Art Uncovered

"Borinquen Gallo is an Italian-Puerto Rican Bronx-based artist whose work delves into themes of beauty, community, socio-cultural systems and structures through sculpture and installations made using a range of repurposed materials. Borinquen has exhibited at BRIC Arts Media, Smack Mellon, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space, The National Academy Museum, the Queens Museum, Columbia University, The Cooper Union and Queens College. In addition, she has worked on curatorial projects with BAM Fischer, and Pratt Institute. She is currently Visiting Associate Professor of Art and Design Education at Pratt Institute in New York. All images courtesy of the artist Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space Be(e) Sanctuary, 2017 Debris netting, yellow plastic bags, caution tape and house plants Be(e) Sanctuary (detail), 2017 Deadly Poppy Field, 2016 Debris netting, red plastic bags and caution tape 144 x 60 in Uproot exhibition at Smack Mellon, curated by Gabriel de Guzman Green Unplugged (expand

"This week Kimberly speaks with the members of Collective View— a New York based group of female identified art professionals and their current traveling exhibition titled Private View . The exhibition, which travels between the homes of each participant, was conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown as a way to visually highlight the importance of art and connection in times of forced social distancing. Images courtesy of Collective View Aimee Burg Untitled (brown insulation), 2020 Hand-dyed silk, crocheted mason line, sand, recycled packaging insulation, wood, porcelain 13.25 x 10 x 2 in Julia Goldman Mom's Car 6, 2020 Oil on canvas 11 x 14 in KB Jones and Gabriela Salazar Installation Tamar Ettun Orange Creatures (Aimee), 2018 20 x 30 x 2 in Private View Installation   00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:15 - Orange Pink - Danny 01:37 - Interview with Collective View (pt 1) 15:24 - Mic Break 15:58 - Interview with Collective View (pt 2) 27:00 - Let Me Be A Flower Child

"Karmel Sabri (b. 1995) is a socially engaged Palestinian artist, organizer, and designer. She is a current candidate of the Disarming Design masters program at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam.  Her work with installation, print making, parties, and public interventions seek to beg the endless question of Palestine in an alternative lens which celebrates culture and fosters meaningful discussion. All images courtesy of the artist < 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:40 - Episode Introduction 01:18 - Same Old Brick - Josiah Johnson 02:26 - Interview with Karmel Sabri (pt 1) 20:07 - Mic Break 20:40 - Interview with Karmel Sabri (pt 2) 42:07 - Not Another Word - Anjimile 45:02 - Outro 45:25 - Finish "

"Tariku Shiferaw is a New York–based artist who explores “mark-making” through painting and installation art in order to address the physical and metaphysical spaces of art and social structures. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and currently lives and works in New York City. Shiferaw’s most recent exhibitions include Men of Change, a three-year nationally traveling exhibition with the Smithsonian Institution (2019 - 2022), as well as Unbound, a group exhibition at the Zuckerman Museum of Art (2020). His solo exhibitions include Erase Me, Addis Fine Art, London (2017); and This Ain’t Safe, Cathouse Proper, Brooklyn (2018). Shiferaw’s group exhibitions include but are not limited to the 2017 Whitney Biennial as part of Occupy Museum’s Debtfair project; A Poet*hical Wager, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH (2017); What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Drawing Center, NY (2019); He participated in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art (2018-2019), in Open Sessions at th

"Stephanie Land is a Brooklyn-based artist whose practice is built upon a traditional photography background and developed through an acquired printmaking process. She received her B.A. in Photography at Columbia College Chicago and her M.F.A. in Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, London. Throughout the conversation Stephanie and Kimberly spoke about Stephanie's project titled White: Silence, an installation-based exploration of her own whiteness. They also talk about anti-racism*, family histories and the importance of communication. Suggested links Color of Change SURJ Building Black Bed Stuy  Medium Tings Equator Productions TaraAura Ashya All images courtesy of the artist Stephanie Land, Alginate and Copper Wire, 2019, 168 x 96 x 12 Inches Stephanie Land, Tending To was developed as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Process Space program and photographed at LMCC’s Studios in the Arts Center on Governor’s Island. Stephanie Land, Tending To was developed as part of Lower Manhat

