Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer

Exhibitionistas: Notes on Art

Arts EN ↓ 56 episodes

Your art wonderment podcast. With Joana P. R. Neves. Exhibitionistas was born to expand the experience of art into wider spaces of conversation. It's the meta-cigarette after the art-sex. Prompted by a question, each episode follows a surprising path onto a topic, an exhibition, a book, or an artist studio, through the scope of contemporary art. Mid-journey, "Art Etiquette" offers a short break where a new guest surprises Joana with their own question about art. Between a Socratic dialogue and a boozy chinwag. And finally, to finish the episode with aplomb, comes "Brainstorm in a Teacup" w...

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Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer

Episodes

Yoko Ono - Part 1 | The Unsung Heroine of Instruction Art Discovered in London’ Tate Modern 05.04.2024 1:13:24

Was Yoko Ono a conceptual artist before she hit the mainstream by falling in love with one of the most famous men on the planet in the 1960s? So, what was dedicated art lover Emily Harding’s knowledge of her work, prior to this survey show at Tate Modern? And, for that matter, how much did art curator and writer Joana P. R. Neves know about this unsung hero of conceptualism and instruction art? Di...

Gerhard Richter | The Impact of War Trauma in Twentieth Century Painting 22.03.2024 1:10:30

How many times was painting declared dead in the 20th century?! Too many to count. So, how does non-art expert but dedicated art lover–Emily Harding engage with the strange mix of conceptual and pictorial art of German contemporary artist Gerhard Richter? How does art writer and curator Joana P. R. Neves engage with his beginnings in Dresden and Düsseldorf, in post war GDR and Western Germany? Ho...

Daidō Moriyama | Street Photographer Life’s Work Sparks Debate about Curatorial Work 08.03.2024 1:09:01

If you think you knew all about photography of the twentieth century, think again. Daidō Moriyama may still have something to reveal. Art writer and curator Joana P. R. Neves and her friend, non-art expert but dedicated art lover, Emily Harding, embark on a voyage to Japan at The Photographer’s Gallery. They explore the photography medium through the lens - pun intended - of Daidō Moriyama's...

Tania Kovats | When Conceptual Art Meets Water, Time and Menopause 23.02.2024 1:08:54

What does dedicated art lover Emily Harding make of the conceptual art of British artist Tania Kovats? How does art writer and curator Joana P. R. Neves frame the subtle and minimal work of this contemporary female artist who considers water to be a sculptor? What will their art exploration reveal about Kovats’ motivations to create art around menopause, migration distress, time passing and life’s...

Philip Guston | A Curator and an Art Novice Discuss Abstract Art and its Deviations 09.02.2024 1:05:10

What insights can two friends, art writer and curator Joana P. R. Neves, and non-art expert but dedicated art lover Emily Harding, bring to the canceled, then re-opened exhibition of American artist Philip Guston? What will their art exploration reveal about Guston’s puzzling move away from Abstract Expressionism, into cartoonish and flesh pink KKK figures? Joana and Emily fearlessly embark on ca...

Marina Abramović | Art Conversations Between an Art Curator and an Exhibition Goer 25.01.2024 1:04:55

How unique can exhibition discussions between two friends be? Especially when one is an art writer and curator–Joana P. R. Neves–, and the other a non-art expert but dedicated art lover–Emily Harding. Together, they embark on art conversations and exhibition walkthroughs for your vicarious pleasure. This first art appreciation episode is an exploration of contemporary artist and performance art g...