Hyde or Practice

This week we have the incredible Los Angeles based painter - VANESSA PRAGER - who is a generous with her spirit and knowledge as she is paint to canvas. Prager created an entirely new body of work during PANDEMIC TIMES to show at Diane Rosenstein , (seriously if you're not familiar click through so you know what kind of genius we are talking to) and she told us all about making work now, in t...

In full transparency, Alexis forgot to book a guest this week even though she has a spreadsheet that has all the people who have agreed to do it and we have 5 episodes of Season 4 recorded! Why did she forget? Because the world still feels like it's on fire in LA and she has a square job as well. Is Alexis writing this right now? Yes. ANYWHO, we asked each other what we learned and what our nugget...

We are hitting y'all up with some more EXCITING ACCOUNTING INFO! Why? Because you can never have enough, and that isn't an exaggeration. This week we talk to Nick Maynard, who founded We Are Practice, a full service accounting firm for creatives. When is the best time to start getting your finances together for your practice/business? 10 years ago. Second best time? TODAY! How do you do it? WELL D...

Early into quarantine Alexis got an email about a NEW GALLERY OPENING UP in LOS ANGELES called Tyler Park Presents and a few things immediately crossed her mind: WHAT IS THIS INSANITY, OH I KNOW HIM, WE MUST TALK IMMEDIATELY, THIS IS SO EXCITING! Yes, Alexis sometimes thinks in all caps. She also writes in third person. She is writing this. SO she talked to Erika and they agreed to get Tyler on AS...

Alexis and Erika speak with Olga Ivannikova of Networking Gone Wrong! Besides the fact that we all need networking refreshers from time to time (WE ALL DO!) on a personal note (this is Alexis) this week (writing this 1/8) has been DIFFICULT and Olga is very VIBRANT and this episode is filled with learning from trial and error and notes for entrepreneurs and tips and tricks and forward moving and l...

Alexis and Erika spoke with curator AJ Girard this week about finding a place in the art world and what that means to him and how that journey is continuing. Why is it important to him to always be a student? What does he mean when he says "your perspective is perfect"? We are people worrying about other people forgetting Rembrandt? No one is forgetting Rembrandt! Tune in and EXPAND YOUR MIND! The...

Alexis and Erika spoke with Artist Takashi Arai this week about WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW and OOHWEE does he give us nuggets of wisdom! He has a bus, that is a studio, that he makes DAGUERREOTYPES in while he's on the road! How is he using his art to help ease and communicate historical trauma to different communities? How does his research and poetry and bus and art and sci fi all come together? What...

It wasn't long ago that Katherine DeVos Devine was recommending to us Proposals for the Feminine Economy and we KNEW we had to get the author, Jennifer Armbrust , onto the pod and are WE GLAD WE DID!  Jennifer started her career at a punk bar in Portland (as one does) and then opened her own gallery (obviously) and then decided to take late-stage capitalism on (again, standard) and she talks...

This week Alexis and Erika speak with Connie Matisse, CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of East Fork Pottery . Connie runs a team of 90! How does she do it? Where are the boundaries? What jargon is being used? She talks about pivoting during stay at home times, the importance of having "just in case" money and adaptive tenacity! ADAPTIVE TENACITY!!! You know how excited we are about these two wor...

Alexis and Erika spoke with Artist Yasmine Dia z this week about WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW! We ask, she answers! We talked about growing up Yemeni in Chicago and how her third culture identity informs her practice. She shared about finding her people, the power of story telling and getting over the fear of failure. What does the fear of failure have to do with collective community? Tune in and find out...

To start of Season 3 with a bang we talk with Heather Bhandari - author of Art Work : Everything You Need To Know To Pursue Your Art Career*, an adjunct lecturer at Brown, a trained artist, worked at galleries, consulted for non-profits and now is Program Director at Art World Conference .   Does that feel like too many things for one person to do? We agreed, but we got the low down and she I...

This season we are talking about - WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW? - and we answer that question by talking to a lot of people who are VERY smart in ALL DIFFERENT kinds of creative and artistic careers and we make them answer the question! We have artists and business owners and PR experts and curators and and and...TUNE IN TO FIND OUT! 

