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True Crime Gallery: The Cursed Ghent Altarpiece Jul 06, 2023

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Welcome to the "True Crime Gallery: The Dark Side of Art", the Season 3 mini series finale of The Art Career Podcast, where we are going to uncover the dark and twisted tales where art and crime intersect. In this 3 part series, we bring you bone-chilling stories that will leave you captivated. We begin this week with Dr. Noah Charney telling the tale of the cursed Ghent masterpiece. Next week we explore the horrifying use of modern art as an instrument of torture, to a crime hidden behind one of the Louvre's prized masterpieces, and the disturbing artistic endeavors of a notorious serial killer-clown. We’ll end with the famous thefts of the Mona Lisa. Brace yourself for these haunting narratives.

Dr Noah Charney is the internationally best-selling author of more than twenty books, translated into fourteen languages. He is a professor of art history specializing in art crime, and has taught for Yale University, Brown University, and American University of Rome He is founder of ARCA, the Association for Research into Crimes against Art. He writes regularly for dozens of major magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, the Washington Post, the Observer and The Art Newspaper. He has recently fronted an influencer campaign for Samsung, and in 2022 he presented a BBC Radio 4 documentary, China’s Stolen Treasures. He lives in Slovenia with his wife, children and their hairless dog. His work in the field of art crime has been praised in such international forums as the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, BBC Radio, National Public Radio, El Pais, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Elle and Tatler among many others.

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Carroll Dunham: Husband, Father, Painter Jun 29, 2023

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On Season 3 episode 12 of The Art Career, Emily sits down with Carroll Dunham in his Connecticut home.

Carroll Dunham lives and works in New York and Connecticut. His most recent solo exhibitions include National Museum, Oslo, 2023; Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, and Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 2019–2020. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at international institutions including Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Millesgården, Stockholm; Drammens Museum, Drammen; a mid-career retrospective was held at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, in 2002. Dunham has also been included in notable group exhibitions including multiple Whitney Biennials and SITE Santa Fe; and at institutions including MAMCO, Geneva; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museu Picasso, Barcelona; and The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

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Welcome to The Art Career Jun 23, 2023

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The Art Career Podcast is a space breaking barriers by letting you sit in on candid, straightforward conversations with leaders in visual arts, writing, music, theater and film. Join New York based advisor, curator, and overall artist advocate, Emily McElwreath, for authentic and inspirational conversations with icons of our generation like #1 New York Times best selling author Cheryl Strayed, senior art critic for New York magazine Jerry Saltz and world renowned artist Marilyn Minter. Emily dives deep into topics like self development, career trajectories, mental health, social justice and the artists that have changed our lives. Expand your journey through the arts and feel empowered about what you do.

[REDUX] Jasmine Wahi: Politeness is Overrated Jun 22, 2023

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We are bringing back Jasmine Wahi's episode from Season 2 Episode 6 of The Art Career Podcast!

In this episode, Emily McElwreath interviews Jasmine Wahi. Wahi's multi-faceted curatorial and social practices predominantly focus on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multi-positional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism. During the interview the two cover topics such as community, passion and equitability, and agree that politeness is, indeed, overrated.

Jasmine Wahi is the Founder and Co-Director of Project for Empty Space, a nonprofit organization rooted in Newark, NJ, and soon to be in New York City. Her multi-faceted curatorial practice predominantly focuses on issues of femme empowerment, complicating binary structures within social discourses, and exploring multi-positional cultural identities through the lens of intersectional feminism.

While co-directing PES, Ms. Wahi became the inaugural Holly Block Social Justice Curator at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2020. While at the museum she curated several renowned exhibitions, including Born In Flames: Feminist Futures and Wardell Milan: AMERIKA. God Bless You If It's Good To You, which were oriented around the thesis that visibility is the primary tenet of Social Justice. In addition to her work at more formal institutions, Ms. Wahi also curates exhibitions and lectures internationally on dismantling White Supremacist, Capitalist, Patriarchal structures in the cultural realm and beyond. Recent notable engagements include her 2019 TEDx talk on intersectionality and visibility, entitled All The Women In Me Are Tired; and a group exhibition entitled American Truth at the SVA Chelsea Galleries.

