Momus: The Podcast

Momus: The Podcast


Latest Episodes

Alexandra Stock on “The Privileged, Violent Stunt” – Season 4, Episode 6
April 12, 2021

Lauren Wetmore interviews Swiss American curator and writer Alexandra Stock about her scathing critique of Christophe Büchel’s 2019 Venice Biennale project Barca Nostra. Published that same year by the independent Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr,

Rianna Jade Parker on “Letter from London” – Season 4, Episode 5
March 04, 2021

Rianna Jade Parker reads "Letter from London: What is the Status of Black Artists in England Today?" published in ARTnews (June 2020), and engages Sky Goodden on issues of artworld access, stature, masculinity, precariousness,

Léuli Eshrāghi on tagatavāsā – Season 4, Episode 4
February 01, 2021

In episode 4, Dr. Léuli Eshrāghi discusses "tagatavāsā," a text centered on Eshrāghi's grandmother's art practice that interweaves Indigenous language with the vernacular of contemporary art. Eshrāghi works across visual arts, curatorial practice,

Tausif Noor on “Hand in Glove” – Season 4, Episode 3
January 08, 2021

“Like writing, fisting is both a replicable skill and a rarefied art form.” This brachioproctic line begins writer Tausif Noor’s “Hand In Glove” (Artforum, 12 April 2019), a joyfully loaded review of William E. Jones’s novel I’m Open to Anything,

Nikki Columbus on “Guston Can Wait” – Season 4, Episode 2
December 20, 2020

"Let’s stop talking about Philip Guston and start talking about structural racism." - This has been critic Nikki Columbus's refrain through the past season, issuing what many considered the final word of a furious debate surrounding the postponement o...

The White Pube on “What’s Changed, and What Should?” - Ep. 24
August 13, 2020

In the final episode of Season 3, which has been devoted to the question of "what's changed, and what should?", Sky Goodden speaks to The White Pube, a UK-based art-criticism collective comprised of Zarina Muhammad and Gabriella de la Puente.

Sophia Al Maria on “What’s Changed, and What Should?” – Ep. 23
July 22, 2020

For episode 23, Lauren Wetmore spoke with Sophia al Maria, a Qatari-American artist, writer, and filmmaker based in London. Author of publications including Sad Sack, Virgin With A Memory, and her autobiography The Girl Who Fell To Earth,

Ebony L. Haynes on “What’s Changed, and What Should?” – Ep. 22
June 21, 2020

 - For episode 22, Lauren Wetmore spoke with Ebony L. Haynes, a gallerist, curator, and writer. Haynes is the Director of Martos Gallery in New York, and Shoot the Lobster in New York and LA. Active for the past ten years,