P.S. Xhibitions
By P.S.Xhibitions
P.S. XhibitionsMar 17, 2021
Contemplating Photography with Khun
Erica speaks with Khun Minn Ohn about his work in the exhibition Flash: Reality through Light. Khun contemplates his own relationship with photography by approaching the medium commercially and personally. Find Khun’s photographs in Flash: Reality through Light on @p.s.xhibitions.
Khun Minn Ohn: @khunfupanda
Remaining Curious with Alexis
Erica speaks with Venezualan-based photographer Alexis Deniz Machin about his work in the exhibition, Flash: Reality Through Light. They discuss Alexis’ initial interests in photography, cultural identity, and religious influences in Venezuela that continue to influence his photography and storytelling.
https://denizfotografia.com.ve/
Instagram: @denizfotografia
When in Rome: Lust, Money & Power with Francesca Costa
P.S. Xhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: This Valentine’s Day, Virginia and Erica talk with historian Francesca Costa about relationships, marriage, intimacy, and power in Ancient Rome. We advise listener discretion as contents of this episode include sexual assult, pedophilia, and slavery.
Resources:
Warren Cup: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/D6XhBBXCTPy-tLxOUvy-FQ
From Shame to Sin: https://www.google.com/books/edition/From_Shame_to_Sin/IAHP_9o4jcwC?hl=en
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lZhb2H2X9H4iPyyQdal5axiC3po-8HFW/view?usp=sharing
Magenta Pink with Jesse Egner
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Co-hosts Erica and Virginia speak with photographer Jesse Egner about his relationship with the color pink, exploring its relation to consumerism, color theory, and gender. Egner was previously featured on the podcast in the episode “Defining Disidentification with Jesse Egner.”
Magenta Pink: Hex color code #cc338b.
Resources:
Instagram: @jesseegner
Website: https://www.jesseegner.com/
Sarah Cynwar, “Rose Gold,” https://saracwynar.com/
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPvFetMGeG86-cLlUUSd0SzUunWdEdMY/view?usp=sharing
Soap Pink with Samantha Combs
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Virginia and Erica speak with Samantha Combs. As an artist and professor, Combs discusses her artistic process and challenges in the gallery every artist can face. They discuss her work in the exhibition “Pink: The Coded Color.” Combs describes her relationship with the color pink and how it informs her work through materiality, gender, and culture.
Soap Pink: Hex color code #f8d4c6.
Resources:
Instagram: @supra_samm
Website: samanthamcombs.com
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2mpKu-1rFxBKTNNhNkD_lImnyaNs6YB/view?usp=sharing
Barbie Pink with Helen Dolan
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
P.S. Xhibitions welcomes artist and educator, Helen Dolan. They discuss her work in the exhibition “Pink: The Coded Color.” Based in Minnesota, Dolan describes her relationship with the color pink as it relates to femininity, age, the body, and materiality.
Barbie Pink: RGB color code #e0218a.
Resources:
Instagram: @helendolan_art
Website: https://www.helendolan.com
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ud-RGYJt5-cw3VMyiiZXdxfBb1ehIcdr/view?usp=sharing
Threading Layers with Sydney Gush
Episode: Threading Layers with Sydney Gush
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
P.S. Xhibitions talks with Sydney Gush about her new work in the exhibition The Raconteurs of Thought. They discuss how human emotion, memory, and trauma have influenced Gush’s artistic practices of collage, photography, and typography. They highlight social media’s influence on fine art and question how technology will aid in the creation and viewing of art.
Show Notes:
Instagram: @syd_g_art
Website: http://www.sydgart.com/
Emily Whitcomb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8770311/
Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Camera_Lucida/yT0iaUzDmIUC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Ars Electronica 2021:
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/153Ku551jCcO5p3dRZAa0qSFBWFVTxexa/view?usp=sharing
Distilling Ideas with Lukas Milanak
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Produce and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
P.S. Xhibitions welcomes glassblower Lukas Milanak to discuss his work in the show “Process by Design / Design by Process.” Based in New York, Milanak creates experimental and educational works that exist at the intersection of science and craft.
Resources:
Instagram: @lukaslabs
Website: https://www.lukaslabs.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-XhLUH-4lQN2mEVVzNwNQ/videos
Show Notes:
Historical Background:
Alchemy: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-secrets-of-alchemy
Murano glass: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/murano-glass/
Exhibitions and Projects:
“Allegory and Apparatus” at Beacon Artist Union - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ea2iKOmppbvw4R7OfUhzFdEsSf2cO_Gs/view
“Colors to Life” - https://www.stellaonline.art/colors-to-life-by-lukas-milanak
Corning Museum of Glass, GlassBarge - https://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/demos/hot-glass-demos/glassbarge
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QFf3rEfV0MvX6kHHR3AhTmQRTlY0378b/view?usp=sharing
Mixing High and Low in the Gilded Age with Alexis Fair
Show Notes:
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Virginia and Erica talk with design historian, Alexis Fair. Following her research of film, Gilded Age, and American culture, Alexis discusses the relationship between the era to contemporary listeners. Primarily analyzing the 1993 film, The Age of Innocence, Alexis speaks to the film's fashion and influence on the modern perception of the Gilded Age.
