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Author of Queer Expressions, Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma

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Episode: Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, "Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma" (North Atlantic Books, 2026)

Cécile Bishop

Author of Forms of Blackness, Race and Visibility in the French-Speaking World

University of Oxford

Episode: Cécile Bishop, "Forms of Blackness: Race and Visibility in the French-Speaking World" (Duke UP, 2026)

Rachel Silveri

Associate Professor in the School of Art and Art History, University of Florida

University of Florida

Episode: Rachel Silveri, "The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris: Ethics and Self-Making in Dada, Simultanism, and Surrealism" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

John Kapusta

Author of Self-Realization Nation

University affiliations discussed (Eastman School of Music; UC Berkeley prior)

Episode: John Kapusta, "Self-Realization Nation: How Artists of the Creative Counterculture Made a New America" (U California Press, 2026)

Cleo Nisse

Author of Venetian Canvas and the Transformation of Painting

Princeton University Press (subject of book)

Episode: Cleo Nisse, "Venetian Canvas and the Transformation of Painting" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Shuxia Chen

Editor and co-author of Wayfaring, Photography in Taiwan, 1950s–1980s

Australian Centre on China in the World / Australian National University

Episode: Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)

Olivier Krischer

Editor and co-author of Wayfaring, Photography in Taiwan, 1950s–1980s

Australian Centre on China in the World / Australian National University

Episode: Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)

Rebecca Kosick

Author of Dispatches from the Avant-Garage, The Alternative Press

Wayne State University Press

Episode: Rebecca Kosick, "Dispatches from the Avant-Garage: The Alternative Press" (Wayne State UP, 2026)

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New Yorker staff writer and professor at Princeton, hosts Critics at Large

The New Yorker / Princeton University

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 35 ratings

#Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa
I just listened to the fabulous 2014 interview with Joan Kee on the history of contemporary art in Korea. Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekhwa and the Urgency of Method (University of Minnesota Press, 2013). I collect Tansaekwa and yet has missed this until now. Excellent thank you!
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Fascinating show
Love this show. I particularly liked the interview with Jessica Helfand about her book. I agree that there is more to be said about the humanity of images of faces that we'd normally not look twice at like Instagram selfies and mugshots (and the encoded information you can glean about the people behind the camera!) I’m looking forward to more episodes!!
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The Inspiration Place
United States5 years ago
Lol this sounded like an ASMR vid
I am referring to "Looted Episode 3: Big Bronzes"
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John Kapusta, "Self-Realization Nation: How Artists of the Creative Counterculture Made a New America" (U California Press, 2026)

Q: What is the 'art of letting go' and how does it function across different art forms?

It is the practice of releasing psychological and physical tensions to allow spontaneous creative energy to flow, enabling artists from dance to jazz to access a more authentic expression, while still recognizing the need for editing and refinement in practice.

John Kapusta, "Self-Realization Nation: How Artists of the Creative Counterculture Made a New America" (U California Press, 2026)

Q: Could you start out by talking about how this book came to be and why you wanted to write about this sort of creative counterculture movement?

The book began with a scholarly curiosity about how post-war artists navigated self-realization through practice, and I framed it around the art of letting go as a unifying method across disciplines; the work traces origins from earlier philosophical roots through a diverse, collective culture that valued community as essential to personal growth.

Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)

Q: What do the first two chapters contribute to understanding Taiwanese photography across generations?

The editors explain that Chapter 1 by Mia Liu focuses on Lang Jingshan and how his work intersects traditional aesthetics with contemporary contemporary practices, while Chapter 2 by Alex Su juxtaposes Deng Nan-Guang and Zhang Chao-Tang to reveal subaltern subjectivities and continuities across postwar and post-1960s contexts.

Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)

Q: Can you give us a little overview about the early history to contemporary Taiwan photography?

They note that the history stretches back to the mid-19th century, with a long prewar and wartime development, but the book concentrates on the 1950s–1980s to explore the social and cultural changes that shaped photographic practices, while acknowledging earlier lineage and subsequent post-1980s continuities.

Blair LM Kelley, "Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days" (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2026)

Q: What is the significance of public spaces, monuments, and Emancipation Park in Houston within these celebrations?

Kelley notes public spaces as sites of resistance and memory, emphasizing how parks like Emancipation Park were established to continue celebrations in the face of segregation, tying memory to space and citizenship.

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This show centers scholarly conversations about recent art-related publications, curatorial practices, and interdisciplinary investigations in visual culture, architecture, and related humanities. Guests range from art historians and philosophers to curators and artists, often discussing books, exhibitions, and the social, political, and technological forces shaping art and culture. Episodes frequently connect historical or theoretical frameworks to contemporary practice, making the series valuable for academics, curators, publishers, and professionals seeking deeper context around art history, visual culture, and art institutions. Notably, guests span universities, museums, and research institutes, with a strong emphasis on archival resear... more

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