Voices On Art - The Van Horn Gallery Podcast | hosted by Daniela Steinfeld

English voice over of the conversation with Dr. Nahlah Saimeh, acclaimed forensic psychiatrist and art afficionado, which was recorded on June 7, 2020. Dr. Saimeh speaks about her research on radicalisation from the point of view of a forensic psychiatrist, her passion for art, the spiritual roots of religion - and art - and about the invaluable meaning art and artists have for a civilized society. 34 min. Language: german with english voice over

A conversation about her work with Cologne based artist Ulrike Schulze. Before Ulrike speaks about her current solo-show „Spectre“ at VAN HORN she relates her early studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, if and how her teachers had an impact on the development of her work and how she herself encounters and converses with her sculptures. Recorded 14 Sep. 2020, 43 min., Language: English

English voice over of a conversation with Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, since 2017 Director of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K20/K21 in Düsseldorf. Susanne also curated the German pavilion of the Biennale di Venezia 2011, which was originally planned to be designed by Christoph Schlingensief. The pavilion received the "Golden Lion", the highest award of the Biennale. In 2013 she also curated the German contribution to the 55th Venice Biennial. Susanne gives personal insights and speaks about the moment in which she understood how deeply art is connected with life, when encountering works by Mike Kelley or Bruce Nauman during her studies in the early 1990ies. She relates in depth what art means for her personally and reveals that she is driven by the wish to move things. She also explains what it takes to lead an institution with a world class collection into the future - on the human, as well as political and structural level and leaves us with a very positive outlook into whats coming next. Düsseldorf, August 2020, 42 min., Language: german with english voice over

A conversation with Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, since 2017 Director of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K20/K21 in Düsseldorf. Susanne also curated the German pavilion of the Biennale di Venezia 2011, which was originally planned to be designed by Christoph Schlingensief. The pavilion received the "Golden Lion", the highest award of the Biennale. In 2013 she also curated the German contribution to the 55th Venice Biennial. Susanne gives personal insights and speaks about the moment in which she understood how deeply art is connected with life, when encountering works by Mike Kelley or Bruce Nauman during her studies in the early 1990ies. She relates in depth what art means for her personally and reveals that she is driven by the wish to move things. She also explains what it takes to lead an institution with a world class collection into the future - on the human, as well as political and structural level and leaves us with a very positive outlook into whats coming next. Düsseldorf, August 2020, 43 min., Language: german

A conversation with Matthew Burrows, UK based artist, founder and director of Artist Support Pledge. Matthew speaks about community, generosity, trust, sharing and the values he established when founding Artist Support Projects and, in times of Corona, Artist Support Pledge. He speaks about the eternal value of culture, how he developed the knowledge and skills to support others and realize his platform, which went viral in the past couple of months. It's an enlightening and in depth talk about the opportunities for artists, culture and the market to create an economy which is more open and generous and enables more creators to participate in. 47 min., August 2020, Language: English

A conversation with Henning Boecker, Professor for Clinical Functional Neuro Imaging at the University of Bonn and at the German Center for Neuro Degenerative Disease in Bonn, collector of contemporary art and co-founder of Espace Sauvage in Düsseldorf. 

Henning speaks about his scientific research, about the effects art and music can have on the brain, how he was initiated into art by his german teacher and Dadaism. He speaks about the older artists that inspired him,  why he wanted to relate to his own generation of artists, the individuality of the artistic experience and the reason to open up an art space. He shares how Corona highlights and accelerates certain developments and how collaboration is key in these special times. 34 min., August 2020, Language: English

A conversation with artist and activist Katie Holten. Katie lives between New York City and Ireland and right now is quarantined in California. She speaks about nature connected to her practice of drawing , how drawing helps understanding her relationship with the world and how it is her way of telling stories. She speaks about exhibitions and projects like the „Tree Museum" for the Bronx Museum or her recent exhibition "Irish Tree Alphabet" at Visual Carlow. She also speaks in debth about the climate emergency, the „wood wide web“, the street trees of New York City, how we’re all connected on the planet and how we need to create a new way of story telling.

A conversation with Matt Packer, Director of EVA, Ireland's Biennial. Matt lives and works in Limerick, Ireland. Matt tells us about his studies of documentary photography as a young man, his becoming a curator and how being a parent changed his view of the world. He tells us about the plans for EVA in difficult times and shares a lot of thoughts on how art organisations and institutions must change for the better, be more open and inclusive and support artists and all people involved. Listen to an interesting insight into the irish art scene. 34 min. Language: English

A conversation with Rita McBride, Artist, Professor and former Director of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Rita lives between Los Angeles and Düsseldorf. 

Rita speaks about her early interest in public art, the importance of openness and collaboration in her artistic practice, the influence the teachings of the 60s and 70s had on her, the freedom they provided and her own challenges as a teacher. She shares personal insights and the emotions arising from her everyday life in Los Angeles and gives her honest assessment about the current political situation in the US.

July 2020, language: english

A conversation with Andrew Renton, Professor of curating at Goldsmiths, University of London, writer, curator and relentless advocate for the arts. Andrew speaks passionately about his obsession with art, his strong belief in the discipline of curating, his involvement in the building of the GCCA, his admiration of the artists support pledge by Matthew Burrows, the opportunities he sees in a reset, the generosity and help that was provided in the artworld in the last couple of months, the electrifying bodily encounter when standing physically and intensively in front of a great work of art and why he never loses his optimism. Language: english