The Wise Fool Art Podcast
Latest Episodes
Art Collector, Book Publisher + Adventurer, Erling Kagge
We discussed: - - Gender issues in the arts - - Why he collects art - - Collecting early career artists - - His collections legacy - - Certificate of Authenticity (COA) - - Speculative buying - - Cryp
Artistic Director of Arctic Culture Lab, Dr. Andreas Hoffman (Norway + Greenland)
We discussed: - - there are no roads in Greenland - - circumpolar connections - - artist residencies - - long term residencies - - residency applications - - ecological concerns - - cultural colonisat
Curator, Daría Sól Andrews (USA + Iceland)
We discussed: - - Art Schools - - student loans - - unpaid internships - - arts writing - - art grants - - art vocabulary - - deinstitutionalisation - - her desire to remove spectacle from Art - - exp
Co-Director + Educational Representative at Skaftfell, Hanna Christel Sigurkarlsdóttir (Iceland)
We discussed: mudslide insurance, living in a remote location, artist residency, support of small communities, sound sculptures, art outreach, art education, and the price of building a printmaking st
Arts + Culture Writer, Sarah Schug (Brussels, Belgium)
We discussed: issues of self-publishing a book, Icelandic art history, book publishing, book distribution, making a living as a freelance writer, and career goals. - - People + Places mentioned: - K
Curator + Gallerist, Sunderø Art Gallery, Karin Sunderø (Norway)
We discussed: Municipal Art Collections, percent for the arts, gifting art, politicians and the Arts, colonisation of the art world, and self-segregation. - - People + Places mentioned: - KinoKino A
Designer, Artist + Teacher, Kolbrún Þóra Löve (Iceland)
We discussed: - - maternity / paternity leave - - branding - - cult of personality - - popularity - - bias - - Teaching art - - constructive criticism - - artist grants - - too many strings attached t
Collaborative Artist, Curator + Art Consultant, Tanja Thorjussen (Norway)
We discussed: - - working collaboratively - - living with epilepsy - - government relationships to indigenous people - - vacations - - arts lobbying - - arts advocacy - - recovery post-pandemic - - ar
LGBTQIA+ / Queer in the Arts - a panel discussion
We discussed: the concerns about being excluded, self segregation, sub categorisation, gay art as a topic vs a way of life, Art History, Tokenism, and the need for safe spaces. - - Panelists: - Emma
Curator + Art Writer, Heather Jones (Sweden + USA)
We discuss: - - installing museum exhibitions - - the role of a studio manager - - side hustles - - the art world is commerce - - selling out - - contemporary art criticism - - the importance of the t