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RADIO // Historic Audio from the Archives of Charles Ruas
Emily Sunstein on Mary Wollstonecraft
Hosted by Charles Ruas
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In an interview from the mid-70s, Emily Sunstein discusses A Different Face, her biography on Mary Wollstonecraft. Sunstein explains her subject's proto-feminism and life long battle for independence in mid 18th century Britain. Fascinating.

In a Charles Ruas interview for WBAI in the mid-seventies, Emily Sunstein discusses her biography on Mary Wollstonecraft, A different Face. Sunstein explains her subject's life long battle for independence in mid 18th century Britain....

Originally aired 2/24/11
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RADIO // Rush Interactive
James Casebere
Hosted by Michael Rush
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For more than twenty years James Casebere has been at the forefront of an international movement in photography that questions the truthfulness of any image and the potential unreliability of what we think we see. Casebere discusses his meticulous...

Originally aired 11/19/10
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RADIO // Our Correspondents: Tokyo
Japan-esque
Hosted by Kazue Kobata
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Kazue Kobata, Tokyo Correspondent, launches her first show. Her series includes experimental music, live performances, and interviews. In this segment, Kobata muses on several musicians and bands currently turning heads in Japan.

Kazue Kobata, Tokyo Correspondent, launches her first show. Her series includes experimental music, live performances, interviews, and city soundscapes. In this segment, Kobata muses on several musicians and bands currently turning heads in Japan....

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RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events
Taraka Larson, The Now Age
Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Radio show

A multimedia dissection of contemporary conceptions of time in the context of music and its relationship to symbology, particularly in the transference from metaphor to kitsch, from the creators of Prince Rama, plus a panel hosted by Jon Kessler.

On February 21, 2012 the Clocktower Gallery held an event for Taraka Larson's The Now Age, which manifest on this occasion as a multi-media dissection of contemporary conceptions of time in the context of music and its relationship to...

Originally aired 3/12/12
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RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles
Jesse Garcia, Quinceañera
Hosted by Stephen Schaefer
Radio show

It's rare for a young Latino actor to play a sympathetic gay. For Wyoming native Jesse Garcia, who has a breakthrough turn in the Sundance prize-winning Quinceañera as a gay Latino who becomes the third wheel with a gay power couple, the...

Originally aired 8/14/06
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RADIO // Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami 2006: Welcome to Miami
Radio show

The Art Radio project initial broadcast from the remote beachside studio on Dec. 6, 2006. As the official art radio station of Art Basel Miami Beach, the broadcast/streamcast made information available to show participants and visitors and worldwide...

Originally aired 12/6/06
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RADIO // Off The Rail
John Elderfield on Willem de Kooning
Hosted by Phong Bui
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Phong Bui hosts curator John Elderfield of MoMA, and his associates Jennifer Field, Lauren Mahoney, Delphine Huisinga who assembled the first true Willem de Kooning retrospective since the artist's death in 1997 (through January 9, 2012).

Phong Bui hosts John Elderfield, Chief Curator Emeritus of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, and his associate curators Jennifer Field, Lauren Mahoney, Delphine Huisinga who assembled the exhibition and catalog for the first true...

Originally aired 12/19/11
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RADIO // Yes Yes Y'all
Blade
Hosted by Charlie Ahearn
Radio show

Charlie Ahearn sits down with the pioneering king of graffiti art, Blade. His art has been exhibited in museums around the world.

Charlie Ahearn sits down with the pioneering king of graffiti art, Blade. His art has been exhibited in museums around the world, beginning with a 1981 show at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center and including shows at the Whitney Museum, the Stedelijk...

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RADIO // Emerging Underground
G Lucas Crane
Radio show

Strange and fantastic noises emanate from the the room next to the main office at the Clocktower. AIR host Will Corwin walks over to investigate, chatting on-site with composer and musician G Lucas Crane.

Strange and fantastic noises have been emanating from the the room next to the main office at the Clocktower, home of ARTonAIR.org. AIR host Will Corwin walks over to investigate, chatting on-site with composer and musician G Lucas Crane, the...

Originally aired 8/13/10
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RADIO // Lost and Found Sound
Holiday Special
Hosted by Brian Belott
Radio show

Both an indictment and a celebration of the American holiday season: promotional pieces, bad prayers, amateur recordings, and oddball renditions, all with flashes of merriment, produced by artist Brian Belott.

Both an indictment and a celebration of the American holiday season: promotional pieces, bad prayers, amateur recordings, and oddball renditions, all with flashes of merriment.

Originally aired 12/22/08
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RADIO // Channel 192
Deborah Eisenberg, Twilight of the Superheroes
Radio show

Deborah Eisenberg reads and comments on her collection of stories, Twilight of the Superheroes. The stories reveal the abstract absurdity as well as the pain of human relationships and delve into the devastating truth that, even after an apocalypse...

Originally aired 8/7/06
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RADIO // New York Public Library
Tony Feher & Zoe Leonard
Hosted by Arezoo Moseni
Radio show

A 2012 conversation between mixed media artists Tony Feher and Zoe Leonard on their many shared topics of interests. The conversation took place as part of the Artist Dialog Series at the library on the occasion of the release of a Feher monograph.

On May 30, 2012 mixable media artists Tony Feher and Zoe Leonard discussed their many shared topics of interests. The conversation took place as part of the ongoing Artist Dialog Series at the library on the occasion of the release of a monograph on...

Originally aired 7/23/12
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RADIO // DJ Culture
Bonobo & Nickodemus
Hosted by Jeannie Hopper
Radio show

Jeannie Hopper caught up with Bonobo and DJ Nickodemus to discuss 2011 musical and social projects, new albums Black Sands and Moon People, and where they're at in the ever changing technical landscape of tools for DJ'ing and performing.

