Art Sense

A conversation with artist Keith Tyson. Tyson has become known for a highly diverse body of work which includes drawing, painting, installation and sculpture. He is interested in how art emerges from the combination of information systems and physical processes that surround us everyday. This has resulted in explorations that include daily responses to his surroundings, artistic representations of mathematical equations and paintings based on programmable inputs.

In the conversation, there is reference to his show at Hauser & Wirth in New York. That show concluded on April 2, but you can see images and installation views at the link provided here:
https://www.hauserwirth.com/hauser-wirth-exhibitions/35573-keith-tyson-drawings-paintings/

A discussion with author and photographer Daniel Efram about his latest project “The Steve Keene Art Book”. The work documents the lifestyle, motivation and paintings of Steve Keene, one of the world’s most prolific artists who has sold or given away more than 300,000 paintings in his career. Guest essays by the likes of Shepard Fairey and Ryan McGinness are interspersed with photos by Efram that document Keene’s process.

A discussion with artist Alvaro Barrington. Barrington is a London-based painter who uses a variety of materials in the production of his visionary art. His work takes on many forms, but always strives for cultural authenticity. In the conversation we talk about his influences, his worldview and his latest show up now through April 30th at Blum and Poe in LA. https://www.blumandpoe.com/artists/alvaro_barrington

01:25 - A discussion with Ileen Gallagher, the event producer who has worked with the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat to create an immersive experience that introduces viewers to the iconic artist from the perspective of his family. Interviews with Basquiat’s younger sisters Jeanine and Lisane, his stepmother Nora and a variety of friends are interspersed with personal effects and mementos that he left behind, as well as more than 200 works of art that have never been seen in public. The exhibit launches April 9 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea with a companion book available this Spring wherever you buy books.
https://kingpleasure.basquiat.com/

25:07 - The week's top art headlines

If you’re looking for ways to you can get involved in supporting artists displaced by the conflict, we have a few suggestions:

The Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund is a fundraising campaign from the Kyiv-based art gallery The Naked Room which is representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale. Funds from the campaign will go directly to aid Ukrainian artists and culture workers. You can learn more at ueaf.moca.org.ua

The folks behind the Art Support Pledge have created the Ukraine Support Pledge on Instagram. Use the hashtag #ukrainesupportpledge to find work for sale for either $200 or £200 each whose proceeds will be donated to relief funds through the JustGiving site.

The France-based Galerie Poggi is currently holding a sale of work by one its artists who resides in Kyiv and is currently taking refuge there in an art gallery that had previously been a Soviet-era bomb shelter. Proceeds of the sale of works by Nikita Kadan will benefit the artist and an emergency relief fund. You can get more details at http://galeriepoggi.com/

And lastly, check out your favorite NFT marketplace. Each is promoting a sale of NFTs that benefit ware relief efforts. If you haven’t dipped your toe into the NFT water yet, this might be the perfect reason to take that first step.

Artist, podcaster and author Brian Alfred discusses his new book "Why I Make Art: Contemporary Artists' Stories About Life and Work" which is inspired by more than 300 episodes of his podcast "Sound & Vision". Brian also has an exhibition of new paintings opening this week at Miles McEnery in New York. Brian shares insights about the new book, his new paintings and what makes him tick.

A conversation with artist Joel Mesler about his artistic journey, his decades as an art dealer, his late-blossoming art career and his current exhibit "Pool Party" at LGDR's galleries in both London and Palm Beach.

Farah Nayeri discusses her new book "Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age". In the book, Nayeri (a long-time culture journalist for The New York Times) addresses some of the art world's most prickly topics. Issues such as gender bias, underrepresentation, censorship and cultural appropriation are examined in the context of a more-connected world that has become passionate about issues of equality.

Check out coverage of “Takedown” in the New York Times Book Review here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/books/review/new-this-week.html

A discussion with artist Donald Sultan. A painter, sculptor and printmaker who makes iconographic images with industrial materials. His work can be found in every major collection in this country and he has been the subject of solo exhibitions at a variety of museums including the Chicago Museum of Contemporary art, LACMA, the Brooklyn Museum and MoMA.

A conversation with Dr. David Gussak about his new book "The Frenzied Dance of Art and Violence." Gussak’s new book examines violence as a touchstone throughout the history of art from artists like Caravaggio who struggled with violent behavior, to artists like Picasso whose work was influenced by atrocities to the paintings and drawings of infamous serial killers. In our conversation, Dr. Gussak guides us through the psychological analysis of violence’s role in the art making process while also providing insights from his decades of professional experience in art therapy for the incarcerated.

Artist Hunt Slonem is known worldwide for his brightly-colored neo-expressionist paintings packed full of either birds, bunnies or butterflies. His work is highly collectible and can be found in the collections of The Whitney, The Guggenheim and MoMA. Hunt discusses his youth spent in exotic locations, his formative time at Skowhegan, New York in the 70s, his love of birds and his six historic homes he treats as art projects.