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Liam Gillick (artist and cat fancier)

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In the backstage green room of Creative Time’s Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice (which was a bright yellow), as a semi-fascist performance warmed up outside with stomping shovels and chanted power slogans, Liam Gillick and I stole away for a few moments over some free snacks and wrangled through the beautifully sticky morass of what it means to be an artist today.

The territory we covered was vast and yet focused, theoretical and yet personal, starting with progressive working practices and how the car company Volvo has indirectly/directly effected art production today and moving to the “hypocrsy equation” in social projects and even straying into Sabrina the Teenage Witch and monkey-wrenching talking cat toys.

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Liam Gillick presenting at the Creative Time Summit in the NY Public Library

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One of my favorite moments of the conversation came when discussing a question that Liam puts to his students, “What is your hobby going to be?”. In a world so focused on productivity and maximizing the multi-tasking potential of every nanosecond, the idea of a hobby has a slight smack of slander, especially in the high octane New York art world today. Precisely because of that and because eventually one will have some inbetween moments where their quotient of product will fall below the bar, “the hobby” is a vital question.

Find out what Liam Gillick’s hobby is, hear him say the words, “unicorns, planets, and falling down” and much more!  For full knowledge, listen to the titillating tell-all in it’s entirety!

To listen to the full interview click here:

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Lars Bang Larsen and I sat down across from each other at the bustling Japonica lunch, his demeanor was precise and yet friendly. I had heard much about this young curator and with such a striking name one hoped for some exotic sword swallower with a flashy orange head scraf and a missing arm. While the package proved to be fairly standard, the goods inside were anything but.

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Lars Bang Larsen (curator and writer)

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From the starting gun this interview was a dilly. I have done many interviews in my life and the rule is generally the subject of the interview does all the talking. It is a rare day when the interviewee flips it back on the interviewer and I end up doing most of the talking, but such was the case at first with Lars.

Just to give you a taste, our conversation ranged from hippy communes, organized unions for bands with light shows, food fights, Jacob Holdt, the most dangerous part of town, the weight of Såo Paolo, Sweet Movie, and even touch on social justice in the arts.

This one is dynamite! Not to be missed.

Listen along to the full interview:

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Morris Dickstein, author and professor

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Morris Dickstein, distinguished author and professor, is one of the most understated and humble people that I have had the pleasure of speaking to. While his books are world renowned, his demeanor is down to earth and straight forward. I chatted with him over the phone this evening about his new book, Dancing In the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression as well as what he plans on presenting at the Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice.

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One of the primary issues that Dickstein touched upon was the depth with which the Great Depression relates to the current state of affairs. Chronicling the lives of artists who survived and produced during the 1930’s, Dickstein shows the lessons that we can learn from those who came before us. Following such greats at the Gershwin brothers, Walker Evans, Fred Astaire, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and Dorothea Lange, Dickstein offers a glimpse at the coping skills of these artists amidst the storm of poverty and misery.

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This week is the lead up to one of the hottest events happening this year, the Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice. Collaborating with the New York Public Library, the arts organization Creative Time has put together a zinger of a conference. 35 cultural producers will present their work in a rapid fire format of 7 minute information blasts, making “short, pointed, and dynamic presentations on their work and art and social justice in the public sphere.”

While many conversations of the what art can do for society and vice versa, get bogged down in stuffy academic jargon and seem to fruitlessly wander without results, this summit has been organized as a tight and pointed springboard, reigning in the great minds of public art and action to 7 minutes and forcing them to focus on a point.

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Dara Greenwald, artist

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The list of participants is vast and varied from the Yes Men, to Thomas Hirschorn, Suzanne Lacy, Dara Greenwald, Temporary Services, Okwui Enwezor, Liam Gillick, Harrell Fletcher, and many many more. (For a complete list of presenters visit: here).

This column will be highlighting some of the artists that will be participating in the summit. With such a short span of time to present their work at the conference, this blog will be augmenting the summit by giving background history, context, and anecdotes as a well as interviews and photos for those involved.

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James Fuentes (James Fuentes LLC)

Down on St. James Place, at the edge of Chinatown, James Fuentes has carved out an amazing space for himself. Showing some of the most exciting new artists in NYC, Fuentes is a real life embodiement of the American Dream. Growing up mere blocks from the gallery and then moving to the South Bronx, he has risen to be one of the more interesting gallerists working today. Listen along as we discuss being chewed up and spit out by collaborators who get busted for faking Basquiats, the voracious appetite for youth that consumes modern collectors, Agathe Snow, Deitch Projects and Lombard Freid Projects, Art Star television, and much much more.

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Leo Koenig (Leo Koenig Inc.) and Greg Bogin (artist)

A mere two hours before Greg Bogin’s show opened at Leo Koenig Inc. on 23rd st. in Chelsea, I swung by and tangoed with these two as they both fought off the pre-show jitters. We spun quite a yarn on this one, from naked high school dreams, to the realities of expansion in an age of shrinkage, to the idea of perfection, to triathlons, trust amongst artists and gallerists, and the raucous and infamous Leo Koenig crew.

Dynamite! (other than some cell phone static… sorry about that)

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Marilyn Minter (artist)

On a dreary day, when the Soho streets were filled with floating rats and soggy trash, I had the chance to sneak up to Marilyn Minter’s cozy studio and chat with her for a bit about her upcoming show at Salon 94. We covered a lot of turf, from the difference between being turned on to being seduced , to billboards and videos in Times Square, to the hot white light of success and how not to deal with it, to the age old policy of No Smiling Before Christmas. This one is truly delightful, listen along and also make sure to check out the trailer for her new video: HERE

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Dana Schutz (artist)

On the Chelsea Piers in the middle of a fantastic spring afternoon, Dana Schutz and I strolled about looking for trouble. Dana has a new show up at Zach Feuer Gallery called Missing Pictures that is most certainly not to be missed. Listen along as we cover everything from Facebook fanaticism, to arm hole shaping, to Rick Berlin, to navy blue, and even the recent gonorrhea outbreak in the Gowanus Canal.

To be candid, this interview is fucking awesome. Don’t be the only one who hasn’t heard it!

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Mungo Thomson (artist)

I had a chance to sit down with Mungo right before his latest opening called “The Varieties of Experience” at John Connelly Presents. We shot the moon as far as subject matter, from sword masters, to whale songs, Brian Eno, light sabers, nostalgia, and all things in between. Mungo is one of my favorite contemporary artists, funny as hell and sharp as a whip across the backside.

