Informer

Mar 02 2024 26 ep. 44 mins 7

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Conversations with artists, technologists, and thinkers, hosted by Roddy Schrock

Arts Technology Society & Culture

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Getting the Story: A Conversation with Zachary Small

Mar 02 2024 56 mins

Today's conversation is with Zachary Small, staff reporter for the NY Times. I have been following their arts journalism since they wrote for Hyperallergic years ago. They're often the first to identify new, consequential developments in a field that thrives on change.

Embracing Juxtaposition: Prem Krishnamurthy

May 30 2023 54 mins

Today's conversation is with Prem Krishnamurthy, designer, author, and educator. His multifaceted work explores the role of art as an agent of transformation at an individual, collective, and structural level. This manifests itself in books, exhibitions, images, performances, publications, systems, talks, texts, and workshops.

What Does It Mean To Have A Body?: Sara Wookey

Apr 10 2023 53 mins

I've known Sara Wookey since we both lived in the Netherlands when I was working in creating music for dance, collaborating with our mutual friend Seamus Cater. Her career progressed in very exciting ways, eventually becoming a student of the seminal figure in dance, Yvonne Rainer and is a certified teacher of Rainer’s seminal dance work “Trio A” (1966) and other repertoire.

Conditions for Creativity: Ruby Lerner

Apr 10 2023 72 mins

Having worked in the arts in NYC for about 15 years now, a constant inspiration has been Ruby Lerner. I have found her profound commitment to the importance of artists in building a more imaginative and rich culture in this country and her extraordinary talent in realizing that belief as the founder of Creative Capital, to be the gold standard of how to build rational and strategic

Infrastructure As Ideology

Dec 22 2022 58 mins

My friend, the designer and artist, Mushon Zer-Aviv was in town a few months ago so we sat down to catch up. Having worked in open, values-driven design in tech for the last two decades, Mushon goes deep into what he sees as being the mistakes of the early internet and how we can avoid them in the future. His thoughtfulness is always optimistic: as he says, he is a designer so he w

Woo, With Rigor: Deborah Fisher

Aug 25 2022 55 mins

Deborah has a reputation as an innovative arts leader here in New York. Over the past couple of years, she has fully transformed into a sharp-eyed astrologer building from decades of experience in the arts as well as a lifelong spiritual practice. In this, the final Dog Days 2022 episode, Roddy and Deborah discuss the value of astrology in the context of being an arts director wher

Artwork as Service: Constant Dullaart

Aug 20 2022 59 mins

There are a handful of contemporary net artists for whom I have particular affection. Constant Dullaart is one of them. Since I first learned of his work in the early aughts, I've found an extraordinary depth to every move he makes. As our understanding of the internet has matured, Constant's work becomes more relevant. I most recently worked with him as one of our Eyebeam fellows

De-Escalating Complexities: Jonathon Keats

Aug 13 2022 60 mins

As we enter these long, hot days of this unusual year, I'll be releasing three special episodes that aim to provide some dreamy inspiration for late summer. Between now and labor day, I'll be speaking with three dynamic artists over three episodes. The conversations move from foundational questions around what technology actually means to playful platforms for new forms of co-creat

Talismanic Media: B Covington

Jun 26 2022 32 mins

B Covington, a multi-modal sound artist whose work is as formally challenging as it is joyfully satisfying, was in New York last month and sat down for a conversation with me at my office in Brooklyn. I enjoyed our time so much an it is the first episode of Informer that was recorded in person.

Ways of Being: James Bridle

Jun 07 2022 50 mins

James Bridle imagines new modes of invention and engagement inspired from relationships with non-human beings. He's a fascinating thinker and this is one of my favorite conversations.