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Microphone, photo by Tim Snell.

Microphone, photo by Tim Snell.

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ARTonAIR Interviews

An assortment of new interviews conducted by AIR, Art International Radio in its home in the historic Clocktower building in New York.

RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Aaron Friedman, Make Music Winter Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Learn about a dozen musical parades on the first night of winter, Dec. 21, 2011, open to all. Projects using bells, beatboxes, hubcaps, iPhones, traditional instruments, singers and more will convene at various parks and public buildings around town. Make Music New York, the annual celebration with over 1,000 free outdoor concerts on the first day of summer, is producing a dozen participatory musical parades on the first night of winter, Dec. 21, 2011, open to all. Make Music Winter features a... Originally aired 12/5/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Gabriel Hartley and John Thomson: Cloud Hosted by Becca Lieb Radio show Hartley, Thomson, and Lieb discuss everything from feminist surrealism to what constitutes a monochrome in this interview about Cloud, an exhibition curated by Hartley showing Surrealist work by both older and contemporary artists. Lieb hikes over to Chelsea to interview John Thomson, co-director of Foxy Production, and Gabriel Hartley, a London-based artist. Hartley is the curator of the exhibition Cloud, showing Surrealist sculpture, painting, and photography by both... Originally aired 11/14/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Kazue Kobata on Performance Hosted by Alanna Heiss, Joe Ahearn Radio show Curators Alanna Heiss and Joe Ahearn host the insightful and provocative curator, producer, and professor from Tokyo, Kazue Kobata. The discussion revolves around the state of the performing arts and their relation to performance art. Clocktower Gallery curators Alanna Heiss and Joe Ahearn host the insightful and provocative curator, producer, and professor from Tokyo, Kazue Kobata. The discussion revolves around the state of the performing arts and their relation to performance... Originally aired 10/24/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Aatish Taseer Hosted by Alanna Heiss, Beatrice Johnson Radio show The writer talks about his work including his 2011 novel, Noon, about a young man who, in a quest to rediscover and understand his family ties to India and Pakistan, finds himself confronted with worlds of power, corruption, and great violence. Alanna Heiss and Beatrice Johnson sit down with author Aatish Taseer, to discuss the 2011 English publication of his novel, Noon and other works including The Temple-Goers (2010), the memoir Stranger to History (2009), and... Originally aired 10/17/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Branko Franceschi: Psychedelic Moving Images from Socialist Yugoslavia Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Hallucinogenic films made in the former Yugoslavia in the 60-70s collected by Branko Franceshi on view at Stephan Stoyanov Gallery on Orchard Street in NYC thru Oct. 30, 2011. Really trippy but also really thoughtful and a lot of fun. A time capsule. David Weinstein talks to curator Branko Franceschi about the collection of films and music. Here's the text of the original press release: Tune in Screening: Psychedelic Moving Images from Socialist Yugoslavia Curated by Branko Franceschi Sunday,... Originally aired 10/11/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Roy Brand, Yaffo 23 Hosted by Marisa Mazria-Katz Radio show The director and chief curator of Yaffo 23, located at one of Jerusalem’s busiest destinations, sat down during the 2011 summer Season of Culture festival to discuss his vision and what its like working with contemporary art in this ancient city. Roy Brand is the director and chief curator of Yaffo 23, a Jerusalem-based contemporary art space named after the address that it occupies, which also happens to be just above one of Jerusalem’s busiest destinations—it’s main post office. The... Originally aired 9/26/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Wassan al Khudairi, Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Hosted by Marisa Mazria-Katz Radio show Marisa Mazia Katz, on 2011 road trip to the Arab country of Qatar, is joined by Wassan al Khudairi, the acting director and chief curator for the nearly two-year-old modern art museum founded by patron Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani. Marisa Mazia Katz, on the road in the Arab country of Qatar in 2011, is joined by Wassan al Khudairi, the acting director and chief curator for Qatar’s nearly two-year-old Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art. Located in Doha, the Gulf country’s capital... Originally aired 9/12/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Ocularpation: Zefrey Throwell and Drea Bernardi Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Two