Undercurrent

Jennifer Slavin Harris drops by Undercurrent Studios to discuss assemblage and the Optimistic Post-Apocalyptic with Adriana and Moacir. Be sure to come to the opening of Jennifer’s show at Undercurrent (70 John St., DUMBO), The (missing) Piece, on Thursday November 21 at 6pm. Then, give a visit a on November 23 at 7pm, pay a suggested $8 donation, and enjoy a concert double-header with lo-fi musician Scott Rudd and the droning soundscapes of Dalius Naujokaitis-Naujo and Panagiotis Mavridis.

Migloko, a singer-songwriter from Lithuania, performed at Undercurrent on October 10. She also gave us an interview. The interview precedes three songs from the concert, “I Know It,” “Come to Me,” & “Skumba Tarška.”

Undercurrent’s first group show is After Light, curated by Undercurrent Co-Director Daina Mattis. The show features works by five artists, Michael Villarreal, Megan Stroech, Ashley Jonas, Saar Shemesh, and Elisabeth Roth.

The show closes November 9.

This episode was narrated by Undercurrent’s Adriana Furlong.

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Singer-songwriter Migloko is performing at Undercurrent on October 10 at 7pm. Come on by to 70 John St., Brooklyn.

Migloko: https://www.facebook.com/migloko/

Artist Rodney Dickson speaks with Undercurrent’s Adriana Furlong about his show, Rodney Dickson Paintings, 2009–2019, which opens Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at 6pm at Undercurrent, 70 John St., Brooklyn.

The show presents three different aspects of Dickson’s creative interests. The large paintings (8ft x 5ft) are paired with smaller works (2ft x 2ft) as well as 22 of the artist’s sketchbooks and the immense installation or painting or sculpture Shanty Town, never before exhibited.

The show closes on Sept. 28.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Conversation about Dickson with Adriana Furlong

05:05 Conversation with Dickson begins about Northern Ireland and violence

07:53 Digging into the past via Dickson’s work

09:51 Spirituality and Buddhism

11:30 Change and flux

13:03 When is a painting finished?

16:55 Shanty Town

20:27 Courage and painting

22:30 Motorbikes, thrillseeking, and the danger of painting

24:30 Rituals before painting

26:00 Timing of painting

27:53 Closing remarks and outro

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Carl Lee, a Buffalo-based artist, discusses his show “Myoptic.” “Myoptic” was the inaugural exhibition at Undercurrent, and it closed on July 13th.

“Myoptic” was made up of four pieces. Three are sculptural, “Telescope House,” “Home Movies,” and “Vision Test.” The fourth is the video installation “Last House.”

During the conversation, Carl discusses the personal nature of the works, how they foreground the act of seeing, and how “Last House” in particular addresses the loss brought about by American deindustrialization.