Got to listen to this one.

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Hank Willis Thomas (artist)

Hank is one of the most comfortable and agile speakers that I have ever had on my show. In addition to being
well versed, what he’s saying is damn intelligent and strikingly honest. This interview comes on the heels of his stunning show at Jack Shainman Gallery called Pitch Blackness. Listen along as we tackle such subjects as slick logos, Johnny Walker, Obama, text books, myths, legends, and much more.

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Ruth Ann Brown (director of New American Artist Union) and
Bryan Suereth (director of Disjecta)

Two of Portland’s hottest stars face off in this lively mixer. They cover immense ground, from Sam Adams the naughty mayor of Portland, to grants for the arts, thinning out art makers, and tons more. If you’ve been wondering what is happening in the booming city of bridges, this is a must listen!

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Cecily Brown (artist)

Cecily Brown is one of the most startling and amazing painters living today. She has traversed the terrain from left, right to center; dealing with eroticism, motion, suggestion, and dicing colors like a surgeon handles a tricky bypass. I caught up with her in her studio in Manhattan and we chatted about everything from her new book, to how she came to New York, to recent changes in her work, to her ingenious 3-deep stocked book shelf, to the secret code of her paintings, and what she considers to be her biggest regret in painting.

Don’t miss out on this one, you’ll hate yourself for not listening!

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Serge Onnen (artist) and Joao Ribas (curator at The Drawing Center)

Drawings on Writing is the new dynamite book organized by Amsterdam based artist Serge Onnen.  Onnen investigates the fascinating breakdown of words as they become drawings and the fickle line as they approach the netherworld of meaning/meaninglessness.

The book includes samples of one of the most ecclectic mixes I have ever seen: Sherlock Holmes, the CIA, Napoleon Bonaparte, Gustave Flaubert, Earle Brown, the Shakers, Trisha Brown, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and even Roland Barthes makes a cameo.

Also, Joao Ribas, the curator of The Drawing Center, sits in and gives his witty and intelligent commentary about the book, life, and all the things in between.

A must listen!

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“Fusion meets Function”

Deep in the heart of the financial district there is something abuzz and it isn’t the sound of another Wall St. titan collapsing, it’s the sound of Central Asia taking the U.S. by storm. Curator and organizer Emilia Salieva from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan was in New York working with the amazing people at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council as well as the terrific organization CEC Arts Link.

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I had a chance to catch up with her at the LMCC and talk about her upcoming experimental “Fusion” festival that will be happening in Bishkek in 2010. Listen along as she relates stories of contemporary art in Central Asia, living under Soviet rule, tourism in a place most have never heard of, and tons more!

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Anne Pasternak (President and Artistic Director of Creative Time) and
Nato Thompson (Curator at Creative Time)

This is a behind the scenes peek into one of the most smoking hot button issues going today: Democracy. In all it’s varied plumage, people are yelling about it in the streets, slumped over the bar watching it on TV, arguing about it at work and crying about it on Wall street.

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Nato Thompson and Anne Pasternak give the lowdown on Creative Time’s latest hit show entitled “Democracy In America: The National Campaign” at the Park Ave Armory in New York City.  Encompassing such artists as the Yes Men, Trevor Paglen, Martha Rosler, InCubate, Red76, Chris Sollars, and many more, this show is an in depth and piercing investigation of the state of this fine yet finicky country as it goes through yet another pang of rebirth.

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Thomas Beard (Light Industry) and Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus (LoVid)
(as well as the lovely Rama and Dlisah)

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Thomas Beard, co-founder of Light Industry, the fabulous new venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn, met up with Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus of the amazing art duo LoVid, and they rocked the damn house. From the intersection of analog and digital, to the nature of the glitch or the fritz, to audience participation, to the true love of Sci-fi, this is some hot talk right here.
Listen and learn!

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Zora Ezawa and Kota Ezawa (artists)

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Kota Ezawa has got to be one of the more intriguing figures in contemporary art today. Soft spoken, yet with a light in in his eyes and funny as hell, Ezawa is certainly one of the best interviews I’ve had the pleasure of doing in quite sometime. From Prince, to the Boss, to Koons, to OJ Simpson, to whether or not the emotions of the viewer matter to the artist, and back to Prince, this one is not to be missed.

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Golden Guns Investigations (Courtenay Finn and Kate Phillimore)

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Darin Klein (artist and programs director at the Hammer Museum)

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Anne Colvin (Tart and Skank Bloc Bologna)

Hot damn!
New Langton Arts hosted a hit parade of independent publishers. They call it “Book It!” and it’s got some of the hottest talent on the west coast. A one day book fair that was at once intimate as well as informative and fun, here’s a list of some of the guests:

Booklyn
Alejandro Cesarco
Veronica de Jesus
Leo Estevez
Dexter Sinister
Gallery 16
Golden Guns Investigations
InterReview Journal
Darin Klein
Zoey Kroll
Material Press
Rebecca Miller
Kottie Paloma
Airyka Rockefeller
Skank Bloc Bologna
Roddy Schrock
Silverman Gallery
James K. Tantum
Whitehot Magazine

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I went around and talked to a few people and put them together in a little sampler for you.
Enjoy.

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Alex Donis (artist)

Alex Donis is hands down one of the funniest artists working today. In addition to this (which counts for a hell of a lot in my book) he also happens to make fantastic work. Listen along as Alex tells the story of being censored in L.A., pretending to be a janitor at his own show, the current skinny on the justice system and much much more.

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Jens Hoffmann (director of the Wattis Institute) and Renny Pritikin (director of the Nelson Gallery)

These two titans of knowledge come together in a bunker style basement in the belly of California College of the Arts. A dynamite conversation where they address everything from the trials of running a gallery connected to a school, to who curates better: artists or art historians, to John Cage, to missed opportunities in the theater.
Excellent stuff

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James Gobel (painter), and Steve Zavattero (Partner at Marx & Zavattero)

Internationally acclaimed painter, James Gobel, sits down with Steve Zavattero, co-partners of one of San Francisco’s hottest galleries Marx & Zavattero. These two tear it up! From fat lumberjack bears, to the fineries of felt, to the madness of revamping a business, to one of my favorites… Lil’ Kim.

Mmmmm…. got to get on this one.

