Podcast appearances and mentions of Thelma Golden

Glenn Lowry became the sixth director of The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) in 1995. He has overseen the physical transformation of the Museum's campus through two building campaigns that have more than doubled the size of MoMA's galleries, quintupled its endowment, created an education and research center, and inspired a new model for the presentation of modern and contemporary art. Lowry has championed innovation, both onsite and online, to grow MoMA's annual visitation to nearly 3 million in the galleries and 35 million across moma.org. He expanded the Museum's curatorial departments, with the addition of Media and Performance, and supported MoMA's intellectual growth by creating new research programs like Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives (CMAP).In 2000, he led the merger of MoMA with the contemporary art center PS1, and in 2015, he worked with Thelma Golden to introduce a joint fellowship program with the Studio Museum in Harlem for rising professionals in the arts. Lowry is a strong advocate of contemporary artists and their work and he has lectured and written extensively in the support of contemporary art, on the role of museums in society, and on other topics related to his research interests. He currently serves on the boards of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the Clark Art Institute, the Art Bridges Foundation and The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, as well as on the advisory boards of the Istanbul Modern and the Mori Art Museum. Lowry is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a resident member of the American Philosophical Society.He and Zuckerman discuss courting risk, creating the time to think, controlling the process, professional guidelines, the goal for museums to be independent and private enterprises, thinking that opens possibilities, being fearless, passion, and why art matters!

In our November episode, we were joined by renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson, who offered some simple ideas to give your holiday meals a healthy twist. In this month's Key Note, Chef Marcus shares a simple recipe for injera, a super-nutritious bread that makes a great go-with for any meal. Bonus: For a chance to win Chef Marcus's book The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food – complete with injera recipe – just share your favorite tip for making the holidays healthier at instagram.com/1199SEIUBenefitFunds or facebook.com/1199SEIUBenefitFunds. But hurry: Our book giveaway ends Saturday, November 30.  The Takeaway Start your health journey by making an appointment with your primary care physician. Don't have one? Find one at our Provider Directory: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/find-a-provider. Visit the Healthy Living Resource Center for wellness tips, information and resources; www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/healthyliving. Join WeightWatchers at a discounted rate of just $8 a month; $0 if you are living with diabetes or prediabetes: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/ww. If you are living with type 2 diabetes, find out more about our partner Virta's diabetes reversal program: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/news/virta. Get inspired by fellow members through our Members' Voices series: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/healthyliving/membervoices. Stop by our Benefits Channel to view webinars on building healthy meals, managing stress and more: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/videos. Find a greenmarket near you by visiting grownyc.org/greenmarket/ourmarkets. Visit our YouTube Channel to view a wide collection of cooking demos and healthy living videos: youtube.com/@1199SEIUBenefitFunds/playlists Sample our wellness classes to exercise body and mind: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/wellnessevents. To order one of Chef Marcus's books, visit marcussamuelsson.com/shop. Guest Bio Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, restaurateur, author and activist, is the esteemed chef behind many restaurants worldwide, including Red Rooster in Harlem and Red Rooster Overtown in Miami; Hav & Mar in the Chelsea Arts District; Metropolis at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in lower Manhattan; and several international locations, including the Bahamas, Canada and Ethiopia. Samuelsson was the youngest person ever to receive a three-star review from The New York Times. He has won eight James Beard Foundation Awards and was the guest chef for the Obama Administration's first state dinner. In 2023, Marcus earned an Emmy Award for the Short Form Program “My Mark.”  He is a longstanding judge and TV personality on the hit Food Network show Chopped, head judge of Top Chef Family Style, and an Iron Chef on Netflix's rebooted Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Samuelsson served as host and producer of the Seat at the Table audio series on Audible and co-host of the This Moment podcast with Swedish rapper Timbuktu on Acast. He is the author of multiple books, including The New York Times bestseller Yes, Chef: A Memoir, as well as the critically acclaimed The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. To complement his professional commitments, Samuelsson is co-chair of Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), which focuses on helping underserved youth. An active public speaker, Marcus hosted his first TED Talk at the world-famous Apollo Theater in 2012. He was invited back in 2024, when he was joined in conversation by renowned curator Thelma Golden to discuss the intersection of food, culture and community. He participates in lectures globally, most recently with the Gates Foundation and The New York Times during Climate Week NYC 2024. Follow Samuelsson on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @MarcusCooks and on TikTok at @Marcus_Cooks

In honor of WNYC's 100th birthday, All Of It is celebrating 100 pieces of art in New York City. Each month we'll speak with a tastemaker in the arts world about their favorites. Our November segment features Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum of Harlem, who shares 10 pieces she thinks all New Yorkers should see.