Resources:
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgJ6OHPV9MsOEnI3_ZHPzlFNtkStXio0/view?usp=sharing
Alexis Fair:
Instagram: @djalexisfair
Fine Details with Brett
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Co-hosts Virginia and Erica speak to artist, Brett, about his work in the exhibition Prism: A Refraction of Light for Pride Month. They delve into the quilt, Fancy Farmboy and consider its use of materials, medium, and historical context. Brett describes his process of making works from his Rockwell series and how they have informed his identity, quilts, and future work.
Resources:
Website: https://www.theartofbrett.net/
Instagram: @bettybrettbo
MFA thesis show Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Queer): https://vpa.syr.edu/mfa-exhibition/2021-mfa-exhibition/brett-morgan/
Transcript:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hEXynVHv2cwVue40w3M9z9RpZ7HiExOU/view?usp=sharing
Defining Disidentification with Jesse Egner
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Erica and Virginia speak to photographer Jesse Egner about his work in the P.S. Xhibition’s show, Prism: A Refraction of Light for Pride Month. Egner’s photographs explore themes of social interactions and disidentification theory that seek to answer how people define themselves and their place in society.
Resources:
www.jesseegner.com/ Instagram: @jesseegner
Podcast Transcript:
drive.google.com/file/d/11GRQT23dZlQadXzRGQ7ZhYfWjiUrexrN/view?usp=sharing
Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics
By José Esteban Muñoz, 1999 www.google.com/books/edition/Disidentifications/HKhKjG0CsCUC?hl=en
Pixy Liao www.pixyliao.com/
Haley Morris-Cafiero www.haleymorriscafiero.com/
Catherine Opie www.artnet.com/artists/catherine-opie/
Creating Queer Nostalgia with Shannon Gross
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Erica and Virginia talk to artist Shannon Gross about their work in the exhibition, Prism: A Refraction of Light for Pride Month. Shannon is a multimedia and ceramic artist who investigates themes relating to queer identity and experience while considering nostalgia and historical lineage for the LGBTQ+ community.
Resources:
Instagram: @mxshanooon
Website: www.mxshannongross.com/
Venus of Willendorf: mymodernmet.com/the-venus-of-willendorf/
Transcript: drive.google.com/file/d/10WeA_yZkVGvBPh1DrtfuaylDkusbqZTO/view?usp=sharing
Raging in Ancient Egypt with Francesca Costa
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Erica M. Schaumberg and Stefan Dudley
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Erica and Stefan have a conversation with historian Francesca Costa about her work studying Ancient Egypt. Francesca discusses Ancient Egyptians' relationship with design, misconception in 20th century pop culture, and how the study of hieroglyphics can allow us to learn more about a civilization that existed thousands of years ago.
Resources:
Linda Evans, “Ancient Egyptian Response,” in Profane Landscapes, Sacred Spaces, ed. Jiří Janák and Miroslav Bárta (London: Equinox Publishing Limited, 2019), 71-88.
Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (London: Thames & Hudson, 2003).
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vafX1fRKpNaMsehP0PeVLMEd8sw3UJ6M/view?usp=sharing
An Ode to Pennsylvania with Brett
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Virginia and Erica sit down with Brett to discuss his relationship with rural and urban spaces and how they have informed his identity. Brett recently graduated from the MFA program at Syracuse University and continues to draw references from his upbringing in rural Pennsylvania. Virginia, Erica, and Brett discuss thrifting, cottage core, and personal experiences that influence the material and visual culture of rural Pennsylvania.
Resources:
Website: https://www.theartofbrett.net/
Instagram: @bettybrettbo
MFA thesis show Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Queer): https://vpa.syr.edu/mfa-exhibition/2021-mfa-exhibition/brett-morgan/
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwK404CYyRqny5jkN88m5EDelTmC5AMM/view?usp=sharing
The Wonderment of Wearable Art with Sarah Tropio
P.S. Xhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: P.S. Xhibitions welcomes Micro/Macro artist Sarah Tropio, a Philadelphia-based jeweler who specializes in champlevé enameling. Sarah discusses this historic technique, the trials and tribulations of working as an artist, and her connections to the artistic community of Philadelphia.
Resources:
Instagram: @sarah_tropio
Website: https://www.sarahtropio.com/
Moore Art Shop: https://moore.myshopify.com/search?q=sarah+tropio
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Shop: https://store.pafa.org/products/sarah-tropio-autumn?_pos=1&_sid=b50215482&_ss=r Champlevé technique: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/champleve-enamelling-1100-1250/
Podcast Transcript Doc:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1QAZbZoCR45l-KKXBV3wsrcOYwtA41Th6
Photographing Organically with Philip Pane
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary:
Virginia and Erica talk to their guest, Philip Pane about his work in their exhibition, Micro/Macro: Rural and Urban Experiences on Instagram/@p.s.xhibitions. Philip, a Connecticut based photographer, fell in love with the medium at a young age. Studying history in college, Philip has bridged his two interests. His works in our show address themes within rural and urban landscapes such as memory, life, decay, farming, and geometry.
