
San Diego is poised to re-imagine some of its most iconic public spaces, such as Horton Plaza Park, Balboa Park and many other locations. Three innovative curators who have created change-making arts programming for public spaces in cities across the US talk about their vision to boost audience engagement and the practical implications of contemporary arts production in high-volume public spaces. Moderated by Jonathon Glus, Director of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the panelists are: Marc Pally, Independent Curator, Los Angeles; Susanne Theis, Program Director, Discovery Green Urban Park; and Karen Farber, Executive Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35152]
San Diego is poised to re-imagine some of its most iconic public spaces, such as Horton Plaza Park, Balboa Park and many other locations. Three innovative curators who have created change-making arts programming for public spaces in cities across the US talk about their vision to boost audience engagement and the practical implications of contemporary arts production in high-volume public spaces. Moderated by Jonathon Glus, Director of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, the panelists are: Marc Pally, Independent Curator, Los Angeles; Susanne Theis, Program Director, Discovery Green Urban Park; and Karen Farber, Executive Director, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Show ID: 35152]
اصطلاح «هنر مکانویژه» (Site-Specific Art) به معنای شکلی از هنر است که ماهیت و مفهوم آن در فرم و معنا با مکانی که در آن قرار گرفته گره خورده، و با جابهجاییاش، اثر معنا و کارکرد خود را تا حد زیادی از دست میدهد. هفتمین پادکست《ایرانشهر》 از پیوند اثر هنری با مکان در گذشته تاریخی، تغییر این ویژگی در دوران مدرن، و نسبت هنر معاصر با مکان سخن میگوید و نمونههایی را از هنر ایران و جهان معرفی میکند.
Radioactive is a series of community-engaged radio/visual broadcasts located between the largest architecture of Chicago's West Side, the Cook County Department of Corrections, and the working-class residential area of the Lawndale communities. María Gaspar, the lead artist of Radioactive and Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Michael De Anda Muñiz, co-instructor of Radioactive and PhD Candidate in Sociology at UIC, along with Radioactive Ensemble members Rahmon Ali and Alexander Soto spoke with Jesse and Jill on The Morning AMp about the project. For more info on 96 Acres and the installation taking place this weekend at Cook County Jail, visit: http://96acres.org
Stephan is the guru on site specific dance. He has been creating site-specific work since 1984.
Established in 1982, the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is a unique assembly of commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, and William Wegman. Each project is tailored for a specific site on the 1200-acre campus, and the diversity of forms, materials, and scale reflect and enhance the topographical and architectural distinctiveness of UC San Diego. Many of the artists who have designed works for the Collection are seldom represented in public sculpture collections and a significant number of the artists were better known for work in other media before creating their first permanent outdoor sculpture for the Stuart Collection. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 27754]
Established in 1982, the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is a unique assembly of commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, and William Wegman. Each project is tailored for a specific site on the 1200-acre campus, and the diversity of forms, materials, and scale reflect and enhance the topographical and architectural distinctiveness of UC San Diego. Many of the artists who have designed works for the Collection are seldom represented in public sculpture collections and a significant number of the artists were better known for work in other media before creating their first permanent outdoor sculpture for the Stuart Collection. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 27754]
Established in 1982, the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is a unique assembly of commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, and William Wegman. Each project is tailored for a specific site on the 1200-acre campus, and the diversity of forms, materials, and scale reflect and enhance the topographical and architectural distinctiveness of UC San Diego. Many of the artists who have designed works for the Collection are seldom represented in public sculpture collections and a significant number of the artists were better known for work in other media before creating their first permanent outdoor sculpture for the Stuart Collection. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 27754]
Established in 1982, the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is a unique assembly of commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, and William Wegman. Each project is tailored for a specific site on the 1200-acre campus, and the diversity of forms, materials, and scale reflect and enhance the topographical and architectural distinctiveness of UC San Diego. Many of the artists who have designed works for the Collection are seldom represented in public sculpture collections and a significant number of the artists were better known for work in other media before creating their first permanent outdoor sculpture for the Stuart Collection. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 27754]
Clemens Hollerer makes conceptual extractions from urban space – yet there is no way of a back transfer as he abstracts to signs and thinks in and with the exhibition space. An artist portrait by CastYourArt.
With John Wilson. Disco legend, music producer and Oscar-winner Giorgio Moroder is the man behind hits from Donna Summer, The Three Degrees and Sparks. In a rare interview, Moroder reflects on his humble beginnings, his rise to fame and his recent comeback with Daft Punk. As Roger Hiorns' blue crystal sculpture Seizure is moved from a derelict council flat in south London to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, artist Richard Wilson and critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston consider the importance of site-specific art and what happens when an installation is transferred to an environment other than its original location. Tim Firth, writer of the stage version of Calendar Girls - one of the most successful plays in recent British theatre - has turned his hand to a musical. The result is This Is My Family, which explores family life from the perspective of a 13 year old girl, and opens this week in Sheffield. Tim Firth and Daniel Evans, artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, discuss the project. For Cultural Exchange, Francine Stock chooses The Apple, a film made by Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf in 1998, when she was only 18 years old. Producer Jerome Weatherald.