Insurrection ft. Sylwia Serafinowicz, Kristi Maiselman and Andres Serrano

For 20 years, CulturalDC has been making space for art. That includes physical places like galleries, theaters and affordable housing for artists. But it also includes making space in the conversation for art. 

In this brand new episode of the Cultural DC podcast, we sit with three arts leaders to reflect on CulturalDC’s latest film collaboration, Insurrection by Andres Serrano presented by a/political. Joining our podcast today are artist Andres Serrano and Art Curator Sylwia Serafinowicz, and CulturalDC Executive Director Kristi Maiselmann.

Sylwia Serafinowicz is Chief Curator at a/political, public speaker and writer based in London. Serafinowicz sees exhibitions and public programmes as a platform to advocate for human rights and against discrimination, inequality and violence. Serafinowicz graduated with a PhD in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and an MA in History of Art from the University of Warsaw, Poland. 

Kristi Maiselman: Kristi Maiselman is the Executive Director and Curator of CulturalDC. Since her appointment in October 2018, Maiselman has facilitated projects like Ivanka Vacuuming by Jennifer Rubell, Mighty, Mighty by Devan Shimoyama, and THIS IS NOT A DRILL by Jefferson Pinder. In addition to her curatorial work, Maiselman oversees CulturalDC’s artspace development work which creates partnerships between arts organizations and commercial real estate developers in order to ensure affordable artist housing, studio space, and public art opportunities. 

Andres Serrano was born in 1950 in New York City and later attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1967 to 1969, where he studied painting and sculpture. Andres Serrano is an internationally acclaimed American artist whose work has been shown in major institutions in the United States and abroad. His photography work is featured in numerous museums and public collections.

This program is presented in collaboration with a/political. a/political explores radical knowledge through the principle of Cultural Terror. Working with artists and agitators, the collective platforms voices that undermine the dominant narratives of our time. Based in London, a/political exists outside the commercial art world, functioning through interventions, commissions and a collection of contemporary art. Learn more at a(dash)political.org and @apolitcalorg on social media.