Erica speaks with Khun Minn Ohn about his work in the exhibition Flash: Reality through Light. Khun contemplates his own relationship with photography by approaching the medium commercially and personally. Find Khun’s photographs in Flash: Reality through Light on @p.s.xhibitions.

Khun Minn Ohn: @khunfupanda

Erica speaks with Venezualan-based photographer Alexis Deniz Machin about his work in the exhibition, Flash: Reality Through Light. They discuss Alexis’ initial interests in photography, cultural identity, and religious influences in Venezuela that continue to influence his photography and storytelling.

https://denizfotografia.com.ve/

Instagram: @denizfotografia

P.S. Xhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Producer: Stefan Dudley

Summary: This Valentine’s Day, Virginia and Erica talk with historian Francesca Costa about relationships, marriage, intimacy, and power in Ancient Rome. We advise listener discretion as contents of this episode include sexual assult, pedophilia, and slavery.

Resources:

Warren Cup: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/D6XhBBXCTPy-tLxOUvy-FQ

From Shame to Sin: https://www.google.com/books/edition/From_Shame_to_Sin/IAHP_9o4jcwC?hl=en

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZhb2H2X9H4iPyyQdal5axiC3po-8HFW/view?usp=sharing

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

Co-hosts Erica and Virginia speak with photographer Jesse Egner about his relationship with the color pink, exploring its relation to consumerism, color theory, and gender. Egner was previously featured on the podcast in the episode “Defining Disidentification with Jesse Egner.”

Magenta Pink: Hex color code #cc338b.

Resources:

Instagram: @jesseegner

Website: https://www.jesseegner.com/

Sarah Cynwar, “Rose Gold,” https://saracwynar.com/

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPvFetMGeG86-cLlUUSd0SzUunWdEdMY/view?usp=sharing

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

Virginia and Erica speak with Samantha Combs. As an artist and professor, Combs discusses her artistic process and challenges in the gallery every artist can face. They discuss her work in the exhibition “Pink: The Coded Color.” Combs describes her relationship with the color pink and how it informs her work through materiality, gender, and culture.

Soap Pink: Hex color code #f8d4c6.

Resources:

Instagram: @supra_samm

Website: samanthamcombs.com

Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2mpKu-1rFxBKTNNhNkD_lImnyaNs6YB/view?usp=sharing

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

P.S. Xhibitions welcomes artist and educator, Helen Dolan. They discuss her work in the exhibition “Pink: The Coded Color.” Based in Minnesota, Dolan describes her relationship with the color pink as it relates to femininity, age, the body, and materiality.

Barbie Pink: RGB color code #e0218a.

Resources:

Instagram: @helendolan_art

Website: https://www.helendolan.com

Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ud-RGYJt5-cw3VMyiiZXdxfBb1ehIcdr/view?usp=sharing

Episode: Threading Layers with Sydney Gush

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

P.S. Xhibitions talks with Sydney Gush about her new work in the exhibition The Raconteurs of Thought. They discuss how human emotion, memory, and trauma have influenced Gush’s artistic practices of collage, photography, and typography. They highlight social media’s influence on fine art and question how technology will aid in the creation and viewing of art.

Show Notes:

Instagram: @syd_g_art

Website: http://www.sydgart.com/

Emily Whitcomb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8770311/

Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Camera_Lucida/yT0iaUzDmIUC?hl=en&gbpv=0

Ars Electronica 2021:

https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/art-technology-studies-chicago/?utm_source=hyperallergic&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=SAIC-ars-electronica

https://hyperallergic.com/674156/saic-art-technology-studies-presents-chicago-garden-ars-electronica-2021/

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/153Ku551jCcO5p3dRZAa0qSFBWFVTxexa/view?usp=sharing

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

P.S. Xhibitions welcomes glassblower Lukas Milanak to discuss his work in the show “Process by Design / Design by Process.” Based in New York, Milanak creates experimental and educational works that exist at the intersection of science and craft.

Resources:

Instagram: @lukaslabs

Website: https://www.lukaslabs.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-XhLUH-4lQN2mEVVzNwNQ/videos

Show Notes:

Historical Background:

Alchemy: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-secrets-of-alchemy

Murano glass: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/murano-glass/

Exhibitions and Projects:

“Allegory and Apparatus” at Beacon Artist Union - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ea2iKOmppbvw4R7OfUhzFdEsSf2cO_Gs/view

“Colors to Life” -  https://www.stellaonline.art/colors-to-life-by-lukas-milanak

Corning Museum of Glass, GlassBarge -  https://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/demos/hot-glass-demos/glassbarge

Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QFf3rEfV0MvX6kHHR3AhTmQRTlY0378b/view?usp=sharing

Show Notes:

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Producer: Stefan Dudley

Summary: Virginia and Erica talk with design historian, Alexis Fair. Following her research of film, Gilded Age, and American culture, Alexis discusses the relationship between the era to contemporary listeners. Primarily analyzing the 1993 film, The Age of Innocence, Alexis speaks to the film's fashion and influence on the modern perception of the Gilded Age.

Resources:

The Age of Innocence (1993)

The Age of Innocence (1920)

Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgJ6OHPV9MsOEnI3_ZHPzlFNtkStXio0/view?usp=sharing

Alexis Fair:

Instagram: @djalexisfair 

www.alexisfair.com

P.S. Exhibitions

A project by Pollock X Schaumberg

Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions

Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg

Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley

Summary:

Co-hosts Virginia and Erica speak to artist, Brett, about his work in the exhibition Prism: A Refraction of Light for Pride Month. They delve into the quilt, Fancy Farmboy and consider its use of materials, medium, and historical context. Brett describes his process of making works from his Rockwell series and how they have informed his identity, quilts, and future work.

Resources:

Website: https://www.theartofbrett.net/

Instagram: @bettybrettbo

MFA thesis show Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Queer): https://vpa.syr.edu/mfa-exhibition/2021-mfa-exhibition/brett-morgan/

Transcript:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hEXynVHv2cwVue40w3M9z9RpZ7HiExOU/view?usp=sharing