Current Art Podcast

In 2019, André Daughtry visited the Indigenous Misak people in Colombia for the first time. He learned that many Indigenous communities in the region are resisting violence from both the left and right sides of politics in order to maintain traditional practices and legal rights. André’s work has centered around spirituality, leading him to seek a deeper understanding of the Misak lifestyle and th...

Are we too good at remembering the bad memories? What is one trial learning? Paula Croxson is a science communicator, storyteller, neuroscientist, musician, open water swimmer living in New York City. paulacroxson.com/ paula.croxson@gmail.com / @paulacroxson Listening: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Current. Artpodcast⁠current.artpodcast@gmail.comNew Episode every Sunday——————————————————host - Yaching Cheung...

Experimental episode taking you on a walk through Brooklyn, describing what we see in the moment while discussing procrastination and self-criticism in an artist’s career. Guest Speaker: Jon Levin Jon Levin is a theater director, puppeteer, and performer, as well as the co-director of Sinking Ship Productions. His most recent play, The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy (in collaboration with Theater in Qua...

I am reposting an episode where I was invited to Yuko’s Braver Love Podcast. In this episode, I talked about the most important qualities for being an artist. I emphasized the importance of resilience and discussed strategies for designing your career path. Listen to it to learn more! Yuko Kudou (工藤優子) - She/her www.yukoislovelivelife.com / @yukoislovelivelife / https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuk...

How can we become the witness to what happens in our lives? Storytelling is a way to communicate what we have learned and experienced in the world to others. It is also an important part of how we inspire ourselves as creatives. So, how can we tell the most emotionally impactful story? Listen to today’s episode to learn more. Paula Croxson is a science communicator, storyteller, neuroscientist, mu...

When was the last time you felt lonely? Is it important to feel loneliness? It is a feeling that can be both political and personal. Filmmaker Chenhao Chang talks about the feeling of constantly being threatened when growing up in Taiwan. Moving to the U.S. was a way to escape the complexity of the feeling, but then a profound loneliness invaded his life and taught him the most important lesson. G...

Dementia is one of the most common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. It creates a gap between reality and what we once knew. Approximately 7 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but how can we better understand this disease beyond what the data reveals? Paula Croxson, a neuroscientist, science communicator, and storyteller who focuses her research on memory, shares her own stories and...

a very underprepared book share, hopefully it's not boring to you. Ways of Seeing by John Berger Listening: https://linktr.ee/Current. Artpodcast@current.artpodcast / current.artpodcast@gmail.com New Episode every Sunday at 10 AM EST—————————————————— host - Yaching Cheungyachingcheung.com / art.yachingcheung@gmail.com—————————————————————————⁠ #bookshare #johnberger#beinganartist⁠ ⁠#artyoutuber⁠...

Should an art class or art career always be competitive for young people? Does chasing an elusive dream of success truly lead us somewhere? Andrew shared one of the classes he designed—a collabo audio walk project about the Young Lords Organization, which emerged in 1969 in NYC. Could a class like this create meaningful change in the academic world? Can such an approach help break the culture of i...

A fun episode about creative jobs and social media presence. Guest speaker: Andrew Demirjian Andrew Demirjian builds linguistic, sonic and visual environments that disrupt habituated ways of reading, hearing and seeing. His interdisciplinary artistic practice examines structures that shape consciousness and perception, questioning frameworks that support the status quo and limit thought. Andrew te...

Do artists need an MFA to start their careers? With more and more funding and grant opportunities stating, “Artists do not need a formal education to apply,” the degree has become less and less of a gatekeeper for artists. So, what are the pros and cons of art education? Listen to the thoughts of Professor Andrew Demirjian, who taught in an Integrated Media Arts program for ten years in the heart...

Stunned by my first visit to Prime Produce 2 years ago, Prime Produce has continued to thrive and create cultural impact in Midtown New York, Hell’s Kitchen. It is a community event space, library, material bank, co-working space, and much more to come. Board director Yuko told me: "When it comes to running a cooperative, instead of looking for like-minded people, look for people with different pe...

From the Upper West Side of New York, staring into the river, all the way walking to Straus Park on W 107th St, accompanied by Megan Hattie Stahl's sound walk Serious Music with Bea Witkin, I got to know the electronic composer Bea, who was born in 1916 and active in the 1930s until her death in 1990. Her personal life, struggles, and the unforgettable music she created all intertwined with the Ne...

