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Bad at Sports Episode: 846 Barely Fair - Minor Matters Jun 26, 2023

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This week on Bad at Sports we're presenting more panel discussions from Minor Matters, the programming arm of Barely Fair, a 1/12th scale art fair produced by Julius Caesar at Color Club this April! First up, CURATORIAL CONFINES: Scaled Selections Within and Outside Institutions moderated by Scott Campbell (Independent Curators International) with panelists Nolan Jimbo (Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago), Adia Sykes (Independent Curator) and Kate Sierzputowski (Airlock, BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar, EXPO CHICAGO) then, SCALE AS SUPPORT: The Architecture Behind BARELY FAIR Moderated by Roland Knowlden (Future Firm) with the Directors of the fair itself, Josh Dihle, Tony Lewis, Roland Miller, and Kate Sierzputowski. Finally, in a podcast *exclusive* (sorry terrestrial radio only listeners!), STARTING SMALL: A Look at the Beginning of a Collection, moderated by Roland Miller (BARELY FAIR, Julius Caesar) with panelists Courtney Sherrer, Josh Rogers, and Megan Green Rogers.

https://www.barelyfair.com/minormatters

https://www.juliuscaesarchicago.net/

https://curatorsintl.org/about/collaborators/21995-scott-vincent-campbell

https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/nolan-jimbo

https://www.adiasykes.com/

http://katesierzputowski.com/

https://future-firm.org/

http://www.joshdihle.com/

https://www.blumandpoe.com/artists/tony_lewis

http://www.rolandwm.com/

https://colorclub.events/

Bad at Sports Episode 845: Phillip Maisel Jun 09, 2023

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This episode from the now found lost hard drive of Bad at Sports. SF based not all the time photographer and conceptual artist Phillip Maisel! From a NADA NYC of the past we share this great chat about aesthetics, photography, formalism, and the construction of an image with Amanda Browder and Duncan MacKenzie, live from inside a Claire Ashley! Big thanks to Martin for editing support.

In the intro Duncan talks about Bad at Sports's friends at Carol Fox hooking B@S with tickets for "The Empire Strips Back" and how we don't really know how to judge or make sense of it but we all had a delightful time. Also 2 out of the 4 of us lamented that they did not purchase the "Wookie Playboy" magazines. So that would make a kind Xmas present for the podcast.

Philip Maisel – https://www.phillipmaisel.com/

Document and Aron Gent – https://documentspace.com/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/

Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

The Empire Strips Back - https://theempirestripsback.com/

Carol Fox and Associates - https://www.carolfoxassociates.com/

Image c/o Phillip Maisel

Encants (5184)

Archival pigment print

25.5 x 17" / 65 x 43 cm

2020

Bad at Sports Episode 844: Alex Gingrow Jun 01, 2023

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This episode from the now found hard drive of Bad at Sports. Alex Gingrow! From a NADA NYC of the past we share this great chat about aesthetics, time, angst, and text art hosted but Caroline Burghardt and Duncan MacKenzie, live from inside a Claire Ashley! Big thanks to Martin for editing support.

Alex Gingrow – https://alexgingrow.com/home.html

Caroline Burghardt – https://carolineburghardt.com/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/

Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

Image care of Alex Gingrow.

Bad at Sports episode 843: Monira Foundation and Apollo – Anne Muntges, Michael Miller, and Sarah Raskey! May 18, 2023

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Today on Bad at Sports, live from inside EXPO Chicago, we try to get to the bottom of what the Monira Foundation is up to and what exactly it has to do with MANA Contemporary? So, we catch up with Anne Muntges, Director of Residencies and Grants Development. Then we are joined by the CEO of Apollo, Michael Miller and Chicago artist Sarah Raskey, and we look into the future of digital art delivery and what it would mean to have access to the world's greatest collections from your home. Efficiency

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Monira Foundation – https://monirafoundation.org/

MANA Contemporary – https://www.manacontemporary.com/

Anne Muntges – https://www.annemuntges.com/

Apollo – https://apollo.art/

Michael Miller - https://modernluxuryinteriors.com/apollo-digital-art-platform

Sarah Raskey – https://www.sarahraskey.com/

Bad at Sports Episode 842 – ICI Scott Vincent Campbell and Becky Nahom and John Knuth live from EXPO! May 11, 2023

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This week we check in with independent Curators International through Scott Vincent Campbell and Becky Nahom, and they break down the exciting curatorial connection event hosted through EXPO Chicago for the last five nine years. The conversation touches on the value of curators having an informal, yet art infused context in which to connect. All participants fail to recognize that the proper noun for a group of curators is a "hubris." As in, "a hubris of curators approached the young artist." This chat is a followed by LA based but Chicago drenched brilliant image maker John Knuth and we get down, full on EXPO style but with flies, as we tailgate our own booth and try to change the world one T-shirt at a time. EXPO Chicago in full effect.

