Talking To Ghosts

This week on the Talking to Ghosts Podcast we talk about the new Miranda July film Kajillionaire and the 2006 book Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. This is a spoiler-filled discussion of both topics, which we recommend that you read/watch before listening if you are sensitive to spoilers.

Also in this episode: I follow up up with Wes about 2021 Global Game Jam and the latest review on our site for Holy Fawn's Death Spells.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes, and to check out our reviews, head over to our Official Website: www.talkingtoghosts.com

This week on the Talking to Ghosts Podcast we talk with Portland Institute for Contemporary Art curators Roya Amirsoleymani and Kristan Kennedy about challenging the exclusivity of art history to frame the artist's now in their own words, the concept of the "unstitution," and how working in any authentic way with Indigenous artists or staff means being open to new ways of working and hearing criticism. This was a great conversation that covered way too many topics to put in the description, but we did want to also highlight two performances mentioned: Javaad Alipoor's "Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran," which they saw as part of the Under the Radar festival, and Ligia Lewis'"Deader Than Dead" performance for The Hammer Museum.

Roya Amirsoleymani is the Artistic Director and Curator of Public Engagement and Kristan Kennedy is the Artistic Director and Curator of Visual Art at PICA here in Portland, OR. To support or visit upcoming events at PICA, please check out their official website.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes and to check out our Reviews section, please visit our official website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talk with mixed media artist and educator Jaleesa Johnston. We saw Jaleesa's work as part of the 2020 Time Based Arts Festival and were very excited to talk to her about "rise x fall (work in progress ii)," how being an arts educator has influenced her art, and the nature of critique.

Jaleesa's new work, and portfolio, is best found on her official website. Mentioned in this episode: Paper Monuments I Like Your Work (artists, curators, and critics talk about the manners of the art world).

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. To check out Michael's recent review of MSC & The Body's I Never Want to be Alone, and an archive of all our episodes, please visit our official website.

This week on Talking to Ghosts podcast we have performance and conceptual artist Maximiliano to talk about their collaborative work "rise x fall (work in progress ii)", which we saw as part of the TBA:20 festival. We talk about the veil as a fluid object to represent self, Nat Turner Project, and how casual art work can be subversive.

Maxx's latest work, "Androids in the Tower," zine and performance trailer can be found on Maximiliano's website or Instagram.

Recently on the site Wes reviewed Deli Girl's fantastic new album, "BOSS," and at the end of this podcast Michael recommends you check out the HBO show "How To With John Wilson."

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For reviews and an archive of all our episodes, please check out our Official Website.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we have filmmaker and visual artist Rubén García Marrufo. We saw Rubén's collaborative piece "rise x fall (work in progress ii)" as part of the TBA:20 Festival this summer and were excited to talk to them about art, film, and all kinds of upcoming work.

For all of Rubén's links, check out their Flowpage.

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes and Reviews, check out our Official Website.

This week on the podcast we have comics illustrator and author Liana Kangas. We talked about her Industry Fridays interviews, the value of mentorship, and she breaks down self publishing a comic vs. working on creator-owned projects.

The best place to find all of Liana's work is on her official website. Trve Cvlt Comic is funded, but you can still sign up for the mailing list to get updates on retail copies when they become available. You can support Liana's work and get cool behind the scenes updates on her Patreon.

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. For more episodes of the podcast and our recently resurrected Reviews section, please check out our official website. The new cover art was done in house by Wes Mueller!

At Home episodes are recorded by the ever-present, still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please wear a mask and be safe out there. We'd love to see each other in person some day.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we chat with Picogram about their upcoming game Garden Story! Picogram is the solo developer, which was a fascinating look at pixel art, how to tell stories about communities, and what cozy games consider when thinking about the place of violence in a story.

You can find more information about Garden Story on the Official Website or, if you're looking for more work from Picogram, check out picogram.co

Talking to Ghosts is recorded and produced by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. The new cover art was done in house by Wes Mueller! For our reviews and an archive of all our episodes, please check out our Official Website.

At Home episodes are recorded by the ever-present, still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please wear a mask and be safe out there. We'd love to see each other in person some day.

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talked with Demian Dinéyazhi' about their recent performance at PICA's Time-Based Arts Festival, having to adjust to performing during the pandemic and forest fires over the summer, and how punk energy exists in indigenous, Black, and brown communities.

Demian is the founder and director of R.I.S.E, which creates space for indigenous artists and poets.

"At Home" episodes are being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. For an archive of all our episodes, please check out our Official Website.

This week on the podcast we have author and artist Tatiana Ryckman! We talked about her new novel's hotline launch event, the depression after releasing a new work, and starting a band during the pandemic.

"The Ancestry of Objects" is out now on Deep Vellum. You can still grab her novella "I Don't Think Of You (Until I Do)" from Future Tense Books. For more writing and works, please visit Tatiana's website.

Also! Reviews are back! Check out the first written review we've done in a long time on the site: Lauren Bousfield's "Palimpsest"

"At Home" episodes are being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. For an archive of episodes, please visit our official website.

This week on the podcast we have Heldáy de la Cruz who is an artist and illustrator working in the undocumented and queer communities in Portland, Oregon. We talked about working during COVID and how filming projects have changed, his participation in a new PICA exhibit by Carlos Motta called "We Got Each Other's Backs."

The best place to find Heldáy's work is on his Instagram.

"At Home" episodes are being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller. For an archive of our episodes, please visit our Official Website.