Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations

National Academy of Design
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Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations

Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations is a podcast series from the National Academy of Design featuring conversations between National Academicians. This podcast is a space for the artists and architects who have shaped this institution to connect, discuss, and ask questions of each other. National Academy Director of Programs and Series Host Adrienne Elise Tarver takes you into the organization that is contending with its almost 200-year history and finding its place in the 21st century.

  1. NOV 21

    A Sense of Permanence: An Architectural Walking Tour with Richard Gluckman NA

    On April 20th, 2024, the newly inducted National Academician, architect Richard Gluckman NA, led a group on a walking tour through several of his building projects in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. This tour, titled Sense of Permanence, accompanied the National Academy’s exhibition Sites of Impermanence, which closed in May 2024. Co-curated by Sara Reisman, Chief Curator, and Natalia Viera Salgado, Associate Curator, it featured the work of the eight Class of 2023 Inductees, including Gluc...

    47 min
  2. Elena Sisto NA + Carroll Dunham NA

    06/13/2023

    Elena Sisto NA + Carroll Dunham NA

    This episode of Exquisite Corpse brings together National Academicians and painters Elena Sisto and Carroll Dunham in a deep discussion about painting, abstraction, and the trajectories of their work.Both painters are interested in the abstracted figure and their exchange explores the influences of childhood, freedom and risk in the studio, and mimesis versus non-objective painting. They share an investment in the expansive nature of abstraction through invention and revel in their commonalit...

    1h 3m
  3. Wendy Evans Joseph NA + Billie Tsien NA

    05/15/2023

    Wendy Evans Joseph NA + Billie Tsien NA

    In this episode of Exquisite Corpse, architects Wendy Evans Joseph and Billie Tsien discuss the art-centered roots of their friendship and the experiential nature of architecture. They discuss what it means to alter or create an experience and how they practice patience with projects in the public realm. They touch on their various projects that alter how the public engages with an environment, such as Wendy’s back-of-house glass box for the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center or B...

    1h 5m
  4. Rashid Johnson NA + Charles Gaines NA

    04/10/2023

    Rashid Johnson NA + Charles Gaines NA

    The second episode of Season 4 joins National Academicians Charles Gaines and Rashid Johnson in conversation about the multiplicities of blackness, the properties of representation, and exploring materiality in art making. They discuss mutual friends, common references, and a substantial reading list. Rashid shares key reference points from his childhood that inform his materials and structures. Charles delves into the nature of the grid, elements of language, and the dynamics of representati...

    1h 27m
  5. Roberto Juarez NA + Jimmy Wright NA

    03/14/2023

    Roberto Juarez NA + Jimmy Wright NA

    The National Academy of Design’s podcast Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations launches its fourth season with an episode featuring painters and dear longtime friends Roberto Juarez and Jimmy Wright. Starting with Roberto’s time capsule of work from the 1980s, their conversation ebbs and flows through experiences that color their art practices. From moving to New York in the 1970/80s, to discovering their visual languages, they share a unique journey to making art careers in New York C...

    1h 16m
  6. Pat Lasch NA + James Timberlake NA

    12/13/2022

    Pat Lasch NA + James Timberlake NA

    The last episode of Season 3 joins old friends, artist Pat Lasch and architect James Timberlake. Their conversation explores how their residency experiences, spirituality, and childhoods influence their work. They reminisce about their time in Rome where they both attended the American Academy residency in 1982. Each took different approaches to engaging with the city and formed a lasting bond with their cohort. They also discuss spirituality, how it informs their creative practices, and how ...

    1h 19m
  7. Mary Miss NA + Jeanne Gang NA

    11/07/2022

    Mary Miss NA + Jeanne Gang NA

    In the third episode of season three, previous guest, Mary Miss, speaks with architect, Jeanne Gang. In sharing their mutual admiration for each other’s practices, their conversation touched on social-ecological frameworks, the female gaze, and the nuances of involving community in their projects. Throughout their conversation, the natural parallels between art and architecture begin to emerge. With both practices rooted in public environments, they exchange different approaches to susta...

    1h 10m
  8. Susanna Coffey NA + Sangram Majumdar NA

    10/20/2022

    Susanna Coffey NA + Sangram Majumdar NA

    The second episode of season three joins friends and National Academicians Susanna Coffey and Sangram Majumdar in a conversation about painting. Both acclaimed painters, their conversation brings the audience into the complexities of painting–the material, gesture, and how it changes with their environment. Sangram explains the evolution of his process as his paintings mark critical moments in time, from the 2016 presidency to a cross-country move. Susanna examines her own revelation wit...

    1h 27m
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Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations is a podcast series from the National Academy of Design featuring conversations between National Academicians. This podcast is a space for the artists and architects who have shaped this institution to connect, discuss, and ask questions of each other. National Academy Director of Programs and Series Host Adrienne Elise Tarver takes you into the organization that is contending with its almost 200-year history and finding its place in the 21st century.

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