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Richard Kamler (artist, activist, educator, and curator) and Rigo23 (artist and activist)

Rigo23 and Richard Kamler, two top knotch artist/activists operating in the bay area met up at San Francisco State University’s Fine Art Gallery and told the tale of modern prison culture. They are both included in a hit show there called Criminal: Art and Criminal Justice in America. Listen along as they speak of everything from death row at San Quentin, to modern censorship, to school security, police states, and the sound of lions roaring.

Smokin!

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Zefrey Throwell (yours truly), Susanne Cockrell (artist and professor), Liz Thomas (Matrix curator at Berkeley Art Museum) and Ted Purves (artist and professor)

Artists Susanne Cockrell and Ted Purves jump in the mix with the new Matrix curator for the Berkeley Art Museum, Liz Thomas. These three are unstoppable! Conversationally relaxed and quick as a diamond whip, the three of them toss around such topics as preserved food stuffs, the nature of lemons, the bastards of the private world, revisioning museums,  and of course the big one of them all, DEATH.
If you miss this interview, consider yourself officially uninformed.

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Matt Gonzalez (human rights attorney and Nader’s vice presidential running mate) and Catharine Clark (Catharine Clark Gallery)

Catharine Clark, a cutting edge gallerist with a taste for the controversial, matches up with Matt Gonzalez who is a human rights attorney and just announced his vice president candidacy to run with Nader in 2008. These two take on public land, private galleries, the mighty JPG, and of course politics politics politics. This is an excellent interview, a must listen.

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Jocelyn Saidenberg (writer) and Margaret Tedesco (artist)

Jocelyn Saidenberg, a gifted poet, writer, and archivist here in San Francisco goes up against one of my favorite people in the whole world, Margaret Tedesco, who is an artist, teacher, curator, and happens to run the hottest new space in San Francisco called 2nd Floor Projects. Listen to these two talk about the nature of collecting, communal burrows, the trials and tribulations of the “Stacks”, and the flak that archivists across the globe take so that we may thumb idly.

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Julian Myers (Professor, Art Historian, and Writer) and Dominic Willsdon (Curator of Education and Public Programs at SFMOMA)

Julian Myers, a man of many talents and Dominic Willsdon, similarly inclined towards greatness, meet up for a duel to beat all duels! Nothing is sacred as they discuss the true nature of the museum, adult education, what makes the perfect teacher, and they even throw Thomas Crow in there.
You’ve got to be listening to this, it is a must.

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Lynn Marie Kirby (artist) and Chris Cobb (artist)

If ever there were a match made in radio heaven, it is these two. Both of these artists are making some of the most robust and vital work I have laid eyes on and who knew that they were a perfect conversational fit to boot!? They get down and dirty French style, got to hear it!

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Julio César Morales (artist and co-founder/curator of Queens Nails Annex) and Hou Hanru  (Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at San Francisco Art Institute)

Hou Hanru is one of the most prominent curators operating in the world today, he just finished curating the 10th Istanbul Biennial and is on to other projects. Julio César Morales is one of the best artists coming out of the bay area at this time and I commonly refer to him as the man with the most projects rollin. Hanru included Julio into the Istanbul Biennial, listen along and hear how goddamn amazing it was.

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Kate Eilertsen (interim visual arts director at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts), Joyce Grimm (co-director of Triple Base Gallery) and Courtney Fink (executive director of Southern Exposure)

If you want to know who runs the show in San Francisco, who is the wizard behind the curtain pulling strings and making the wheels run, well… it’s these three ladies. Each of them plays an integral role in three of the top institutions in the bay area. Joyce Grimm mediates as Kate Eilertsen and Courtney Fink lay down the law. Listen along to hear the voices behind the power!

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Jill Miller (artist) and Anuradha Vikram (Programs Director at Headlands Center for the Arts)

Artist Jill Miller shook up the San Francisco art world recently with her hit show at 2nd Floor Projects called “Collectors”.  This spicy expose detailed 5 of the top collectors in San Francisco over the past 6 months and even used some footage found here on the Frank Prattle site to flesh out her research. Anuradha Vikram is the dynamic programs director out at the Headlands, listen to these two cover tons of ground, from surveillance to porn to cupcakes to fetish to Bob Shimshak, you name it, it’s in this interview.

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Tucker Nichols (artist) and Anne Colvin (artist and co-founder/curator TART)

Tucker Nichols an amazing artist who is well known for his large and clever window texts, met up with Anne Colvin an equally compelling video-based artist and the two of them rocked the damn house! Listen and learn…

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Sam Gould (Red76) and Adam Kleinman (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council)

Sam Gould of Red76 and Adam Kleinman the associate curator of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, were united in a bloodfest of unequaled proportions. Watch them tear into everything you hold sacred, from art institutions, to things you hang on the wall, to road trips across the south, to Capital itself. Not to be missed!

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Colter Jacobsen (artist) and Leslie Shows (artist)

Colter Jacobsen and Leslie Shows, two outstanding artists from the San Francisco, come together to chit chat about every little thing. Both of them are going through the roof right now, so listen along to hear how success is treating them, in addition hear about found photos, handling criticism, Denali Foley, Jack Hanley Gallery, and the nature of what is real. Delicious!

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Charles Guice (Charles Guice Contemporary) and JD Beltran (artist and professor at SFAI)

Charles Guice of Charles Guice Contemporary in Berkeley and JD Beltran an artist and professor at San Francisco Art Institute come together for a heated and passionate conversation mostly centered around photography and its every changing nature today. Rock solid and intriguing!

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Mark Johnson (gallery director at SFSU) and Paul Mullins (artist and professor SFSU)

Mark Johnson is a professor as well as the gallery director at San Francisco State University, he meets up with Paul Mullins who is an artist as well as a fellow professor at San Francisco State University. These two chat up everything from the four keys to happiness, to the modern state of macho painting, to the meaning of white trash, to how to survive and thrive in an institution. Lovely stuff.

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Gary Sangster (Headlands Center for the Arts) and
Ken Foster (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts)

Gary Sangster, the executive director of the Headlands Center for the Arts and Ken Foster, the executive director of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, team up for an in depth discussion on everything from funding, to the pyramids, to whether or not San Francisco is as progressive as it likes to think it is. Excellent stuff!

