The Wise Fool Art Podcast
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Editor In Chief + Managing Editor, Antje Mayer-Salvi + David Meran, c/o Vienna Magazine (Vienna, Austria)
In their publishing offices in Vienna, Austria we spoke about: Writing artist statements, The importance of the 'story behind' the artwork, The future of magazine publications, Standards for art pricing, How to price your artwork,
Gallerist, Rudolf Leeb, Galerie Rudolf Leeb (Vienna, Austria)
Late in the evening they stopped there exhibition installation to talk with me about: The importance of a good location for your gallery, The fear people have about entering an art gallery, Barrier to access,
Artistic Director, Johanna Chromik, Vienna Contemporary (Vienna, Austria)
In the offices of Vienna Contemporary (Art Fair) in Vienna, Austria we discussed: Why are art fairs so important these days? How to connect with young collectors, The future of art fairs, The risk of choosing to be an artist,
Painter + Sculptor, Jan Kalab (Prague, Czech Republic)
I had a chance to talk with Jan Kalab in is studio in Holešovice, Prague and we discussed: The difficulties of choosing art as a career, Different definitions of success, The fall of communism, The rise of graffiti as an art form in the Czech Republic,...
Photographer + Sculptor, Hanna Råst (Helsinki, Finland)
During her Residency at PRAM Studio in Prague, Czech Republic, we had a chance to discuss: Funding for the arts in Finland, Grant writing, the lack of feedback in order to write better grants, the need to apply for a grant 3 times (they want to see ten...
Publisher, Jan Skřivánek, Art + Antiques Magazine (Prague, Czech Republic)
In his publishing offices we spoke about: Art Auction Houses, The secondary market for living artists, Auction house percentages, Pricing of art, The secondary art market, Art magazines, Nationalism in the Arts,
Curator, Julia Tatiana Bailey, National Gallery Prague (Prague, CZ)
At her office as the curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Gallery Prague we discussed: International academic standards, How to get the attention of a curator, How a museum exhibition gets created,
Festival Director + Magazine Editor, Markéta Kinterová, Fotograf (Prague, CZ)
I had the chance to talk to Markéta Kinterová before her course at FAMU and we discussed: Fotograf festival, Fotograf magazine, Fotograf gallery, Festival programs, Grants versus sales, Governmental support for the arts,
Sculptor, Denis Defrancesco (Czech Republic + France)
In a hotel restaurant, through a translator, we spoke about: Glamour/erotic photography, Job security, Artistic freedom, Sol Lewitt, Jeff Koons, Outsourcing art production, Hiring a writer, Selling the story, Transcending your past,
Publisher + Photographer, Tomáš Hrůza (Prague, Czech Republic)
While in his humble office at ArtMap we discussed: Artmap, Fotograf, Physical maps versus online, The photography market in Central Europe, Art for arts sake, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Hemphill Fine Arts, Photography books, Handmade books, Art books,