Episode 4: Processes of Making Art Public

In this episode, we are joined by curators Ceci Moss and Paul O’Neill, to discuss the work done at Gas in Los Angeles and PUBLICS in Helsinki. How do these versatile organizations and platforms work together with artists, communities and other organizations in making art public? How has the pandemic affected smaller non-profit art organizations, and how to reorganize in the verge of the post-pandemic era? The episode features the sound piece diptych The Flower Garden / Flower Garden Generator by art collective MSHR, formed by Birch Cooper and Brenna Murphy

Ceci Moss is a curator, writer and educator. She is the founder of Gas, a mobile, autonomous, experimental, and networked platform for contemporary art based in Los Angeles. Paul O’Neill is an Irish curator, artist, writer and educator, and the Artistic Director of PUBLICS. PUBLICS is a curatorial agency and event space with a dedicated library and reading room in Helsinki. MSHR is the art collective of Birch Cooper and Brenna Murphy. The duo collaboratively builds and explores sculptural electronic systems that take form as audiovisual compositions, performances and installations.

Withstanding is hosted by Elina Suoyrjö, FCINY’s Director of Programs.

Visuals by TSTO / Jonatan Eriksson.

Theme & editing by Retail Space, a Brooklyn-based composing duo.

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