Jeannie Hopper caught up with Bonobo and DJ Nickodemus to discuss their projects, and where they're at in the ever changing technical landscape of tools for DJ'ing and performing. Bonobo produces beautifully rhythmic and groovin' tunes. His latest...

Originally aired 12/5/11
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RADIO // Our Correspondents: London
London Essentials: November 2010
Hosted by Phil Stocker
Radio show

The November 2010 London selections.

Whether or not you have a visit to London town coming up in the next weeks, here's a smart and entertaining view of the moment including: an exhibition at Barbican Centre (Damián Ortega), music to follow (Crystal Castles, Nero, and Yuk) and always a...

Originally aired 11/5/10
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RADIO // Living History
Formulas for Now: Rem Koolhaas
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Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Van Alen Institute's New York Prize Senior Fellow, interviews architect Rem Koolhaas and artist Yoko Ono in his Formulas for Now, a collection of filmed interviews exhibited at the Van Alen Institute in 2008.

Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Van Alen Institute's New York Prize Senior Fellow, interviews architect Rem Koolhaas in his Formulas for Now, a collection of filmed interviews exhibited at the Van Alen Institute in 2008. Presented with support from Hugo...

Originally aired 6/30/08
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RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles
Paul H-O and Tom Donahue, Guest of Cindy Sherman
Hosted by Stephen Schaefer
Radio show

Two love affairs gone sour – one with art and one with artist Cindy
Sherman. That is the saga Paul H-O traces in Guest of Cindy Sherman, an autobiographical documentary. Paul and co-director Tom Donahue discuss their narrative.

Two love affairs gone sour – one with art and one with artist Cindy Sherman. That is the saga Paul H-O traces in Guest of Cindy Sherman, an autobiographical documentary that began in the mid 90s when Paul created and hosted the cable access...

Originally aired 4/5/09
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RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles
Vittorio & Paolo Taviani, Caesar Must Die
Hosted by Stephen Schaefer
Radio show

An exhilarating study of Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar" as performed by real inmates of Rome’s high security prison. In this interview, Italy's renowned filmmaking Taviani brothers describe some real behind the scenes drama to host Stephen Schaefer.

50th New York Film Festival Special: The Taviani brothers, Vittorio, 72, and Paolo, 70, began their lifetime of cinematic collaboration on the world stage with Padre Padronne in 1977. Now Italy’s renowned duo returns with Caesar Must Die...

Originally aired 11/26/12
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RADIO // Sonorama
Elliott Sharp's Living Room 3
Hosted by Elliott Sharp
Radio show

There is nothing wrong with your computer! What you hear here is the sound of Sharp swinging his microphone and catching the "true" sound of Miami Beach in high style. You'll also hear him spin other tales and some real music.

There is nothing wrong with your computer! What you hear here is the sound of Elliott Sharp swinging his microphone and catching the "true" sound of Miami Beach in high style. You'll also hear him spin other tales and real music. With tracks by Bus...

Originally aired 12/15/04
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RADIO // Yes Yes Y'all
MC Dola
Hosted by Charlie Ahearn
Radio show

MC Dola raps live in Swahili, rhymes acappella, plays selections of his music and also some hot tracks by Tanzanian MCs. In conversation with host Charlie Ahearn he delivers an intimate update on African hip hop.

MC Dola raps live in Swahili, rhymes acappella, plays selections of his music and also some hot tracks by Tanzanian MCs. In conversation with host Charlie Ahearn he delivers an intimate update on African hip hop. Balozi Dola, who grew up in...

Originally aired 5/9/05
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RADIO // Channel 192
Paul Farley & Paul Muldoon
Radio show

Paul Muldoon, that most eminent of contemporary poets, reads two of his short poems and introduces Paul Farley, that ever-increasingly-preeminent contemporary poet, who reads several works from his 2010 collection, The Atlantic Tunnel, along...

Originally aired 6/11/10
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RADIO // DJ Culture
DJ Shawn Lee
Hosted by Jeannie Hopper
Radio show

This mix produced by Shawn Lee in support of his 2006 release, Strings & Things brings together vintage library records, jazz, rare groove, big band, psychedelia and his own productions in an old-timey radio show style.

Our thanks to Ubiquity Records for this radio mix produced by Shawn Lee in support of his 2006 release, Strings & Things. Shawn brings together vintage library records, jazz, rare groove, big band, psychedelia and his own productions (...

Originally aired 3/27/06
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RADIO // Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami 2008: Ry Rocklen
Hosted by Alanna Heiss, Beatrice Johnson
Radio show

Alanna Heiss and Beatrice Johnson with artist Ry Rocklen, who uses a wide range of materials to create playfully anarchic and witty works that call to mind his spiritual Dadaist and Postminimalist forbears both.

Hosts Alanna Heiss and Beatrice Johnson talk to sculptor Ry Rocklen, who uses a wide range of materials to create playfully anarchic and witty works that call to mind his spiritual Dadaist and Postminimalist forbears both (15 minutes).

Originally aired 3/9/09
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RADIO // WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution
Art Is, Pt. 1
Radio show

Playlist, Pt. 1 - In order of appearance: Alex Katz David Antin Dorothea Rockburne Eiko Meredith Monk Gary Hill Marina Abramovic Dennis Oppenheim Anthony McCall Jonathan Feldschuh SoHyun Bae Thomas Eller Alison Knowles Mac Adams Evelyna Domnitch...

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RADIO // Close Listening
John Yau Interview
Hosted by Charles Bernstein
Radio show

John Yau discusses his aesthetics and cultural politics, talks in detail about his Borrowed Love Poem, and describes his collaborations with visual artists. Yau's books of art criticism include The United States of Jasper Johns (1996)...

Originally aired 7/16/07
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