Ready or not, the holidays are coming – along with the challenge of eating healthfully. To help us navigate the season's menus, we are joined this month by a special guest – Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, restaurateur, author and activist. Chef Marcus shares cherished holiday memories, simple cooking techniques to make your holiday meals healthier and some not-so-common – and inexpensive – ingredients to boost the nutrition in your favorite recipes. Happy cooking! The Takeaway Start your health journey by making an appointment with your primary care physician. Don't have one? Find one at our Provider Directory: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/find-a-provider. Visit the Healthy Living Resource Center for wellness tips, information and resources; www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/healthyliving. Join WeightWatchers at a discounted rate of just $8 a month; $0 if you are living with diabetes or prediabetes: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/ww. If you are living with type 2 diabetes, find out more about our partner Virta's diabetes reversal program: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/news/virta. Get inspired by fellow members through our Members' Voices series: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/healthyliving/membervoices. Stop by our Benefits Channel to view webinars on building healthy meals, managing stress and more: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/videos. Find a greenmarket near you by visiting grownyc.org/greenmarket/ourmarkets. Visit our YouTube Channel to view a wide collection of cooking demos and healthy living videos: youtube.com/@1199SEIUBenefitFunds/playlists Sample our wellness classes to exercise body and mind: www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/wellnessevents. To order one of Chef Marcus's cookbooks, visit marcussamuelsson.com/shop. Guest Bio Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, restaurateur, author and activist, is the esteemed chef behind many restaurants worldwide, including Red Rooster in Harlem and Red Rooster Overtown in Miami; Hav & Mar in the Chelsea Arts District; Metropolis at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in lower Manhattan; and several international locations, including the Bahamas, Canada and Ethiopia. Samuelsson was the youngest person ever to receive a three-star review from The New York Times. He has won eight James Beard Foundation Awards and was the guest chef for the Obama Administration's first state dinner. In 2023, Marcus earned an Emmy Award for the Short Form Program “My Mark.”  He is a longstanding judge and TV personality on the hit Food Network show Chopped, head judge of Top Chef Family Style, and an Iron Chef on Netflix's rebooted Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Samuelsson served as host and producer of the Seat at the Table audio series on Audible and co-host of the This Moment podcast with Swedish rapper Timbuktu on Acast. He is the author of multiple books, including The New York Times bestseller Yes, Chef: A Memoir, as well as the critically acclaimed The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food. To complement his professional commitments, Samuelsson is co-chair of Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP), which focuses on helping underserved youth. An active public speaker, Marcus hosted his first TED Talk at the world-famous Apollo Theater in 2012. He was invited back in 2024, when he was joined in conversation by renowned curator Thelma Golden to discuss the intersection of food, culture and community. He participates in lectures globally, most recently with the Gates Foundation and The New York Times during Climate Week NYC 2024. Follow Samuelsson on Instagram, Facebook, and X at @MarcusCooks and on TikTok at @Marcus_Cooks

Learning through experience is dynamic, not static. As you'll hear in this episode with artist Kim Weston, her photography is a way of deepening understanding of ourselves and the world around us, seen and unseen.  Through compelling story and image, Kim takes us on a journey where each photograph tells a story of heritage, community and spirit. As she says, “Our ancestors are with us; the people we loved in the past are still beside us, even though we can't see them with the naked eye.” Tune in to discover how Kim's evocative work is transforming spaces and touching lives, inviting each of us to engage, reflect and experience life through the lens of art. Watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics 03:37 Finding Art: From the Bronx to the Museum Early experiences shape lifelong learning and creativity. Kim reflects on her childhood exposure to art in New York—immersive experiences that informed her sense of self and future as an artist.  06:25 Identity Through Art Representation in art can challenge societal norms and expand our understanding of beauty and identity. Kim describes her early fascination with the strength and diversity in Renaissance paintings.  09:31 The Power of Mentorship and Community Mentorship serves as a relational experience, shaping identity and purpose. Kim recalls formative years at Jamaica Arts Center, where mentors like Thelma Golden helped her realize the potential of her work.  10:37 A Path to Spirit Photography Personal challenges can reshape our life's work. Kim shares the transformative impact of a health crisis, leading her to capture “spirit” and energy in her photography.  20:52 Art as Community Experience at Yale Discussion about Kim's art installation at Yale School of Management, in a shared space where students can encounter Native American cultural expressions through the images. These works invite connection and reflection, bridging personal identity with shared experience. 27:12 Movement in Stillness: Capturing the Essence of Life Heidi reflects on the “kinetic stillness” of Kim's photographs, which capture multiple moments in one image, creating a sensation of life in motion. Kim shares the intentional artistry behind her technique, which aims to convey both presence and spirit. 30:52 Connection, Heritage and Earth Stewardship Reflect on the spiritual, experiential aspects of learning. Kim's art is a reminder of our collective journey. Additional Resources  kimwestonimages.com + wabi.gallery @kimwestonimages + @wabigallery From Wabi Arts to Westfield, Kim Weston Grows Her Artistic Footprint (Arts Council Greater New Haven—2022)

The secret magic of good food is that it brings people and cultures closer together. Chef Marcus Samuelsson taps into that magic at his acclaimed restaurants and through his cross-cultural approach to cooking. In conversation with art curator Thelma Golden, he expands on the rich fusion of modern Black cuisine and how each bite is a celebration of the diverse, creative and joyful power of food. (Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.)

The secret magic of good food is that it brings people and cultures closer together. Chef Marcus Samuelsson taps into that magic at his acclaimed restaurants and through his cross-cultural approach to cooking. In conversation with art curator Thelma Golden, he expands on the rich fusion of modern Black cuisine and how each bite is a celebration of the diverse, creative and joyful power of food. (Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.)

