The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Latest Episodes

Art Conservator, Restorer + Painter, Tomáš Lahoda (Czech Republic)
May 18, 2021

We discussed: signature artistic styles, series vs cycle of artwork, the value of publishing a monograph, archival materials, master apprentice relationships, private vs public schools, use of technology in art restoration -   -

Copyright + Licensing Attorney, Joshua Kaufman, Venable LLP (USA)
May 13, 2021

We Discuss: the definition of Intellectual property, different types of IP - copyright, trademark, patent, right of publicity, and trade secrets, copyright comes with creation, ideas are not protected, the expression of an idea is protected,

Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Munch Museum, Tominga O’Donnell (Oslo, Norway)
May 11, 2021

We discussed: - How she finds new artists - Using social media as a shop window - her queer curatorial approach - her broad definition of queer - the history of the Munch Museum - physical exhibitions versus virtual exhibitions - NFT art

Art Researcher and Auction Specialist, Suzy Sikorski, Mid East Art + Christies (Dubai, UAE)
May 06, 2021

We discussed: - how she found her interest in Middle Eastern Art - how she received a Fulbright Scholarship - instagram as an archive - middle eastern art in the world market - how an auction house sources the art

Sculptor + Installation Artist, David Spriggs (Canada)
May 04, 2021

We discussed: - how he came to his technique - having an artistic style - his desire to create work that requires time to experience - the importance of high quality documentation of your artwork - how he funds his art

Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Mat Collishaw (UK)
April 29, 2021

We discussed: - the appreciation for rituals - without gravity you have no grace - his desire to create structures and the perversion of the structures - how he comes up with his concepts - outsourcing production of art work

Curator, Critic + Conceptual Artist, Lexa Peroutka (Czech Republic)
April 27, 2021

We discussed: - how to balance being a curator, critic, and artist - Arts funding in Europe - artistic freedom - the politics of arts funding - good and bad money funding the arts - every choice has some form of detrimental effects

Corporate Curator at the General Mills Art Collection, Lisa Melander (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
April 22, 2021

We discuss: - how she got a job as a corporate curator - how corporate collections find art and artists - their art collection is for the enjoyment of the employees not as investments - their effort to continually keep the collection contemporary ...

Multi Media Artist, Tricia Wright (New York, USA)
April 20, 2021

We discuss: - being an expat artist - how being a parent affected her career - Feminism in the art world - how covid affected her studio practice - Public Art - the tradition of working in a style - the lack of coherent movements in contemporary...

Co-founders of Assembly, Ashlyn Davis Burns + Shane Lavalette (USA)
April 15, 2021

We discuss: - - blending together a gallery, agency, and creative studio - - looking to fix broken parts of the art world - - a holistic approach to the needs of artists - - grant funding - - how they choose artists to work with -