Writer Austyn Wohlers in conversation with Nirica Srinivasan about her ambitious & acclaimed debut novel Hothouse Bloom
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ artist Dan Alvarado discusses his dating app satirical solo show PANDORA'S SWIPE
Artist Dan Alvarado talks about his new solo show, PANDORA’S SWIPE, a satirical take on the temptation, overstimulation, and hypersexualization of our online dating app dystopia, on display September 5 - 22 at Botanica Grove in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Robin Givhan discusses her new book Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh
Pulitzer Prize–winning culture critic Robin Givhan discusses her new book Make it Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh, a detailed profile of Abloh’s legendary work & impact in not only fashion but the worlds of music and other art forms
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Bob Holmes discusses his ambitious & collaborative music project ACROSS THE HORIZON
Musician Bob Holmes of the New York-based trio Suss talks about his unique & ambitious Across the Horizon music series, where eight innovators from the wide landscape of instrumental music chose musicians for the first volume, now out as a double vinyl on Northern Spy Records
Timelessness & urgent relevance in the works of AUSTEN BRANTLEY
Austen Brantley, a Detroit-based artist whose sculptures & public projects venerate Black cultural figures, talks about the ways he seeks to make his work both timeless & urgently relevant, & the aftermath of the recent vandalization of his statue memorializing the Tuskegee Airmen
Sensuality, emotional resilience, & longing for connection: Suzanne Barbezat on her book FRIDA KAHLO's LOVE LETTERS
Author Suzanne Barbezat discusses her latest book, Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters, which includes a selection of letters to Frida’s great loves, along with translation and commentary
Heide Hatry discusses ONLY AT DUSK: A TRIBUTE TO FLACO THE OWL
Artist Heide Hatry talks in-depth about her solo show Only at Dusk: A Flaco Memorial Exhibition, honoring Flaco—the Eurasian Eagle Owl whose bold escape and survival in New York captured the city’s imagination, on display through August 7 at Ivy Brown Gallery
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Estefania Vélez Rodriguez
Brooklyn-based artist Estefanía Vélez Rodríguez talks in-depth about the seven paintings she has on display as part of the group show Past Tense/Future Perfect at NYC's Marc Straus Gallery, up through August 8
Dancer & choreographer MARK MORRIS reflects on his programming choices, artistic evolution, & what keeps him inspired
American dancer & choreographer Mark Morris reflects on his programming choices, artistic evolution, & what keeps him inspired, plus what to expect for the 45th anniversary program of the Mark Morris Dance Group, running from July 15-26 at New York’s Joyce Theater
The interstice between the real & the written in THE TIME OF THE NOVEL
Poet and educator Lara Mimosa Montes plumbs the interstice between the real and the written in her debut fiction work, The Time of the Novel
ORCHID FEVER by HAYLEY YOUNGS at 5-50 GALLERY
Artist Hayley Youngs discusses her new series of works influenced by Surrealism, Psychedelia, and Visionary art in her solo exhibition Orchid Fever, on display at 5-50 Gallery from June 14 through July 20
The poetic interrogations of Jennifer Chang's AN AUTHENTIC LIFE
An interview with poet and scholar Jennifer Chang about her Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist collection An Authentic Life
OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN's AN ARM FIXED TO A WING
Olivia Clare Friedman discusses the elegies, nostalgias, present moments, & experiences of motherhood in her book An Arm Fixed to a Wing
DOBBY GIBSON's HOLD EVERYTHING
Poet Dobby Gibson in conversation with Isabelle Sakelaris about the multitudes of forms & methods in the works from his latest collection, Hold Everything
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Amanda Ekery on her new album Árabe, an exploration of Syrian & Mexican shared history & culture
Musician Amanda Ekery discusses Árabe, her new album exploring Syrian & Mexican shared history & culture
Jehanne Dubrow's explorations of being a modern military spouse in CIVILIANS
Isabelle Sakelaris in conversation with poet Jehanne Dubrow about her collection Civilians, the final volume in her groundbreaking trilogy about the experience of being a modern military spouse
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Vincent John & Max Perla of Eraserhood Sound discuss scoring for CARL THE COLLECTOR
Vincent John & Max Perla of Eraserhood Sound discuss their dynamic scoring work for PBS KIDS’ groundbreaking Carl the Collector, the network’s first animated series spotlighting central characters on the autism spectrum
MIMI GARRARD discusses her decades of esteemed dance & choreography work
Mimi Garrard talks with Catherine Tharin about her decades of esteemed dance & choreography work
At the nexus of assimilation and ambition: Kevin Nguyen on MY DOCUMENTS
Author Kevin Nguyen in conversation with Nirica Srinivasan about his new novel, My Documents
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Priya Vulchi discusses her new book GOOD FRIENDS: Bonds That Change Us and the World
Author Priya Vulchi discusses her new book Good Friends: Bonds That Change Us and the World, explores friendships across history, continents, and cultures to show how friendship can open up new levels of community