The Art Equation: A Now Be Here Podcast

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The Art Equation: A Now Be Here Podcast

The Art Equation is a podcast from Now Be Here, where art historian and curator Patricia Ortega-Miranda and contemporary artist Kim Schoenstadt talk with artists, writers, curators, registrars, archivists, and more, about everything that goes into pulling off an exhibition and being part of the art world. Now Be Here is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit, hosting a visual directory of women and nonbinary artists to develop opportunities and promote their work to wider audiences. www.nowbehereart.com

Episodes

  1. FEB 27

    Netweaving at FRIEZE LA & Felix Art Fair 2025

    Welcome to LA Art Week 2025! Kim gives Patricia a rundown of her experience attending Frieze LA and Felix Art Fair. Including interview clips from surprise guests, our hosts break down the emotional landscape of this year’s fairs. Offering thoughts on the relevance of the art fair model and where people from different art world backgrounds fit into the fair ecosystem, Kim, Patricia, and guests talk about approaching the 2025 LA art fairs as a site of netweaving and connection. Mentions: John McWhorter, “How ‘Woke’ Became the ‘Woke Right’ (and Why It Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone)” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/opinion/the-long-strange-trail-of-woke.html; Felix Art Fair; Frieze LA Art Fair; Gramercy International Art Fair; Chateau Marmont; Dependent Art Fair; Post-Fair; wHY Architecture; Yayoi Shionoiri; Sarah Conley Odenkirk; Powerhouse Arts, NY; ArtConverge; Christina Valentine; ArtCenter College of Design; College Art Association; Mary Leigh Cherry; Cherryworks; Julia Colavita.

    34 min

  2. FEB 13

    Lisa Diane Wedgeworth: On Saying YES!

    We welcome our first guest to The Art Equation! Los Angeles-based artist Lisa Diane Wedgeworth talks about the power of saying YES, her new suite of prints, and reorienting her practice after a life shift. In our conversation, we explore the challenges artists face in navigating their public personas as well as the fear and catharsis of change. Mentions: Lisa Diane Wedgeworth, https://www.lisadianewedgeworth.com Jordana Moore Saggese, Driskell Center University of Maryland Beyte Saar, Artist Alexandra Grant, Artist Samantha Thomas, Artist Heather Harmon, Curator Anat Egbi Gallery Olivia Booth, Artist June Edmunds, Artist Conversations About Abstractions, https://www.youtube.com/@conversationsaboutabstrati653 Serio Press Fine Art Editions Steven Y. Wong, Curator Alma Thomas, Artist and art teacher Howardena Pindell, Artist and Curator Frank Bowling, Artist Fred Eversley, Artist McArthur Binion, Artist Mark Bradford, Artist ”Once Overlooked, Black Abstract Painters Are Finally Given Their Due,” Megan O’Grady, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/t-magazine/black-abstract-painters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

    46 min

  3. JAN 30

    Art & Tech Series: Is Technology a Time Saver, or a Time Taker?

    Kim and Patricia sit down to talk about how artists and arts professionals use technology, and to what ends. We trace a line from the Sony Portapak to avant-garde film movements, feminist film theory to artists taking ownership of their archives, exhibition modeling, AI, cybernetics, and more. What effect does our tech use have on art itself, and society at large?   This episode is the first in an ongoing series centered on the theme of Art & Technology.   As a note to our listeners, this episode discusses the January 2025 LA Fires and their effects on artists and art workers.    References: Riddles of the Sphinx (Laura Mulvey) Cyberfeminism Index (Mindy Seu) In Mourning and In Rage (Suzanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz) The Cybernetic Hypothesis (Tiqqun)

    32 min

  4. JAN 16

    Process, Practice, and Production

    How do you use your time? Kim and Patricia discuss daily routines, how artists and writers get into "the zone," studio habits, gallery exhibition planning, and navigating artist/curator conversations about the technicalities of putting on an art show. Join us to learn about the inner workings of studio practice, the work of research, and some contemporary artists' relationship to process. [Recorded December 2024]

    31 min

  5. JAN 16

    Why Are We Here?

    What inspired an art historian from Cuba and an artist from Chicago to start a behind-the-scenes podcast about the art world? Listen and find out! Our hosts sit down to chat about the origins of the podcast and share a bit about themselves. Hear their backgrounds and the story of how Now Be Here began. A great episode for first-time listeners and a teaser of what's to come. [Recorded November 2024]

    30 min

  6. 12/17/2024

    Welcome to The Art Equation

    The Art Equation is a podcast from Now Be Here, where art historian and curator Patricia Ortega-Miranda and contemporary artist Kim Schoenstadt talk with artists, writers, curators, registrars, archivists, and more, about everything that goes into pulling off an exhibition and being part of the art world. Now Be Here is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit, hosting a visual directory of women and nonbinary artists to develop opportunities and promote their work to wider audiences. www.nowbehereart.com

    2 min

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The Art Equation is a podcast from Now Be Here, where art historian and curator Patricia Ortega-Miranda and contemporary artist Kim Schoenstadt talk with artists, writers, curators, registrars, archivists, and more, about everything that goes into pulling off an exhibition and being part of the art world. Now Be Here is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit, hosting a visual directory of women and nonbinary artists to develop opportunities and promote their work to wider audiences. www.nowbehereart.com

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