The secret magic of good food is that it brings people and cultures closer together. Chef Marcus Samuelsson taps into that magic at his acclaimed restaurants and through his cross-cultural approach to cooking. In conversation with art curator Thelma Golden, he expands on the rich fusion of modern Black cuisine and how each bite is a celebration of the diverse, creative and joyful power of food. (Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.)

O primeiro voo solo da ave negra de Tadáskía, artista plástica brasileira, aconteceu nesta semana em Nova York em uma das salas do renomado Museu de Arte Moderna (MoMA). A exposição Projects: Tadáskía abriu ao público nesta sexta-feira (24). Luciana Rosa, correspondente da RFI em Nova YorkEm exposição com curadoria conjunta com o The Studio Museum no Harlem, sob a coordenação de Thelma Golden, a curadora Ana Torok, mente por trás da mostra, conta que a parceria pretende colocar em evidência as promessas da arte. "Queremos dar uma plataforma, mostrar artistas emergentes, ou artistas que pensamos ter um estilo singular. Nesse caso, muitos dos meus colegas viram a mostra da Tadáskía na Bienal de São Paulo do ano passado", conta.O trabalho da artista foi um dos principais destaque da 35ª Bienal de São Paulo, com "Coreografias do Impossível" (2023), uma instalação de grande porte com seus desenhos murais e esculturas.Na perspectiva da artista carioca, a estreia no MoMA é também um sonho sendo realizado. "É realmente uma situação quase fantasiosa se tornando verdade", diz.Uma poesia, nascida em um momento de hospitalização durante a infância de Tadáskía, foi transformada em um livro, cujas 61 páginas se espalham pelas paredes, acompanhadas de desenhos feitos em papel e, finalmente, envolvidos pelo grande mural feito em lápis carvão e coloridos com a ajuda de 5 assistentes. Um trabalho de amor, como define Ana Torok, sobre as três semanas de confecção da instalação. No audioguia da mostra, Tadáskía compara os desenhos feitos na parede a um livro de colorir gigante através do qual ela convida outros artistas a colorir livremente.Uma fluidez que a artista explica fazendo uma analogia a sua própria experiência de vida. "Acredito que, de novo, seja a passagem de uma coisa a outra. Então, no livro, Ave Preta Mística, que é o meu primeiro livro, dá para ver uma passagem de sensações a qual essa ave se depara. Muitas vezes ela se depara com o sol, com a montanha, e com outros seres que parecem familiares, mas são desconhecidos, é a luz, é a linha, tem momentos de alegria, mas também tem momentos mais solitários", conta a artista.  Em seu trabalho, Tadáskia mistura desenho, poesia e escultura, e têm preferência por materiais vivos e perecíveis como vegetais, temperos, frutas, bambus e até casca de ovo. Ela diz que "as esculturas têm essa natureza" e "que o tempo de vida de cada elemento nessas esculturas passa de maneira diferente. Então um líquido evapora, o pó renasce, as frutas cedem ao tempo", explica. A ave negra que voou até o MoMAA curadora Thelma Golden apresenta Tadáskía explicando que nos Estados Unidos, as pessoas pretas nascem sabendo que é preciso estar pronto para enfrentar todo o tipo de situação, e que a brasileira é um bom exemplo de alguém que já nasceu pronta para a vida.Suas palavras se dirigem a uma artista que teve de enfrentar muitos desafios até descobrir seu caminho para a liberdade. Preta e Trans, Tadáskía faz questão de reforçar sua identidade e diz que é "extremamente emocionante" chegar onde chegou e que espera "que as pessoas vejam - através de seu exemplo - que há muitas possibilidades de ser trans e negra, não existe só uma maneira determinada pela sociedade". Ave Negra Mística, segundo ela, evoca essa liberdade, "que é uma liberdade individual, e também coletiva".Seu voo solo ao MoMA, teve algumas paradas internacionais anteriores como Espanha, Portugal e Holanda. Generosa, a artista diz esperar que com seu trabalho "o desejo de alçar voos alcance muitas das pessoas em situações de exclusão social e política".A obra agora faz parte da coleção permanente do MoMAEm março deste ano, o MoMA incluiu Ave Preta Mística em sua coleção permanente. "A obra que eu disse ter sido destaque da Bienal de São Paulo entrou na coleção do museu em março", conta Ana Torok. A sala onde a obra está montada é um dos espaços de acesso gratuito do museu de Nova York. Por isso, a expectativa é que esta seja uma mostra com grande apelo popular, que o público possa interagir com o mural e também se ater aos desenhos que, como explica Ana Torok, formam uma trajetória mais intimista que aberta para ser reconstruída pelo expectador.  "O livro não está fechado, as páginas estão soltas, partindo da decisão da artista de que tudo pode mudar de ordem, de que não há uma ordem fixa", diz a curadora. Essa é a quinta exposição feita pelo MoMA em parceria com o Museu Studio do Harlem, que está em reforma, e atende a um desejo de expansão em direção à América Latina. "Parte da nossa missão é ter mais representação da arte da América Latina e Tadáskía nos parece uma voz contemporânea muito interessante dessa região", pontua Ana Torok.As asas de Tadáskía permitiram que ela trouxesse as cores do Rio de Janeiro a Nova York, e em uma noite primaveril em Manhattan ela descansou as penas para celebrar junto aos amigos, como diz outro poeta - Caetano Veloso - a dor e a delícia de ser o que é.  "Eu sinto como se as minhas asas estivessem abertas prontas para voar a todo tempo, e estou aproveitando e comemorando essa oportunidade que a vida me ofereceu para voar". 

