Podcasts from SFMOMA, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. These enhanced podcasts present guides to selected artists with a gallery-by-gallery commentary. Versions of the podcasts in MP3 format are also available via the RSS feed and website.
SFMOMA Artcasts: January 2012
Posted: January 2012In this episode we'll explore the ways artists relate to reality, either by documenting and responding to shared experience or by creating alternate worlds. First, we'll consider a contemporary artist's responses to a modern master in "Images in Dialogue: Paul Klee and Andrew Schoultz". Next, we'll visit "Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break", an investigation of film, photography, and the daily routine of workers at a naval shipbuilding plant in Maine. Finally, in "The Air We Breathe", we'll examine artists' and poets' reflections on one of our society's most contentious issues: gay marriage. In each instance, the ways these artists engage the world around them reveals their perspective, and powerfully impacts our own. "Wedding March" performed by Steve Bissinger on banjo. Each SFMOMA Artcast brings you illuminating audio and video interviews with artists, curators, and visitors as they respond to the works on view and in the museum's collection.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: August 2011
Posted: August 2011In this episode we examine early twentieth-century salon culture. Our story begins with the gatherings of artists and patrons hosted by the Stein family – author Gertrude Stein, her brothers Leo and Michael Stein, and Michael’s wife Sarah Stein. First, art historian Emily Braun and SFMOMA curator Janet Bishop discuss the Stein Salons – how they formed and why people flocked to their homes. Next we hear from Wanda Corn, co-curator of “Seeing Gertrude Stein” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, in a panel discussion on artist circles and sexuality. Wrapping up the segment we hear from Margaret Tedesco on an SFMOMA event called The Living Room, a series of conversations that revolved around significant moments in the Bay Area’s avant-garde history. We also hear from two participants in the event: Nate Boyce and George Chen, who discuss the Bay Area’s experimental music scene. Each SFMOMA Artcast brings you illuminating audio and video interviews with artists, curators, and visitors as they respond to the works on view and in the museum’s collection.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: June 2011
Posted: July 2011During his short career, Tobias Wong provoked designers and consumers by subverting the conventional function of everyday objects. His untimely death in 2010 at the age of 35 left a profound mark on the international design community. In the spring of 2011, SFMOMA became the first museum to mount a solo exhibition of the designer's work. In this gallery exploration, Wong's friends and former collaborators share stories about particularly memorable projects or pieces from the exhibition.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: April 2011
Posted: April 2011When did the museum become a marketplace? In this episode of SFMOMA Artcasts we hear from the artists and workers involved with Stephanie Syjuco’s installation ShadowShop – an alternative store temporarily set up in one of SFMOMA’s fifth-floor galleries. We also hear from the fiancé of the late contemporary designer Tobias Wong, Tim Dubitsky, who discusses references to love in Wong’s work. Next we turn to photography: artist Michael Light describes the voyeuristic nature of his aerial shots, and artist and writer Rebecca Solnit discusses Eadweard Muybridge, the revolutionary nineteenth-century photographer who helped lay the groundwork for motion pictures.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: January 2011
Posted: January 2011In this episode we hear from the artists and curators involved with the exhibitions The More Things Change and Bill Fontana: Sonic Shadows. Artists Tacita Dean and Peter Wegner discuss their works in The More Things Change and Bill Fontana discusses his sound sculpture Sonic Shadows. We end this episode with a musical guest-take from the vocal/cello duo Loop!Station.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: November 2010
Posted: November 2010This episode features takes on photography’s past, present, and future. First up, we bring you an excerpt from "Is Photography Over?" a symposium hosted by SFMOMA in April 2010. Next, Corey Keller, SFMOMA’s associate curator of Photography, introduces French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and discusses Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, the retrospective of his work on view at the museum through January 30, 2011. Then, Sandra Phillips, senior curator of Photography, and Rudolf Frieling, curator of Media Arts, present Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera since 1870, an exhibition that will be on view through April 17, 2011. Finally, we return to "Is Photography Over?" and hear a bit more from the artists, curators, and scholars who spoke at the symposium. This Artcast concludes with a recording of Wright Morris reading prose poetry he paired with his photographs.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: August 2010
Posted: August 2010Spotlight on the Fisher Collection: Creators Who Forged Their Own Paths. Co-founder of Gap Inc. Donald G. Fisher and his son Bob reflect on this iconic art collection, on view at SFMOMA this summer. First, we look at two of Don’s favorite artists: Alexander Calder and William Kentridge. Critic Glen Helfand offers his perspective on the role major collections can have in shaping the public’s exposure to art. Next up, Chuck Close tells us what he has in common with his friends, several of whom are also well represented in the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at SFMOMA. Finally, we look in depth at the painter Agnes Martin. Doris Fisher shares a behind-the-scenes story of meeting Martin, while the artist herself describes what it means to be a painter. This episode concludes with a musical Guest Take by SFMOMA staff member Jefre Cantu Ledesma, who composed a piece directly inspired by Martin’s work.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.SFMOMA Artcasts: June 2010
Posted: June 2010Spotlight on the Collection: Artists Who Let the World In. Curators Corey Keller and Sarah Roberts recount the exhibitions and outreach efforts SFMOMA organized during World War-II. Artist Allison Smith adds to this story by discussing Arts & Skills Service, her contemporary take on the Red Cross Arts & Skills program, which taught art and craft skills to wounded soldiers as part of their psychological rehabilitation. Next up, we look at two very different artists who bring the street into the galleries: Dorothea Lange and Barry McGee. Lange, a photographer who captured the devastation of daily life during the Depression, tells a story from her own front lines, followed by McGee, a contemporary artist who describes his work as a collection of moments from the street. McGee’s work is contextualized by Chris Brennan, coauthor of Bay Area Graffiti, who discusses bringing street art into the galleries, and by People Under the Stairs, who finish the episode with a track that evokes the spirit of McGee’s work.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Sculptor Louise Bourgeois on Spiders
Posted: June 2010Throughout her long career, sculptor Louise Bourgeois (December 25, 1911 - May 31, 2010) was known for haunting, biomorphic forms that communicated themes from her inner life and family history. A longtime inspiration for feminist artists, in her last years Bourgeois finally enjoyed mainstream recognition. In this clip, the artist discusses her interest in spiders, a recurring theme in her work. © Michael Blackwood Productions, Inc.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Spotlight on the Collection: Kara Walker Gallery Exploration
Posted: May 2010Curator Gary Garrels in conversation with Kara Walker in the SFMOMA Galleries. Walker and Garrels discuss the iconography in a large cut paper silhouette installation by the artist, which is in SFMOMA's collection.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Introduction to the Exhibition
Posted: February 2010An introduction to the exhibition "75 Years of Looking Forward: The Anniversary Show." Part of the exhibition audio tour.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.San Francisco Views: 1935 to Now
Posted: February 2010A survey of different San Francisco cityscapes, from 1935 when the museum was founded to the present day. Part of SFMOMA's audio tour for "75 Years of Looking Forward: The Anniversary Show."
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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