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PODCAST: Beth Campbell

April 14, 2019 by SJPC in Podcasts

Installation artist Beth Campbell was visiting Austin from New York this past week to unveil a new public work for the collection of Landmarks at the University of Texas.

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Beth Campbell, Landmarks, The University of Texas at Austin, UT, Public Art, Collection, Sculpture, Austin, Timothy Morton, Object Oriented Ontology, OOO, Following Room, Potential Futures, Drawing, Installation, Tables, IKEA, Bathroom, Mirror, Conversation, Podcast, Interview, 2019, SPONTANEOUS FUTURE(S), POSSIBLE PAST, spontaneous futures, possible past, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Texas, TX, Brooklyn, NY, New York
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First Look: Ariel René Jackson in Art in America

February 26, 2019 by SJPC in External Writing

For the February issue of Art in America, I got to write a little piece on podcast alumnus Ariel René Jackson. Link to it here, and check out her appearance on episode 58 of the podcast.

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February 26, 2019 /SJPC
Ariel Jackson, Ariel Rene Jackson, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX, Texas, Ryan Hawk, Zac Traeger, Cage Match, Sculpture, 2019, University of Texas, Art and Art History, AAH, MFA, Soil, Latex, Balloons, Video, Confuserella, Performance, New York, Cooper Union, Bruce High Quality Foundation, BHQFU, Residency, Sean J Patrick Carney, Interview, Conversation, Humor and the Abject, Brooklyn, NY, BK, NYC, Podcast
External Writing

PODCAST: Tabitha Nikolai

October 28, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Portland artist Tabitha Nikolai joins this week to talk earnest rites of suburban occult, junk food asteroids, isolation in the gamer’s den, and Nightcore.

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October 28, 2018 /SJPC
Tabitha Nikolai, Utopia Without You, Review, Interview, Podcast, Portland, OR, Oregon, Williamson Knight, Gallery, Dynamic Horizons Ltd, Mario Gallucci, Nightcore, Conversation, Video Game, Sculpture, Art, Artist, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Austin, Texas, TX, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
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PODCAST: Alex Schmidt

October 21, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Artist and comedian Alex Schmidt shares all the details around her queer utopia, Group Fail Pony Play, currently on view at Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York City.

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October 21, 2018 /SJPC
Alex Schmidt, Comedian, Artist, Leslie Lohman, Museum, Gay and Lesbian Art, Queer, Group Fail Pony Play, Standup, Sculpture, Black and Pink, Las Thumbelinas, New York, Austin, Texas, TX, Comedy, Podcast, Interview, Conversation, 2018, Sean J Patrick Carney
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PODCAST: Laura Bernstein

August 12, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Let’s talk cryptids! Artist Laura Bernstein is my guest this week.

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August 12, 2018 /SJPC
Laura Bernstein, Anytime Dept, NURTUREart, Daniel J Glendening, Artist, Sculpture, sculptor, Cryptid, Sciapod, Sharpe-Walentas, Studio, New York, 2018, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Sean J Patrick Carney, ISSRE, Humor and the Abject, podcast, interview, conversation
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PODCAST: Lex Brown

July 01, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Lex Brown rules! After catching one of her performances at the New Museum, I was blown away. She was kind enough to drop by for an episode this week. Can you believe this is the 70th episode?!?

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July 01, 2018 /SJPC
Lex Brown, Artist, My Wet Hot Drone Summer, Badlands Unlimited, Paul Chan, Novel, Erotica, Scifi, Science Fiction, Video, Performance, CE, Aaron Fowler, Elastic Behavior, Immortal Duck, Deli Gallery, Java Project, Sculpture, New Museum, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Conversation, Interview, Podcast, 2018, New York, Brooklyn
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STUDIO VISIT: Laura Bernstein

June 11, 2018 by SJPC in Studio Visits

Laura Bernstein invited me over to her studio in DUMBO last week. It’s a total freak show!