O primeiro voo solo da ave negra de Tadáskía, artista plástica brasileira, aconteceu nesta semana em Nova York em uma das salas do renomado Museu de Arte Moderna (MoMA). A exposição Projects: Tadáskía abriu ao público nesta sexta-feira (24). Luciana Rosa, correspondente da RFI em Nova YorkEm exposição com curadoria conjunta com o The Studio Museum no Harlem, sob a coordenação de Thelma Golden, a curadora Ana Torok, mente por trás da mostra, conta que a parceria pretende colocar em evidência as promessas da arte. "Queremos dar uma plataforma, mostrar artistas emergentes, ou artistas que pensamos ter um estilo singular. Nesse caso, muitos dos meus colegas viram a mostra da Tadáskía na Bienal de São Paulo do ano passado", conta.O trabalho da artista foi um dos principais destaque da 35ª Bienal de São Paulo, com "Coreografias do Impossível" (2023), uma instalação de grande porte com seus desenhos murais e esculturas.Na perspectiva da artista carioca, a estreia no MoMA é também um sonho sendo realizado. "É realmente uma situação quase fantasiosa se tornando verdade", diz.Uma poesia, nascida em um momento de hospitalização durante a infância de Tadáskía, foi transformada em um livro, cujas 61 páginas se espalham pelas paredes, acompanhadas de desenhos feitos em papel e, finalmente, envolvidos pelo grande mural feito em lápis carvão e coloridos com a ajuda de 5 assistentes. Um trabalho de amor, como define Ana Torok, sobre as três semanas de confecção da instalação. No audioguia da mostra, Tadáskía compara os desenhos feitos na parede a um livro de colorir gigante através do qual ela convida outros artistas a colorir livremente.Uma fluidez que a artista explica fazendo uma analogia a sua própria experiência de vida. "Acredito que, de novo, seja a passagem de uma coisa a outra. Então, no livro, Ave Preta Mística, que é o meu primeiro livro, dá para ver uma passagem de sensações a qual essa ave se depara. Muitas vezes ela se depara com o sol, com a montanha, e com outros seres que parecem familiares, mas são desconhecidos, é a luz, é a linha, tem momentos de alegria, mas também tem momentos mais solitários", conta a artista.  Em seu trabalho, Tadáskia mistura desenho, poesia e escultura, e têm preferência por materiais vivos e perecíveis como vegetais, temperos, frutas, bambus e até casca de ovo. Ela diz que "as esculturas têm essa natureza" e "que o tempo de vida de cada elemento nessas esculturas passa de maneira diferente. Então um líquido evapora, o pó renasce, as frutas cedem ao tempo", explica. A ave negra que voou até o MoMAA curadora Thelma Golden apresenta Tadáskía explicando que nos Estados Unidos, as pessoas pretas nascem sabendo que é preciso estar pronto para enfrentar todo o tipo de situação, e que a brasileira é um bom exemplo de alguém que já nasceu pronta para a vida.Suas palavras se dirigem a uma artista que teve de enfrentar muitos desafios até descobrir seu caminho para a liberdade. Preta e Trans, Tadáskía faz questão de reforçar sua identidade e diz que é "extremamente emocionante" chegar onde chegou e que espera "que as pessoas vejam - através de seu exemplo - que há muitas possibilidades de ser trans e negra, não existe só uma maneira determinada pela sociedade". Ave Negra Mística, segundo ela, evoca essa liberdade, "que é uma liberdade individual, e também coletiva".Seu voo solo ao MoMA, teve algumas paradas internacionais anteriores como Espanha, Portugal e Holanda. Generosa, a artista diz esperar que com seu trabalho "o desejo de alçar voos alcance muitas das pessoas em situações de exclusão social e política".A obra agora faz parte da coleção permanente do MoMAEm março deste ano, o MoMA incluiu Ave Preta Mística em sua coleção permanente. "A obra que eu disse ter sido destaque da Bienal de São Paulo entrou na coleção do museu em março", conta Ana Torok. A sala onde a obra está montada é um dos espaços de acesso gratuito do museu de Nova York. Por isso, a expectativa é que esta seja uma mostra com grande apelo popular, que o público possa interagir com o mural e também se ater aos desenhos que, como explica Ana Torok, formam uma trajetória mais intimista que aberta para ser reconstruída pelo expectador.  "O livro não está fechado, as páginas estão soltas, partindo da decisão da artista de que tudo pode mudar de ordem, de que não há uma ordem fixa", diz a curadora. Essa é a quinta exposição feita pelo MoMA em parceria com o Museu Studio do Harlem, que está em reforma, e atende a um desejo de expansão em direção à América Latina. "Parte da nossa missão é ter mais representação da arte da América Latina e Tadáskía nos parece uma voz contemporânea muito interessante dessa região", pontua Ana Torok.As asas de Tadáskía permitiram que ela trouxesse as cores do Rio de Janeiro a Nova York, e em uma noite primaveril em Manhattan ela descansou as penas para celebrar junto aos amigos, como diz outro poeta - Caetano Veloso - a dor e a delícia de ser o que é.  "Eu sinto como se as minhas asas estivessem abertas prontas para voar a todo tempo, e estou aproveitando e comemorando essa oportunidade que a vida me ofereceu para voar". 

