95bFM: Artbank

Jimmy Solórzano joined Theo in the first half of the show to talk about A Room that Echoes, a festival of immersive sound he has co-organised at Audio Foundation. Jimmy introduced some recordings by artists contributing to the festival, as well as a piece of his own, under the name JIM-S. Later on, Simon Gennard came in for a chat about editing As Needed as Possible, a new book from Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, which collects a diverse set of writings on art, labour, and collaboration. 

A cruisy start to Artbank this week, with a bit of Jay-Z and Yellow Magic Orchestra, before Susanna Andrews comes into the studio to cover recent publishing news. Theo and Susanna discuss the nominees for the PANZ Book Design Awards, the popularity of family history as a subject in writing, and what Susanna has been reading. Later in the show, Ian Wedde joins Theo to talk about his latest book The Little Ache: a German notebook, and the rich research and observation within. 

Julia Waite joins Theo in studio to talk about Bill Culbert I Slow Wonder, an exhibition Julia has curated at the Auckland Art Gallery. Later on, Fiona Connor calls in from LA to discuss her work in the Physics Room's Light enough to read by, an exhibition springing from the reinstatement of the Physics Room library. 

In the first half of the show, LA-based pop band Girl Friday called in from a heat wave to talk about their new single "I'm Impossible," and what's next for their music. Later on, multi-media artist Judy Darragh came into the bFM studio to chat about Competitive Plastics, a solo exhibition at Objectspace which folds together a number of Judy's longstanding material and conceptual interests. 

This week, Nicholas Pound joined us to talk about Yoricka!, his exhibition at Satchi & Satchi & Satchi gallery. Nick's exhibition draws on his vast knowledge of Carol Anne Duffy, Hamlet, and Language poetry, and makes for rich conversation. Later on, Courtney from Lamplight Books joins us to introduce this new Auckland bookstore, and give us a rundown of some exciting new books to look out for. 

This week we caught up with designer Mark "PJ" Cleverley, and talked about his career in a different era of this country's design past - working for Crown Lynn and New Zealand Post. The interview begins approximately half way through the show. Also music and art guide! 

We catch up with Auckland Art Gallery curator Natasha Conland about the 10th Walters Prize and discuss the four nominees. Then painter Patrick Lundberg is in the studio and talks to Theo sbout his show called "Silence in a Hundred Forms" at Robert Heald Gafllery.

For the first part of the show this long weekend, Juliana Engberg joined us to talk about All That is Solid Melts, a rich and multi-layered exhibition she has curated at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Later on, conductor Vincent Hardaker came in to discuss Paddington's First Concert, a pair of performances by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, as well as the APO's forthcoming program and his experiences as a conductor. The skies may have been grey, but the studio was anything but!

Theo and Tom are in studio - shooting the breeze and playing songs for the first hour. We talk books for a bit. Then artist Glenn Otto joins the party, and we cover his latest show at Neo Gracie. 

The show started at the crack of the hour this week, as Marco Muñiz joined us to talk limes, tacos, and Mexico City, before heading off to work at his fantastic Grey Lynn eatery La Mexicana. We chilled out with some local tunes, then Karamia Müller came in to discuss the collaborative exhibition Slow Boil, open at Artspace Aotearoa from May 29 to August 7. Finally, we had a quick chat with Vera Ellen, who called in from Los Angeles to recommend some Voom.