Today’s guest is Karen Vidángos, creator of the blog “A Latina in Museums” and her instagram project titled “Latinx Curated”. We discuss her background, her motivation for exploring underrepresented perspectives in the museum field, and her recent experience working at the National Portrait Gallery.
A Latina in Museums: www.latinainmuseums.com
Latina Curated: @latinxcurated
This week I had the pleasure to take the podcast on the road again, and this time, to my hometown of Oceanside, CA. While there, I visited the Oceanside Museum of Art to see one of the many art shows associated with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time LA/LA (PST LA/LA) initiative titled, Undocumenta. I had the fortune of speaking with Alessandra Moctezuma, the curator of “Undocumenta” about both PST LA/LA and the exhibition itself. We also discussed her fascinating background and the type of work she does at Mesa College as gallery director and the head of the museum studies program.
For more information about “Undocumenta” visit www.oma-online.org.
For information about Pacific Standard Time LA/LA visit www.pacificstandardtime.org. Or follow them on Instagram or Twitter at @pstinla
You can follow the Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram or Twitter at @oceansidemuseum. F
Moctezuma with students Young Nam, Farnaz Fourounaz and Kimberly Acosta
Mesa Faculty Exhibition Fall 2016 with Pat Vine
Art Fair Booth install, curated by Museum Studies class, student Dia Bassett
Mesa install of John Cage work, student and gallery intern Mara Nasland.
"Undocumenta" at the Oceanside Museum of Art
Claudia Cano performing as Rosa Hernández
Omar Pimienta's "Consulado Movil"
Paul Miller's "Diagrama de Dependencia"
Marcos Ramirez (ERRE)'s "Urban Landscapes"
Marcos Ramirez (ERRE)'s "Of Fence"
This week I catch up with a former classmate of mine and fellow intern, Martin Strickland who now currently works at the YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) as an Exhibitions Associate, Registration and Production. An Alabama native, Martin discusses his educational background which also includes the time he spent in New Orleans working for NO/AIDS Taskforce and the New Orleans Museum of Art. We also talk about the various positions the has held at the YBCA.
The latest show opening at the YBCA is titled Space Brainz-Yerba 3000 which features two projects by Damon Rich and Jae Shin. To learn more about it visit www.ybca.org.
Music provided by Bay Area rapper Richie Cunning (@richiecunning).
Martin Strickland
Martin doing some registrarial work.
Martin at the YBCA
I’m joined today by David Lasley, a Bay Area based painter. I recently visited his studio in Oakland where we discussed his experience growing up in the Midwest and his time living and working as an artist in Boston. We also talked about his growth as an artist and how that is reflected in his current work.
To learn more about David and his work visit his website at www.davidlasley.org or follow him on Instagram at @_mr_lasley_.
David Lasley
David Lasley in his studio
Sketch drawing
"Untitled" 28" x 38" Oil on linen 2016
"Flex Proof" 16" x 20" Oil on paper 2014
In episode 15 of The(art)Scene Podcast, Louis is joined by Bay Area artist Elisabeth Ajtay to talk about her early beginnings as a photographer & her current art practice. In addition, Elisabeth shares her experiences growing up in Eastern & Western Europe.
To learn more about Elisabeth and her work be sure to visit her website: elisabethajtay.com or follow her on Instagram @derohus.
Elisabeth Ajtay (Photo credit: Eisuke Muroga)
"Penumbral States," installation view #02 2016 (Photo credit: Eisuke Muraga)
"Babel," WC installation #9 2014/2015
"Ginnungagap/Yawning Void (Cycles)," 2008-2012 2 x 12 b/w photographs, archival inkjet prints 17.25″ x 17.25″ / 40 cm x 40 cm each
"Der Duft des Westens/The Scent of the West" 2007-10 C-prints, décollage, advertising slogans on paper 20cm x 20cm/8″ x 8″each
"Space kontinuum I-III" 2006 Photography 31.5cm/12.4″ x varying width
"moonABC" 2016 1min. 43sec.