Ep.188 Demetrio "Dee" Kerrison. Born in Harlem, NY, he now resides in Los Angeles. In 2001 after a visit to the Studio Museum of Harlem to view an exhibition titled “Freestyle” and curated by Thelma Golden and Christine Y. Kim, he decided to begin building an art collection with a particular focus on African Diasporic artists. Since then, Dee and his wife Gianna Drake Kerrison have built an eclectic contemporary art collection which foregrounds emerging and ultra contemporary figurative painters. Abstract, sculpture, conceptual, and photographic works are also featured in the collection. They are active patrons, and they site on many art focused boards both past and present to include William H. Johnson Foundation, Mistake Room, Noah Purifoy Foundation, the Hammer Museum Board of Advisors and Mike Kelly Foundation. Image ~ Photo credit Dania Maxwell/ Los Angeles Times Demetrio Dee Kerrison https://www.linkedin.com/in/deekerrison/ Gianna Drake Kerrison https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-drake-kerrison-76685a34/ Hammer Museum https://hammer.ucla.edu/ Cultured Magazine https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2021/11/05/dee-kerrison-life-was-forever-changed-by-art-so-what-comes-next Future Fairs https://archive.futurefairs.com/journal-posts-2/demetrio-kerrison LA Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-17/faces-of-frieze-los-angeles-2023-opening-day-photos NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/arts/design/los-angeles-art-galleries.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/557471/gallery-platform-la/ Gallery Platform LA https://galleryplatform.la/editorials/demetrio-kerrison KPCC https://www.kpcc.org/show/take-two/2018-01-15/why-these-art-collectors-in-orange-county-are-focusing-on-artists-of-color Noah Purifoy Foundation https://www.noahpurifoy.com/board-of-trustees

As a child, Thelma Golden dreamt of a life in art museums—and that's exactly the path she followed, breaking brilliant and historic new ground along the way.

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A new exhibition at MoMA, in partnership with The Studio Museum, is dedicated to the photography of Ming Smith. Smith arrived in New York City in the early 1970s fresh out of Howard University with degrees in microbiology and chemistry, but instead decided to pursue her passion for taking photos on the streets. What followed was an extensive career, including becoming the first black woman to have her work acquired by MoMA. Projects: Ming Smith, examines the unique methods in which Smith approaches her photography, and runs through May 29. Ming Smith, alongside Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum, and Oluremi C. Onabanjo, MoMA associate curator, join us to preview the exhibition, which opens tomorrow.

Today, we sit with renowned artist Kehinde Wiley on the opening night of Colorful Realm, his new exhibition at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles. At the top, Wiley walks through the Japanese influence behind his latest paintings (5:05), his upbringing in South Central Los Angeles (10:36), and the profound impact of artist Kerry James Marshall's 1993 piece De Style (12:57). Then, he reflects on a formative MFA program at Yale (19:41), his residency at the Studio Museum under Thelma Golden (19:41) and how he began casting portrait subjects from the streets of New York City (22:42). On the back-half, we discuss Wiley's 2001 piece Conspicuous Fraud #1 (Eminence) (26:02), the guiding philosophy behind his work (27:48), his enduring portrait of former President Barack Obama (32:07), and what he hopes to create in years to come (34:55).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Usually the things that are the farthest out — that look the least like art to me — are the things that become the most important.   American painter Glenn Ligon is one of the most recognizable figures in the contemporary art scene. His distinctive, political work uses repetition and transformation to abstract the texts of 20th-century writers. In this episode, Ligon talks about childhood and what it means to have a parent who fiercely and playfully supports you. He also discusses the essential lesson that there's value in the things you do differently, and why he won't take an afternoon nap in his own studio.  References: Courtney Bryan Pamela Z  Samiya Bashir Thelma Golden Robert O'Meally Romare Beardon Toni Morrison Lorna Simpson Margaret Naumberg The Walden School Mike D - Beastie Boys Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Davóne Tines Chris Ofili  Henry Threadgill Frédéric Bruly Bouabré “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” Saidiya Hartman Fred Moten Jason Moran

Anita Hill speaks with Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, about the roles space and representation play in achieving equality and how museums are being reinvented to reflect diverse artists and audiences.   If you'd like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to subscribe to our email list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In her 22-year career, Thelma Golden and her team have lead with an eye to the future while being in conversation with leaders past, and hands in the community and arts world. Director and Chief Curator at the The Studio Museum in Harlem, Golden joins ESII host, Sage, to talk about her road to the arts, the life and role of The Studio Museum in Harlem, and imagination in leadership. Transcript to this episode can be found here.