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June 11, 2018 /SJPC
Laura Bernstein, Sharpe-Walentas, Sharpe Walentas, Studio Program, Residency, DUMBO, Artist in Residence, Sculpture, Video, Watercolor, Painting, New York, Philadelphia, Studio Visit, Conversation, Interview, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, 2018, Brooklyn
Studio Visits

PODCAST: Alex Da Corte

May 06, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Recorded in Alex Da Corte’s Philadelphia studio, we discussed fear, why everything he makes is a bong, and his many friendships and collaborations.

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May 06, 2018 /SJPC
Alex Da Corte, Interview, Podcast, Conversation, Philadelphia, Philly, Easternsports, Jayson Musson, Dev Hynes, Video, Sculpture, C-A-T Spells Murder, Karma, CAT Spells Murder, RL Stine, Humor and the Abject, Sam McKinniss, Sean J Patrick Carney, Brooklyn, NY, New York
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PODCAST: Ariel Jackson

April 22, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Ariel Jackson joins over Skype from UT Austin to talk about how the history of African American farming, the politics of education, science fiction, and comedy have influenced her interdisciplinary studio practice.

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April 22, 2018 /SJPC
Ariel Jackson, Artist, Confuserella, Performance, Sculpture, New Orleans, New York, Austin, UT, University of Texas, UT Austin, Senegal, Residency, Interview, Podcast, Conversation, Wave Hill, Blues, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject
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PODCAST: Carly Mark

April 01, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Artist Carly Mark talks moving from studio art into film, including her recent horror short Know Nothing, a film she co-wrote and stars in called Puppet, and an upcoming, top secret feature-length she'll be working on for the next two years. 

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April 01, 2018 /SJPC
Carly Mark, Artist, Film, Sculpture, Haribo, Eric Wareheim, Movie, Chloe Wise, Know Nothing, Good Buy Human, Interview, Podcast, Conversation, 2018, Venice, Puppet, Adam Levett, King Kong Magazine, Foundations, Lisa Frank, Detroit, Michigan, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject
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PODCAST: David Kennedy Cutler

March 01, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Last weekend, I went out to East Hampton to visit David Kennedy Cutler and camp out for the night in his installation, "Off Season," at Halsey McKay. 

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March 01, 2018 /SJPC
David Kennedy Cutler, Off Season, 1:1, Derek Eller, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, Interview, Sculpture, Sculptor, Artist, Art, New York, Brooklyn, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Podcast, Conversation, 2018, 2017, Comedy
Podcasts

PODCAST: Andrea McGinty

February 25, 2018 by SJPC in Podcasts

Andrea McGinty AKA @lifecreep is my guest this week and we gabbed about cooking, sculpture, the brutality of teens, and more. 

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February 25, 2018 /SJPC
Andrea McGinty, Essex Flowers, Home Edition, Bank of Ages, Holiday Forever, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Museum Gallery, NADA New York, God I Don't Even Know Your Name, Ah Yes Bad Things, Badlands Unlimited, Soft City Printing, Ben Dowell, Sculptor, Sculpture, Artist, New York, Queens, Brooklyn, Twitter, lifecreep, Podcast, Interview, 2018, 2017, Humor and the Abject, Sean J Patrick Carney
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Michael Welsh's Hippie Punk Poetry Bunker at Interstate Projects

January 14, 2018 by SJPC in Reviews

One of my best friends, artist Michael Welsh, has a fucking knockout solo show at Interstate Projects up through February 4th. 

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January 14, 2018 /SJPC
Michael Welsh, When Wishes Are Horses Beggars Will Ride, Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, Bushwick, Review, Sculpture, Artist, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject
Reviews

PODCAST: Sara Greenberger Rafferty

December 18, 2017 by SJPC in Podcasts

I've been bugging my good pal and unofficial mentor, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, to come do an episode of Humor and the Abject for months. We finally managed to schedule one and I had the best time catching up with her. 