Resources:
Reading Terminal Market: https://readingterminalmarket.org/
Zenza Bronica-SQ Camera: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Bronica_SQ
Leica R4 Camera: https://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Leitz/R4-Everest.html
4x5 B&J Press Camera: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Burke_%26_James_4x5_Speed_Press
Philip Pane Instagram: @ppane1
Philip Pane Photography: https://paneph01.wixsite.com/philippanephoto
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rsKY6z_60kgN6Q9GKFvLvsBw1yhfrpsb/view?usp=sharing
Cursing People out with Cheyenne Davis
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Producer and Editor: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Virginia and Erica meet with Cheyenne Davis to discuss her response to the exhibit topics in the online show “The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity” on the Instagram page @p.s.xhibitions. Cheyenne is a writer and multimedia creator who explores themes of fatphobia, beauty, body imagery, and race.
Resources:
Transcript Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDjvQnrbdQnaPzozr4zHaYfKC_15tUNv/view?usp=sharing
Cheyenne Davis
- Instagram: @cheymodee
- Weighted Words Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ss1vEJNj6m81WjgJ7ADLI
- Unveild: https://medium.com/unveild
- “I'm Constantly Compared to Celebrities Simply Because I'm Fat, Black, and It's Not Okay.”: https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/im-compared-to-celebrities-simply-because-im-black-fat-48120738
- MadameNoire: https://madamenoire.com/author/cheydavis14/
Fannie Lou Hammer (1917-1977): https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/fannie-lou-hamer
Kimberlé Crenshaw and intersectionality (1959-Present):
Mammy Caricature:
The Nitty Gritty with Sydney Gush
P.S. Exhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Virginia and Erica have a conversation with artist Sydney Gush and her response to the themes of the Instagram exhibition “The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity,” on view @p.s.xhibitions. Currently based in Chicago, Sydney explores the ideas of multiplicity and recontextualization with collage, ceramic casting, and photographic techniques.
Resources:
Sydney Gush
Instagram: @syd_g_art
Facebook: @sydgmakesart
Website: www.sydgart.com
Transcript Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OLUr0EZBt4nnwr4jdqLBgkMzpIXi0Ygu/view?usp=sharing
Shimmies and Rituals with Ariana Joubert
P.S. Xhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Virginia and Erica meet with Ariana Joubert to discuss her response to the exhibit topics in the online show “The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity” on the Instagram page @p.s.xhibitions. Based in the New York Metropolitan area, Ariana takes on many roles as a creator, ranging from a visual artist to skin care to belly dancer. She is also a scholar, studying material culture with a focus on topics relating to gender.
Resources:
Ariana Joubert
Instagram: @arianaj.art
Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition (May 1, 1893 – Oct 30, 1893)
https://www.britannica.com/event/Worlds-Columbian-Exposition
Solomon Bloom (March 9, 1870 – March 7, 1949)
Autobiography: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Autobiography_of_Sol_Bloom/MlrUAAAAMAAJ?hl=en
Solomon Bloom, Chicago Exposition, and Belly Dancing. Atlas Obscura Article:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-congressman-who-brought-belly-dancing-to-america
Podcast Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JkO9K7ml-geWnYPJXTaAPB6gl818WsIP/view?usp=sharing
Introducing P. S. Xhibitions
P.S. Xhibitions
A project by Pollock X Schaumberg
Instagram: @p.s.xhibitions
Hosts: Virginia Pollock and Erica M. Schaumberg
Editor and Producer: Stefan Dudley
Summary: Welcome to P.S. Xhibitions. This podcast compliments the exhibitions featured on Instagram page @p.s.xhibitions. Curators Virginia and Erica ask emerging artists about their work and thoughts on design in the twenty-first century. P.S. Xhibitions seeks to understand and question the complexities of our evolving society by sharing digital stories through art and design. We work with creatives to define the question: how do you make the study of art and design easily accessible, relatable, inclusive, and approachable.
Transcript
[Music]
Virginia: Welcome to P. S. Xhibitions
Erica- ...the podcast. My name is Erica
V- And I am Virginia.
E- On our podcast we plan to talk to artists, performers, and other creatives who have work in our exhibitions over on our Instagram page.
V- Our goal is to understand and question the complexities of our evolving society by sharing digital stories through art and design.
E- We are constantly asking the question how do we make the study of art and design easily accessible, relatable, inclusive, and approachable?
V- We hope you will tune into our first episode premiering this week where we will be talking to Ariana Jubert about belly dancing and how it relates to the larger study of design history and femininity.
E- Take a look at our exhibition The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity over on our instagram page linked in our show notes. Thanks for listening. Bye
V-Bye
[Music]