A lover of learning and sharing, Ms. Wahi has taught at a number of art institutions, including Yale University, and the School of Visual Arts: MFA Fine Arts department. She is currently on the Faculty of Brooklyn College in New York City. Ms. Wahi received her own Art History education from New York University, where she has a BA in Art History from the College of Arts and Sciences, and an MA from the Institute of Fine Arts.
Jasmine Wahi lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her chihuahua mutt, Momo. You can follow her shenanigans and micro-essays on Instagram at @browngirlcurator.

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Will Shott: Dismantling Tradition Jun 15, 2023

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On Season 3 episode 11 of The Art Career, Emily McElwreath interviews Will Shott.

When Houston-born jewelry designer Will Shott sought to revolutionize eternally classic design for this genderless fine jewelry brand, the unique result immediately graced the necks of fashion and music industry influencers alike including Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Luka Sabbat, Miley Cyrus, and collaborations with brands such as Gucci, Midnight studios, and many more. Shott’s WWW.WILLSHOTT label has attained unforeseen heights, with his recognizably glacial jewelry embellishing a number of runway shows as well as the most highly curated stores worldwide. Dismantling traditional notions of jewelry has led Will to expand his brand to include fine art. In September 2022 Shott opened a gallery space in the street facing room of his jewelry shop in Chinatown. For each exhibition, Shott collaborates with the artists to make a unique, limited edition piece of jewelry. Will’s unique aesthetic encompassing the worlds of fine-art, fashion and music, has created a welcome and necessary addition to New York’s gallery scene.

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Chloe Wise: Coming to New York, Beauty, and Consumption Jun 08, 2023

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In preparation for her upcoming installation for this year's Parcours at Art Basel, Emily McElwreath interviews Chloe Wise.

Chloe Wise’s practice spans diverse media, including painting, sculpture, video and installation. Foregrounding an interest in the history of portraiture, Wise examines the multiple channels that lead to the construction of a Self, paying particular attention to the interweaving of consumption and image making. With a wry sense of humour, she nods to canonical tableaux, like Manet’s Déjeuner Sur L’Herbe, exploring the shared projected desires built around food and the female body. Meticulously hand painted casts of food serve as the base for the artist’s sculptural practice where strange assemblies, now frozen in sculpted plastic, toy with the presence and absence of unchangeability and perishability, fiction and reality. Advertising, fashion, taboo, multi-national brands—Wise looks to the consumptive habits built around these structures with parody and derision, underlying how the body is framed and becomes excessive in its manipulation of these sites.

Curated by Samuel Leuenberger, founder of the Swiss non-profit exhibition spaces SALTS in Birsfelden and Country SALTS in Bennwil, the Parcours sector returns to Basel's Old Town with twenty projects including sculptures, films, performances, and site-specific installations. Parcours Night, during which participating artists activate their works with physical and sound-based interventions, will return as well and take place on Saturday, June 18 from 4 to 11pm.

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Dr. Kate Tomas: Magic, Intuition, and Power May 25, 2023

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On Season 3, Episode 8, Emily McElwreath interviews Dr. Kate Tomas.

Dr. Kate Tomas is a spiritual teacher, mentor and advisor, with a doctoral degree in Theology from the University of Oxford, and over 23 years experience.
Kate is also one of the most highly educated and sought after practitioners in the world, holding a Masters degree in the Philosophy of Religion, and a Doctoral Degree in Philosophical Theology from the University of Oxford.
Tomas has a thriving international practice as an intuitive advisor, & a best selling book (Chakra Crystals, 2007, 2019). She holds private practices in London, and New York where she consults for individuals as well as businesses. Kate works with forward-thinking women and non-binary people to teach them ancient and modern spiritual practices in a way that engages their entire being.
Rather than needing to suspend their rational minds and critical faculties, her students are encouraged to deeply explore the world of energy, astrology and spiritual practice.

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Ché Morales: Gratitude, Chance Encounters, and Partnerships May 18, 2023

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On Season 3, Episode 7, Emily McElwreath interviews Ché Morales.

Ché Morales is an independent curator based in New York City who is passionate about presenting groundbreaking material in innovative and thought-provoking ways. With a keen eye for emerging talent, he has curated numerous exhibitions that showcase the diverse range of artists' abilities.

