Art Uncovered

"This week Kimberly spoke with Lesley Wamsley, a New York artist whose observation-based paintings work to document life in the present moment. Throughout the conversation, they spoke about Lesley's desire to document life through painting and the benefits that allowing herself to paint en plein air had on her art and life. Images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:04 - Colours - Thunder Jackson 01:19 - Interview with Lesley Wamsley (pt 1) 15:12 - Mic Break 15:46 - Interview with Lesley Wamsley (pt 2) 27:34 - Outro 28:00 - Colours (cont’d) - Thunder Jackson 29:10 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with Brianna Harlan, a multi-disciplinary artist who works conceptually in multiform, socially and self-engaged art.  In the episode Kimberly and Brianna speak about Brianna's need to confront, though art engagement, how systems violently condition our identity and how that influences the quality of life, health and habits. They also speak about Brianna's projects Black Love Blooms, Black Girl Telephone and Creative in the Grey. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:11 - Try Harder - Aerial East 01:35 - Interview with Brianna Harlan (pt 1) 18:24 - Mic Break 18:57 - Interview with Brianna Harlan (pt 2) 31:43 - Outro 32:04 - We Get By - Mavis Staples 35:40 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Berlin-based artist Rubén González Escudero, whose work examines the complexity of urban spaces, social and cultural structures and how they interact. Throughout the conversation they talk about Rubén's relationship with Berlin as well as the hometown of his mother in Spain. All videos courtesy of the artist Eadem mutata resurgo from Rubén González Escudero on Vimeo. Walking around (Excerpt) from Rubén González Escudero on Vimeo. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - Stille - Albertine Sarges 01:20 - Interview with Ruben Gonzalez Escudero (pt 1) 12:54 - Mic Break 13:27 - Interview with Ruben Gonzalez Escudero (pt 2) 22:29 - Outro 22:50 - Everywhere - Sun June 26:48 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Maxim Ryazanksy about his portrait series Artist Portraits: Volume 1 (2015-2020)  All images courtesy of Maxim Ryazansky Nicasio Fernandez, 2017 Stephanie Slate, 2015 Shona McAndrew, 2018 Doreen Garner, 2016 Mitchell Cooper, 2017 Elliot Purse, 2019 Baseera Khan, 2017 Adrienne Gaither, 2017 Margaret Cross, 2016 Ashton Ogbomoneu, 2018 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 00:54 - The Old Highway - Brother Galen 01:29 - Interview with Max Ryazansky (pt 1) 17:46 - Mic Break 18:19 - Interview with Max Ryazansky (pt 2) 30:08 - Outro 30:30 - The Wire - Jonas Carping 33:21 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Adam Chau, a ceramic designer who investigates the hybridization of handcraft and digital technology. Throughout the conversation they speak about the techniques Adam uses to insert hand-crafted elements into digital processes and they also reflect on the effects of digital culture on society. All images courtesy of Adam Chau   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:39 - Episode Introduction 01:07 - The Father of Time Wakes Up - The Besnard Lakes 01:24 - Interview with Adam Chau (pt 1) 19:44 - Mic Break 20:18 - Interview with Adam Chau (pt 2) 36:06 - Outro 36:29 - Raindrops - The Besnard Lakes 41:37 - Finish "

"Hall W. Rockefeller is an artists writer who holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in the history of art. She wrote her senior thesis at Yale on the folk art collection of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, one of the three (female) founders of the Museum of Modern Art, and her Master’s dissertation at the Courtauld Institute on weaver and textile designer Anni Albers. This week Kimberly speaks with her about her initiatives "Less than Half," a website dedicated to the unsung heroines of the art world, and "50 Women," a series of written interviews with women who reside outside of the all consuming vortex of New York City’s art world. Logo courtesy of Hall W. Rockefeller 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:40 - Episode Introduction 01:23 - Sinking in Low, Thinking in Love (Guitar Duet No. 1) - Andrew Thoreen 01:52 - Interview with Hall W. Rockefeller (pt 1) 10:58 - Mic Break 11:32 - Interview with Hall W. Rockefeller (pt 2) 20:04 - Outro 20:26 - Rosie - Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys 23:30 - Finish "

