Bad at Sports

Bad at Sports Episode 645: Susanne Doremus

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bad @ SportsCenter kicks back this week with Chicago painter, Susanne Doremus, for a delightful exchange over her current show at Devening Projects, ...

Bad at Sports Episode 644: Chicago Design Museum

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode Bad @ SportsCenter jaws with Tanner Woodford and Lauren Boegen of the Chicago Design Museum. We find out about the founding of...

Bad at Sports Episode 643: Sabina Ott and the Terrain Biennial 2017

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this Terrain Biennial "Mega-sode" the full Bad at Sports crew posts up on Sabina Ott's front porch for an all day affair featuring: Ahmed Ozsever/C...

Bad at Sports Episode 642: Fernwey and Chicago Print Crawl

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bad at Sports Center welcomes Kate Conlon and Boyang Hou from Fernwey Gallery and the Chicago Print Crawl to chat about the Chicago Print/A...

Bad at Sports Episode: 641 Anna Metcalfe and Holly Hanessian

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by Anna Metcalfe and Holly Hanessian to discuss their cohort, The Socially Engaged Cr...

Bad at Sports Episode 640: Lizania Cruz aka. We the News

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by the ever-inspiring, Lizania Cruz, who takes us into the world of her latest project...

Bad at Sport Episode 639: Art and Ecology

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week features a soil + social practice mega-interview conducted live at Open Engagement 2018. The conversation includes  Francesca Fiore and H...

Bad at Sports Episode 638: Joan Giroux

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Listener Warning: be not confused by the unfamiliar sounds greeting your ears at the outset of this broadcast. Bad @ SportsCenter has a brand-new the...

Bad at Sports Episode 637: Lindsey French

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Bad at Sports Center, Artist Lindsey French opens up about her ongoing dialog with all things vegetal. French's work is a multi-facete...

Bad at Sports Episode 636: Haller Baggesen and Leenaars

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join us this week as we welcome Lise Haller Baggesen and Kirsten Leenaars to discuss their artist variety show, Boulevard Dreamers, the next iterat...

Bad at Sports Episode 635: Mel Chin

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are honored to be joined by OE Keynote presenter, and the artist behind "All Over the Place" curr...

Bad at Sports Episode 634: Jessie McLaughlin

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by presenter, Jessie McLaughlin, an artist from the other side of the pond with a miss...

Bad at Sports Episode 633: Erika Pettersen of Haiti Cultural Exchange

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by Erika Pettersen of Haiti Cultural Exchange to learn about Lakou NOU ("Our Yard" in ...

Bad at Sports Episode 632: Chloë Bass

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by Chloë Bass who takes us through the intriacies of her exhibition, The Book of Ever...

Bad at Sports Episode 631: Keeley Haftner

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by presenter and friend of the podcast, Keeley Haftner, for a riveting discussion on m...

Bad at Sports Episode 630: Lucy Lippard

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are honored to be joined by OE Keynote presenter, the one and only Lucy Lippard! We find out what...

Bad at Sports Episode 629: Susan Jahoda, Emilio Martinez Poppe, Caroline Woolard (BfaMfaPhd)

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our Elevator Studio @ Open Engagement: We are joined by the creative minds behind BfaMfaPhd (Susan Jahoda, Emilio Martinez Poppe, Caroline ...

Bad at Sports Episode 628: Lori Waxman

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  This week we are joined in the studio by real life art critic for the Chicago Tribune and senior lecturer at the School of the Art Institute, ...

Bad at Sports Episode 627: Kimi Hanauer

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad at Sports Center Ryan and Dana are joined in the studio by Kimi Hanauer, an artist, cultural organizer, publisher and writer in Chic...

Bad at Sports Episode 626: Cameron Granger

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to hear Brian and Dana interview Cameron Granger, artist and curator of the recent Video Playlist Program "Ten Toes Down." Granger explains h...

Bad at Sports Episode 625: Ann Toebbe

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad at Sports Center, Ann Toebbe joins Brian, Ryan and Dana in the studio to discuss the painting in her current 2 person exhibition,...