Among his notable exhibitions are Dominique Fung’s "Wash Your Corners" at Ross + Kramer in New York, Bernadette Despujols's "The Vast Ocean in Which the Woman Swims” at Rachel Uffner Gallery in New York, Nadia Waheed's "I Climb, I Backtrack, I Float" and Asif Hoque’s "Lover's Rock" at Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami. Additionally, he has curated exhibits such as Azikiwe Mohammed’s "396 Wortman Ave." and Heather Day's "Convergence" at Anna Zorina Gallery in New York.

In 2017, Morales established ABSTRKT, an independent consultancy focused on art, design, and creating unique experiences. Clients include Nike, New Balance, Adidas, The Standard Hotel, Soho House, StockX, New York City Ballet, Cîroc and more.Through this platform, he continues to shape his artistic practice and explore new avenues within the art world.

Morales is also recently founded The Online Gallery, a quarterly ad-free art archive that provides a platform for curators, artists, and organizers to share and demystify art through an editorial lens. His approach to art curation is deeply influenced by his extensive knowledge of cultural, social, and historical contexts in which art is both created and consumed. Through his work, Morales aims to push boundaries, inspire meaningful conversations, and captivate audiences with the transformative power of art.

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Meg Lionel Murphy: Painting After PTSD From Domestic Violence May 11, 2023

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Meg Lionel Murphy: Painting After PTSD From Domestic Violence

*Content warning - Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse*

Meg Lionel Murphy paints a dreamworld where suffering transforms femme bodies into a monstrous size, so that their pain must be seen, felt, and acknowledged. Murphy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, with three majors: Art, Art History, and English Literature. Additionally, Meg studied classical oil painting in Florence, Italy. After graduation, Meg worked as a children’s illustrator, co-founded the literary and art magazine, Paper Darts, and co-directed the arts and social justice non-profit, Pollen Midwest.

A diagnosis of severe PTSD from domestic violence led Murphy to leave her career in publishing to focus on painting and healing. She moved back to her childhood home in rural Wisconsin where she started painting in her father’s junkyard, in a studio shack that was converted from an industrial cooler. As her art took off, she moved her studio to an old storefront—that was built as a church in the 1880s.

Recent solo shows include “Traumatica Dramatica'' at The Untitled Space Gallery (New York), “Interior Violence” at CoExhibitions Gallery (Minneapolis), and solo booths with SPRING/BREAK Art Show (New York and Los Angeles). Recent group shows include “10 @ 10” at The Wisconsin Museum of Art, “Pleasure Garden'' at Laurie Shapiro Gallery (Los Angeles), and “In Her World” at Voltz Clarke (New York). Her painting has been acquired by the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Her artwork has been featured in a variety of publications including Hyperallergic, Bitch, Artnet News, and Forbes.

Domestic Violence Resources :

NO VISIBLE BRUISES - What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) or 800-942-6908 (Español) (also available as web chat and text)
https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/
To Find local shelters: https://www.domesticshelters.org/
Women's Law Initiative: https://hotline.womenslaw.org/public

Additional Resources can be found at The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence website: https://ncadv.org/RESOURCES

Domestic violence support groups can be found through Psychology Today: support groups: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/groups

Danger Assessment worksheet: ⁠https://www.dangerassessment.org/DATools.aspx⁠

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Jeremy Blocker: New York Theatre Workshop May 04, 2023

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On Season 3, Episode 5 of The Art Career Podcast, Emily McElwreath interviews Jeremy Blocker, director of New York Theatre Workshop.

Jeremy Blocker began his tenure at New York Theatre Workshop in 2014 and has overseen more than thirty productions, stewarding the growth of NYTW’s annual operating budget and significantly increasing the Workshop’s reserve funds to secure the financial future of the organization. He also led the effort to create NYTW’s most recent strategic plan which has seen an expansion of the season to five productions, a 200% increase in artist compensation over the five year plan, the launch of a paid, year-long 2050 Administrative Fellowship, and the renovation of NYTW’s 4th Street Theatre. Prior to arriving at NYTW, Jeremy served as the first Managing Director of Ars Nova, New York’s premiere hub for new talent, where he produced six world premiere productions including the Obie Award-winning Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy, seven festivals, and dozens of concerts, readings and workshops. He has also previously served as Director of Individual Giving at Manhattan Theatre Club, Development Associate for Capital Projects at Atlantic Theater Company, and Producing Director of Babel Theatre Project, which he co-founded. Jeremy is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Theatre Management and Producing at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and holds a BA from Harvard University and an MFA from Columbia.

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