What Does a Return to the Art World Mean?

In this episode artist Chloe Bass’s tweet pointing to the hypocrisy of the art world leads to a discussion of labor, the New York art fairs, and unions. We discuss: Max Lankin’s observations for ArtForum on the Armory Fair about how the new digs at the Javits Center improve upon the Piers, which were literally falling into the water. Funny how easy it is to forget that the Javits Center, just two months ago, served as a mass vaccination center, and the year prior a makeshift hospital for COVID victims. Mostly people were just happy to see each other again. Dana Kopel’s piece in the Baffler Magazine, Against Artsploitation , which chronicles the unionization efforts at the New Museum, and the museum executive’s endless gaslighting of employees. The New York Art Fairs. We talk about the art at The Armory Show, The Independent, and Spring Break. The work discussed below: THE ARMORY SHOW Jeffrey Gibson at Tandem Press Wendy Redstar at Sargent’s Daughters Tau Lewis at Night Gallery Tony Matelli - Maruani Mercier Theresa Chromati at The Kravets Wehby Gallery Jennifer Bartlett at Locks Gallery Kamrooz Aram at Green . Art . Gallery Jose Davilas at Sean Kelly Sara Greenberger Rafferty at Rachel Uffner Susumu Kamijo at Jack Hanley Hayley Barker at Shrine Dontae Hayes at Mindy Solomon Gallery Michael Rakowitz at Jane Lombard INDEPENDENT Julian Schnabel at Vito Schnabel Sedrick Chisom at New American Painting Jo Nigoghossian at Broadway Gallery Erik Parker at Ross+Kramer Amy Feldman at Galerie Eva Presenhuber The Ranch SPRING BREAK Guy Richards Smit Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw - curated by Magda Sawon Chapel - curated by M. Charlene Stevens with work by Sophie Kahn and Colette Robbins Outliars , curated by Elisabeth Smolarz, work by Angie Waller Gather Rusted Satellites curated by Amanda Nedham Tristam Lasndwone , Kyle Hittmeirer Nicholas Cueva Loren Erdrich Willa Wasserman James Razko Tammie Rubin Steve Locke

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What Does a Return to the Art World Mean? is an episode from Explain Me by Paddy Johnson and William Powhida.

This episode is 119:54 long.

This episode was published on Sep 21, 2021.

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