"Hyun Jung Ahn is a Korean painter who creates work that investigates personal connection through enigmatic, abstract forms. Ahn earned her first MFA from Duk-Sung Women’s University, Seoul in 2013 and she received her second MFA in painting and drawing from Pratt Institute in 2017. Ahn’s work has been exhibited internationally in Seoul, Tuscany, Miami, San Francisco, and New York City. She participated in residencies including Studio in Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Vermont Studio Center. Ahn currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:16 - Pictures of Flowers - Jess Williamson feat. Hand Habits 01:36 - Interview with Hyun Jung Ahn (pt 1) 14:13 - Mic Break 14:47 - Interview with Hyun Jung Ahn (pt 2) 28:06 - Outro 28:26 - Favorite Kind of Girl - Gotts Street Park feat. Flikka 32:41 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with NY-based artist, curator and MFA candidate SiSi Chen. Throughout the conversation they spoke about SiSi's new role as the director of Trestle Gallery and her task of fundraising in order to keep the gallery doors open. They also about the work she is producing for her thesis project at Hunter College and also about her programs efforts to decolonize their MFA program. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:13 - Bathroom Mirror - Gaspard Eden 02:00 - Interview with SiSi Chen (pt 1) 16:13 - Mic Break 16:46 - Interview with SiSi Chen (pt 2) 23:30 - Outro 23:52 - Punks Unavailable - Fit of Body 27:19 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Sheilah Restack, an Ohio-based artist whose work explores the intersection of photography, sculpture and human relationships. She also collaborates on video work with her wife, Dani Restack. Sheilah is currently an associate professor of studio art at Denison University and has attended residencies at MacDowell, Banff Center for the Arts, and Struts and Faucet Media Center, among others. She has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including countries such as New Zealand, Germany, Newfoundland, Romania, South Korea, Portugal and Spain, among others. All images and videos courtesy of the artist Installation view Hold Hold Spill at Interface Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by Suzanne L’heureux. July 17-August 23, 2020. Back view Hold House Walking prints on fiber photo paper, plexi, water, wild dill from Headlands, yellow acetate, plant material, angle iron, rock, rubber bands, plexi, thread, 30 x 50 x 60”, 2020 Hold Rose Photogram on RC paper, 4 x 5 glassplate

"This week Kimberly spoke with Myeongsoo Kim, a New York based artist whose work explores sculpture, photography, memories and constructed narratives. They spoke about some of the work that was included in Myeongsoo's recent show “Mother-Land,” curated by Michelle Yun at CUE Art Foundation. All images courtesy of the artist    00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:36 - Episode Introduction 01:01 - See Through Stares - Immaterial Possession 01:17 - Interview with Myeongsoo Kim (pt 1) 12:38 - Mic Break 13:11 - Interview with Myeongsoo Kim (pt 2) 18:12 - Outro 18:35 - See Through Stares (cont’d) - Immaterial Possesion 21:31 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Coorain, a multi-media artist who explores ideas of performance, personas, consumerism. Throughout the conversation, Coorain spoke about their experience of creating "Coloring Coorain, "a public access video series  and "Salad," a widely-circulated art-focused zine. They also spoke about the intersection of performance and consumer culture and, of course, the Sears catalogue. All images and videos courtesy of the artist. 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:11 - TRIPLE XXXMAS - Coloring Coorain 01:34 - Interview with Coorain (pt 1) 27:17 - Mic Break 27:50 - Interview with Coorain (pt 2) 42:44 - Outro 43:05 - Seasonal Shift - Calexico 46:01 - Finish "

"Sarbani Ghosh is a Brooklyn-based artist whose abstracted paintings explore the subconscious mind. Sarbani earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Miami, and earned her MFA in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn. She has exhibited at SELECT Fair at both Art Basel Miami and FRIEZE New York, and in numerous group shows in both Miami and New York City. All images courtesy of the artist In the absence of time Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 9" x 11" Radical joy Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on panel 9" x 12" x 1" No peace at dawn Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 9" x 11" Not what you imagined it to be Acrylic, watercolor, and collage on paper 6" x 8" 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 01:00 - American Drug - Brent Beamer 01:18 - Interview with Sarbani Ghosh (pt 1) 15:31 - Mic Break 16:04 - Interview with Sarbani Ghosh (pt 2) 29:32 - Outro 29:56 - Almighty Heart - Mamalarky 33:16 - Finish "

" Hot topic, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Luna, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Island Hopper, 2020 8”x10” acrylic on unprimed canvas Temptation, 2019 12” diameter watercolor on paper Range, 2019 5” diameter oil on canvas March madness, 2020 5” diameter oil on canvas Untitled, 2020 12”x9” watercolor on yupo Untitled, 2020 12”x9” watercolor on yupo Untitled, 2020 26”x20” watercolor on yupo 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:34 - Episode Introduction 01:02 - Jack of Fools - Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 01:20 - Interview with Nicole Basilone (pt 1) 14:56 - Mic Break 15:30 - Interview with Nicole Basilone (pt 2) 28:11 - Outro 28:34 - My Protector - Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 33:21 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Massachusetts based artist Ashley Eliza Williams, whose interdisciplinary work explores new ways of interacting with nature and each other. She shows her work nationally and internationally and has attended residencies in the US, Germany, Thailand and China. She is represented by K Contemporary in Denver Colorado. All images courtesy of the artist An Internal Construction of an External Condition Oil on panel 40″ x 40″ Interior Oil on panel 20″ x 16″ Hum Oil on panel 18″ x 24″ Resonant, from Anthropocene Oil on panel 40″ x 30″ Submerge, Data for Submerge Oil on panel 30″ x 24″ Oil on paper 13″ x 19″ Biolith, Data for Biolith Oil on panel 24″ x 18″ Oil on paper 28″ x 20″ 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:04 - Meet You in the City - Told Slant 01:29 - Interview with Ashley Eliza Williams (pt 1) 17:08 - Mic Break 17:42 - Interview with Ashley Eliza Williams (pt 2) 31:08 - Outro 31:30 - Meet you in the City - Told Slant (cont’d) 32:02 - Finish