"Kimberly welcomes Matt Hulse back to the show. In this episode, Kimberly and Matt talk about Matt's recent feature length film titled Sound for the Future and his award winning photo series. You can also listen to Matt's previous visit to Art Uncovered here. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:35 - Episode Introduction 01:17 - Lucky - Hey, King! 02:00 - Interview with Matt Hulse (pt 1) 27:55 - the truth - The Front Bottoms 28:50 - Interview with Matt Hulse (pt 2) 39:37 - Stiff Spoon Patty Face - Pinhole Computers
 41:50 - Outro 42:21 - Finish "

"Nicholas Szymanski (b. 1989) lives and works in Grand Rapids, MI. Nicholas is represented by Asphodel Gallery- New York, NY. His work has been shown within and outside of the United States. His most recent exhibition ‘Notes To Diane’ was held at Asphodel in New York City. Nicholas has also shown in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, The Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He has been included in multiple publications, such as Studio Visit: Volume 27, Scandale Project Book: Art Is Vol 1, and most recently a critical essay by esteemed art historian and critic Alex Bacon. Nicholas earned a Fine Art Degree from Kendall College of Art and Design. All images courtesy of the artist 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:37 - Episode Introduction 01:23 - Summer - Busty And The Bass 02:25 - Interview with Nicholas Szymanski (pt 1) 15:39 - That Emotion - Hannah Georgas 16:40 - Interview with Nicholas Szymanski (pt 2) 35:15 - Puddles - Merce Lemon 40:03 - Outro 40:38 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with Philippa Tapada, a New York based attorney who talks about her experience of leaving the art field to pursue a career in law. Throughout the conversation, they talk about personal memories and career decisions. They also work to redefine what it means to be an artist. Photo courtesy of Philippa Tapada 00:00 - Podcast Introduction 00:38 - Episode Introduction 2:36 - Sister Jade - Alex Izenberg 03:06 - Interview with Philippa Tapada pt 1 16:44 - Lady - Alex Izenberg 17:44 - Interview with Philippa Tapada pt 2 40:28 - Dancing Through the Turqois - Alex Izenberg 41:12 - Interview with Philippa Tapada pt 3 51:28 - This World - Sneaks 54:59 - Outro 55:31 - Finish "

"This week Kimberly speaks with Gelah Penn, who recently had a solo show titled Uneasy Terms at Undercurrent in Brooklyn. Throughout their conversation Gelah and Kimberly talk about Galah’s work in relation to narrative, sculpture, materiality and literature. All images by Etienne Frossard All images courtesy of the artist Ebb Tide (Site-responsive installation), 2019 Various synthetic materials, dimensions variable At ODETTA, Chelsea, NYC I/LXVI (from Clarissa Collages), 2019 I/XLVIII (from Clarissa Collages), 2019 Notes on Clarissa (Volume I), 2019 Installation of 99 collages Exhibition cards, various synthetic materials Various dimensions In “Uneasy Terms” at Undercurrent, Brooklyn, NY Notes on Clarissa (Volume II), 2019 Installation of 99 collage Exhibition cards, various synthetic materials Various dimensions In “Uneasy Terms” at Undercurrent, Brooklyn, NY Uneasy Terms by Gelah Penn at Undercurrent Uneasy Terms by Gelah Penn at Undercurrent Stele #9, 2019 Polyester mesh, lenticular plasti

"Edward V Kelley is an Ohio-based artist who received an MFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University in 2005. During the conversation, Kimberly and Edward spoke about surveillance, photography, childhood and existential absurdism. All images courtesy of the artist Speak of the Devil Art League Houston, Houston TX 2017 Speak of the Devil Art League Houston, Houston TX 2017 El Segundo, 2011 Altered school desks, ink 35″ x 35″ x 40″ Two school desks with common school age graffiti carved into both top Speed Freak Box 13 exhibition, 2015 14’x13’x8' Fit to be Tied Quotes from Lincoln and Davis with “Dixie” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” played in counterpoint through push button modules, cast iron Here There and Everywhere 10 Cast iron plaques with press button audio, installed in and around DEMO Space and the Springfield Art Association in   Springfield, IL. Here There and Everywhere 10 Cast iron plaques with press button audio, installed in and around DEMO Space and the Springfield Art Assoc