Elizabeth Alexander, poet, educator, memoirist, scholar, cultural advocate, and president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, discuss their connections to Thomas's life and work. This conversation was filmed at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery while Alternative Worlds, a group exhibition featuring the work of Alma Thomas, was on view. Celebrate Alma W. Thomas's Legacy https://www.nga.gov/learn/adults/john-wilmerding-symposium-community-celebration-alma-thomas.html Still haven't subscribed to our YouTube channels? National Gallery of Art ►►https://www.youtube.com/NationalGalleryofArtUS National Gallery of Art | Talks ►►https://www.youtube.com/NationalGalleryofArtTalks

Kara Walker is one of our most influential living artists. Walker won a MacArthur Fellowship (the “genius” grant) before she turned thirty, and became well known for her silhouettes, works constructed from cut black paper using a technique that refers to craft forms of the Victorian era. Walker has put modest materials to work to address very large concerns: the lived experience and historical legacy of American slavery. Though she often depicts the racial and sexual violence that went largely unspoken for centuries in the past, her work is aimed squarely at the modern world. “What I set out to do, in a way, worked too well,” she said, “which was to say, if I pretty everything up with hoop skirts and Southern belles then nobody will recognize that I'm talking about them. And then they didn't! They said, ‘The past is so bad.' But I'm not from the past. . . . I do live here now. And so do you.” Walker was interviewed at The New Yorker Festival by Thelma Golden, the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Paul Holdengräber is joined by Thelma Golden on episode 174 of The Quarantine Tapes. Thelma is the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. She tells Paul about that museum’s history and mission as well as how they have adjusted their programming to address this moment of the pandemic.Thelma tells Paul about how the Studio Museum interacts with its community in Harlem and talks about the value of being able to think of that space both as it was and as it will be. They dig into digital programming, the museum’s new building, and the role of institutions led by people of color in this time of reckoning. Finally, Thelma and Paul chat Lucille Clifton and how we look back at the art that influenced us in the past. Thelma Golden is Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, the world’s leading institution devoted to visual art by artists of African descent.

In this special segment by Reggie Ponder, he shines a spotlight on important Black visual artists working today across the country, including conversations with artists Jordan Casteel and Harlem's Studio Museum director Thelma Golden.

Director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem and consulting producer Thelma Golden joins us to discuss the new HBO documentary "Black Art: In the Absence of Light," directed by Sam Pollard. Inspired by the late David Driskell’s landmark 1976 exhibition, “Two Centuries of Black American Art,” the documentary offers an illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today including Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald and Carrie Mae Weems.  "Black Art" is available on HBO MAX.

One of the most influential people in the art world, Thelma Golden has made The Studio Museum in Harlem the leading venue for contemporary and modern art by Black artists. She tells why art is so important to making sense of our lives today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

On this week’s episode of the show, Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem joins Jason and Marcus to discuss the changes happening to cultural intuitions in Harlem and the upcoming Presidential Election. They discuss the early days of Red Rooster and the lessons learned from Harlem locals like Jason’s father. Thelma shares the importance of passing these lessons to the next generation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum, Thelma Golden, and Director of the Brooklyn Museum, Anne Pasternak, discuss how art is helping to support and animate our cultural vibrancy and construct a better America.

Today’s episode is with the provocative artist and photographer, Renee Cox. Born in Colgate, Jamaica, into a West Indian heritage that instills unwavering confidence into their youth, Renee and her family eventually settled in Scarsdale, New York while in her teens. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies from Syracuse University, Renee began a groundbreaking career in commercial photography, first cutting her creative teeth in Paris, with visionary fashion designers like Issey Miyake and Claude Montana before returning to the states to shoot for publications like Seventeen, Mademoiselle, Essence, and Cosmopolitan. “In the ’80s me being a fashion photographer that was something that I wanted to do from the time I was in high school, so one could say that was a manifestation.” (31:39) However, the birth of her first son, along with an encounter with fine art photographer Lyle Ashton Harris, caused Renee to question her legacy and the impact of the images she was creating. “I think that all change has to come from within and in this life situation that we’re in, it's about trying to get to a higher level of consciousness (13:59).  She enrolled into the Masters of Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and later was selected for the Whitney Independent Studies Program, the first artist to do so while pregnant.  Using her own body as a template “I’m not gonna be their Hottentot Venus. I’m not going to be made a spectacle of without implicating them (39:31) . Renee’s art is dedicated to the deconstruction of stereotypes and reconstitutes the identity and dignity stripped from black bodies during the Trans-Atlanic slave trade. “It’s time for black folks to take back and to eradicate the views that have been implanted into their heads. I think we’re taught to underestimate from day 1 and that needs to change (57:55). Her piece "It Shall Be Named", which depicts the chilling allusion of a lynched man, castrated from his manhood, debuted in the groundbreaking show, Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art at the Whitney Museum of Art, curated by Thelma Golden, now Director and chief curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem. “I always chose to deal with topics that some people might find a little difficult” (45:58).   Often controversial, her work, “Yo Mama’s Last Supper,” which was shown at the Brooklyn Museum in 2001, reimagines Leonardo de Vinci’s masterpiece the Last Supper with Renee as a nude Jesus, surrounded by the 12 apostles, all Black, except for Judas, who was white. “If you got yo mama’s last supper let’s say you had it in your home in your dining room, where Russell Simons does have it. People are going to ask you about it so you have to explain my story behind it or you can bring your own story into it. It will insight some sort of reaction and conversation from your guest and I think some people just don’t wanna be bothered with that kind of thing either (45:30).  Then New York City Mayor denounced the work as Anti-Catholic, and formed a panel to create decency standards for all art shown at publicly funded museums in the city. Links we mention in the episode: Renee's Website: https://www.reneecox.org/ (www.reneecox.org) Renee's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneecoxstudio/ (@reneecoxstudio) Edward Bernays: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays) Thank you for tuning in! Please don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and SHARE with a friend (https://www.instagram.com/blackimaginationpodcast/ (@blackimaginationpodcast)). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackimagination/support (anchor.fm/blackimagination/support) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackimagination/support (https://anchor.fm/blackimagination/support) Support this podcast