artists discuss their 2011 project involving dozens of volunteers spending a few minutes, first thing in the morning of a typical work day on Wall Street, going about their business naked or nearly so. Messages, anecdotes and arrests heard here. The Clocktower's David Weinstein in conversation with artists Zefrey Throwell and Drea Bernardi just after their August 2011 intervention/action on Wall Street entitled Ocularpation. The project involved dozens of volunteers spending a few minutes,... Originally aired 9/9/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Kenny Scharf: The Gates Project Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Host Jeannie Hopper sits down with Joseph Ian Henrikson, the founder and director of Anonymous Gallery, and artist Kenny Scharf to discuss The Gates Project, a new public gallery hosted by Manhattan's storefront security gates. Even more of Kenny Scharf's signature style of art is hitting the streets of New York City. Throughout the month of June 2011, Scharf will be painting nearly 100 storefront security gates in various locations throughout downtown Manhattan. In... Originally aired 6/27/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Rebecca Wilson, Saatchi Gallery Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Will Corwin chats with Rebecca Wilson over cappuccinos at the Saatchi Gallery Cafe. Wilson is the Associate Director at the gallery and the Founding Editor of the Saatchi Gallery Online Magazine and offers insight into the Saatchi universe. Will Corwin chats with Rebecca Wilson over cappuccinos at the Saatchi Gallery Cafe. Wilson is the Associate Director at the gallery and the Founding Editor of the Saatchi Gallery Online Magazine. She talks candidly about the gallery, and... Originally aired 6/20/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews caraballo-farman, Object Breast Cancer Hosted by Lorissa Rinehart Radio show Artist duo and Guggenheim fellows, caraballo-farman discuss their newest collaboration, Object Breast Cancer, an extroverted look at a disease that threatens the lives of so many women. Artist duo and Guggenheim fellows, caraballo-farman are best known for their multi-channel video work. But for their current residency at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the pair diverged from familiar ground to work on Object Breast... Originally aired 6/13/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Maria Jose Arjona. Tell Me a Story Because I Can't Sleep Hosted by Julia Draganovic Radio show Curator Julia Draganovic speaks with performance artist Maria Jose Arjona who uses a unique method of story telling to create an experience that, unlike most things today, doesn't need technology to exist. A No Longer Empty project in NYC, May 2011. Host Julia Draganovic speaks with performance artist Maria Jose Arjona about her 2011 project, Tell Me a Story Because I Can't Sleep, a performance art installation that uses a new method of story telling to create an experience that, unlike... Originally aired 6/13/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Saint Hollywood, Willard Morgan & Jenny Lee Mitchell Hosted by Pete McCabe Radio show Willard Morgan, New York and LA performer and filmmaker, and Jenny Lee Mitchell, director, musician, actor and acrobat, talk with Pete McCabe about their show, Saint Hollywood starting up April 14, 2011 at Ideal Glass Gallery in NYC. Willard Morgan, notable New York and Los Angeles performer and filmmaker, and Jenny Lee Mitchell, multi-dimensional director, musician, actor and acrobat, talk with Pete McCabe about their upcoming show, Saint Hollywood. Willard is the... Originally aired 4/11/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Meringue Diplomacy: Terri Hanlon & David Behrman Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Filmmaker Terri Hanlon discusses her experimental and poetic video documentary about the founder of French grande cuisine and composer David Behrman walks us through the amazing soundtrack. Premiere at the French Institute in NYC 13 April 2011. The experimental video documentary Meringue Diplomacy tells the story of Antonin Carême, the eccentric and innovative chef, food sculptor, and founder of French grande cuisine, who lived from 1783-1833. David Weinstein talks with the... Originally aired 3/24/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // ARTonAIR Interviews Sofi Oksanen & Zishan Ugurlu, The Purge Hosted by Pete McCabe Radio show Pete McCabe interviews the Finnish-Estonian playwright, novelist and activist Sofi Oksanen, and Zishan Ugurlu, the Artistic Director and founder of Actors without Borders about the U.S. premier of The Purge (February 11-20, 2011) at La Mama. Pete McCabe interviews the Finnish-Estonian playwright, novelist and activist Sofi Oksanen, author of The Purge (via satellite from Tallin, Estonia), Zishan Ugurlu, the Artistic Director and founder of Actors without Borders--International... Originally aired 1/26/11 Listen Read More »