Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations come together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. The third Downtown Dealers talk was recorded in April 2024 with Miguel Abreu, the founder of Miguel Abreu Gallery, and Peter Freeman, the founder of Peter Freeman Inc., moderated by Independent’s founder Elizabeth Dee and organized by Bill Cournoyer at Tara Downs Gallery. Miguel and Peter discuss how their gallery practices evolved from their early-career experiences working in nonprofits, their unique programming centered on conceptual art, and the challenge of nurturing a new generation of adventurous collectors.

Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations came together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. The second Downtown Dealers talk was recorded in November 2023 with Alan Belcher of Gallery Nature Morte, Wendy Olsoff of P·P·O·W, and James Fuentes, moderated by Independent’s founder Elizabeth Dee and organized by Bill Cournoyer at Tara Downs Gallery. Follow the link below to hear Alan Belcher and Wendy Olsoff discuss their pioneering roots in the 1980s East Village scene, while James Fuentes reflects on the art-dealing legacies that inspired him to open his gallery on the Lower East Side in 2007.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between Adam Lindemann, founder of Venus Over Manhattan, and Brad Kahlhamer, a multimedia artist of Native American heritage, moderated by Puck’s Art Correspondent Marion Maneker, which was recorded live at Independent 20th Century’s public talks program with Puck. They discuss Kahlhamer’s journey in the art world and the growing prominence of Indigenous contemporary art in the industry.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between James Barron, founder of James Barron Art, and Sandra Zalman, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Houston and author of Janet Sobel: Primitive Modern and the Origins of Abstract Expressionism. They discuss the life and work of Janet Sobel, an artist overlooked in her lifetime but whose legacy is now being rediscovered both in the art market and the art historical canon.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between journalist Marion Maneker, Puck’s Art Correspondent, and Loïc Gouzer, the founder of curated auction platform Fair Warning, recorded live at Independent 20th Century’s public talks program with Puck. Gouzer discusses Fair Warning’s ambition to select works from artists who “go against the grain” of the market, such as Takako Yamaguchi and John Kacere. “The idea is to expand the field,” he says, “especially now, in a world where all the energy in every field and sector is focusing on a consolidation towards a few brands, a few names.”

Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series bringing together New York art dealers from multiple generations, is now available to stream as a podcast. Organized by Bill Cournoyer at Tara Downs Gallery and moderated by Independent’s Founder Elizabeth Dee, the first Downtown Dealers talk took place in May 2023 with guest speakers Jordan Barse (Theta), Tara Downs, Nicole Klagsbrun (Cable Gallery and Nicole Klagsbrun), and Jay Gorney (Jay Gorney Modern Art). In this episode, Nicole Klagsbrun and Jay Gorney share their experiences of the small but vital gallery system in the late 1980s, while Tara Downs and Jordan Barse discuss entering the New York art scene with the advent of technology at the start of the 21st century.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation with Amy Whitaker, Associate Professor at New York University and author — with Nora Burnett Abrams — of The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy, and Zachary Small, investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of the recently published book Token Supremacy: The Art of Finance, The Finance of Art, and The Great Crypto Crash of 2022. On the occasion of the release of Small’s book, our guests delve into its backstory and key figures, discussing the NFT rise and fall and its impact on artists, collectors, and the art market.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation featuring Roberta Smith, in her first public appearance since retiring as co-chief art critic at The New York Times and a highlight of the 15th edition of Independent in May. Joining her is Matthew Higgs, Independent’s founding curatorial advisor and director of White Columns. Together, they reflect on Roberta Smith getting her start as an art critic in the 1970s, her sense of loyalty to the readers, and the multitude of changes that have come with her lifetime of looking at, and writing about, art in New York.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, two guest experts discuss the critical importance of digital publishing for art historical scholarship. David Newbury joins us from Getty and Elizabeth Gorayeb from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc., a non-profit that produces online catalog raisonné projects for artists including Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, and Romare Bearden.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we look ahead to Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists, a landmark symposium taking place at Independent organized by Art at a Time Like This and Artists at Risk Connection. The talks will highlight the challenges of censorship faced by artists around the world and the strong links between art and human rights. On the podcast, we hear from guests Barbara Pollack, the co-founder of Art At a Time Like This, and symposium speakers Laura Raicovich and Xiaoyu Weng, both of whom have confronted issues of censorship firsthand.