New Talk Art! Russell & Robert meet Aindrea Emelife, art critic, independent curator, advisor and arts presenter.We discuss her recent powerful mission statement written for The Independent newspaper investigating how the art world can step up for Black Lives Matter. Aindrea spoke to leading figures for their perspectives including Jasmine Wahi, the Holly Block Social Justice Curator at the Bronx Museum in New York, Eva Langret, artistic director of Frieze London, Osei Bonsu, curator of international art at Tate Modern and Courtney J Martin, director of Yale Centre for British Art in Connecticut.We explore her admiration for Studio Museum associate curator Legacy Russell and director/chief curator Thelma Golden, Chisenhale's director Zoé Whitley, the challenges with online art fairs in lockdown, Arthur Jafa's film 'Love is The Message', her passion for emerging artists artist Jade Fadojutimi and Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings, and Russ & Rob's recent discovery of Sola Olulode paintings part of a recent Stephen Lawrence Trust fundraiser.We hear about Aindrea's first column for the Financial Times (published when she was aged 20 years old), studying History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art, her commitment to philanthropic efforts including being a patron at Matt's Gallery and her joint founding the Plop Residency with artist Oli Epp, which gives three artists a month a residency space that includes tutorials from industry professionals, mentorship, studio space in Central London and exposure to the London art scene.Thanks for listening!! Follow Aindrea on Instagram @AindreaLondon. Learn more at her website http://aindrea.com/ or visit the Plop Residency at www.plop-residency.com. Read Aindrea's article at The Independent (click here).For images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit @TalkArt. We've just joined Twitter too @TalkArt. If you've enjoyed this episode PLEASE leave us your feedback and maybe 5 stars if we're worthy in the Apple Podcast store. Thank you for listening to Talk Art, we will be back very soon. For all requests, please email talkart@independenttalent.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode nine of Creative Conversations, Suzy is joined by DURO OLOWU, the fashion designer who works at the crossroads of fashion, art and culture. The wonder of Duro Olowu is that he has developed himself as an art curator as well as a creative fashion artist. The two fit hand to glove. He is autonomously able to express himself artistically through his fashion creations, or through selecting art for museum exhibitions.The remarkable Nigerian-born creator’s greatest skill is in the delicate, artistic mix of those joyous patterns. In his elegant embrace, the African influences come alongside hyper-sophisticated silks created for Parisian haute couture. Together they express the originality and the elegance of exceptional fashion work which is evident on the walls and rails of his London shop.Duro’s instinctive love of fabrics stem from a childhood in Lagos with a Nigerian father and Jamaican mother. He is married to Thelma Golden, an American curator heading up a museum in Harlem, and his own deeply artistic connections are currently on show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.The female visitors to this exhibition opening in February 2020 were dressed almost entirely in a rainbow coalition of his designs, and his famous fashion clients - which he is too discreet to reveal - is headed by Michele Obama.Produced by Natasha Cowan.Edited by Tim Thornton.Music by @joergzuber.Graphics by Paul Wallis.Production Assistance by Lauren Sweeting.Support for the Creative Conversations podcast comes from the Condé Nast Luxury Conference.To find Suzy's articles visit https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/suzy-menkes ...find Suzy on Instagram @suzymenkes and Twitter @thesuzymenkes

Founded during the tumultuous year of 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem recently celebrated its 50th year of showcasing the work of artists of African descent. In this episode, Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum, discusses the history and evolution of this important institution, from its various homes (including its new … Continue reading "Thelma Golden on the Past and Future of the Studio Museum in Harlem"

Suzanne McClelland is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She has participated in the 1993 and 2014 Whitney Biennials and has had solo shows at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart; The University of Virginia Museum of Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art curated by Thelma Golden. Her paintings are held in numerous public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Yale University Art Gallery, The Albright-Knox Gallery, and The Walker Art Center. 
She currently teaches as a Mentor in the Department of Visual Arts at Columbia University. She has been a faculty member in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts since 1997 and has been on the Board of Governors at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture since 1999. Recent publications include “Suzanne McClelland: 36-24-36” with an essay contribution by Thierry de Duve, published by team (gallery, inc.) in 2016 and distributed by D.A.P., as well as “Knock Knock” and "Net Worth", both published by Space Sisters Press in 2018 with a text contribution for the latter by Amy Smith-Stewart.