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Ross Mirkarimi (SF, District 5 Supervisor) and Dina Pugh (Co-director Triple Base Gallery)

Ross Mirkarimi, the District 5 Supervisor for San Francisco, goes head to head with Dina Pugh, the Co-Director/Co-Curator of Triple Base Gallery. These two cover a lot of ground, from public funding of the arts, to graffiti schizophrenia, to Iran, to how City Hall views art. Not to be missed!

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Jessica Silverman (Silverman Gallery) and Jennifer Rissler (SFAI)

Jessica Silverman and Jennifer Rissler kick off the latest Frank Prattle-a-thon at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Hear the crowd roar in the background as everyone huddles around to hear these ladies drop pearls of wisdom to the masses. Public vs. Private, tally-ho!

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So the special time has come again! A large scale, multi-date interview get-down is upon us. This time it is being graciously hosted by the fantastic people at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery as part of the hit show Reconciling America: Miraculous Encounters With The Mundane. The broad topic for investigation will be Public vs. Private and all the delicious details and back alleys therein.

KPOO 89.5FM will be broadcasting the culminated interviews a few days after each event. Look below for what time the interviews will be on the air.

Also WPS1 Art Radio (P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center) will be archiving the interviews on their website.

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Ye Old Schedule:

All interviews are at the
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
401 Van Ness ( @ McAllister, across from City Hall)
Please stop by and listen.
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January 18th, Friday, 7pm

Jennifer Rissler
from the San Francisco Art Institute

and

Jessica Silverman
from Silverman Gallery

(Broadcast on January 22nd, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
on KPOO 89.5FM)
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January 19th, Saturday, 2pm

Ross Mirkarimi
San Francisco District 5 Supervisor

and

Dina Pugh
co-director of Triple Base Gallery

(Broadcast on January 22nd, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
on KPOO 89.5FM)
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January 24th, Thursday, 2pm

Ken Foster
Executive Director of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

and

Gary Sangster
Executive Director of the Headlands Center for the Arts

(Broadcast on February 12th, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
on KPOO 89.5FM)

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February 2nd, Saturday

NOON

Mark Johnson
Gallery Director at
San Francisco State University

and

Paul Mullins
Artist

(Broadcast on February 12th, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
on KPOO 89.5FM)

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1pm

JD Beltran
Artist and Professor

and

Charles Guice
Charles Guice Contemporary

(Broadcast on February 12th, Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
on KPOO 89.5FM)

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February 9th, Saturday

1pm

Colter Jacobsen
Artist

and

Leslie Shows
Artist

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2pm

Sam Gould
Artist, Founder of Red76

and

Adam Kleinman
Associate Curator
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

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February 23rd, Saturday

NOON

Anne Colvin
Artist and Co-founder/Curator of TART

and

Tucker Nichols
Artist

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1pm

Jill Miller
Artist

and

Anuradha Vikram
Program Director
Headlands Center for the Arts

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2pm

Kate Eilertsen
Interim Director of Visual Arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

and

Courtney Fink
Director of Southern Exposure

Mediated by special guest:
Joyce Grimm
Co-Director of Triple Base Gallery

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3pm

Hou Hanru
Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at
San Francisco Art Institute

and

Julio César Morales
Artist and
Co-founder and Curator Queens Nails Annex

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4pm

Chris Cobb
Artist

and

Lynn Marie Kirby
Artist

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February 29th, Friday

3:30pm

Julian Myers
Professor, Art Historian, and Writer

and

Dominic Willsdon
Curator of Education and Public Programs
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Mediated by special guest:
Meg Shiffler
Program Director of the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery

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March 1st, Saturday

NOON

Jocelyn Saidenberg
Writer

and

Margaret Tedesco
Artist

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1pm

Catharine Clark
Catharine Clark Gallery

and

Matt Gonzalez
Civil rights attorney and former SF city supervisor

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3pm

Susanne Cockrell
Artist

and

Ted Purves
Artist

and

Elizabeth Thomas
Phyllis Wattis MATRIX Curator
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive

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March 19, Wednesday

NOON
(At the CCA Wattis Gallery)

Jens Hoffman
Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at CCA

and

Renny Pritikin
Director of the Nelson Gallery at UC Davis

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Here’s a non-complete participant list:

JD Beltran
Catharine Clark
Anne Colvin
Chris Cobb
Kate Eilertsen
Courtney Fink
Ken Foster
Matt Gonzalez
Sam Gould
Charles Guice
Hou Hanru
Jens Hoffmann
Colter Jacobsen
Mark Johnson
Lynn Kirby
Adam Kleinman
Jill Miller
Ross Mirkarimi
Julio César Morales
Paul Mullins
Julian Myers
Tucker Nichols
Renny Pritikin
Dina Pugh
Jennifer Rissler
Jocelyn Saidenberg
Gary Sangster
Leslie Shows
Jessica Silverman
Margaret Tedesco
Liz Thomas
Anuradha Vikram
Dominic Willsdon

Ken Foster (Executive director of YBCA) and Kate Eilertsen (Interim Director of Visual Arts at YBCA)

YBCA is going through some changes…

In the wake of head visual arts curator René de Guzman leaving Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to cross the bay and work at The Oakland Museum of California, YBCA is shaking it up and heading in a new direction. Hear what the new plans are for Bay Area Now, clues as to who the new head curator will be, find out how Kate and Ken really feel about every little thing. This interview is dynamite!

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Jackie Sumell (artist) and Joseph Del Pesco (curator at Artists Space)

This is an interview with Joseph Del Pesco (curator of Artists Space) and artist and social activist Jackie Sumell who is show casing her amazing project called The House That Herman Built this October at Artists Space in the A&D (Architecture and Design) Project Space.

Sumell’s piece is a truly socially engaging and multilayered masterpiece. She has been corresponding with a falsely convicted inmate in Angola Prison in Louisiana named Herman Wallace. Wallace has been in solitary confinement for over 30 years. In one of her letters to Wallace, Sumell asked him, “What kind of house does a man who has lived in a 6’x9’ box for over thirty years dream of?” and this project was born.

Recorded inside a recreation of a Louisiana state prison maximum security solitary confinement cell at Artists Space, come and listen to this interview of Sumell and Del Pesco as they describe this powerful and truly meaningful project.

(This interview was done in collaboration with Art Radio WPS1
(PS1 Contemporary Art Center, a MoMA affiliate)

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Natalie Jeremijenko (artist)

Natalie Jeremijenko (artist) and… you guessed it!

