David Humphrey’s Radio Show 2004- 2008

David Humphrey
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Join host David Humphrey as he invites different artists to talk about the music that matters to them and to select material for each show, with the faith that their playlists will reflect the vitality of their practice. David Humphrey (b. 1955) has maintained a forty-year commitment to making formally inventive, psycho-socially engaged paintings. Over this time he has continued to transform images from the public realm into imaginative hybrids of the social and eccentrically individual, the historic and vividly contemporary.

  1. 09/24/2025

    David Humphrey: The First Monograph

    In this episode, painter David Humphrey sits down with author Davy Lauterbach, artist Nicole Eisenman, and Trenton Doyle Hancock to reflect on the making of a book dedicated to his work — a conversation produced during the pandemic and guided by producer Todd Bradway. What unfolds is a lively, intimate conversation about art as community, the liberating strangeness of being written into a book, and the ways artists make worlds together. From Humphrey’s mash-ups of figuration and abstraction to Eisenman’s studio memories and Hancock’s reflections on distrust and momentum, the discussion offers a vivid glimpse into how these artists challenge and inspire one another.

    David Humphrey: The First Monograph

  2. 07/14/2025

    Denisse Griselda Reyes

    In this episode, host David Humphrey joins artist and filmmaker Denisse Griselda Reyes in the P&T Knitwear sound studio for a vulnerable and playful conversation about queer failure, alter egos, and the messy artistry of self-invention. Reyes discusses their multi-year film project documenting and reimagining 30 dates in New York City, shaped by the chaos of the pandemic and an evolving relationship to performance and persona. Speaking candidly about the liberatory potential of "cooked" intimacy, Reyes and Humphrey reflect on how identity and heartbreak become raw materials for transformation alongside the haunting bolero “Qué sabes tú” by Olga Guillot. Denisse Griselda Reyes is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker utilizing autobiographical narratives as source material to create contemporary fictions through re-creations in paintings, films, sculptures, and performances. Image: Easter, ​ Courtesy of the artist. Theme song: Tart Cherry by David Humphrey Produced by Denisse Griselda Reyes

    Denisse Griselda Reyes

  3. 06/12/2025

    Carrie Moyer

    In this episode, artist and host David Humphrey sits down with celebrated painter Carrie Moyer on the occasion of her 2022 exhibition Morphologies at D.C. Moore Gallery. Their conversation opens with a probing exploration of the word "queer"—its political weight, cultural evolution, and contested use in contemporary discourse. Moyer reflects on her long personal and activist relationship with the term, expressing skepticism about its recent broad application, while Humphrey draws a connection between queerness and abstraction in her painting practice. Together, they unpack how language, identity, and form can be both tools of resistance and sites of transformation, especially post-pandemic. Carrie Moyer 's sumptuous paintings on canvas reference Color Field, Pop Art and 1970s Feminist art - while proposing a new approach to fusing history, research and experimentation in painting.  Image: Reverie (There's a Hole in My Bucket Dear Liza), 2021. Moyer is represented by Alexander Gray Associates. Theme song: Tart Cherry by David Humphrey Produced by Denisse Griselda Reyes

    Carrie Moyer

  4. 05/01/2025

    Tala Madani

    Artist Tala Madani joins David Humphrey in a candid conversation about the raw, messy, and often humorous forces that shape her painting practice. They explore how vulnerability, material intelligence, and comic timing inform their grotesque yet deeply human imagery—turning shit, shadows, and sperm into sites of revelation. Together, they reflect on the politics of mess, the power of not knowing, and the urgent need to hold space for disorder in both art and society. Watch the extended Interview on Vimeo. Image: Spectre II, 2016. Courtesy of Perez Art Museum.

