Art from the Outside

Dec 05 2024 38 ep. 52 mins 4

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Two art nerds Amitha Raman and Will Palley host Art from the Outside, a podcast for anyone who wants an outside in look at the art world. They feature exclusive interviews with leading artists, curators, collectors, and gallerists to help unravel the arts. Follow the official Instagram @Artfromtheoutsidepodcast for images of artworks discussed in each episode and to peek behind the scenes!

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Interview with artist Maia Ruth Lee

Dec 05 2024 37 mins

This episode we are thrilled to welcome the inspiring artist Maia Ruth Lee. Maia Ruth Lee’s multidisciplinary practice is deeply informed by questions surrounding the self in times of dispersion, mobility, and rootlessness. Using translation as an apparatus, Lee transmutes her works between mediums—photography, video, painting, and sculpture—connecting themes of borders, com

How the next generation of collectors are navigating the art market - LIVE FROM THE ARMORY FAIR

Oct 29 2024 58 mins

SPECIAL LIVE RECORDING AT NEW YORK'S ARMORY FAIR This panel looks towards the next generation of collectors, discussing strategies for navigating the shifting art market. Considering how emerging patrons are building lasting relationships with artists and institutions, this conversation will discuss the role of young collectors in redefining the landscape of cultural philanthropy.

Artist Nadya Tolokonnikova

Aug 30 2024 32 mins

This episode we are thrilled to be talking with the incredible artist Nadya Tolokonnikova. Nadya is the creator of Pussy Riot, a global feminist art movement. In 2012 she was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance Punk Prayer. Punk Prayer was named by The Guardian among the ‘best art pieces of the 21st century’. Tolokonnikova's Putin’

Artist Alexandre da Cunha

May 31 2024 43 mins

This episode we are thrilled to be talking with the Brazilian born artist Alexandre da Cunha. Based between London and Sao Paulo, Ale has referred to his practice as ‘pointing’ as opposed to ‘making’. By ‘pointing’ at existing objects in plain sight, he highlights new and unexpected meanings within the objects he chooses. Grounded in material aesthetics, Ale creates

Artist Igshaan Adams

Mar 04 2024 56 mins

This episode, we are hugely excited to be joined by the artist Igshaan Adams. Born in Bonteheuwel, a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa in 1982, Igshaan draws upon his background to contest racial, sexual and religious boundaries. This intersectional topography remains visible throughout his practice. Speaking about his work, Igshaan has said: "I’m interested in the personal

Artist Shahzia Sikander

Jan 31 2024 41 mins

This episode we are thrilled to be joined by the trailblazing artist Shahzia Sikander. Originally from Lahore, Pakistan; Sikander works across a variety of media including: paintings, video, and most recently, sculpture. She is best known for subverting Central and South-Asian manuscript painting traditions and launching the form known today as neo-miniature. Sikander earned a Bac

Artist P Staff

Jan 02 2024 42 mins

This episode we are thrilled to be joined by the artist P Staff. Born in Bognor Regis in the UK and now living and working between Los Angeles and London, P’s work draws from a wide-ranging assortment of inspirations, materials, and settings to emphasize the processes by which bodies – especially those of people who are queer, trans, or disabled – are controlled by society.

Artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden

Oct 31 2023 49 mins

This episode we are hugely excited to be joined by the artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden! Tiona is a visual artist, filmmaker, and curator whose work explores and critiques issues at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and social commentary. Born in Blytheville, Arkansas and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Tiona weaves narratives through archives, memories and objects,

Artist John Edmonds and Curator Dr. Ashley James - SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE

Oct 25 2023 55 mins

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE!! In this special episode, we host a conversation with artist John Edmonds and Guggenheim curator Dr. Ashley James and to discuss the Guggenheim's new exhibition, Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility. The exhibition presents works of art that feature partially obscured or hidden figures, thus positioning them at the “edge of vi

Artist Zadie Xa

Oct 13 2023 37 mins

Welcome to season 4 of Art from the Outside! This episode we are thrilled to kick off the season with the artist Zadie Xa. Born in Vancouver in 1983 and now based in London, Zadie has developed an expansive practice that addresses the nature of diasporic identities, global histories, familial legacies and interspecies communication. Working across painting, sculpture, textile pro