viralnet-v4.net’s three-part series of conversations with artists, writers and academics explores what we call “the swerve of 2020” in relation to the present––the long now… and the post-future that awaits us. … More Now|Swerve
Time, Passing Through and Around
An interview with the artist Sichong Xie
during the Covid19 pandemic
April, 2020, in Los Angeles, CA … More “Lake Lonely”
Kandis Williams is an artist, writer, editor, and publisher living and working in Los Angeles and Berlin. She received her BFA from the Cooper Union School of Art, New York and has had recent solo shows in New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Vienna. She has an active curatorial and writing practice, and runs CASSANDRA Press with artist Taylor Doran. Her work often explores contemporary critical theory including, but not limited to, racial-nationalism, authority and eroticism. She is also a visiting faculty member at CalArts. Kandis is represented by Night Gallery in Los Angeles. … More PDF-OBJECTS and Cassandra
Montez Radio is “an experiment in radio broadcasting which plays in the boundaries of conversation, performance, distribution, and access through the lens of contemporary art.” In this interview, Montez Radio’s A.M. Bang talks with viralnet-v4.net‘s Tom Leeser during the 2019 Printed Matter’s Los Angeles Art Book Fair at MoCA. The conversation covers his recent project, “Heard in … More An Interview with Tom Leeser by Montez Radio
Dan Bustillo
The following is an interview by Dan Bustillo with Abigail Glaum-Lathbury and Maura Brewer, who founded the Rational Dress Society. Together, they developed JUMPSUIT, which is an ungendered monogarment, available pre-made or as an open-source pattern, with a sizing system that accommodates up to 200 body types. … More Interview with The Rational Dress Society
“An artist’s studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it.”
—Leonardo da Vinci … More Networked Studio Project
Mary Mattingly and Mark Shepard
Mary Mattingly engaged Mark Shepard in a conversation over Skype about their works in progress on January 16, 2015. On that date, Mattingly was based in Miami and Shepard was in Germany. They talk about Shepard’s “False Positive”, “Sentient City”, and Mattingly’s “Swale”. … More Interview with Mary Mattingly and Mark Shepard
Tyler Calkin and Chris Bassett
This project actually started as a bicycle ride connecting several of the sites along Santa Clara Divide Road (3N17). It worked out to 120+ miles if I recall correctly. After trying it out, I decided that it would make for a better photo series than a set of directions. The ride/hike was just too long and difficult for more than a few people to get the experience. … More An Interview with Chris Bassett on NIKE: Los Angeles Defense Area