    Tala Madani

  5. 03/13/2025

    Jeff Gauntt

    Join David Humphrey in this episode as he welcomes New York artist Jeff Gauntt, also known as DJ Wolf, ahead of their upcoming two-person show at Sikkema, Jenkins & Co. in 2005. Jeff shares insights into his unique artistic process, where his sculptures, often mistaken for paintings, reflect the music he listens to, treating each exhibition like an album with individual pieces as songs. The conversation explores themes of suburban life, emotional depth, and the influence of synth pop and industrial music on his work. Listeners are treated to a curated playlist featuring tracks from Wolfgang Press, Noi Button, Coil, and more,  Jeff Gauntt makes paintings, objects, and prints in his studio, designs and builds costumes and props for performing (cosplay) at genre conventions, and makes signs and prints for covert interactive fan performances at live events. Image: From the Southern Region, 2005. Courtesy of Jeff Gauntt.

    Jeff Gauntt

  6. 02/27/2025

    Stephen Ellis

    In this episode, David Humphrey discusses the intersection of music and visual art with New York painter Stephen Ellis. Ellis, whose artwork often explores themes of repetition and variation, shares how his creative process was inspired by a profound musical epiphany involving Wagner's "Parsifal". This led him to see parallels between music and painting, particularly in how time and rhythm influence perception. The conversation unveils Ellis's curated playlist, which features music that manipulates time in intriguing ways—from Robert Johnson's raw, bluesy freedom to Vivaldi's pyrotechnic Sinfonia. The episode also highlights a hauntingly beautiful piece by Marin Marais, exemplifying the slow, hypnotic qualities that resonate with Ellis's own artistic approach. Stephen Ellis is painter, an art critic, editor, and educator.  His paintings demonstrate an almost virtuosic attunement to color, while his grids and frames reference both Minimalism and a love of the film screen. Image: Untitled (2002), 2002. Courtesy of ⁠Cornell Alumni Archive.⁠

    Stephen Ellis

  7. 02/05/2025

    Marc Handelman

    ⁠In this episode host David Humphrey sits down with New York painter Marc Handelman, whose work explores the intersection of ethics and aesthetics. Handelman discusses how his art navigates the murky terrain between beauty and moral complexity, while also revealing the multiple selves that influence his creative process. The episode features a diverse and eclectic mix of music, reflecting Handelman's artistic exploration: from the politically charged energy of Public Enemy's "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" to the haunting ambient sounds of Stars of the Lid. Listeners will also hear a range of influences including Mia’s satirical "Paper Planes" and Chopin’s contemplative Mazurka in A minor, each piece offering insight into Handelman’s dynamic and introspective approach to art. Marc Handelman⁠ is a visual artist and teacher. Through paintings, installations, artists' books and other media his work engages the afterlives of the genre of landscape.  Image: Crepuscular Dawn (detail), 2006. Courtesy of Marc Handelman.

    Marc Handelman

  8. 01/02/2025

    Adam Hurwitz

    In this episode, host David Humphrey is joined by New York painter and DJ Adam Hurwitz. Adam reveals how his painting practice, which blurs the lines between pornography and surgery, parallels his work as a DJ, where he remixes and reimagines sound. The episode features a mix of tracks, including Adam’s own dubby techno remix of a cosmetic surgery instructional video, as well as a unique Pet Sounds remix by Boolean that blends Beach Boys melodies with J Dilla’s beats. Adam Hurwitz⁠ is an artist living and working in New York City whose current focus on computer generated video comes out of his knowledge of and experience in painting and drawing.  Image: Scenes from Reflective Nostalgia, 2015 - ongoing. Courtesy of ⁠MacDowell⁠.

    Adam Hurwitz
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Join host David Humphrey as he invites different artists to talk about the music that matters to them and to select material for each show, with the faith that their playlists will reflect the vitality of their practice. David Humphrey (b. 1955) has maintained a forty-year commitment to making formally inventive, psycho-socially engaged paintings. Over this time he has continued to transform images from the public realm into imaginative hybrids of the social and eccentrically individual, the historic and vividly contemporary.

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