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Natalie Jeremijenko was in town showcasing her amazing projects at the San Francisco World’s Fair, called Onetrees and the Environmental Health Clinic. In addition to being one of the smartest and most cuttingly clear and original thinkers in the art world today, Natalie is also quite a conversationalist. We covered everything from cement factory pollution, to tree clones, violence in Australia , the inner political workings of the Bush administration, and my personal favorite, the tadpole.

To listen to this interview press:

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Rebecca Miller (curator and artist)

Rebecca Miller, long time Dogpatch resident and local gallerist (Black Bird Space) swung by the festivities and had a second for an impromptu interview. We chatted about the familial origins of Black Bird, what it means to “sell out”, Myspace Suicide, how a show changes when you move it from Miami to SF, and the Rebecca’s true stance on the internet.

To listen to this interview press:

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Daniel Cheek (artist)

Daniel Cheek dropped by Sundance Coffee (HQ of NPR at the San Francisco World’s Fair) for a quick interview about his latest work which was included in the SFWF.  Tremendous photographs that ride the line between beautiful and chilling, they leave you with a true sense of the sinister in the mundane.  We talked about the MC5, the nature of photography, the absence of perfect places in the world, and the lightest 8×10 camera ever made.

To listen to this interview press:

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Joseph Del Pesco (artist/curator) and Renny Pritikin (curator/director)

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I met with Renny Pritikin (the director and curator of the Nelson Gallery at UC Davis) at Joseph Del Pesco’s house (of the Collective Foundation) on a rainy Saturday morning.  Oh… ’twere all interviews this lovely! Warm coffee cake, tea, and a smokin’ hot conversation. Renny and Joseph have known each other for quite awhile and the interplay in their dialogue was something to marvel at. Topics ranged from their most recent projects (Joseph at YBCA and Renny’s new show called Temp Work), to how to engage the community, self-publishing, Harry Houdini, the mystery of “Amy”, and a special treat at the end, Renny shares one of his poems. This interview was electric, a must listen!

To listen to this interview press:

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Hou Hanru (curator)

One of my favorite things in the world is the feeling of inspiration from talking to someone who not only honestly cares, but has the ability to transmit this to other people. Hou Hanru is just such a man. Calm, collected, and good humored, his love of art is infectious. He is currently the director of exhibitions and public programs at SFAI and will be curating this years Istanbul Biennial.  We talked about what it means to move site specific work, the Istanbul Biennial, the world economy and the World Factory, his personal art collection, and why he loves San Francisco.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Isabelle Massu (artist) and Dore Bowen (Assistant Professor of Art History at SJSU)

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Isabelle Massu (artist), Dore Bowen(Assistant Professor of Art History at SJSU)
bottom row- Isabelle Gressier (Installation Designer)

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Isabelle Massu and Dore Bowen have a show at SF Camerawork entitled, “Not Given: Talking of and Around Photographs of Arab Women”. These two put on a hell of an interview addressing the nature of archives, gender roles, the middle east, if you can tell a book by it’s cover and a ton more. Not to be missed!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Jessica Silverman (Silverman Gallery), Dina Pugh (Triple Base Gallery), and Justin Hoover (The Garage)

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Jessica Silverman (Silverman Gallery) and Justin Hoover (The Garage)

This is something to watch folks…. a new arts alliance is in the formative stages in San Francisco. Still very new, but full of potential, 2 members of RAIL (Jessica Silverman and Dina Pugh) plus Justin Hoover (who runs a non-profit art space called The Garage) met up to discuss the art scene around the bay as they see it. If you’re wondering what the future of San Francisco art looks like, this is an excellent bellwether.

Here are some of the organizations aligned with RAIL (not a complete list mind you):

-Silverman Gallery
-Ampersand International Arts
-Ping Pong Gallery
-TART
-Joseph Del Pesco
-Triple Base Gallery

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To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Michael Arcega (artist) and JD Beltran (artist)

JD Beltran (artist) and Michael Arcega (artist)

JD Beltran and Michael Arcega, two of my absolute favorite artists in San Francsico, come together under one roof and tear the place apart with the sheer ingenuity of their new projects. From manila folders, to messages from mom, to the question if there is such a thing as a happy secret, to the madness of the art market, this is one hell of an rap session.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Jem Cohen (filmmaker)

Jem Cohen is a pillar of modern film making. From his seminal piece “Instrument” (a collaboration with music legends Fugazi), to one of his latest chillingly profound movies “Chain”, to his numerous other films, Cohen is truly at the vanguard of modern cinema.  I was so happy to find that Cohen didn’t shy away from the big questions  either, he bellied up to the bar and took a stand.  Excellent!  We discussed a wide variety of topics, from how to get over creative blocks, to the possibility of a war with Iran, to the global mall culture, and advice for young filmmakers.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

William E. Jones (Filmmaker, Photographer)

William E. Jones is one of the true heroes of Los Angeles. His movies range from the provocative, to the mind bending, to the touching.  He has a flair for the perfect quip at the precise moment, not only in his films, but in conversation as well. Probably best known for his film, “Is It Really So Strange?” which documents the large fan following that Morrisey has developed amongst Latino youth in Los Angeles, he is in town to promote his new movie, “V.O.” which is a mash-up of classic foreign films with gay porn. William and I chatted about almost every damn thing there is to talk about, from the place of computers in modern films, to how long it takes to do a proper pompadour, to movies in Paris, and of course, gay porn from the 80’s.

William will be showing his films on Tuesday (2/20) starting at 7:30pm at the
Pacific Film Archive.  in Berkeley.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Johnny Hattori (artist, avid golfer)

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Johnny has to be one of the funniest people to have walked the entire globe.  From the minute you sit down with him, not only are you at ease, but you are suddenly laughing your ass off as well.  I caught up with him at Southern Exposure (where NPR has their HQ right now) and we chit chatted about one minute portraits, substitute teaching, golfing, and his belief that everyone is an artist.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE 

Jenelle Porter (Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia) caught by surprise in a basekamp installation!

Sam Gould of Red76

Space 1026 installing their neon Ewok village of art madness…

LTTR with hatchet buried in the table. (Who so ever removes this hatchet shall be king… or queen…)

The Black Floor Gallery girls going ape shit!

