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  Kemper ARTcasts

 

Produced in collaboration with KCUR 89.3 FM, Kemper ARTcasts is the Kemper Museum's podcast series. This project brings the voices and insights of artists, as well as community and curatorial voices, to a broad range of listeners. Listen to Kemper ARTcasts here and KCUR's website, or download them from iTunes to your iPod.
 
 
 

To subscribe to Kemper ARTcasts, copy and paste the following URL into iTunes or your aggregator of choice (in iTunes, select "Advanced" from the top menu and then select "Subscribe to Podcast"):

http://www.kemperart.org/podcast/rss.xml

 

 

Interview With the Artist: Wilbur Niewald

5 Minutes 57 seconds

Professor emeritus of the Kansas City Art Institute and artist Wilbur Niewald recalls his long history with the school and his paintings in the exhibition Wilbur Niewald: The Studio Portrait. Dr. Jacqueline Chanda, president of the Kansas City Art Institute, interviews.

     
Above: Wilbur Niewald, Self Portrait, 1975
       
 

 
  Double Vision: Totems and Taxidermy
5 Minutes 51 seconds

Museum Educator of Adult Programs, Amy Duke, interviews artist Barry Anderson, whose work is featured in the exhibition The Big Reveal, and journalist Melissa Milgrom, author of Still Life, Adventures in Taxidermy, revealing the origins of Taxidermy and it's relation to photography and contemporary art.

View The Big Reveal details.

     
Above: Barry Anderson, Pigeon, 2001
 
Music: Excerpts from The Wires (Kansas City Alternative String Duo)
       
 

 

Interview With the Artist: Neeta Madahar

3 Minutes 39 seconds

Curatorial Fellow Katherine Pill interviews artist Neeta Madahar, whose photograph Sustenance #79 is featured in the exhibition (Un)Natural Histories.

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Above: Neeta Madahar, Sustenance #79, 2003
       
 

 
  The Big Reveal: Artist Susanne Kühn
5 Minutes 42 seconds

Susanne Kühn explains her painting, Regina Arbeitet (Regina Working in English), as the result of trying to create an "inside landscape." Chief curator Barbara O'Brien interviews the German-born artist.

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Above: Susanne Kühn, Regina arbeitet, 2009
       
 

 
  The Big Reveal: Artist Petah Coyne
5 Minutes 45 seconds

The Big Reveal showcases new acquistions, including the major installation Untitled #1336 (Scalapino Nu Shu) (2009–10) by artist Petah Coyne. Chief curator Barbara O'Brien reveals the inspiration behind the work.

Also be sure to listen for further information on Petah Coyne's material usage.

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Above: Petah Coyne, Untitled #1336 (Scalapino Nu Shu), 2009–10
       
 

 
  The Big Reveal: Photographer Michael Schultz
7 Minutes 40 seconds

Chief Curator Barbara O'Brien interviews photographer Michael Schultz: revealing observations made on his travels photographing abandoned factories around the world.

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Above: Michael Schultz, Belgium, 2005 #3739 Interior of Ammonia Plant, 2005 (from the Industrial Remnant Portfolio), 2005
       
Music: Excerpts from Gargarin by Dark Matter
 
       

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