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Episode 179 - Roya Amirsoleymani and Kristan Kennedy

This week on the Talking to Ghosts Podcast we talk with Portland Institute for Contemporary Art curators Roya Amirsoleymani and Kristan Kennedy about challenging the exclusivity of art history to frame the artist’s now in their own words, the concept of the “unstitution,” and how working in any authentic way with Indigenous artists or staff means being open to new ways of working and hearing criticism. This was a great conversation that covered way too many topics to put in the description, but we did want to also highlight two performances mentioned: Javaad Alipoor’s "Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran," which they saw as part of the Under the Radar festival, and Ligia Lewis’Deader Than Dead performance for The Hammer Museum.

Roya Amirsoleymani is the Artistic Director and Curator of Public Engagement and Kristan Kennedy is the Artistic Director and Curator of Visual Art at PICA here in Portland, OR. To support or visit upcoming events at PICA, please check out their official website.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller.

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Episode 178 - Jaleesa Johnston (At Home)

This week on the Talking to Ghosts podcast we talk with mixed media artist and educator Jaleesa Johnston. We saw Jaleesa's work as part of the 2020 Time Based Arts Festival and were very excited to talk to her about "rise x fall (work in progress ii)," how being an arts educator has influenced her art, and the nature of critique. 

Jaleesa's new work, and portfolio, is best found on her official website. Mentioned in this episode: Paper Monuments I Like Your Work (artists, curators, and critics talk about the manners of the art world).

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wesley Mueller.

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Episode 171 - Heldáy de la Cruz (At Home)

This week on the podcast we have Heldáy de la Cruz who is an artist and illustrator working in the undocumented and queer communities in Portland, Oregon. We talked about working during COVID and how filming projects have changed, his participation in a new PICA exhibit by Carlos Motta called "We Got Each Other's Backs." 

The best place to find Heldáy's work is on his Instagram.

“At Home” episodes are being recorded and released during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to Ghosts is produced and recorded by Michael Kurt and Wes Mueller.

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