Radio Unheard

This episode tries to articulate that the work of any art  institution is political. Whether we consciously acknowledge and engage with this fact or prefer to ignore it, the outcomes of our actions in the public sphere inevitably shapes the policies of the field  we work in and, more broadly, the world we live in. Some institutions choose to play by existing rules and benefit from obedience. But t...

In this podcast, we often advocate for doable, sustainable solutions. We have spoken extensively about the notion of crisis and why solidarity should not be understood as a spontaneous gesture toward someone in trouble, but rather as a consistent policy within the cultural field. In this episode, Asia Tsisar speaks with Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky, the founders of Artists at Risk, a networ...

What role do exhibitions play in moments of crisis? Can curatorial practices go beyond representation to become acts of solidarity in themselves? In this episode of Radio Unheard , Asia Tsisar speaks with Aleksei Borisionok and Antonina Stebur, both are recognized curators active in the international art field, who come from a Belarusian background. Together, they reflect on the challenges faced a...

In this episode, we talk about the networks of solidarity created by independent art institutions and artists during the Yugoslav wars—networks that aimed to preserve and develop artistic connections between people divided by wars. Our guest is Ana Miljanić, head and co-founder of the Centre for Cultural Decontamination in Belgrade. During the wars, the Centre hosted an exhibition of Kosovo artist...

In this episode, we discuss the importance of solidarity among people with experiences of displacement and delve into both its imaginaries and its structural boundaries. This episode has two parts. The first part, in conversation with Ukrainian social anthropologist Ruslana Koziienko, examines the mechanisms of EU protection from the perspective of displaced Ukrainians, as well as the legal and so...

In this episode, host Asia Tsisar speaks with social anthropologist Ruslana Koziienko about the importance of solidarity between displaced people. They discuss the Temporary Protection status, which displaced people from Ukraine were given in the EU at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Conversation explores the concept of fake generosity , which Ruslana suggests in her opinion piece Agains...

Solidarity is the word we pronounce proudly in exhibitions and public programs. But the doubts — about its long-term effects, about how and why we divide people, about solidarity as a gift, gesture, or hierarchy — are usually left for professional conversations we prefer to keep privat. In the opening episode of Radio Unheard , host Asia Tsisar speaks with writer and art critic Aruna D’Souza , who...

Solidarity is one of the most talked-about—and most needed—words in contemporary art today. It’s also one of the most confusing, underdefined, and quietly controversial. We love to invoke it. But do we really know what we mean by it—or what we’re doing when we act in its name? In this debut season, Radio Unheard dives into the murky waters of solidarity—not just as a moral impulse, but as a histor...