Phil Rabovsky explores "the possibility of there being a future" in this podcast, which considers the world of today and the world yet to come through the lens of art and money.
Capital A: Unauthorized Opinions on Money, Art & Everything
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Phil Rabovsky explores "the possibility of there being a future" in this podcast, which considers the world of today and the world yet to come through the lens of art and money.
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July 2, 2022
16. Running Naked through the Market: Bill Deresiewicz on Artists in the Digital Economy
<p>How do you make a living as an artist when the big platforms price your work at zero? How do you get your big break when all the institutions that used to discover young artists have been decimated by the tech monopolies? In this episode, I talk to essayist and critic William Deresiewicz about his book, The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech.</p> <p><br></p> <p>BILL'S WEBSITE</p> <p><a href="https://billderesiewicz.com/" target="_blank">billderesiewicz.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>WORKS CITED</p> <p>-Deresiewicz, William. The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech. New York, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2020.</p> <p>-Khan, Lina M. “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” The Yale Law Journal 126, no. 3 (January 2017). <a href="https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox">https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox</a>.</p> <p>-Davis, Ben. 9.5 Theses on Art and Class. Chicago, Illinois: Haymarket Books, 2013.</p> <p>-Graeber, David. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. 1st edition. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018.</p> <p>-Deresiewicz, William. “Stages of Grief: What the Pandemic Has Done to the Arts.” Harper’s Magazine, May 12, 2021. <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/stages-of-grief-what-the-pandemic-has-done-to-the-arts/">https://harpers.org/archive/2021/06/stages-of-grief-what-the-pandemic-has-done-to-the-arts/</a>.</p> <p>-Lanier, Jaron. “Opinion | Jaron Lanier Fixes the Internet.” The New York Times, September 23, 2019, sec. Opinion. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/23/opinion/data-privacy-jaron-lanier.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/23/opinion/data-privacy-jaron-lanier.html</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>MUSIC</p> <p>-Theme music and consultation: Georgina Rossi, <a href="https://www.georginarossi.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.georginarossi.com</a></p> <p>-Interlude: Alban Berg, 4 Stücke for clarinet and piano, Op.5; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Steven Beck, piano</p> <p><br></p> <p>SPONSOR</p> <p>Capital A is sponsored by Shoestring Press in Brooklyn: <a href="https://www.shoestringpressny.com/">www.shoestringpressny.com</a></p> <p><br></p>
February 19, 2022
15. Optimism and Taking Risks: Thomas Agrinier on His Paintings
<p>In this conversation with Paris-based painter Thomas Agrinier, we discuss his dynamic figurative paintings—which mix a powerful classicism with contemporary textural and cartoon-like effects—as well as the experience of splitting your time between the computer and your body, and the need for optimism in life and politics.</p> <p><br></p> <p>WHERE TO SEE THOMAS’ WORK</p> <p><br></p> <p>-Instagram: @thomas.agrinier</p> <p>-Website: www.thomasagrinier.com</p> <p><br></p> <p>MUSIC</p> <p><br></p> <p>-Theme music and consultation: Georgina Rossi, <a href="https://www.georginarossi.com/">www.georginarossi.com</a></p> <p>-Interlude: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”: IV. Allegro, II. Andante molto mosso</p> <p><br></p> <p>SPONSOR</p> <p><br></p> <p>Capital A is sponsored by Shoestring Press in Brooklyn: www.shoestringpressny.com</p>
December 5, 2021
14. Who Does Art Speak To?
<p>On a recent walk to the Museo de Bellas Artes in protest-ravaged Santiago de Chile, I try to respond to all the work I see through the lens of this question: who does art speak to?</p> <p><br></p> <p>WORKS CITED</p> <p>-Berger, John. “Revolutionary Undoing: On Max Raphael’s The Demands of Art.” In Landscapes: John Berger on Art, edited by Tom Overton, Reprint edition. London ; New York: Verso, 2018.</p> <p>-Lescaze, Zoë. “An Artist Who Disavows the Possibility of Individual Agency.” The New York Times, November 12, 2021, sec. T Magazine.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/t-magazine/agnieszka-kurant-art.html"> <u>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/t-magazine/agnieszka-kurant-art.html</u></a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>MUSIC</p> <p>-Theme music and consultation: Georgina Rossi, <a href="https://www.georginarossi.com/" target="_blank">www.georginarossi.com</a></p> <p>-Interlude: W.A. Mozart, Commendatore Scene from Don Giovanni</p> <p><br></p> <p>SPONSOR</p> <p>Capital A is sponsored by Shoestring Press in Brooklyn: www.shoestringpressny.com</p>
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