The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Latest Episodes

Editor In Chief + Managing Editor, Antje Mayer-Salvi + David Meran, c/o Vienna Magazine (Vienna, Austria)
January 02, 2020

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)
December 23, 2019

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)
December 19, 2019

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)
December 16, 2019

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)
December 12, 2019

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)
December 10, 2019

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)
December 05, 2019

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)
December 02, 2019

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)
November 25, 2019

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)
November 20, 2019

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,