Art and Obsolescence

On this week's show we chat with artist Ian Cheng, who since 2012 has been building a universe of sentient software, creatures, and elaborate systems of logic in the form of self-playing video games, installations, drawings, and prints. In this extended chat with host Ben Fino-Radin, Ian shares some of his deepest influences, past mentors, childhood, studio practice and rituals for creativity.Links from the conversation with Ian> Ian's website: http://iancheng.com> Life After Bob: https://theshed.org/program/142-ian-cheng-life-after-bob> Pierre Huyghe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Huyghe> Paul Chan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chan_(artist)Join the conversation:https://twitter.com/ArtObsolescencehttps://www.instagram.com/artobsolescence/Support artistsArt and Obsolescence is a non-profit podcast, sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and we are committed to equitably supporting artists that come on the show. Help support our work by making a tax deductible gift through NYFA here: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/donate

On this week's show I chat with art conservator Glenn Wharton, who years ago was MoMA's first-ever time-based media conservator, and the fist museum conservator specializing in time-based media in the US. Today Glenn is the Lore and Gerald Cunard Chair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Professor of Art History and Conservation of Material Culture.Links from the conversation with GlennDavid Wojnarowicz Knowledge Basehttps://artistarchives.hosting.nyu.edu/DavidWojnarowicz/KnowledgeBase/index.php/Main_Page.htmlJoan Jonas Knowledge Basehttps://artistarchives.hosting.nyu.edu/Initiative/the-joan-jonas-knowledge-base/The Painted King: Art, Activism, and Authenticity in Hawai‘i https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/the-painted-king-art-activism-and-authenticity-in-hawaii/Join the conversation:https://twitter.com/ArtObsolescencehttps://www.instagram.com/artobsolescence/Support artistsArt and Obsolescnece is a non-profit podcast, sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and we are committed to equitably supporting artists that come on the show. Help support our work by making a tax deductible gift through NYFA here: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/donate

The Kramlichs began collecting time-based media thirty years ago, and eventually they asked the question: what would a home look like if it were purpose-built for living with their collection? On this episode we'll not only get to hear the story of what inspired Pam to focus on collecting this challenging medium so early on, but also the treat of a walking tour of the Kramlich's  residence and collection facilitty designed Herzog and de Meuron.Links> The Kramlich Collection> The new book documenting the residnece and collection> SFMOMA

Host Ben Fino-Radin chats with curator and author Legacy Russell. Legacy's recent book Glitch Feminism offers "a new manifesto for cyberfeminism: finding liberation in the glitch between body, gender, and technology". We discuss Legacy's origins as a curator, the book, and her vision for The Kitchen where she is the incomming director and chief curator.

For decades, Lynn was told that she wasn't an artist. That whatever it was she was doing, it most certainly wasn't art. Neverthelss she persisted, and her story is truly one of perseverance, as today Lynn's work can be found in art history books, art galleries, museums and private collections all over the world. Lynn's exhibition at the New Museum is open until October 3rd 2021.

For the debut episode host Ben Fino-Radin chats with one of foundational figures in the history of time-based media conservation: Pip Laurenson. Pip is the head of collections care research at the Tate.Authenticity, Change and Loss in the Conservation of Time-Based Media Installations: https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/06/authenticity-change-and-loss-conservation-of-time-based-media-installations The Management of Display Equipment in Time-based Media Installations:https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/03/the-management-of-display-equipment-in-time-based-media-installations Reshaping the Collectible: https://www.tate.org.uk/research/reshaping-the-collectible