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The NewCrits Podcast

with Ajay Kurian
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Kamrooz Aram
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Eric Mack
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Banks Violette
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Time
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Arts and Letters

This is what critical care for the arts sounds like. Meaningful conversations on creative practice and the conditions shaping artistic life today. Tune in on the second Thursday of every month for SPENT with Ajay Kurian, our series on creative burnout and breakthrough, and on the fourth Thursday for The Forum, our recorded artist talks. Subscribe today at newcrits.substack.com or on Apple Podcasts... more

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Latest Episodes

Baseera Khan joins Ajay Kurian for a conversation that begins with a Garfield drawing contest and expands into an exploration of storytelling, identity, and the politics of material.

Khan reflects on finding her artistic voice through tracing comics... more

Erin Jane Nelson joins Ajay Kurian to talk about the gap between artistic success and creative fulfillment. They discuss the reality of making a living as an artist, navigating burnout, and why reaching long-awaited career milestones can leave you qu... more

Lucas Blalock’s photographs often look like they’re interrupting themselves.

Objects bend out of place. Edits remain visible. Corrections become part of the image instead of disappearing behind it. Rather than using photography to create the illusio... more

SPENT: Episode Three | Whitney Mallet

Whitney Mallet has spent years moving through magazines, galleries, performances, readings, and the shifting ecosystems that surround contemporary culture - not as an observer standing outside of it, but as some... more

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Recent Guests

Erin Jane Nelson
Artist; subject of the interview in this episode
Artist (New Mexico)
Episode: SPENT Episode Four | Erin Jane Nelson
Lucas Blalock
American artist and photographer known for his experimental use of Photoshop and found objects
Artist, Whitney show; Potemkin Village project
Episode: The Forum 21 | Lucas Blalock
Whitney Mallet
Writer, critic, founder/editor of The Whitney Review
The Whitney Review
Episode: SPENT: Episode Three | Whitney Mallet
Walter Price
Artist interviewee focusing on his career and practice
Contemporary painter, represented by galleries discussed in the episode
Episode: SPENT: Episode Two | Walter Price
Yaya Bey
R&B artist from Jamaica, Queens; musician, poet, former activist
Self-described artist in the indie scene
Episode: SPENT: Episode One | Yaya Bey
Kamrooz Aram
Painter and artist known for integrating ornament and abstraction
Independent artist
Episode: The Forum 20 | Kamrooz Aram: Painting on the Edge of Ornament and Abstraction
Reginald Sylvester II
Artist, sculptor and painter known for large-scale gate sculptures addressing history and memory
Independent artist
Episode: The Forum 18 | Reginald Sylvester II: Discipline as Devotion
Ebony L. Haynes
Curator, writer, podcaster, and director of Art Space 52 Walker
Art Space 52 Walker
Episode: The Forum 17 | Ebony L. Haynes: The Terms Of Autonomy
Banks Violette
Artist
Episode: The Forum 16 | Banks Violette: Inside the Machinery of Ruin

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Ajay Kurian
Host across the Forum conversations and SPENT series, affiliated with The NewCrits Podcast

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The Forum 16 | Banks Violette: Inside the Machinery of Ruin
Q: How do you feel about re-entering with a visual language you want to showcase after a long break?
It feels genuinely good to re-engage in dialogue and to present work that I still believe in, while acknowledging the need to adapt and collaborate with fabricators and teams to realize new forms and installations.
The Forum 16 | Banks Violette: Inside the Machinery of Ruin
Q: What did you do with yourself during your decade away from the scene?
I got married, became a stepdad, and built a quieter, more grounded life while still thinking about art and keeping a back catalog ready. When invited to return, I approached it with a sense of preparedness and a renewed energy, knowing I already had years of work and ideas to draw from.
The Forum 18 | Reginald Sylvester II: Discipline as Devotion
Q: What does that translation mean for you—taking abstraction and faith into your work?
Reginald explains how abstraction became a visual language for faith, where finding images is akin to seeking truth and navigating life's unseen directions.
The Forum 18 | Reginald Sylvester II: Discipline as Devotion
Q: You are 37 years old. What the fuck is your skincare routine?
The host jokingly asks about personal habits as a gateway to broader conversations; Reginald discusses aging, life changes, and how personal care intersects with discipline and consistency in his practice.
The Forum 21 | Lucas Blalock
Q: How do you think about the relationship between the body and the image, particularly with your use of the body as a site of meaning in your work?
Blalock emphasizes wanting viewers to engage with pictures physically and emotionally, describing how his work invites bodily sensation beyond the purely visual and how the body becomes a site of meaning through image-making and language as a tactile experience.

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A thoughtful collection of conversations with artists, critics, curators, and interdisciplinary practitioners who illuminate how contemporary art practices are made, critiqued, and sustained. Across episodes, guests range from photographers, painters, and sculptors to writers and curators, often discussing studio practice, the politics of representation, criticism, burnout, and the infrastructures that support art worlds. Standout threads include deep-dive artistic processes, the realities of the art market, the role of criticism and institutions, and personal narratives about discipline, faith, and resilience. The show tends to blend intimate storytelling with rigorous analysis, offering listeners practical insights for navigating creative... more

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