Previously Unknown

Recorded at the fourth edition of Independent 20th Century, the live conversation series Downtown Dealers continued with a special “uptown edition” episode, bringing together Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, founder of Salon 94 in New York, and Alma Luxembourg, partner at Luxembourg + Co. in New York and London, moderated by  Puck ’s Art Correspondent Marion Maneker. They discussed how selling art is “mo...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, Maureen Paley reflects on 40 years of her groundbreaking London gallery in conversation with Matthew Higgs, director of White Columns and founding curatorial advisor of Independent. Recorded live at the 16th edition of Independent this May, the talk traces her journey from a conceptual photographer in punk-era London to a pioneering gallerist helping to shape...

Downtown Dealers returns with a new podcast episode spotlighting two influential gallerists whose practices evolved out of publishing, curating, social justice, and non-profit initiatives. Phillip March Jones, founder of MARCH, and Cay Sophie Rabinowitz of OSMOS join Independent’s founder Elizabeth Dee for a conversation about becoming “accidental dealers,” bridging between the Southern and New Yo...

Downtown Dealers, Independent’s conversation series uniting New York art dealers across generations, continues with a new podcast episode exploring the transatlantic dynamics of gallery practice. After launching Galeria Wschód in Warsaw and the time-shared space ECHO in Cologne, Piotr Drewko expanded to New York in 2023 with a curated program of exhibitions and video projects. Silke Lindner, meanw...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between Hua Hsu, staff writer at  The New Yorker  and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir  Stay True , in conversation with New York-based artist Andrew Kuo, who will exhibit new paintings with Broadway Gallery at this year’s edition of Independent. They discuss the many influences that appear in Kuo’s work, from his New York...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between Adam Lindemann, founder of Venus Over Manhattan, and Brad Kahlhamer, a multimedia artist of Native American heritage, moderated by Puck’s Art Correspondent Marion Maneker, which was recorded live at Independent 20th Century’s public talks program with Puck. They discuss Kahlhamer’s journey in the art world and the growing pro...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between James Barron, founder of James Barron Art, and Sandra Zalman, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Houston and author of Janet Sobel: Primitive Modern and the Origins of Abstract Expressionism . They discuss the life and work of Janet Sobel, an artist overlooked in her lifetime but whose legacy is now being...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation between journalist Marion Maneker, Puck’s Art Correspondent, and Loïc Gouzer, the founder of curated auction platform Fair Warning, recorded live at Independent 20th Century’s public talks program with Puck. Gouzer discusses Fair Warning’s ambition to select works from artists who “go against the grain” of the market, such as Takako...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation with Amy Whitaker, Associate Professor at New York University and author — with Nora Burnett Abrams — of The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy , and Zachary Small, investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of the recently published book Token Supremacy: The Art of Finance, The Finance of Art, and The Gr...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we present a conversation featuring Roberta Smith, in her first public appearance since retiring as co-chief art critic at The New York Times and a highlight of the 15th edition of Independent in May. Joining her is Matthew Higgs, Independent’s founding curatorial advisor and director of White Columns. Together, they reflect on Roberta Smith getting her start...

On this episode of Previously Unknown, two guest experts discuss the critical importance of digital publishing for art historical scholarship. David Newbury joins us from Getty and Elizabeth Gorayeb from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc., a non-profit that produces online catalog raisonné projects for artists including Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, and Romare Bearden.

On this episode of Previously Unknown, we look ahead to Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists, a landmark symposium taking place at Independent organized by Art at a Time Like This and Artists at Risk Connection. The talks will highlight the challenges of censorship faced by artists around the world and the strong links between art and human rights. On the podcast, we hear from guests Barbara Pollack,...

This episode features a special roundtable conversation ahead of Independent 2024, the fair’s 15th anniversary edition. Andrew Russeth, an editor at Artnet News, speaks with Elizabeth Dee, CEO and founder of Independent, and Matthew Higgs, founding curatorial advisor, about the major milestones through the 15-year history of the fair. Artist Joel Mesler makes a special guest appearance looking bac...

Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations come together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. This Downtown Dealers talk was recorded in April 2024 with Miguel Abreu, the founder of Miguel Abreu Gallery, and Peter Freeman, the founder of Peter Freeman Inc., moderated by Independent’s founder Elizabeth...

Our podcast series, Previously Unknown, returns this week with a new episode focused on a milestone moment the art and disabilities movement in America. Independent’s founding curatorial advisor Matthew Higgs hosts this timely conversation about the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s landmark acquisition of more than 100 works by artists practicing with the Oakland-based nonprofit Creative Growt...

Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series in which New York art dealers from multiple generations came together to discuss their approaches and experiences, is now available as a podcast. The second Downtown Dealers talk was recorded in November 2023 with Alan Belcher of Gallery Nature Morte, Wendy Olsoff of P·P·O·W, and James Fuentes, moderated by Independent’s founder Elizabeth Dee and organi...

In this episode hosted at Independent 20th Century, Michael Dayton Hermann, Artist and Director of Licensing, Marketing, and Sales at The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, speaks with writer, curator, and photographer Bob Colacello, and Dia Art Foundation’s Senior Adjunct Curator of Special Projects, Donna De Salvo about Vito Schnabel Gallery’s solo show of Andy Warhol’s portraits at the...

In this episode, Julia Halperin speaks with artist Maureen Dougherty, and Cindy Kang and Simonetta Fraquelli, co-curators of Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris (October 22, 2023 –January 21, 2024) at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the first major US exhibition dedicated to French artist Marie Laurencin in over 30 years. Our guests will speak to Marie Laurencin’s unique contributions to modern...

In this episode, Lisa Darms, Executive Director of Hauser and Wirth Institute, and John Tain, Head of Research at Asia Art Archive, speak about the future of artist archives and legacies–from making archives accessible, maintaining papers in their communities and persevering the original order of a collection. Hauser and Wirth Institute is a non-profit exhibitor at Independent 20th Century 2023, a...

Downtown Dealers, a live conversation series bringing together New York art dealers from multiple generations, is now available to stream as a podcast. Organized by Bill Cournoyer at Tara Downs Gallery and moderated by Independent’s Founder Elizabeth Dee, the first Downtown Dealers talk took place in May 2023 with guest speakers Jordan Barse (Theta), Tara Downs, Nicole Klagsbrun (Cable Gallery and...