David Humphrey’s Radio Show 2004- 2008

In this episode, David Humphrey interviews Raphael Rubinstein, the esteemed poet and art critic. Together, they explore the intriguing relationship between music and writing, how music has influenced Rubinstein’s poetry, and the unique experiences that have shaped his perspective. He takes us on a nostalgic journey through an exclusive playlist of bands with artists in their line-ups, spanning fro...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes German artist, musician, and writer Jutta Koether, who was exhibiting at the South London Gallery in a show called "Her Noise Collaboration" with Kim Gordon. Together, they created an installation called the Automatic Music Tent, featuring the concept of reverse karaoke. Jutta discusses their radical social interventionist practice, which exp...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes artist Steve DiBenedetto, whose exhibition was on display at the Nolan Ekman gallery in lower Manhattan. Steve pays tribute to his late friend and music enthusiast, Steve Perrino, who influenced his musical taste and artistic journey. They discuss their past collaborations in playing music together, particularly their shared love for drums. Steve DiBen...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes artist Shinique Smith, who was curating a show called "Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day" at Cuchifritos and the Laundromat Project in Brooklyn. Shinique plans to use clothing left behind as materials for sculptures and site-specific installations. David and Shinique explore the connections between her artistic practice and music, highlighting the...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes painter James Siena. They discuss his show at Pace Gallery in 2005 and how his artwork carries a unique quality of self-erasure. At the same time, among his creations are captivating portraits of elderly individuals that seemed to have emerged organically from his work. Throughout the conversation, James shares his fascination with other cultures, refl...

In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews Alison Elizabeth Taylor, a connoisseur of the ancient craft of marquetry. David and Alison ponder whether the songs could serve as soundtracks for her paintings or if the characters in her art would listen to this music if given the chance. Alison reveals her initial skepticism about contemporary music, once believing that all the good music had alre...

In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews Fred Tomaselli, represented by James Cohen Gallery in New York and featured in the 2005 exhibition "Ecstasy" at MOCA in LA. Fred shares his music selections, including covers of LA punk songs and performances by local punk bands. Fred discusses his artwork and its connection to expanding consciousness. We leave with the resonating sounds of...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes Amy Sillman as she gears up for her show at Sikkema Jenkins and Co. in April 2010. She and Humphrey discuss dread and anxiety as Sillman shares some of her favorite love and sex songs with the audience. They listen to songs like,  'Humpty Dance' by Digital Underground, some Missy Elliot and MC Lyte in 'Cold Rock a Party,' and 'Proto...

In this episode, host David Humphrey talks to artist Brian Belott and his friend Pete about their unique collection of audio material. The duo collects records, specifically family and amateur recordings of celebrations, jokes, and audio letters for loved ones. They believe that these recordings are time capsules that allow us to hear the thought progression, hesitations, breathing, and mistakes o...

In this episode, David Humphrey interviews artist Jeremy Blake, whose exhibition Sodium Fox was on display at Feigen Contemporary in Chelsea. The two discuss the influence of rock and roll or as Blake describes it, "Poor man's therapy." Blake shares a playlist inspired by the radio station DC101, featuring songs by The Black Keys, Queen, Union Carbide Productions, and Ian Dury, among...

In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews artist, filmmaker and meta-puppeteer Laurie Simmons about her latest movie, "The Music of Regret." This movie marks the first time Simmons has given her puppets a voice, and Humphrey and Simmons discuss the challenges and joys of this new endeavor. Simmons talks about her past experiences playing with dolls and how it influenced her art. They also di...

In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews New York painter Katherine Bernhardt about her art and what inspires her. Katherine shares a playlist of dance music, reggae, and dancehall love songs that fuel her studio practice. David and Katherine discuss her love-love relationship with fashion and glamour, and how she uses fashion magazines as sources for her paintings. They also discuss the an...

In this episode , David Humphrey interviews Matthew Higgs, an artist, curator, writer, and educator who is interested in exploring the spaces between these disciplines. Higgs talks about his teenage years in Manchester, where he wrote a fanzine, promoted shows, and started a small label. He also discusses his unique curatorial methods. Higgs shares some records from the 70s and 80s that blend typi...

In this episode, host David Humphrey welcomes Nicole Eisenman, a painter based in New York. Together, they take listeners on a musical journey through Nicole's studio, exploring the songs and albums that influence her practice as an artist. They discuss how certain songs can evoke specific emotions and inspire creative work, like the lyrics from Art Brut's "Modern Art" ---"modern art makes me want...

In this episode, host David Humphrey invites guest Nina Katchadourian, a comic, taxonomist, researcher, and inventor of novel ways to project meaning onto experience, to discuss her 2005 exhibit at Sarah Melter's gallery. Katchadourian's exhibit, called Zoo, features footage that Katchadourian shot in zoos over the past six to seven years and aims to recognize the double bind that comes with enjoy...

In this episode, host David Humphrey interviews New York painter Dana Schutz about her creative process and how her paintings are grounded in fictional logic. They discuss how Dana's paintings are fictions, not narratives, and how the question "what if"  generates subject matter until the paintings transform it to, 'it is.' They also talk about the comic dimension in her paintings and the abs...

In this episode, David Humphrey interviews Thomas Nozkowski, the late New York painter who has been written about frequently, but the writers always seem to struggle to describe what he does. Tom discusses his love for soul music, which he heard for the first time when he arrived in New York City in the 1960s. He describes that music as a model for his art-making because it's clearly defined form...