Taking Art Apart

Is art a forecast? In this extra long, final episode, we delve into possible futures of art and art spaces. What role does art still have to play and in turn, how does it adapt to possible near-realities? These days many artists connect their practice to sustainability and the anthropocene. Maybe art can offer a cure for the world, or rather the wake-up call. How do we navigate this future discour...

In previous episodes, we have discussed the currency of art in various forms, from the NFT’s influence on the art market to a more mental form of currency of success. This time, the starting point is a much more common form of currency connected to the art market: money. Whenever money comes into the talk, an artist’s practice starts to look like a business. Yet it is not uncommon to hear the stat...

Today we are talking about the notion of success in an artist's practice. And perhaps more importantly, the rejection. Is art only validated with success? How do artists deal with and play with pressure and competition? Seeing as we are young professionals in the art world ourselves, we take a more personal approach to this topic. We explore the experience that most artists, curators and art venue...

You are listening to Taking Art Apart, a podcast presented by West Den Haag. In this exciting first episode, we look at the mediation of art. How do we understand what an artwork communicates, when every perception is subjective? Who is the mediator, and what is the role of a curator? When artists make art, they most likely want to say something with their art, whether it is an emotion, or a polit...