The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Latest Episodes

Gallerist, Magdalena Zeller, Zeller van Almsick (Vienna, Austria)
February 19, 2020

In their elegant gallery on the third floor, we discussed: Young Austrian artists, The role of a gallerist / agent, The artist / gallery relationship, Art fairs, Government funding for the arts, The importance of the artist personality,

Curator + Strategy Manager, Justina Špeirokaitė + Urtė Špeirokaitė, Improper Walls (Vienna, Austria)
February 14, 2020

In the back room of their gallery, late into the evening, we discussed: Side hustles, Funding for the arts, The importance of women in the arts, Grant writing, Writing grant applications, The need to be organised, Keeping receipts,

Artist + Gallerist, Regina Maria Anzenberger, Anzenberger Gallery (Vienna, Austria)
February 11, 2020

In her fabulous Gallery we talked about: Digitisation of photography, Commercial vs Art photography in Europe, The interest in photography books, Her 'Photography book circle', The old bread factory where her gallery is - BROTFABRIK WIEN, Peter Coeln,

Sculptor, Majia (China + Austria)
February 03, 2020

In her brand new studio on the river's edge in Vienna, Austria we discuss: Art scene in Beijing China, 798 Art Zone, Gentrification, Ai Weiwei's studio, The need to find your tribe, The need to be proactive, Being lonely versus alone,

Printmaker + Sculptor, Michael Wegerer (Vienna, Austria)
January 30, 2020

In his beautiful atelier we discussed: Screen printing, Printmakers, Printmaking, The trend toward specificity and precise titles and descriptions, Working in editions, Cyanotypes, Making art is a passion, Art as a language,

Copyright Licensing Manager, Désirée Hailzl, Bildrecht + Art Critic (Vienna, Austria)
January 27, 2020

In the Bildrecht office in downtown Vienna we discussed: Collecting society, Fine art rights, Designer rights, Photographer rights, Rights management, Right manager, Reproduction rights, Resale rights, The secondary art market,

Curator, Bettina-Maria Busse, Kunstforum Wien (Vienna, Austria)
January 20, 2020

In her office at Kunstforum Wien we discussed: The divide between the art market and the institutions, The importance of art criticism and art critics, The growth of Berlin as an art Mecca, Her upcoming exhibition 'the Cindy Sherman effect',

Art Advisors, Thomas Lugmair + Valentin Kenndler, Contemporary Art Advisors (Vienna, Austria)
January 13, 2020

In their elegant office space we discussed: The definition of an art advisor, Figuring out the best price to pay for a work of art, International VAT laws, Why people need art advisors, Be sure to love the art your buy,

Cultural Producer, Nevena Jankovic, BLOCKFREI (Vienna, Austria)
January 09, 2020

During our evening conversation we discuss: the association she founded, BlockFrei, her connection with Serbia, the connection of Politics and art, The need for beauty in art, Fostering a new (younger) generation of art collectors,

Curator of Digital Culture + Design Collection, Marlies Wirth, MAK - Museum of Applied Arts (Vienna, Austria)
January 06, 2020

In the beautiful MAK museum we discussed: The Chinese Social Credit System, Algorithms, Applied arts, Vienna Biennale, surveillance capitalism, The uncanny valley, Programming AI with Biased data, Big data, My conspiracy theory about Touch ID,