Suzanne is represented by team (gallery, inc.) and Shane Campbell Gallery. She just opened a show “Selections from Mute” up until April 13th at Team Gallery. Sound & Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors.

A revealing conversation about the life and teachings of James Baldwin that draws on Beauford Delaney, the pivotal role of invested teachers, and how the writer shaped the racial and cultural landscape in America. In this episode of Dialogues, Pulitzer Prize winning cultural critic Hilton Als is joined in conversation by friend, collaborator, and thought partner Thelma Golden of The Studio Museum in Harlem for a conversation on Baldwin that traces back to their very first meeting at The Odeon. Brought together on the occasion of the exhibition God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin curated by Als, the duo examine the legacy of Baldwin and his impact on both their own work and today’s culture. God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin is on view at David Zwirner, New York, through 2 PM Saturday, February 16, 2019. For more of what’s to come on Dialogues, listen to our trailer or visit davidzwirner.com/podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A revealing conversation about the life and teachings of James Baldwin that draws on Beauford Delaney, the pivotal role of invested teachers, and how the writer shaped the racial and cultural landscape in America. In this episode of Dialogues, Pulitzer Prize winning cultural critic Hilton Als is joined in conversation by friend, collaborator, and thought partner Thelma Golden of The Studio Museum in Harlem for a conversation on Baldwin that traces back to their very first meeting at The Odeon. Brought together on the occasion of the exhibition God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin curated by Als, the duo examine the legacy of Baldwin and his impact on both their own work and today’s culture. God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin is on view at David Zwirner, New York, through 2 PM Saturday, February 16, 2019. For more of what’s to come on Dialogues, listen to our trailer or visit davidzwirner.com/podcast.

Debbie talks to museum director Thelma Golden about the power of curation.

Thelma Golden is the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, an appointee to President Obama's Committee for the Preservation of the White House, and the recipient of the 2016 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. In this conversation, the first of the second season of our Helga podcast, Golden discusses being taught canon revision with her father growing up, her first memories of seeing the world through art, and the rituals she need to get through the day. "I exist perpetually, but also for me, very beautifully, constantly in motion. And I love that and it's how I think of myself and see myself. So in order to be with myself, I need to find some stillness." -Thelma Golden Subscribe to Helga on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Helga Davis on Facebook.

Dave and Alonso take time out of their busy holiday schedule to discuss new movies and slag the Globes. Subscribe (and review us) at Apple Podcasts, follow us @linoleumcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, caroling caroling through the snow. Join our club, won't you? Dave's DVD pick of the week: REPRISE Alonso's DVD pick of the week: Z FOR ZACHARIAH

Way before viral videos, since the invention of the medium in the 1960s, artists have made video to critique the culture around them. Howardena Pindell delivers a direct-to-camera account of the racism she experienced coming of age as a black woman in America; Martine Syms tells her characters’ stories across several screens -- from flatscreens to smartphones. Abbi and the comedian Hannibal Buress ponder the sweeping shots in Steve McQueen’s video of the Statue of Liberty. Plus, hear one of Abbi’s own video experiments from her art school days! Also featuring: Thelma Golden and Thomas Lax Steve McQueen. Static. 2009. 35mm film transferred to video (color, sound), 7:03 min. Digital image © 2017 The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: John Wronn. (The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Michael H. Dunn Memorial Fund. Installation view, Inbox: Steve McQueen, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 3–Summer 2017. © 2017 Steve McQueen.) Howardena Pindell. Free, White and 21. 1980. Video (color, sound), 12:15 min. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. (Gift of Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro, and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis. © 2017 Howardena Pindell. Courtesy of the artist and The Kitchen, New York) Installation view of Projects 106: Martine Syms. (The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 27–July 16, 2017. © 2017 The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: John Wronn)   

Director & Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, Thelma Golden joins Carol Jenkins to discuss the work of the museum, its influence and value today.

'Whom do museums serve?' with Dr. Arnold Lehman

Thelma Golden discusses the art and social changes from the work of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Thelma Golden discusses the art and social changes from the work of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Two rock stars of innovation, Theaster Gates, Chicago-based artist, and Perry Chen, co-founder and CEO of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, discuss community, patronage, creativity, and more. This panel will spark your imagination about how you work and create, and give you hope and inspiration about what is possible in a variety of realms, not just art. They are joined by moderator Thelma Golden, is a Crown fellow and Director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. This session is introduced and curated by Anna Deavere Smith. Speakers: Theaster Gates, Thelma Golden, Perry Chen

As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Elvis hosts Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, to talk about the book, Harlem: A Century in Images, which was produced in association with the Studio Museum. Golden, who was one of the subjects interviewed on Elvis' documentary, The Black List, wrote the introduction to the book.

In this lecture and discussion, Golden reflects on the status of the term 'post-black art' in the context of debates about the globalisation of the art of the African diaspora and current notions of cultural difference.