Byron Kim is a painter based in Brooklyn who received a BA from Yale University in 1983 and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1986. He is a Senior Critic at Yale University. He has received numerous awards including the Alpert Award, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. He has participated in many international exhibitions including the 7th and 3rd Gwangju Biennale in Korea in 2000 and 2008. In addition to the National Gallery of Art’s collection, his work is in the permanent collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX, the Hirshhorn Museum, the M+ Museum in Hong Kong; the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Byron and I met up at his current show titled Mud Root Ochre Leaf Star at James Cohen Gallery on the Lower East Side and spoke about so many things from his early days as a student to art’s relationship to the universe. He’s one of my favorite people and it was a real pleasure to have this conversation with him at the site of his powerful show.

Byron Kim is a painter based in Brooklyn who received a BA from Yale University in 1983 and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1986. He is a Senior Critic at Yale University. He has received numerous awards including the Alpert Award, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. He has participated in many international exhibitions including the 7th and 3rd Gwangju Biennale in Korea in 2000 and 2008. In addition to the National Gallery of Art’s collection, his work is in the permanent collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX, the Hirshhorn Museum, the M+ Museum in Hong Kong; the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Byron and I met up at his current show titled Mud Root Ochre Leaf Star at James Cohen Gallery on the Lower East Side and spoke about so many things from his early days as a student to art’s relationship to the universe. He’s one of my favorite people and it was a real pleasure to have this conversation with him at the site of his powerful show.

A special Christmas podcast! Brian met up with Michael in Brooklyn just a few days before Christmas to discuss his band NZCA Lines, his time touring with Metronomy, his adventures into film and video, growing up in a musical household and much more. Michael is the intro voice to the Sound & Vision podcast and this is a special one.

A special Christmas podcast! Brian met up with Michael in Brooklyn just a few days before Christmas to discuss his band NZCA Lines, his time touring with Metronomy, his adventures into film and video, growing up in a musical household and much more. Michael is the intro voice to the Sound & Vision podcast and this is a special one.

Steve Keene is a Brooklyn based artist who may just be the most prolific artist alive. With an estimated 300,000 pieces in public and private collections, Steve creates a large amount of paintings in one session. He’s made a name in music lore doing covers for bands like Pavement, Apples in Stereo, and The Silver Jews amongst others. He sells his paintings for very affordable prices in an effort to get his work out to as many people as possible. Though Keene earned his Masters of Fine Arts from Yale, he likens himself to a conceptual folk artist who carves his own way in his life of making images. He definitely has a cult following from artists to musicians alike. Brian went to Steve’s studio in Greenpoint to get the back story on a very enigmatic artist.

Steve Keene is a Brooklyn based artist who may just be the most prolific artist alive. With an estimated 300,000 pieces in public and private collections, Steve creates a large amount of paintings in one session. He’s made a name in music lore doing covers for bands like Pavement, Apples in Stereo, and The Silver Jews amongst others. He sells his paintings for very affordable prices in an effort to get his work out to as many people as possible. Though Keene earned his Masters of Fine Arts from Yale, he likens himself to a conceptual folk artist who carves his own way in his life of making images. He definitely has a cult following from artists to musicians alike. Brian went to Steve’s studio in Greenpoint to get the back story on a very enigmatic artist.

Steve Keene is a Brooklyn based artist who may just be the most prolific artist alive. With an estimated 300,000 pieces in public and private collections, Steve creates a large amount of paintings in one session. He’s made a name in music lore doing covers for bands like Pavement, Apples in Stereo, and The Silver Jews amongst others. He sells his paintings for very affordable prices in an effort to get his work out to as many people as possible. Though Keene earned his Masters of Fine Arts from Yale, he likens himself to a conceptual folk artist who carves his own way in his life of making images. He definitely has a cult following from artists to musicians alike. Brian went to Steve’s studio in Greenpoint to get the back story on a very enigmatic artist.

Brian met up with Doug at 11R Gallery, the site of his recent solo show, to talk art, painting, framing and life.

Brian met up with Doug at 11R Gallery, the site of his recent solo show, to talk art, painting, framing and life.

Brian met up with Doug at 11R Gallery, the site of his recent solo show, to talk art, painting, framing and life.