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Jenelle (along with Naomi Beckwith and Elyse Gonzales) curated an amazing show called Locally Localized Gravity at the ICA in Philly. The participants read like a who’s who of the “Collective” art scene in America right now. Space 1026, Red76, LTTR, basekamp, CCRED, LURE, Black Floor Gallery, and more! Jenelle talks about this groundbreaking show as well as her history in the arts, L.A., Minneapolis, NY, the merits of curitorial schooling, and she answers the question of what would she do with $25 million clams!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

William Pym (Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Art Forum)

I met William at an after party in Philadelphia at a place called Black Floor Gallery (excellent spot by the way). We quickly established our mutual affection for pirate radio and from there we were off. We snuck up to the top floor of a warehouse, and with revellers below, proceeded to get to the bottom of the London underground rave culture, Philadelphia’s art scene, love, work, life, lies…, in other words, everything under the sun.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE 

Matthew Higgs (White Columns)

Matthew Higgs (Director/Chief Curator of White Columns) and I had a splendid interview outside of the NADA Art Fair in Miami (where White Columns had a booth). Matthew Higgs is one of the most popular curators working today and there is a reason for that, not only is he intelligent, but he’s humble, enthused, and producing some of the best shows in the world (a deadly combination if ever there was one). From double teaming as an artist/curator, to a non-profit’s role at an uber-artfair, to Wayne’s World, to Colter Jacobsen, and finally to the meteoric rise of Milwaukee as the art apex for the entire world; this is required listening if you give even half a shit about what’s going on in art today.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

David Weinstein (WPS1)

Jeannie Hopper (WPS1) and David Weinstein (WPS1)

David Weinstein (Managing director of WPS1) and I had a lovely interview in the cafe of the Days Inn in Miami Beach. This conversation was a perfect example of how beautiful radio can be when you are interviewing someone who truly understands the medium.  These are my people!   From the roots of WPS1, to the beast of Basel, to David’s history as an artist, to some juicy arty gossip, to the very nature of radio and where it’s going. This communique is not something I would miss if I were you.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Kitty Scott (Serpentine Gallery)

I caught up with Kitty Scott (the chief curator of London’s amazing Serpentine Gallery) on this lovely morning on a Portrero hillside cafe. Kitty is definitely one of the most knowledgeable curators in the field today, but what I truly enjoyed about interviewing her is that it is obvious that she’s extremely impassioned about art. Conversation ranged from musings about her past position at the National Gallery of Canada, to the Serpentine Gallery’s latest show of Damien Hirst’s collection, to how she teaches young curators, to her own personal collection. Excellent stuff!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

The Day Long Frank Prattle Interview-a-thon!

8 hours of interviews! 35 different guests! Live radio broadcast!

This was probably one of the funnest days of my entire life. People whirling around, radio transmissions (on the lovely Neighborhood Public Radio, 88.9fm), heavy conversations, light chit-chat, madness on all fronts. Take a gander below….

The calm before the storm…

Dina Pugh and Joyce Grimm, the Queens of Triple Base Gallery

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Apsara and Glen kicked off the day with a tremendous interview, ranging from Barney to the ethics of curating/collecting to politics to every other thing under the sun.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE
(Apsara’s mic is a little low, sorry!)

Glen Helfand (Artforum, SFAI, CCA) and Apsara DiQuinzio (SFMOMA)

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Apsara DiQuinzio (SFMOMA) and Glen Helfand (Artforum, SFAI, CCA)

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The next interview was a steamer with Darren Jenkins and Jason Byers, mediated by Jon Brumit.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Darren Jenkins (21 Grand), Jason Byers (Blank Space) and Jon Brumit (NPR)

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A crowd of eager critical thinkers…

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Dina Pugh interviewed Sidra Stich.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Sidra Stich (art-SITES)

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Sidra Stich (art-SITES) and Dina Pugh (Triple Base Gallery)

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Joyce Grimm (Tripe Base), Alsion Bing (Lonely Planet, Flashart), Sidra Stich (art-SITES), Meg Shiffler (San Francisco Arts Commision Gallery)

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Alison Bing (Lonely Planet, Flashart) and Sidra Stich (art-SITES)

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Meg Shiffler and Alison Bing hit the stage…

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Meg Shiffler, Alison Bing, and yours truly

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Alison Bing (Lonely Planet, Flashart) and Meg Shiffler (San Francisco Arts Commision Gallery)

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LeE Montgomery interviewed Geneva Rust-Orta a talented up and coming Oakland artist.

To listen to this interview press:

 HERE

LeE Montgomery (NPR) making sure the whole thing stays on track… “Buy dammit! Buy!”

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Geneva Rust-Orta (Artist) and LeE Montgomery (NPR)

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Geneva Rust-Orta (Artist) and LeE Montgomery (NPR)

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Talented artist Beth Cook was on the scene.

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Alan Bamberger and Johathon Keats torn things up all over the place…

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Alan Bamberger (Art Business) and Jonathon Keats (Artist)

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Alan Bamberger (Art Business) and Jonathon Keats (Artist)

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Courtney Fink interviewed Mission artist Javier Guiterrez (who had my favorite quote of the day, when asked who his influences are he said, “Myself”. Lovely!)

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Javier Guiterrez (Artist) and Courtney Fink (Southern Exposure)

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Javier Guiterrez (Artist) and Courtney Fink (Southern Exposure)

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Julio Morales and Berin Golonu talked about their video show that just opened at Yerba Buena Center for Arts entitled “Underplayed”. Excellent stuff!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Julio Morales (Artist, Queens Nails Annex, SFAI) and Berin Golonu (YBCA)

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Robert Shimshak and Steven Wolf dug into the nitty gritty…

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Robert Shimshak (Collector) and Steven Wolf (Steven Wolf Fine Arts)

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Robert Shimshak (Collector) and Steven Wolf (Steven Wolf Fine Arts)

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One of my favorite bands, Pale Hoarse, provided a musical interlude full of death, drinking, and despair…

To listen to this rippin set press:

HERE (The recording quality is horrible on this, sorry!)