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December 18, 2017 /SJPC
Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Sara Rafferty, Artist, Comedy, Standup, Rachel Uffner, Gallery, Interview, Review, Conversation, Podcast, 2017, 2014, Whitney Biennial, Brooklyn, Pratt, Faculty, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, podc, pod, Art, Sculpture, Video
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PODCAST: Andrew Ross

November 20, 2017 by SJPC in Podcasts

Artist Andrew Ross has knocked out three solo exhibitions this year between New York and Milan, yet somehow found the time to swing through for the latest episode. 

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November 20, 2017 /SJPC
Andrew Ross, Artist, 2017, Iceman Returns, Review, Interview, American Medium, False Flag, Holes, Milan, Chassis, Sculpture, Sculptor, New York, Brooklyn, Solo Exhibition, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Podcast
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PODCAST: Chloe Wise

November 13, 2017 by SJPC in Podcasts

On this week's episode of the podcast, I spoke with my pal, Chloe Wise, about a ton of stuff.

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November 13, 2017 /SJPC
Chloe Wise, Interview, Conversation, Podcast, Eric Wareheim, Aziz Ansari, Master of None, Netflix, Sculpture, Painting, Paris, Exhibition, Show, 2017, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, New York, Brooklyn, Canadian, Canada, Gallery, of false beaches and butter money, Almine Rech, Book, Comedy, Bagel, Bag, Handbag
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"Aggressive" Three-Course Sunday Supporting the Arts Meal: Christine Navin at Catbox Contemporary, Libby Rothfeld at Bureau, Ana Fabrega at Starr Bar

November 06, 2017 by SJPC in Reviews

Three boroughs. Three events. One Supporter of the Arts. I had an "aggressive night" and I felt fucking great this morning. 

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November 06, 2017 /SJPC
Christine Navin, Catbox Contemporary, Libby Rothfeld, Bureau, Ana Fabrega, Sundays with Ana, Starr Bar, Humor and the Abject, Sean J Patrick Carney, Support the Arts, Philip Hinge, GCA, Bible, Gallery, Bushwick, Ridgewood, Interview, Darkzone Maryrium, Darkzone Martyrium, The Empire State Building Has No Roof, Review, 2017, Patrick Mohundro, Noon and Afternoon, Julia Rommel, Ellie Ga, Gabrielle Giattino, Lionel Maunz, Erica Baum, AAa:Quien, solo exhibition, two-person exhibition, art, show, LES, Sculpture, Video, 3d print, 3d printing, Andrea McGinty, Ziwe Fumudoh, Ruby McCollister, Ike Ufomadu, Rachel Lenihan, Jen Goma, Showtime Goma
Reviews

PODCAST: Orlando Estrada

November 06, 2017 by SJPC in Podcasts

Episode twenty-six of the Humor and the Abject podcast welcomes visual and performance artist Orlando Estrada. 

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November 06, 2017 /SJPC
Orlando Estrada, Aritst, Performance, Incarnata Social Club, apexart, Apex, Art, Brooklyn, Seoul, South Korea, Humor and the Abject, Sean J Patrick Carney, Interview, Podcast, Conversation, 2017, New York, Sculpture, Mysticism, Queer
Podcasts

Tragicomic Multiplicity: David Kennedy Cutler's 1:1 at Derek Eller Gallery

June 21, 2017 by SJPC in Reviews

In 1:1, his third solo exhibition at Derek Eller Gallery, artist David Kennedy Cutler goes gonzo with self-replication. How am I not myself? 

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June 21, 2017 /SJPC
David Kennedy Cutler, 1:1, Derek Eller, Review, LES, solo exhibition, New York, 2017, Humor and the Abject, Sean J Patrick Carney, Comedy, Sculpture, Performance
Reviews

Doreen Garner's "Doctor's Hours" is an Exhibition, Tattoo Shop, and School of History

June 15, 2017 by SJPC in Reviews

Doreen Garner's newest solo exhibition, Doctor's Hours, at Larrie in the LES utilizes multiple artistic strategies to illuminate medical exploitation of Black bodies. 

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June 15, 2017 /SJPC
Doreen Garner, Doctor's Hours, Review, 2017, Larrie, New York, LES, Lower East Side, solo exhibition, Sculpture, Video, Drawing, Tattoo
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