Happy 2020! We're back on our regular schedule! This week we talk about the show up at the Wattis, BDSM masks at the Berkley Museum, the SECA show at SFMOMA, cat eyes, cartoon ducks, and East Bay representative Barbara Lee. Almost all the music in this episode is by Sun Hop Fat CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts BAMPFA In Praise of the Strangest Painting I’ve Ever Seen by Sarah Hotchkiss 2019 SECA Art Award Jimi Hendrix - National Anthem How to Read the Hierophant Card Barbara Lee’s Long War on the War on Terror This is a tanuki

Maysoun tells us about what she saw on her trip to New York! She went to the newly remodeled MOMA, a Nathalie Djurberg show, and she walked by a long line for an infinity room. We also can't talk about a bunch of things and Kate tells a story from her semester teaching at SJSU. All the music in this episode is by Introflirt There are too many things we can't talk about!

This week we go off with independent curator, Elizabeth Thomas. She helps us figure out what a curator is, how not to organize emails, Saddam Hussein's plates, and the state of Wisconsin. We also get into a short round of Like or Don't Like! The music in this episode is by The Gonks The Pew Charitable TrustsMural Arts Philadelphia  RADIO SILENCE A soundscape of the Iraqi diaspora in PhiladelphiaAlexandre Singh: A Gothic TaleFort Mason Center for Arts and Culture POSTCOMMODITY: THE POINT OF FINAL COLLAPSE Curators are many different things.

This week we just chat about some odds and ends. In the middle of the show we go to a talk by Jennifer A. González then we come back and talk about it. It's a wild ride! All the music in this episode is by Y La Bamba Swing Left! Jennifer A. González Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Avant Dictee After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture Silence your ice buckets!

This week we talk about some public art institutions behaving badly! The music in this episode is by Jay Som Plans for Maya Angelou Monument in San Francisco Face Long Delay Audio Archive: Arts Commission Visual Arts Committee After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture Following Layoffs, Former Employees Protest at Marciano Art Foundation, Demanding Reopening and Recognition of Union SEIU 1021 SFAI Bargaining Survey 2019 Expand your mind beyond statuary! 

This week we give our endorsements for San Francisco's next election. Election day is Tuesday, November 5th! The music in this episode is by Pit Stains San Francisco Department of Elections Alameda County Official Elections Site Chesa Boudin on Democracy Now! SF supervisor candidate Dean Preston to ‘rogue’ landlords: ‘We should run you out of town’ Valie Brown Evictions This remix of Ellen’s pathetic defense of George W. Bush is devastating Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club Vote and if you can't vote- tell other people to vote!

This week we talk to artist, Dana Hemenway! We discuss growing up in Petaluma, being a punk kid, tutu material, art handling, and the sounds of electricity. Most of the music in this episode is by Nineteen Eightyfour Dana Hemenway Eleanor Harwood Gallery Camille Utterback Tasmania 50 Best ASMR Youtube Videos That Tingle and Relax This is a Tasmanian devil.

This week Maysoun shares an account of going to the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz. We also talk about gemstones and lighting. The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions SOMA Pilipinas Events Litquake Schedule G E M S

This week we accidentally explore the best restrooms of the Bay Area while we're trying to answer a listener question about YBCA's new open call for curatorial proposals. All the music in this episode is by No Vacation Need to pee? Just download this app. What could go wrong? Oakland Museum of California announces $85 million improvement plan Ear Hustle Alternative Exposure Oakland Stock The Awesome Foundation Look at the size of that plant!

This week we're back on our regular schedule. We really mean it this time! We mainly talk about Morgan Bassichis, our new favorite of all time. We also talk about some shows, some babies, and some corrections. All the music in this episode is by Morgan Bassichis More Protest Songs by Morgan Bassichis Shoutout to Elaine Stritch!