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Chris Martin

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 2/27/12

Chris Martin stops by the Clocktower to fill in a few blank spaces in host Will Corwin's ongoing Williamsburg art scene oral history project. The artist also has an exhibit at New York's Mitchell-Inness and Nash through March 3, 2012.

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Peter Davies

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 2/13/12

Will Corwin stops by the Hackney studio of artist Peter Davies. The artist, who is known for his meticulously painted list paintings, such as The Hip One Hundred, speaks candidly about the early days of his career and the ups and downs of success.

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Jeanne Faust

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 1/23/12

On a visit to Hamburg, Will Corwin sits down with videographer/photographer Jeanne Faust, asks her about the vaunted Hamburg Hochschule für Bildende Künste and about her current undertaking, a film about Vietnamese flower arrangers in Berlin.

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Lord Colin Renfrew

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 1/9/12

In Cambridge, Corwin finds himself at a lecture on Gobekli Tepe (in southeastern Turkey, The World's Oldest Temple) and gets Britain's Godfather of archaeology to talk about the ancient origins of art making and the intersection of art and archeology

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Simon Patterson

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 12/26/11

The British YBA artist talks about his history with Damien Hirst, the London Underground project, his 2008 exhibition Cousteau in the Underworld, at The National Maritime Museum, and La Maision Forestiere, his 2010 poetry house in France and more.

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Pinar Yolacan

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 12/5/11

After spotting her awesomely cool photographs in the 2010 Greater New York Exhibition, Will Corwin manages to get Turkish artist Pinar Yolacan into the studio to talk about her multimedia work and the House of Missoni.

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Will Cotton, Cockaigne

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 11/7/11

Will Cotton talks about his project Cockaigne, part of Performa 11. Get the "scoop" on Cotton's candy obsession in his painting practice, plus what it is like to collaborate on works that break out of the discipline of painting.

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Ingeborg Zu Schleswig-Holstein

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 10/24/11

In the fall of 2010, Will Corwin stopped by the Hamburg studio of the painter Ingeborg Zu Schleswig-Holstein. She regales Will with tales of life at PS1 in the early 80's plus stories from when she worked for Andy Warhol at the Factory, and more...

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, The Latino List

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 9/26/11

A visit to the downtown New York studio of the great photographer to discuss his exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, The Latino List (through Dec. 11, 2011) and the Sept. 28 premier of his documentary on the project on American television (HBO).

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Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Atelier Bow-Wow

Hosted by Will Corwin

Originally aired 9/19/11

One half of the architectural experiment Atelier Bow-Wow discusses the 2011 BMW Guggenheim Lab on Houston Street in lower Manhattan until Oct 16. The Lab is a giant tool box with equipment to host lectures, performances, film festivals, workshops...

RADIO // The Interview Show Jack and Leigh Ruby, Car Wash Incident Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show The sister and brother team Leigh and Jack Ruby talk about their project, Car Wash Incident, a collaboration with filmmakers Eve Sussman and Simon Lee, modeled after several similar "scam" projects in Australia that landed the in prison. Artist Eve Sussman joins host Will Corwin in conversation with the sister and brother team Leigh and Jack Ruby (not that Jack Ruby) who have come to the Clocktower studio to talk about their project "Car Wash Incident", a project done in... Originally aired 5/6/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Tracey Emin, What She Did For Love Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Host Will Corwin speaks with artist Tracey Emin about love. They discuss Emin's 2013 winter shows in NYC & Miami, including her month long February installation in Times Square, where midnight messages of love will appear on over 40 screens each day. Host Will Corwin and artist Tracey Emin talk about love. Sitting in the back office of Lehmann Maupin in New York City they discuss what it means to fall in love again after you've been through it all, God, getting older, and making art that really... Originally aired 2/4/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Sandi Slone Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show In his pursuit to collect an oral history of artists from the '70s & '80s, Will Corwin serendipitously ended up at Sandi Slone's opening. Here Corwin speaks to Slone, whose exhibition "Quick Mettle Rich Blood" is on view through October 6th, 2012. After experiencing the first opening night of the fall season on the Lower East Side, Will Corwin ended up at the Allegra La Viola Gallery, at Sandi Slone's opening. This was perfect timing as Will is trying to get an oral history of artists from... Originally aired 10/1/12 Listen Read More »
RADIO // The Interview Show Lucy Skaer Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Lucy Skaer, a 2009 Turner Prize Nominee, visits the Clocktower to discuss her details of her practice, her father's coin collection and Sebastian Brant's "Ship of Fools" with Will Corwin. Her art involves reworking symbols and transforming materials. Lucy Skaer sits down to chat with Will Corwin about "Ship of Fools," the 1494 bestseller written by Sebastian Brant, and her father's coin collection. Lucy was a 2009 Turner Prize Nominee for her works "Leviathan's Edge" and "Black Alphabet." She... Originally aired 9/17/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Ali Banisadr, Tehran to New York Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Painter Ali Banisadr sits down to talk about his 2012 exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Salzburg titled We Haven't Landed on Earth Yet. The artist discusses his path from embattled Tehran through California to a Metropolitan Museum show. Painter Ali Banisadr sits down to talk about his 2012 exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Salzburg, titled "We Haven't Landed on Earth Yet." Banisadr talks about growing up in Tehran hearing the blast of shells during the Iran-Iraq war, then... Originally aired 8/20/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Holly Zausner, Criminal Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Filmmaker, collagist and sculptor Holly Zausner tells her tales tales of tigers, exploding galleries, obstructing traffic, skywriting, and an artist's life in Berlin. Her show at Postmasters in New York runs into August 2012. Filmmaker, collagist and sculptor Holly Zausner comes to the Clocktower with tales of tigers, exploding galleries and an artist's life in Berlin. Her exhibition, A Small Criminal Enterprise is on view at Postmasters in Chelsea through August 3,... Originally aired 7/30/12 Listen Read More »
RADIO // The Interview Show Pat Steir, Self-Portrait Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Will Corwin sits down to chat with Pat Steir, whose iconic paintings are to be seen in museums around the world. The two discuss Steir's wall drawings, waterfall paintings and ever-evolving, ongoing project Self-Portrait which began in 1987. Will Corwin sits down to chat with painter Pat Steir, whose iconic crossed-out and waterfall paintings are to be seen in museums around the world. They focus on wall drawings and Steir's ongoing project Self-Portrait which started in 1987 at... Originally aired 6/4/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Liam Gillick Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show Will Corwin sits down with artist Liam Gillick to discuss a recipe for creating public art that is neither grandiose, kitschy, nor dismissive of the public; the responsibilities of contemporary curators; and the joys of lying face down on the floor. Will Corwin sits down with Liam Gillick at the Clocktower to discuss a recipe for creating pubic art that is neither grandiose, kitschy, nor dismissive of the public; the responsibilities of the contemporary curator; and the joys of lying face down... Originally aired 4/30/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // The Interview Show Sandra Skurvida and Amirali Ghasemi Hosted by Will Corwin Radio show During their exhibition, Iran via Video Current, on display at the Thomas Erben Gallery in NYC in late 2011, curator Sandra Skurvida and artist/gallerist Amirali Ghasemi stopped by to talk about the exhibition and about the art scene in Teheran. During their exhibition, Iran via Video Current, which was on display at the Thomas Erben Gallery in Chelsea in December 2011, curator Sandra Skurvida and artist and gallerist Amirali Ghasemi stopped by the Clocktower to talk about the exhibition,... Originally aired 4/9/12 Listen Read More »