The Pod of Dust and Rainbows

Episode three is all about the richness and variety of daily practice. Follow FRONT artists and staff through the arc of a day as they tell us in real time about the habits and routines that help them stay focused, creative, and happy. With special guest Amitava Kumar reporting from his year in London, FRONT 2018 curator Michelle Grabner stuck in a castle in Italy, FRONT 2022 Artist Loraine Lynne driving around Toledo—and much, much more!

Episode 2 introduces us to FRONT 2022 artist Loraine Lynn, whose rambunctious and inviting work was featured in the FRONT 2022 preview exhibition, Grand Prototypes, Humble Tools, and now as part of the FRONT 2022 Triennial, Oh Gods of Dust and Rainbows, at Reinberger Gallery at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Tufting guns, stitch and bitch, mis-performance—it’s a wild ride from glass blowing, to blowing up carpets, to blowing up as a FRONT 2022 artist.

Take a quick trip with us to Africa, Ohio and hear from Steven Nelson, Dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Michelle Grabner, Crown Family Professor of Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Dawoud Bey Professor and Distinguished Artist at Columbia College Chicago, as they discuss art, narrative, place, names, and public space. 

In this episode, we'll take a deep dive into the creation process of Bey's Night Coming Tenderly, Black and the unique experience it created while on view at St. John's Episcopal Church in Cleveland during the first FRONT Triennial. 

This project was made possible with generous support from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.