About Art

Episode 231: It's More Than Just Art | Zanele Muholi

Zanele Muholi is a South African visual activist, photographer, and artist whose work documents and celebrates the lives of Black queer and trans people in South Africa a

Episode 230: The Invisible World | Mariko Mori

What if the divisions we see in the world are not actually there? In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with artist Mariko Mori as part of a special six-p

Episode 229: We Are Here | Lita Albuquerque

What does it mean to understand ourselves as existing somewhere between the planet and the cosmos? In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with artist Lita

Episode 228: Art Is a Receipt of Human Experience | Patrick Martinez

Patrick Martinez is a Los Angeles-based artist whose paintings, sculptures, and neon works transform the visual language of the city into layered reflections on memory, c

Episode 227: A Future Good Ancestor | Ronald Rael

In this special live episode of About Art, recorded in Aspen as part of a collaboration with the Aspen Art Fair, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with artist, architect, designer,

Episode 226: The Seriousness of Joy | Lily van der Stokker

For more than four decades, Lily van der Stokker has challenged conventional ideas about beauty, decoration, humor, and value. Through her wall paintings, drawings, and i

Episode 225: Food Should Be Joyful | Sabrina Rudin

Sabrina Rudin is the founder of Spring Cafe Aspen and the author of Healthy with a Side of Happy, a cookbook that combines recipes, personal stories, and practical guidan

Episode 224: Curiosity Is an Expression of Freedom | Tavares Strachan

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with artist Tavares Strachan. Born in Nassau, Bahamas, Strachan works across sculpture, installation, painting, performanc

Episode 223: Art Raises the Questions, Not the Answers | Bart van der Heide

Bart van der Heide is Director of Museion in Bolzano, Italy. Before joining Museion, Bart held leadership and curatorial positions at institutions including the Stedelijk

Episode 222: Art Actively Gives Meaning to the Toil of Existence | Lisa Edelstein & Robert Russell

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with actor, writer, and artist Lisa Edelstein and artist Robert Russell. Recorded as they celebrate their collaborative ex

Episode 221: Who Protects an Artist’s Legacy? | Daisy Murray Holman

Daisy Murray Holman is Executive Director of the Artists Legacy Foundation. She and Zuckerman explore the often unseen work of supporting artists beyond the present tense

Episode 220: Within My Language in These Paintings, There's a Lifetime to Work Out - with Jennifer Guidi

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with artist Jennifer Guidi. This episode was recorded live before an audience at the Orange County Museum of Art in conjun

Episode 219: Art Changes Everything - with Diane Brown, RxArt Founder

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with Diane Brown, founder of RxART. For more than twenty-five years, Diane has worked at the intersection of contemporary

Episode 218: "Nothing We Do Is Quick” - with Gemini G.E.L.

Ann Grinstein and Suzanne Felsen are co-directors and co-owners of Gemini G.E.L., one of the most influential artists’ workshops and publishers in the world. Founded in

Episode 217: Transformational, Not Transactional - with Susan Taylor

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman speaks with Susan Taylor, Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Since 2010, Susan has led NOMA through a period of transform

Episode 216: “The Knowledge Is Waiting for Us” - with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff

Anna-Maria is the Director of the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, part of the Finnish National Gallery and one of the leading institutions dedicated to Finnish art from t

Episode 215: About Art: Your Questions Answered

This week on About Art, Heidi Zuckerman answers questions submitted by listeners. Together, the questions became a conversation about creativity, collecting, burnout, be

Episode 214: Art, Survival, and Choosing Joy - with Hank Willis Thomas

What does it mean to live a meaningful life—and how do we know what truly matters? In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman is joined by artist Hank Willis Thomas a

Episode 213: Art, Healing, and Following the Truth Within - with Jewel

Jewel is a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist whose work has reached millions. Over the course of her career, she has continually expanded her crea

Episode 212: What the Art World Reveals About Us - with James Cahill

What does it mean to write about the art world from the inside? In this episode of About Art, Heidi Zuckerman is joined by writer and critic James Cahill to discuss his