EP 70: Is There a Dead Body Trend in Art?

What's with the dead bodies? Yes, that's an actual question from the New York fairs.

This week on the podcast, I invited the artist William Powhida on to the show ostensibly to discuss what we saw last week.

The discussion, though, ended up going far deeper. On the podcast, we talk about:

What we want from art in an increasingly tumultuous world

What landscapes, florals, and a dead body trend at the fair say about the world.

The shifting landscape of art, which includes many new faces and names

Plus, we talk about all the work in the shows that sparked thought!

 

Relevant links:

Armory The Armory Show | New York's Art Fair

• Lydia Pettit at Dinner Gallery

• Rodrigo Valenzuela at Asya Geisberg Gallery 

• CHIFFON THOMAS at Michael Kohn Gallery 

• Derrick Adams and Jeffrey Gibson at Tandem Press

• Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

• SPURS Gallery

• Jeanne Silverthorne at Marc Straus Gallery

• David Scher and Ward Shelley at Pierogi Gallery 

• Simonette Quamina at Praxis Art 

• Manuel López at Charlie James Gallery (cjamesgallery.com)

• Paige K.B.’s installation Of Course, You Realize, This Means War at Blade Study

• CURRO (galeriacurro.mx)

• Alejandro Almanza Pereda at Galeria CURRO

• David Hammons at Jack Tilton Gallery

• Tamarind Institute (unm.edu)

• Eva Koťátková at hunt kastner gallery

• William Kentridge and Ai Weiwei at Whitechapel Gallery

• Matt Bollinger

• Katinka Lampe at Gallerie Ron Mandos 

• The Library Collective out of Baltimore

• Caro Jost 

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