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Independent Curators International - https://curatorsintl.org/

Scott Vincent Campbell - https://svcstudio.com/

Becky Nahom - https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/becky-nahom-of-halt-gallery-talks-curating-phoenixs-art-scene-and-moving-to-new-york-7286642

John Knuth - http://www.johnknuth.com/#/

Hollis Taggart - https://www.hollistaggart.com/

MOCA - https://www.moca.org/

Image care of John Knuth from https://www.hollistaggart.com/artists/36-john-knuth/

Bad at Sports Episode 841: Chloe Wise and Kevin Arrow May 08, 2023

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This episode we return to the land of the lost episodes of Bad at Sports. As your friendly neighborhood art world podcasters return to action after a bit of a post EXPO meltdown, we are back in action. And in glorious preparation for NADA NYC we present two fantastic interviews we did in conjunction with NADA in Miami. Art world megaphone jaw dropper, Chloe Wise, breaks down art fashion and how we consume both and the ideas that trail in their wake. Kevin Arrow gets into what is lost as we turn away from Obsolete Media and the joy we can find in rediscovery. Amanda Browder, Tom Sanford, and Duncan MacKenzie split the hosting duties, live from inside a Claire Ashley! Big thanks to Martin for editing support.

Chloe Wise - https://www.chloewise.com/

Obsolete Media - https://miamirail.org/winter-2015/obsolete-media-miami/

Kevin Arrow - http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-kevin-arrow/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/

Tom Sanford - http://tomsanford.com/

Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

Image = Chloe Wise from Cultured Magazine https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2018/11/29/chloe-wise

Bad at Sports Episode 840: the Jennifer Reeder Apr 17, 2023

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Jennifer Reeder is back! It's been a decade since our last conversation with the legendary Chicago filmmaker, artist and educator and she has been busy! Her newest feature, Perpetrator, features (the!) Alicia Silverstone and recently premiered at the Berlinale on its way back stateside. Together with Jesse and Brian, Jennifer gets into genre, the short as form and shape, her own personal journey through different mediums and more in a rolicking and fascinating conversation.

This episode also functions as an oblique invitation to our EXPO activities and activations. If you'll be at the fair this weekend, come visit our booth to see some exciting new realities! https://thejenniferreeder.com/ https://www.wtfilms.fr/portfolio-item/perpetrator/ https://www.criterionchannel.com/short-films-by-jennifer-reeder https://www.expochicago.com/

Bad at Sports 839: Molly Zuckerman-Hartung Apr 16, 2023

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This week Amanda and Duncan return to the magic of the passed of Bad at Sports with a brilliant interview with Molly Zuckerman-Hartung! Zuckerman-Hartung kicked off this years set of Dialogoues at EXPO Chicago! And we return to a blissfully naive pre-pandemic artworld while physically celebrating the return to form of EXPO 2023! Editing support by Martin and we did this interview inside a Claire Ashley sculpture in NYC!

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung - https://corbettvsdempsey.com/artists/molly-zuckerman-hartung/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/

Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

Bad at Sport Episode 838: Sumesh Sharma Apr 10, 2023

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Amanda Browder and Duncan have a word with Mumbai based curator Sumesh Sharma! We chat about all things internationally challenging and the context for both international and American art. We cover why NADA is such an important international fair! All from inside a Claire Ashley in NYC. Editing support by Martin!

Sumesh Sharma - https://curatorsintl.org/about/collaborators/5399-sumesh-sharma

Clark House Initiative - https://www.space118.com/mapping-residencies/clark-house-initiative/

Thanks Arterritory for the image - https://arterritory.com/en/visual_arts/interviews/22636-sumesh_sharma_in_riga_the_grandson_of_a_trade_merchant_on_diversity_and_exchange/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/ Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

Bad at Sports Episode 837: Chambliss Giobbi and Alex Chitty! Apr 05, 2023

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Once again Bad at Sports brings back a little audio that we recorded several years ago at NADA Miami which for no good reason never made it to air. We blame our day jobs but these would not have seen the light without the editing support of Martin Ortiz de Taranco!

This week we run into Chambliss Giobbi and circle around model building, portraits, the relationship between an image and its materials. Then we are treated to the driest wit in Chicago by Alex Chitty thanks to Patron Gallery! Thanks to NADA! Thanks to Claire Ashley who provided the work for our booth. And in a rare twist Dana Bassett and Tom Sanford, in the same show!

Chambliss Giobbi - https://www.chamblissgiobbi.com/

Alex Chitty - http://www.alexchitty.com/

Patron Gallery - https://patrongallery.com/

Amanda Browder - https://www.amandabrowder.com/

NADA - https://www.newartdealers.org/

EXPO - Chicago https://www.expochicago.com/

Martin Ortiz de Taranco - https://www.martinortizdetaranco.com/

Tom Sanford - http://tomsanford.com/

Claire Ashley - https://clairehelenashley.com/

Image:

Alex Chitty

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