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How The Art World Works

Karen Atkinson & Megan Flanderswww.gyst-ink.com
“How The Art World Works” is an inquiry into the logistics, values, ethics, expectations and operations of how an artist “makes it” in the art world. Unmarred by academic impetus and vocabulary, your hosts Karen Atkinson and Megan Flanders condense experiences commercial, academic and otherwise from their special guests, cut the sludge and get straight to the point: Can someone please tell us how the art world works?

Episodes

Artist Nayland Blake

Karen scheduled a “secret guest” to swing by our place and introduce themselves while we were in NYC earlier this year. This week’s guest is a “blue chip gallery artist” and a real-ass homie. They’re being honored with a retrospective at the ICA-LA opening September 29th, 2019 called “No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake” .

Aug 20, 20191 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Artist Dominique Moody

We kick off season two with our very dear friend Dominique Moody as she invites Karen and Megan into her home-slash-art on this remote-location episode. Learn about Dominique’s work and check out the next location of the NOMAD at: www.dominiquemoody.com Our music is brought to us by Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, you can check him out on spotify, pandora, and the internet at large. Thanks, Shawn. This week’s sponsor is the multi-talented folks over at GELLI Arts: www.gelliarts.com You can catc...

Jul 17, 20191 hr 20 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Art Critic Charles Desmarais

Megan and Karen took a trip up to SF to catch up with Charles Desmarais (@Artguy1) and see what’s good at the San Francisco Chronicle. You can catch up on any episodes you might’ve missed, or view the supplemental material at our website: www.ArtworldPodcast.com While you’re there, please consider donating to our Patreon page. For as little as a dollar you can help us offset the costs of research and production of this podcast and allow us the flexibility to make more episodes ….Turns out produc...

Oct 08, 201850 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Artist Jay De Feo

Thanks to The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution for their permission to use the artist’s audio. Thanks to the Jay De Feo Foundation (http://www.jaydefeo.org/) and the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art (http://www.dirosaart.org/) Thanks also to Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra for our music (https://www.shawnlee.net/). Cites: Oral history interview with Jay DeFeo, 1975 June 3-1976 January 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

May 22, 2018

Minisode Jay De Feo

A very special thank you to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution for allowing us to use the audio of wonderful artist Jay De Feo. While you’re waiting for this week’s full episode, please enjoy this short story Jay shared during her oral history interviews now preserved at the Archives. She was working 3 sucky jobs and getting nowhere, that’s all you need to know to jump in to her wonderful story.

May 13, 20185 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Supplier and Artist Activist: Mark Golden of Golden Artist Colors

Mark Golden sits down with our favorite duo to explain how he's not a made-up marketing figure like the paper towel guy. Don’t forget to call in and ask him to sing the song! Or win awesome paint prizes if you can anagram the phone number into something cool! 800-959-6543 is the Golden Artist Color hotline and it’s a FREE resource for all artists directly to Mark himself.

Apr 27, 201845 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Art Writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

We welcome @ HunterDPhilp to the GYST studios and talk about giving proper credit to stuff you use, Magical Thinking in the new wave of artists and the importance of mountains of junk in the making of Chris Burden's work. # HTAWW

Mar 15, 20181 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Artist Peter Wolf Toth

Thank you first and foremost to Peter Wolf Toth for allowing us to share his vision with the world. If you'd like to help Peter complete his next series of sculptures along the Amazon river, please drop us a line [email protected] You can check out photos of the works we talked about on our website ArtWorldPodcast.com and we love hearing from fans on our twitter @GYSTink Thanks, amigos!

Jan 18, 2018

Minisode Happy New Year

Probably the only episode where Megan doesn't curse and Karen doesn't explode into giggles. With our extensive thanks to our narrator, Ross French (@ross_french)

Jan 02, 20182 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Artist Edgar Arceneaux

Prepare your ear holes ready for some wiiiiiiild talk with Edgar Arceneaux. We talk sheep-shearing gas stations, making art in your own damn community, how Disney stole intellectual property from his grandfather, and more #HTAWW

Dec 18, 20171 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Art Dealer Patricia Hamilton

We discuss gallery life, the difference between art dealers and gallerists, and the five necessary items you should have when buying art from galleries so you don't get-got.  Thanks to our guest, Patricia Hamilton for dropping by. You can catch her work as a gallerist at the Smithsonian’s archive    Our music is brought to us by Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, you can check him out on spotify, pandora, and the internet at large. Thanks, Shawn. And don’t forget to check out G...

Nov 23, 201747 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Artist Audrey Chan

Megan and Karen welcome artist Audrey Chan to the studio, discuss the very specific panic of getting awarded a big project, how weird it is that our association with 'Love' involves a fat baby, what it's like to work on a permanent and large-scale public project, throwing your own retrospective and more! You can catch up on any episodes you might’ve missed, or view the supplemental material at our website: www.ArtworldPodcast.com While you’re there, please consider donating to our Patreon page. ...

Nov 10, 201755 min

Artist Anne Bray and LA Freewaves

This episode: Karen and Megan sit down to interview the amazing Anne Bray and discover why the Pasadena City Hall is covered in ...lions? #LAFreewaves #NoogiesInTheArm #ChrisBurden #MFAempathy #SelfTeachingGroups #CatastropheOfStudentLoans #PublicArt #Metro #PawneeCityHall #SideStreetProjects #LACE Thank you again to our guest, Anne Bray, you can find her work at www.annebrayart.com And to Side Street Projects which can be found at www.sidestreet.org Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions is the “...

Oct 05, 201759 min

Kasebier Discussions

Megan Flanders and Karen Atkinson discuss episode 1 and the parallels between Gertrude’s experiences and today. Also, what happened to her brother? And other stuff. This week’s sponsor is “GYST”, a dynamic and important resource for contemporary artists of all kinds. Check out the book, opportunities, articles, advice and software at GYST-INK.com All of this and more is on our website, www.artworldpodcast.com And while you’re there, please consider donating to our Patreon page. For as little as ...

Sep 02, 201723 min

Intros // Gertrude Kasebier

Dismissed for failing to embrace the traditional roles of motherhood, Gertrude was able to successfully navigate the choppy waters between a sustainable art career and responsible matriarch deftly and continued to chart a course for other women to achieve success as well. Her striking images of motherhood are just as relevant today as they were then, echoing the same fears and questions all moms have at some point. Join us while we talk about one of the greatest of all time--Gertrude Kasebier Th...

Sep 01, 201723 min
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