"This week Kimberly spoke with artist Kate Collyer from Hyde Park, NY. They spoke about Kate's experience in the the Arctic Circle Residency, a residency that takes place on a ship that sails around Svalbard, an archipelago northeast of Greenland that is terrirory of Norway. They also spoke about Kate's investigation into climate change among a multitude of landscapes with our United States. All images courtesy of the artist   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:08 - June - Jane Migraine 01:41 - Interview with Kate Collyer (pt 1) 17:31 - Mic Break 18:05 - Interview with Kate Collyer (pt 2) 28:23 - Outro 28:46 - June - Jane Migraine (cont’d) 31:25 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly spoke with Troels Heiredal about his recent solo exhibition "Looking Into Looking" at In the Gallery in Copenhagen. The exhibition, which was supported by Dreyers Fond, explored his examination of older work after finding out he is on the autistic spectrum. All images courtesy of the artist     00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:32 - Episode Introduction 00:55 - Strange Sometimes - Adeline Hotel 01:14 - Interview with Troels Heiredal (part 1) 16:49 - Mic Break 17:20 - Interview with Troels Heiredal (part 2) 43:36 - Outro 43:58 - In A Way - Adeline Hotel 47:44 - Finish "

"Jennifer Seastone is a NY based actress and visual artist whose work explores the possibilities of re-forming narrative and  memory. Throughout the conversation Kimberly and Jenny talk about the role of communication and the difficulty of finding a single truth in an overloaded landscape. All images courtesy of the artist   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:33 - Episode Introduction 00:48 - Tell U - Couch Prints 01:25 - Interview with Jennifer Seastone (part 1) 17:11 - Mic Break 17:44 - Interview with Jennifer Seastone (part 2) 30:05 - Outro 30:27 - Lost Me - Couch Prints 33:17 - Finish "

"Mary Fedorowski is the founder of Overbite Studio where her work examines how light and color fundamentally bring shapes to life. Her style is rooted in minimalism with a focus on the beauty of modern cityscapes without the stain of human touch. Using crisp lines, engaging palette, and playing with space and movement, each work is a calm and vibrant respite from maximal distractions of modern life. Whether by shadow or greenery, her art suggests that life does exist right beyond the wall. Images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:30 - Episode Introduction 00:50 - Too Hard To Mend - Extra Special 01:04 - Interview with Mary Federowski (part 1) 21:06 - Mic Break 21:39 - Interview with Mary Federowski (part 2) 42:40 - Outro 43:06 - Vampire - Lupin 46:35 - Finish "

" Rae Stern’s practice employs digital tools in the manipulation of multiple media including ceramics, photography, paper, and textiles. After a decade in the high-tech industry, her work is concerned with the social and cultural effects of technology. Between 2009 and 2018, Stern collaborated with Aya Margulis under the name Doda Design and created several bodies of work. Recent residencies include the Penland School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch, and Belger Crane Yard Studios. Stern has received grants from Asylum Arts, the Schusterman Foundation, and Belger Arts. Currently based in New York City, NY, Stern’s work has been exhibited internationally at the Eretz Israel Museum, (Tel Aviv, Israel), Belger Arts, (Kansas City, MO), Harvard University, (Cambridge, MA), and Medalta Museum, (Alberta, Canada). Her work is included in the collection of Eretz Israel Museum, The Racine Art Museum, (Racine, WI), International Museum of  Dinnerware Design (Ann Arbor, MI), as well as numerous private collections in Israel and

"This week Kimberly spoke with artist and activist Tootsie Warhol, a satirical Anti-Trump candidate running 4 President. Tootsie has been written about in Politico and Express All images courtesy of Tootsie Warhol   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:38 - Episode Introduction 00:58 - In America - Ezra Furman 01:23 - Interview with Tootsie Warhol 17:03 - In America (cont’d) - Ezra Furman 19:08 - Outro 19:30 - Finish "