A short story about the bureaucratic process of finding a therapist in Germany. What does the process look like? What do I need to do in order to get free therapy sessions? Listen to this week’s podcast for a detailed walkthrough of my therapist tour! Instagram: //www.instagram.com/current.artpodcast/ Listening to Current Art Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Current. Artpodcast Email: current.artpodcast...

Long time no see, I am back! US election, Wars, Everyday Life Dramas, Careers, Social Medias.. There are endless problems need our attentions, How do we deal with it? Are we still able to make our own choices in the midst of crisis and chaos? listen to this week's podcast to know more! Guest Speaker: Anne Marie Heydeck Anne Marie has been trained as an architect in Germany and Japan. She is a netw...

How should we best support our artists? Is guaranteed income a possible future for them? Have you heard of programs like this? This week’s guest, Kara Fan, is an artist who received $1,000 per month for 18 consecutive months from Creatives Rebuild New York during the post-pandemic era. She’s one of 2,400 artists in New York State who have benefited from this program. It’s a game-changer, inviting...

Junaid Arif growing up in an Orthodox middle class family in Lahore Pakistan. Moving to the United States to pursue his master study is the fist time he left his country, the adaptation period is hard and the changes are non reversible. listen to today's episode to know more!guest speaker: Junaid Arif instagram: @jforjunaydNew Episode every Sunday at 10 AM EST——————————————————Contact the host - Y...

@labocine stands for Laboratory and Cinema, it is a platform, magazine, portal, archive and network. Labocine is the home of Science New Wave film Festival @imaginescience which will be coming up soon from Oct 18 -25 in New York City. This week I am in Gowanus, brooklyn, with the founder Alexi Gambis and curator Nate Dorr, we had an exciting episode recording about the stories behind this interdis...

(Im)migration is what Ali said it to me during this week's episode. Ali is an artist, writer, professor originally from Iran and lives in the USA for over a decade. He works with Farsi language and playing with how to break the literal meaning of language. I saw a sense of fluidity in his work and his life, as many immigrants can reasonate with. Ali and I also talked about: what makes the best ''s...

This week I invited Berlin Documentary Filmmaker Johannes Blume to talk about the squatting scene in Berlin. Through his documentary Berlin Utopiekadaver(2024,DE) He portraits anarchists, Punkrock musicians, LGBTQ communities and youths under the stress and reality of eviction and their emotional journey of living in squatted apartment in Berlin. Guest Speaker: Johannes Blume Contact: mail@johanne...

A recap about why we started the podcast, what topics did we discuss over the six month. And an open call for all the audiences, what do you want to listen to next? send me a message or comment below. current art podcast: Instagram: //www.instagram.com/current.artpodcast/ Listening to Current Art Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Current. Artpodcast Email: current.artpodcast@gmail.com New Episode every S...

last week we talked about renovating east Berlin apartment, this week we continue the topic about architecture, about how do we use the space, how do we build the relationship with it. Most importantly, How do we build space inward, stay in tuned. guest speaker: Anne-Marie Heydeck Anne Marie has been trained as an architect in Germany and Japan. She is a network partner at Onpa, a curatorial colle...

Gordon Matta-Clark said that each one of us leaves a layer of skin particles in each of our apartments. Architect Anne-Marie Heydeck tells the stories of her unique experience of renovating former DDR apartment, peels off several wall papers, removing the old iron bathtub, investigating the mythical history of the past tenants. She brought us on a trip with Time Machine to the 1900s Berlin. guest...

What is the weekend culture like in Berlin? Where do people hang out? Can we extract cultural values from observing how people spend their leisure time? Listen to find out! guest speaker: Anne-Marie Heydeck Anne Marie has been trained as an architect in Germany and Japan. She is a network partner at Onpa, a curatorial collective based in Tokyo and Berlin. website: https://annemarieheydeck.com/ con...

Following last week's episode on 'Making Mistakes in the Chinese Education System,' we discussed our collective experiences and the power dynamics within the system. This week, we continue to explore the reasons behind this and talk about 'Broken Boundaries,' which traces back to the guilt and shame we felt each time we made mistakes at school or home. guest speaker - Xiaoer Li...