Hallie Ayres talks to artist Nolan Oswald Dennis. This episode is part of a series produced in conjunction with the 14th Shanghai Biennale at the Power Station of Art (November 2023–March 2024), curated by Anton Vidokle, Zairong Xiang, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, and Ben Eastham. In his para-disciplinary artistic practice,  explores “a Black consciousness of space”—the material and metaphysical conditions of decolonization—questioning spacetime histories through system-specific interventions, sculptures, and drawings. Black Liberation Zodiac: Khunuseti focuses on a group of stars known in isiZulu as isiLimela (in English, the Pleiades) whose appearance over the southern hemisphere horizon in June signals the beginning of the season of planting, rites of adulthood, and other cyclical transitions. As these stars appear in the southern hemisphere they simultaneously disappear in the northern hemisphere. Their path across the equator reveals a condition of common difference which echoes planetary geopolitical relations.  This work is part of the “Black Liberation Zodiac” (2017 - ∞ ) series which remaps the night sky across the ecliptic plane as a set of star charts based on the IAU celestial-coordinate system. This series replaces the hegemonic constellation system derived from Eurasian mythological history with imagery drawn from the archive of black liberation iconography. Taking cues from circumpolar and seasonal constellations which are visible exclusively in either the northern or southern hemisphere, Dennis works on the premise that there are always, at a minimum, two night skies. This series explores the poetics of a multi-celestial world through iterative installations referencing planetarium displays, science museums, and southern Afri-indigenous cosmologies.

Cosmos Cinema conversation: Nolan Oswald Dennis

Thomas Struth_Kapitel 5 K. König, Mus. Folkwang, Ankäufe, Beuys, T. Ruff, J. Wall, Berlin

Thomas Struth_Kapitel 4 J. Guy, B. Buchloh, NY, M. Goodman, Bechers, K. Fischer, C. Höfer

Thomas Struth_Kapitel 3 Akademie, Straßenfotos, B. Becher, C. Höfer, A. Hütte, Ed Ruscha, W. Spies

Thomas Struth_Kapitel 2 Klasse P. Klemann, F. Schwegler, G. Richter, T. Schütte, H. Schuler

Thomas Struth_Kapitel 1 Großkönigsdorf, Schule in Frechen, Museum Ludwig, Bewerbung Ddorf

Thomas Struth Becherschüler, Fotokünstler - Komplette Aufnahme

Ben Eastham talks to artist Alice Wang. This episode is part of a series produced in conjunction with the 14th Shanghai Biennale at the Power Station of Art (November 2023–March 2024), curated by Anton Vidokle, Zairong Xiang, Hallie Ayres, Lukas Brasiskis, and Ben Eastham. ’s sculptural forms shine a light on the uncanny forces that shape the physical world. Using material such as fossils, meteorites, moss, and heat—ranging from leftover radiation from the Big Bang to the wax secreted by bees—her work aims to reconfigure our understanding of reality. &nbsp; &nbsp; Intro sound: excerpt from Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto), COSMOS (Soundtrack for 14th Shanghai Biennale), 2023. 14 tracks, overall 117:30 minutes.

Cosmos Cinema conversation: Alice Wang

Ashley Hans Scheirl und Jakob Lena Knebl gehören zu den schillerndsten Persönlichkeiten in der Kunstszene. Das österreichische Duo aus Wien inszeniert sich oft in ausgefallenen Kostümen und wechselnden Identitäten. Ein Besuch ihrer opulenten Installationen ist ein Erlebnis für alle Sinne: In ihren selbsternannten „Begehrensräumen“ treffen Kunstgeschichte, Pop, Camp, Trash und viel Humor in einem bunten Stilmix aufeinander. Skulpturen, Malerei, Designobjekte, Film und Mode – es gibt kaum ein Medium, das Scheirl und Knebl auslassen. Im Mittelpunkt ihrer Werke steht dabei immer der Begriff „Trans“, den die Künstlerinnen sowohl auf Identitäten und Gender als auch auf Medien, Genres und Materialien beziehen. 

In dieser Folge DAS IST KUNST spricht Jumoke Olusanmi mit Ashley Hans Scheirl und Jakob Lena Knebl über Einflüsse, ihre gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit als Duo und warum Menschen in ihren Installationen wohnen möchten.

Die Ausstellung von Ashley Hans Scheirl und Jakob Lena Knebl in den Deichtorhallen Hamburg: https://www.deichtorhallen.de/ausstellung/ashley-hans-scheirl-und-jakob-lena-knebl

DAS IST KUNST ist eine Produktion der Deichtorhallen Hamburg in Zusammenarbeit mit ByteFM / Moderation: Jumoke Olusanmi / Redaktion: Gabriela Basso, Priska Dolling, Matthias Schönebäumer / Musik: Alex Blancke / Logodesign: Gabriela Basso / Foto: Georg Patermichl / dasistkunst@deichtorhallen.de

„Gute Ideen gehören geteilt“ – Ashley Hans Scheirl und Jakob Lena Knebl

In the current Kunsthalle Wien Podcast artist Camila Sposati talks about her project "Phonosophia" – now on view in the Kunsthalle Wien exhibition "Cybernetics of the Poor". Sposati creates musical instruments made from clay, that are music more than sound producers. They call up human organs’ structure and function: guts, liver, larynx, lungs, and others. The instruments evoke and provoke a meeting place where the body of both the musical instrument and whoever activates it meet to establish relationships that classical musical traditions (obsessed with technical virtuosity) seem to have forgotten.

Written and narrated by Michael Simku
Interview by Michael Simku
Sound Mixing by Konrad Politanski
Sound Editing by Michael Simku
Music by Konrad Politanski
Additional Sounds by kwahmah_02 from freesound.org (tinyurl.com/y9ahmwbj)
With sound-excerpts from the activation of Phonosophia by Tom Monteiro

The Kunsthalle Wien Podcast offers you an illuminating excursion into our current exhibitions by going above and beyond the opening hours of the space with more background information and reflections on artworks, particular curatorial aspects, as well as sharing some funny anecdotes. In discussions with artists, curators and visitors, you'll hear interesting stories and get an insight into the concept of the exhibition in focus – so tune in and listen!

Kunsthalle Wien Podcast: Camila Sposati in conversation

The Kunsthalle Wien Podcast offers you an illuminating excursion into our current exhibitions by going above and beyond the opening hours of the space with more background information and reflections on artworks, particular curatorial aspects, as well as sharing some funny anecdotes. In discussions with artists, curators and visitors, you'll hear interesting stories and get an insight into the concept of the exhibition in focus – so tune in and listen!

Kunsthalle Wien Podcast: Camila Sposati in conversation

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