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Artwork for Edge of Reason
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Resistance
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Racism
Collective Identity
Hip-Hop History
Personal Experiences
Perception
Truth
Louise Bourgeois
Migration
Narrative Power
Race
Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Cultural Heritage

Tune in as groundbreaking contemporary artists discuss what defines their work in all-new episodes from Hauser & Wirth and Atlantic Re:think, the creative marketing studio at The Atlantic.

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Artwork for Edge of Reason

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Lorna Simpson speaks with Randy Kennedy of Ursula Magazine about memory, found images, and why creating art is the way to respond to a militaristic society.

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Don McCullin speaks with Tim Marlow of London's Design Museum about war, memory, and finding a creative life beyond the battlefield.

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Curators Hamza Walker of The Brick in LA and Henriette Huldisch of the Walker in Minneapolis join Alexis Lowry to explore how art persists among censorship and political divide.

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Frances Morris and Jamieson Webster reflect on Louise Bourgeois’s explorations of memory and the body, considering how her art renders private experience into collective meaning and deep emotional presence.

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Tim Marlow
Director of the Design Museum
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Episode: Legendary Photographer Don McCullin on War and the Price of Vision
Don McCullin
Photographer
Self-employed / renowned conflict photographer
Episode: Legendary Photographer Don McCullin on War and the Price of Vision
Firelei Baez
Dominican-born New York-based artist known for her large-scale paintings and installations.
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Episode: Firelei Báez and Edwidge Danticat on "Resistance"
Edwidge Danticat
Acclaimed author and essayist whose work explores migration and the nuances of identity.
Columbia University
Episode: Firelei Báez and Edwidge Danticat on "Resistance"
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Two-time Lambda Award-winning author known for her novels that explore themes of transformation through migration, identity, and self-discovery.
Episode: Uman and Nicole Dennis-Benn on "Metamorphosis"
Camille Henrot
An artist whose work explores themes of individuality and systemic power.
Hauser & Wirth
Episode: Attachment & Power
Melissa Febos
Author known for her incisive explorations of human connections and power structures.
Episode: Attachment & Power
Mika Rottenberg
An artist known for her work in video sculpture and installation, transforming everyday objects into something remarkable.
Episode: Magic in the Mundane
Dr. Felix Flicker
A theoretical physicist who studies how ordinary materials around us hold extraordinary properties.
Bristol University
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Host

Jeff Chang
Host of Edge of Reason

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 76 ratings
  • Amy + Annie

    I loved the artist talk with Amy Sherald + Annie Leibovitz. Great questions! Smart answers! My friend Shelley just introduced me to these podcasts. Thank you!

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    5
    whiteyblack
    United States2 years ago
  • So glad this is back!

    Loved the first season! Thrilled to have more episodes. (Maybe make these more than once a year…?)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SAHains
    United States2 years ago
  • More please!

    Wow! Who would have thought that an audio-only podcast about visual art could be so captivating? I love these unexpected pairings of contemporary artists and academics/authors/poets. It really demonstrates the universality of art. Please make more of these!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Blyby
    United States2 years ago
  • Excellent

    Democracy and Western values are worth fighting for!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    TeoGeogreGrah
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Great Dig

    I really like the digging into these themes. I hope (even though it’s a limited series) that we can get more.

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    5
    mJw511
    United States3 years ago

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Fans enjoy the cross-disciplinary conversations that illuminate both art and culture.
Audience appreciates the thoughtful pairing of artists with scholars and writers.
Listeners value the nuanced take on controversial art topics and public institutions.

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Lorna Simpson on Memory and Creating Art as Rebellion
Q: Do you think of your work as primarily audiovisual, or as language-based with double meanings and the way things are said at different times?
Simpson characterizes her work as audiovisual in experience, where language and sound operate with double meanings and timing to shape perception, even when visuals may dominate.
Lorna Simpson on Memory and Creating Art as Rebellion
Q: But I thought I would like to start by talking about the way you've steadily and slowly moved through genre over the course of your entire career.
We discuss how Simpson's practice shifts across media, driven by ideas and an openness to experiment rather than preset destinations, with attention to how found imagery and personal history guide those choices.
Legendary Photographer Don McCullin on War and the Price of Vision
Q: Why do you resist the label of artist or war photographer, and how do you balance being seen in art institutions with the journalistic impulse behind much of your work?
I see myself as a photographer first, not a journalist or war provocateur; the distinction matters because it frames how I approach light, composition, and memory. I want the work to speak for itself within art institutions, while remaining rooted in the reality and ethics of what I photographed.
Legendary Photographer Don McCullin on War and the Price of Vision
Q: Do you feel you've seen too much, and do you ever wish you could close your eyes to the horrors you witnessed?
I never stopped feeling the pain of the people I photographed, and while I sometimes questioned the toll, I believed photography was a way to bear witness and tell the truth about what was happening, even when it took a personal toll.
Firelei Báez and Edwidge Danticat on "Resistance"
Q: How do you build a life around bearing witness and sparking imagination?
Renew your faith in humanity and your ability to survive and produce work that resonates in the community.

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