100 episodes

Art & Labor chronicles the stories of social justice organizing within the arts. We hope to center the human cost of the “art world” and advocate for fair labor practices for artists, assistants, fabricators, docents, interns, registrars, janitors, writers, editors, curators, guards, performers, and anyone doing work for art & cultural institutions.

Art and Labor OK Fox & Lucia Love

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    • 4.7 • 97 Ratings

Art & Labor chronicles the stories of social justice organizing within the arts. We hope to center the human cost of the “art world” and advocate for fair labor practices for artists, assistants, fabricators, docents, interns, registrars, janitors, writers, editors, curators, guards, performers, and anyone doing work for art & cultural institutions.

    192 – Not in Our Name

    192 – Not in Our Name

    (sorry for bad mic this ep) OK and Sarah warm up the engine a little with a conversation leading from, and leading to, the ethnic cleansing going on in Gaza as wespeak. What is to be done? We weigh the options- mostly, do what youcan, some of which is going to involve the heavy and … Continue reading "192 – Not in Our Name"

    • 1 hr 37 min
    191 – Don’t Dream It, Be It w/ Jackie Ess

    191 – Don’t Dream It, Be It w/ Jackie Ess

    Honored to be graced by Jackie Ess, co-founder of the Bay Area Trans Writers Workshop and the author of the groundbreaking, cuck character study/novel of our time, Darryl. We discuss “radical trans poetics,” the historical importance of local freaks, and make an open call for more experimental jazz fusion. Don’t take our wives, please! If … Continue reading "191 – Don’t Dream It, Be It w/ Jackie Ess"

    • 1 hr 37 min
    190 – Netflix’s One Piece w/ Alex Degen and Alec Robbins

    190 – Netflix’s One Piece w/ Alex Degen and Alec Robbins

    OK and Sarah are joined by two of our absolute favorite cartoonists Alex Degen and Alec Robbins to discuss One Piece both as a comic😤 and as content😩. Alec’s fantastic thread on the “corporate experiment” that is Netflix’s One Piece prompted this excellent convo on art education, WGA/SAG actions, and flattening of culture that happens … Continue reading "190 – Netflix’s One Piece w/ Alex Degen and Alec Robbins"

    • 2 hr 1 min
    189 – Art Work and Sex Work w/ Jin

    189 – Art Work and Sex Work w/ Jin

    OK’s Disclaimer Gallery comrade Jin is in town from Hawaii and updates us on the situation in Maui, their community care work, and the Be Easy Stay Safe zine made for and by sex workers. Please follow and support Jin’s work on their Instagram. Content warning: we discuss experiences of transphobic and racist discrimination, as … Continue reading "189 – Art Work and Sex Work w/ Jin"

    • 1 hr 11 min
    188 – Fagcon w/ Eric Kostiuk Willams

    188 – Fagcon w/ Eric Kostiuk Willams

    OK Fox and Eric Kostiuk Willams  return with a recap of festival season. We have criticisms and praises for Flamecon in NYC, Queer Trans Zine Fest in Providence, and Small Press Expo in Bethesda. We also discuss All Dolled Up, an event Eric did the poster for and OK attended in an act of rebellion against attempts … Continue reading "188 – Fagcon w/ Eric Kostiuk Willams"

    • 1 hr 19 min
    187 – Anon Anon Meeting

    187 – Anon Anon Meeting

    Know us by our sacred form; as Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos; yuanshi tianzun, lingbao tianzun, daode tianzun; final fantasy 10, final fantasy 10-2, final fantasy 10-3 (on ao3, lulu is in a reeducation camp, yuna is given more guns)— and yes, at times in the form of OK, Lucia, and Sarah on Art and Labor: Audio … Continue reading "187 – Anon Anon Meeting"

    • 1 hr 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
97 Ratings

97 Ratings

tfrank8 ,

Great show!!

I appreciate the unfiltered disdain for landlords and gentrification and NY Times and yuppies and hipsters and yipsters (yuppie/hipsters)

Anne in Queens ,

More Marxist than thou

This show has great potential but the presenters get caught in vortex of anxiety about whether they are leftist enough. It’s a occasionally a relevant question but don’t let it get in the way of actual thinking.

A little sissy ,

needs ads

It is a pleasure to hear these very human voices discuss the inhuman nature of navigating urban living as an artist while trying to avoid excessive taxation of the body and soul.

Please feel free to hold off on releasing episodes when there's slow news, or if you're building towards a broad topic! You have a cult following at this point, we will wait for you.

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