To listen to the last time they played on NPR 7/22/06, (which the recording quality is great on) press:

HERE

Pale Hoarse (Kim Pierce and Kyle Ranson)

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Pale Hoarse (Kim Pierce and Kyle Ranson)

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Andrew McKinley (Adobe Books), A true Pale Hoarse fan…

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Laurie Lazer and Stephen Wirtz hit it off like old friends…

To listen to this interview press:

 HERE

Laurie Lazer (Lugage Store) and Stephen Wirtz (Stephen Wirtz Gallery)

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Stephen Wirtz (Stephen Wirtz Gallery) and Laurie Lazer (Lugage Store)

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Dina Pugh (Triple Base), Stephen Wirtz (Stephen Wirtz Gallery), and Laurie Lazer (Luggage Store)

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The Lovely Crowd at Triple Base

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Jeremy Fish and John Trippe mix it up and take questions from the crowd…

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Jeremy Fish (Artist) and John Trippe (Fecal Face)

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Jeremy Fish (Artist) and John Trippe (Fecal Face)

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Tony Labat and Rene de Guzman give one of the best interviews of the day…

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Tony Labat (Artist, SFAI) and Rene de Guzman (YBCA)

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Tony Labat (Artist, SFAI) and Rene de Guzman (YBCA)

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Joyce Grimm interviews Kyle Mock and they take phone calls and give away prizes!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE 

Kyle Mock (Artist) and Joyce Grimm (Triple Base Gallery)

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Kyle Mock (Artist) and Joyce Grimm (Triple Base Gallery)

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Tracy Timmins interviews Heather Marx & Steve Zavattero and Kevin Slagle & Sue Costabile about what it’s like to run a gallery as a team (amongst other things).

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Sue Costabile & Kevin Slagle (Egopark Gallery) and Steve Zavattero & Heather Marx (Heather Marx Gallery) and Tracy Timmins (Artist, Auto Gallery)

(Don’t these guys look like they’re in a band?)

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Sue Costabile & Kevin Slagle (Egopark Gallery) and Steve Zavattero & Heather Marx (Heather Marx Gallery) and Tracy Timmins (Artist, Auto Gallery)

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Sue Costabile and Kevin Slagle (Egopark Gallery)

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Steve Zavattero and Heather Marx (Heather Marx Gallery)

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Rounding out the 8 hours of critical madness, Brion Nuda Rosch and Chris Duncan get down with some questions about true passion and how music effects art….

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Brion Nuda Rosch (Artist, Adobe Books) and Chris Duncan (Artist)

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Chris Duncan (Artist) and Brion Nuda Rosch (Artist, Adobe Books)

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Dina Pugh and Joyce Grimm, The Beloved Masterminds of all Critical Creation that made this show happen.

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Here’s the paintings of mine that were in the show. These are split portraits of people who I have interviewed over the last 6 months. Enjoy! (If you’d like to purchase one, these little hummers are going for $400, which includes frame.)

“Renny Lynnerup and Mads Pritikin” , 14×17″ Acrylic on Vellum

Berin Rinder and Larry Golonu, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

John Dent and Lisa Trippe, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Chris Harwood and Eleanor Perez, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Scott Lawerence and David Oliver, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Christian Noval and Trena Frock, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Ert Kurtz and Katie O’Hara, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Ashley Greene and Josh Neese, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Jennifer Giarla and Justin McCabe, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Jay O’Malley and Susan Auslander, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Jack Pugh and Dina Hanley, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Alan Wolf and Steven Bamberger, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

Harrell Lambert and Steve Fletcher, 14×17″, Acrylic on Vellum

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Thank you soooooo much to all who participated in this project and to those who made it happen behind the scenes as well.

I would especially like to thank:
Triple Base Gallery
Neighborhood Public Radio
Egopark Gallery
Kottie Paloma
Southern Exposure
Creative Work Fund

Sunday – November 19th- 11am-7pm

“Ert Kurtz and Katie O’Hara” Zefrey Throwell2006

Frank Prattle Interview-a-thon!!!

Triple Base Gallery
3041 24th St., SF, CA

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Neighborhood Public Radio

Present an all day long the interview-a-thon on 88.9fm!
This is going to be an extravaganza of the magnitude never seen before!

Here’s a list of the lovely guests:

FRANK PRATTLE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE FOR NOV. 19TH

(Subject to change at a moments notice, but mostly shored up)

Special thank you to:

Neighborhood Public Radio
Southern Exposure
Creative Work Fund
Kottie Paloma
and of course, Triple Base Gallery

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Chuck Mobley (SF Camerawork) and Aimee Le Duc (Southern Exposure)

I don’t think that I’ve ever laughed this much in an interview, you can hear me slapping my knee in the background and choking on my own spit  (…. wait, nevermind).  These two are old friends and it shines through in the ease with which these two panthers devour the mic. The hits include a defense of Barney, cultural producers, no-touching policies, Hamburger Eyes, outdoors art, and psycho-geography. This is how goddamn fun radio can be.

If you want to laugh along for the hell of it all, press:

HERE

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Larry Rinder (Dean of CCA) and Raimundas Malasauskas (Curator of CAC in Lithuania)

This interview has to be one of the more enjoyable ways I’ve spent an afternoon in quite sometime. Not only were these gentlemen well versed in arts and letters, but they were funny to boot! They weren’t afraid of the big stuff either, from god to drugs to art world scandals to Frank Zappa to studio cleanliness, both of them have a natural comfortablity that makes for excellent radio.

Don’t take my word for it though, listen:

HERE

(The first minute was cut off, so it jumps right in with Larry answering a question about what the role of collaboration is in modern curatorial practice)

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Harrell Fletcher and Steve Lambert  (and Harrell’s buddy Mark in the background)

Two social practice geniuses side by side.  Ideas spilling out every which way, barely containable by the Pirate Cat Radio studio.  Shotguns full of rapid fire concepts on top of each other.  From video games to baseball to high art to fame to websites to genuine interest in human beings.

To listen to this monolith of modern reportage press:

HERE 

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Chris Fitzpatrick (Onsix Gallery) and Breezy Culbertson & Andrew Scott (Needles & Pens)

This interview was one of my favorite so far. Andrew cried foul play as he spilled his coffee outside right before we began, but like the trooper he is, he sallied forth into the elements with out the his morning medicine. From start up businesses, to art being damaged by bare breasts, to petty thieves, to city fines, to the Grand Buffer of Them All, to the death of habeus corpus, we went everywhere, spoke about everything and lived the “American Dream” through transcendental mind-melding with the airwaves.

To listen to this hum-dinger press:

HERE : (Listen past the 2 minutes of bad mircophone hissing at the beginning)

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Ert O’Hara (Juxtapoz) and Katie Kurtz (The Guardian)

The “Rematch of the Century”!

