On the Air: Matta-Clark at the Pulitzer

Gordon Matta-Clark, "Bingo", 1974 Three building fragments: painted wood, metal, plaster, and glass The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest Fund, Nelson A. Rockefeller Bequest Fund, and the Enid A. Haupt Fund, 2004 © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY

Francesca Herndon-Consagra, senior curator at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, discusses the upcoming exhibition Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark , opening Friday, October 30 on the newest St. Louis Art Map: On the Air podcast.

Listen to hear her take on Matta-Clark’s major contributions, his career and influences, and specific works on view such as Wallspaper (1972, recreated in 2009) and Pier In/Out (1973). She also talks about what her drew to the artist, as well as connections between Matta-Clark’s work and Pulitzer architect Tadao Ando. Plus, find out more about exhibition-related programming, such as the film at Citygarden downtown, and programming that directly connects the exhibition’s themes to local artists and community groups.

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Transformation website with related programs >>
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Interview with Roberley Bell

Roberley Bell, Flower Blob #77, 2006, image courtesy of the artist

Artist Roberley Bell discusses her exhibition Inside Out at the Laumeier Sculpture Park in the latest installment of the Saint Louis Art Map: On the Air podcast. Her work explores the relationship between the man-made and the natural with a focus on the artifice of nature. She talks about the colors and materials in her flower blob pieces, her inspirations and influences, recurring motifs in her work, and the ways she sees visitors interacting with her work.

• Art Organization: Kemper Art Museum

Art Map Now On the Air

In conjunction with saintlouisartmap.org, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is producing a new bi-weekly podcast. Each episode features interviews with curators and artists talking about local arts exhibitions and programs with the show’s host and a student from Washington University.

The first episode of fall 2009 features a discussion with Meredith Malone, curator of Chance Aesthetics, opening at the Kemper Art Museum on Friday, September 18.

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