Alexis and Erika speak with Camille Bien. Trained as an installation artist, Camille used her arts education and became an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. We talk about the traumas of art school, the endless "why's" in crits, and how we found coping mechanisms. Which incidentally is being part of a community and sharing our feelings. This is an INCREDIBLE episode for the times but al...

This week we talk to Jeremy Hodkin , arts writer and founder of the incredible arts newsletter The Canvas !* We go over what inspired him to start his own publication and what it means to look at the "bread and butter" of the art world. Also, how can a fully holistic view of the art world give him a unique view into what is going on and how those decisions reverberate through other, seemingly unre...

Alexis and Erika speak with Soo Kim , artist and Head of Photography at Otis.  After Alexis fan girls out, and then fan girls out again, we talk about making and teaching under constraints, the importance of being transparent and of being hydrated. How do you navigate this world and see and be seen and create and help others create? It's a LOT! And we have ANSWERS!  Watching: GYOPO is a...

Erika wonders if she should go to Frieze London. LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @ hydeordie , alexishyde.com    Dr. Erika Wong; - @ topractisepractice , www.topractisepractice.com  Slack channel: topractiseapractice.slack.com   Email us: hydeorpractise@gmail.com Music by Cheap TV - @ cheaptv_official , https://cheaptvmusic.com /

We heard from T he Canvas * that Christie's just announced a new format for their online shows and it promises to be QUITE THE SPECTACLE! What does this mean in the context of auction house's normal roll as a secondary market provider for the art world? Erika and Alexis discuss!  *Jeremy Hodkin, The Canvas EIC, will be our guest for Episode 13 of Season 2! Stay tuned!  LOCATE YOUR H...

Alexis and Erika speak with Head of Policy Unit, @CreativePEC and Creative Economy, @nesta_uk Eliza Easton.  Eliza talks about the data they are finding in regards to our creative consumption pre- and during COVID times. What has changed and what has stayed the same? Who is actually making policy and what are they looking to do? She also talks about the grants side of Nesta and how to apply a...

Erika and Alexis go through the Art Basel Online Viewing Room Presentation together! They talk about what kind of information they look for when browsing, go over user experience, and the perks of doing research on these platforms! There is more information to be gathered than just art works and prices! Enjoy!  LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.com    Dr. Eri...

Alexis and Erika speak with Katherine De Vos Devine , a lawyer who specializes in artists and creative and approaches the law holistically! We discuss the latest developments in intellectual property law (it involves Nicki Minaj! Tracy Chapman! Fast Cars!) and how a recent ruling can help your practice. Also on the table is appropriation art, self-protection, what we can do when we find someone me...

Alexis and Erika speak with artist Kennedy Yanko . If you're like many of us who are looking for some grounded and cathartic convo during this time of uncertainty, this episode is TLC for the creative mind. Have you ever wondered what is it like to have two shows on two different continents in the fall of 2020? How about tips on how to start your day in the studio? Or what her best advice is...

Erika and Alexis speak with painter turned art dealer venture capitalist  Christina Hirukawa. Ever wondered what high-net-worth individuals are looking for in the art world? How do they invest? Is it for the long-run or is it short-term? What is she looking for on your website or during a studio visit? It's informative and her tips are easy to implement, so listen up and TAKE NOTES! We're not...

Alexis and Erika speak with enrolled agent Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax. What's an enrolled agent? Is it possible to be an artist an accountant? Is it possible to be an accountant for only artists? Is accounting sexy*? Can you start now and if you do where should you start? It's a LOT of questions, with potentially big consequences and Hannah answers ALL OF THEM! Let's use this time and get ou...

Alexis and Erika speak with Art World Recruiter Sarah Murkett, founder of Murk & Co , this week.  Sarah is super generous with her knowledge! Going over what she does, what she looks for, what her clients look for and how to get your best foot through the door!  We cover everything from references to resumes and professionalism to learning curves! What do you need to have prepar...

Welcome to Episode 4! Erika and Alexis speak with L uke Nikas , a partner at Quinn Emanuel's NY office and Co-Chair of the firm's Art Litigation and Disputes Practice.  He takes us through the evolution of Art Litigation over the last 20 years and why it has exploded in the way it has. Also, what is litigation? What is litigatable?* What are your rights to your images and works as an artist a...