You Can't Eat Art

About You Can't Eat Art

The title of this podcast, “You Can’t Eat Art,” comes from a conversation I had with a relative who disputes the relevance and value of art. He couldn’t see its purpose because in his mind it didn’t serve a tangible function nor did it have the ability to put food on the table. The artists who I interview have been in residence at the Lucas Artists Program at the Montalvo Arts Center; they represent a diverse range of mediums and practices, and each has a unique approach to the relationship between art and commerce. We'll explore why artists choose to make art and offer insight into how artists navigate the commodification of their work, and shed light on what shapes their creative processes. Ultimately,“You Can’t Eat Art” seeks to reaffirm art's role as an indispensable cultural force, one that fosters connection, introspection, and growth. You Can’t Eat Art challenges the reductive notion of art as a commodity, and invites listeners to reconsider how art can challenge, resist, redefine and shape society. The intention is for these conversations to spark an ongoing dialogue to counter prevailing misconceptions about art, and to bring about an understanding of art as what sculptor Anthony Gormley calls “an act of shared communication.” “Syndrome” from the album Tide’s Arising Instrumentals (Mashibeats, 2024) used withpermission of LAP 2023 CA Fellow Mark de Clive-Lowe; © Mark de Clive-Lowe / Mashibeats

Publisher

Clara Kamunde - Marcus Curatorial Fellow at the Lucas Artist Program, Montalvo Arts Center

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Apr 2026

   The Construction and Deconstruction of Value with Kathy Aoki

   In this episode of You Can’t Eat Art , Clara Kamunde is in conversation with multidisciplinary conceptual artist Kathy Aoki. Her work addresses gender and pop-culture issues through approachable visual formats spiked with humor. She recently received a 2025 Creative Capital Grant for her groundbreaking project, Koons Ruins Atlas. Kathy's work will further critique the art market — About Kathy Aoki: Kathy Aoki is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who uses satire to critique the absur...

2. 

   16 Mar 2026

   Chaos and Care with Beatrice Gosse

   In this episode of You Can’t Eat Art , Clara Kamunde is in conversation with Beatrice Gosse an interdisciplinary artist whose practice intersects contemporary dance, film and performance. Their work dives deep into queer identity, movement, filmmaking, and the generative messiness of chaos. — About Beatrice Gosse: Beatrice Gosse (she/they) is a director, creative director, and performance artist based in Los Angeles (the unceded land of the Tongva/Kizh/Gabrielino peoples). They exami...

3. 

   10 Mar 2026

   Narrative Intervention with Jalena Keane-Lee

   Episode 10: Narrative Intervention with Jalena Keane-Lee In this episode of You Can’t Eat Art , Clara Kamunde is in conversation with Jalena Keane-Lee an award-winning documentary film maker. Her short films have screened at over 40 film festivals, won best short documentary at the 2020 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, the 2024 San Diego Asian Film Festival, the Sundance Jury Award in 2023, streamed on the Criterion Collection, Nowness Asia and broadcast nationally on POV. ___ Abou...

4. 

   27 Dec 2025

   A Point of Departure: New Narratives From an Ancient Heritage with Pantea Karimi

   Clara Kamunde interviews Pantea Karimi, a multidisciplinary artist, about her innovative visual vocabulary that blends classical Persian painting, science diagrams, and print culture to explore female agency.

5. 

   5 Nov 2025

   The Impulse to Create with Francisco Graciano

   Clara Kamunde interviews Francisco Graciano, a multi-disciplinary artist, about his lifelong impulse to create art through various mediums, including sculpture and painting.

6. 

   15 Oct 2025

   Belonging as a Discipline with Christine Wong Yap

   Clara Kamunde interviews Christine Wong Yap, a visual artist, about her research projects that explore grassroots perspectives on belonging, resilience, and mental well-being.

7. 

   5 Sept 2025

   Bearing Witness with Damian Norfleet

   Clara Kamunde interviews interdisciplinary performer-composer-improviser Damian Norfleet about his unique multi-dimensional space in the performing arts.

8. 

   4 Aug 2025

   More Than Meets The Eye With Beth Krebs

   Clara Kamunde interviews Beth Krebs, an interdisciplinary artist, about her installations, videos, sculptures, and projects that champion faith against the odds.

9. 

   10 Jun 2025

   Turning Passion into Profession With Lyzette Wanzer

   Clara Kamunde interviews Lyzette Wanzer, a literary artist, about transforming a passion for writing into a viable profession.

10. 

    2 May 2025

    You Can't Eat Art Featuring Mike Arcega

    In this episode of You Can’t Eat Art, Clara Kamunde is in conversation with interdisciplinary artist Mike Arcega. Mike’s works range from sculpture, drawing, and painting to installations, video and performance. He is also an associate professor at San Francisco State University, where he leads the sculpture and expanded practice area in the School of Art. If anyone can demystify contemporary art for skeptics, it's Mike. About Michael Arcega: Michael Arcega’s creative research is a po...

11. 

    31 Mar 2025

    Centering Place and Creating Community with Ava Roy

    A conversation with Ava Roy, founder of We Players an innovative site-specific theater company that blends storytelling and public performance, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of public art. Ava's, singular artistic vision is about the power of art to imagine and create brave new worlds all around us.

12. 

    31 Mar 2025

    Art and Well Being with Jenn Johns

    In this episode of You Can’t Eat Art, listeners will be immersed in the rich and resonant sound vibrations created by LAP guest artist, Jenn Johns. Jenn is a multidisciplinary artist who transcends genres but is best known as a powerful vocalist blending high energy and deep spirituality. Her extraordinary gift for using music as medium for shared communication has earned her the moniker, “High Priestess of Oakland.”

Who has been a guest on You Can't Eat Art

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Pantea Karimi
• Francisco Graciano
• Christine Wong Yap
• Damian Norfleet
• Beth Krebs

Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100

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