These two wild cats went at it with everything they had. Fierce and intelligent these two pillars of modern art-think in the bay area crushed all in their path. From Banksy to Barney, they covered the high and the low of it all. Unfortunately, due to a horrendous glitch with Pirate Cat’s archiving system, this shall forever be known as “the lost interview”. If you heard it live, then you are among the chosen. Live long with the knowledge that you are better than other people.

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Kate Fowle (California College of the Arts) and Kevin Chen (Intersection for the Arts)

These two were on fire! Originally scheduled with a 1/2 hour these two came through like champs when technical difficulties beset NPR and they prattled on for another 1/2 hour session.

From what it means to live and work in SF to the eternal question of “NY or not?” to literary influences to their “Special Spots”, this is a repartee only dreamed of in symposiums and conferences.

To listen to part 1 (the first 1/2 half hour where they talk about art) press:

HERE

To listen to part 2 (where they get steamy and talk about everything else) press:

HERE   (Listen past the first 2 minutes of silence, that was the technical difficulties)

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Jusin Hoover (Garage Biennale – Owner), Stephanie Syjuco (Artist), Michael Zheng (Artist-Curator), Joyce Grimm (Triple Base – Curator)

This was definitely the most people I have ever packed into the radio booth and their show was worth it! “Four on One” is the project that they are currently working on and it’s a doozie. 4 curators take turns curating the work of one artist (Stephanie Syjuco).

Rambuncious, saucy, and well worth a listen.

To get privy to this interview press:

HERE 

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Jay Auslander (Hosfelt Gallery) and Susan O’Malley (Hang Art)

Jay and Susan were just about as seamless and perfect as radio gets. The chemistry was dynamic and there was nary a silent moment on this whizzer.

From Catherine Ryan, to Russell Crotty, to their true dreams coming out of college, to the answer to the question that is on everyone’s mind…. What would you do with a 5 million dollar check? Good stuff.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

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Berin Golonu (Yerba Buena Center for Arts) and Larry Rinder (California College of Arts)

These two powerhouses of curating came together in one of the most educational and entertaining interviews that I have ever heard of.

I gave them an hour because, goddamn it, they had a lot to say! From Shaker philosophy, to Turkish kick boxing, to the Chelsea art mongers, to Cosmic Wonders, to how to avoid the “burnout”… Larry and Berin tackled all the biggies.

The only reason to miss this one is if you have other plans with the Golden Gate Bridge.

To listen to this gem press:

HERE

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Mads Lynnerup (Artist) and Renny Pritikin (The Nelson Gallery)

This is definitely one of the best interviews I have had the privilege of doing. These two hit it off like they were life long friends. Mads loosened up with a beer and Renny and I stuck to soda and the ball went rolling from the internet to yard sales to New York to the 70’s and the O.G. Tom Thumb and Ricky Jay.

If you don’t listen to this, you are clinically insane.

To hear this brilliance press:

HERE

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Bryan Kaplan (Independent School of Art)

Bryan has been keeping things lively at NPR for the past few months with collaborations with ISA as the event coordinator and I figured it was time to get the real scoop on this multi-talented man about town.
Bizarre initiation rites, “Friends” remakes, New Langton madness, and more!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE 

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Jennifer McCabe (New Langton Arts) and Justin Giarla (The Shooting Gallery) July 22nd, 2006.

A thrilling interview in the sweltering heat… Well over a hundred degrees that day and these two troopers stuck it out in the radio booth.

Gallery’s in the rougher parts of town, I-5 wasteland, 20 year old prodigies, and more!

To listen to this sizzler press:

HERE

Chris Perez and Jose Alvarez

Jonathan Runcio, Ara Peterson, Chris Perez, and Jose Alvarez

Patt Fink and Kathy Grayson

Kathy Grayson (Deitch Projects) and Chris Perez (Ratio 3), two old friends, were supposed to sit in for an interview, but unfortunately Kathy was stuck in traffic on the dreaded bay bridge (believe me, I’ve been there before, it’s the goddamn pits) and wasn’t able to make it to the interview.

As luck would have it though, Chris brought Jose Alvarez an amazing artist who was in town for his opening at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts new show called Cosmic Wonders. The 3 of us prattled on about Jose’s new work, Carlos Castenada, the nature of drugs and art, and every other little thing that came to mind. In addition to being an kick ass artist, Jose is a really cool guy. Great interview.

(Kathy showed up a little later with Oakland artist Patt Fink and we shot the shit curb-style.)

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

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Christian Frock (Catharine Clark Gallery) and Trena Noval (SF Camerawork)

These two lovely ladies came ready to talk; from non-profits vs. galleries, to Eastbay sensibilities, to race issues, they hit it off smashingly.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

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Chris Perez (Ratio 3) and Eleanor Harwood (Adobe Books & Eleanor Harwood Gallery) stopped by, and with champagne in hand, took to the booth of NPR and gave ‘em hell. One of the spiciest I’ve had so far… loved it!
To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Joseph Del Pesco (Shotgun-Review.com) phoned in for an interview about what he’s up to in Canada. Residency, bears, bicycles, and the way of the lonely maple leaf… terrific!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

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John Trippe (Fecal Face) and Lisa Dent (Lisa Dent Gallery)

To listen to this amazing interview where they tell all, press:

HERE

(Fast forward through the 2 min. of music at the beginning… or listen, it’s a band called Pseudosix from Portland, they’re good.)

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David Lawerence (Stretcher.org) and Scott Oliver (Shotgun-Review.com), June 17th, 2006

To listen to the interview press:

HERE

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Jack Hanley (Jack Hanley Gallery) and Dina Pugh (Triple Base), June 10th, 2006.

To listen to the interview press:

HERE 

(Go past the first minute of music)

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Ert O'Hara (Juxtapoz) and Katie Kurtz (The Guardian), June 6th, 2006

Listen to these two conquer and divide SF under their heels!

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

Alan Bamberger (Art Business) and Steven Wolf (Steven Wolf Fine Arts), May 27, 2006.

To listen to this smoking interview press:

HERE

Ashely Neese and Josh Greene, May 20th, 2006.

These two were great!

Projects galore. This interview is not to be missed.

To listen to this interview press:

HERE

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Courtney Fink (Southern Exposure), May 13th, 2006.

I must warn you that Courtney and I are friends, so this interview is a little looser than the others (if that’s possible).

To listen to this zany interview press:

HERE

(Listen past the weird noise at the beginning)