Bad at Sports Episode 624: Gwendolyn Zabicki

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in the studio, Gwendolyn Zabicki swept in to reflect on her love of painting, as Dana and Ryan get a glimpse into her sparkling studio prac...

Bad at Sports Episode 623: Alex Katz

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is one for the [art] history books. Sit back and relax as you listen to Dana and Duncan get schooled by the greatest living painter to e...

Bad at Sports Episode 622: Gabe Holcombe of Lillerne Tapes

03 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad at Sports Center, Gabe Holcombe of Lillerne Tapes joins Brian Andrews, Dana Bassett and special guest host, smaller Dana (aka Alexis ...

Bad at Sports Episode 621: Daniel G. Baird

24 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in the studio, we enter the virtual cave of sculptor, Daniel G. Baird. Dana and Ryan join Daniel in traversing the temporal expanse, drag...

Bad at Sports Episode 620: Karsten Lund

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Karsten Lund is Assistant Curator at The Renaissance Society with recent curated exhibitions including Ben Rivers emUrth and Sadie Benning's Shared ...

Bad at Sports Episode 619: Emily Eddy

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Bad at Sports(center center center center), curator and media artist Emily Eddy joins Ryan, Diana and Jesse in the cave to discuss this weeke...

Bad at Sports Episode 618: Frank Mauguri

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rituals and Ceremonies abound as Brian and Jason sit with Frank Mauguri, Creative Director of Cabinet of Curiosity Events and the legendary Red Moon T...

Bad at Sports Episode 617: Jennifer Vanilla

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad At Sports Center, Jesse and Dana wax on in anticipation of an otherworldly interview with Becca Kaufman, aka Jennifer Vanilla. A hybr...

Bad at Sports Episode 616: Jennifer Bastian

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hosts Brian Andrews and Dana Bassett welcome photographer Jennifer Bastian and the triumphant return of DJ Super Older Brother, Duncan Mackenzie. B...

Bad at Sports Episode 615 W.I.T.C.H.es

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Contemporary Witches join us to smash the patriarchy. Jessica Caponigro, Chiara Galimberti, and Isyemille Lara introduce us to the "Women's Internatio...

Bad at Sports Episode 614 Donna Neuwirth and Su Legatt

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week We head back to Open Engagement and we talk to Donna Neuwirth and Su Legatt about "the Worm Farm Institute," Creative Placemaking, The pract...

Bad at Sports Episode 613 Marcela E Torres

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Bad @ Sports Center, sport gets a sporting chance, as guest Marcela Torres discusses her new work at ACRE's group exhibit, body | arm...

Bad at Sports Episode 612 Naghmeh Farzaneh

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Ryan and Brian sit down with Animator Naghmeh Farzaneh to chat about what it is like to animate for the ACLU and unpacking her immigration e...

Bad at Sports Episode 611: Vincent Uribe and Lauren Leving

27 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and Dana interview representatives, Vincent Uribe and Lauren Leving, from The Arts of Life on the occasion of the Circle Contemporary exhibition...

Bad at Sports Episode 610: Karolina Gnatowski

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Things get witchy this week as Brian and Ryan weave a conversation on spell casting, rock n' roll, and badminton with fibers artist Karolina Gnatowsk...

Bad at Sports 609: Public Matters

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Public Matter changing the world. https://publicmattersgroup.com/ Public Matters connects people to their neighborhoods; cultivates shared ownership o...

Bad at Sports Episode 608: Alireza Khatami

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

  Alireza Khatami comes into the studio to talk his first feature film Oblivion Verses (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1e6OaNQ-2k) which premier...

Bad at Sports Episode 607: Illuminato, Hunter, and Padberg

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How should we teach art after Social Practice and the Post-Studio? Michelle Illuminato (Portland State,) Brett Hunter (Alfred,) and Carol Padberg (Har...

Bad at Sports Episode 606: Jeffly Gabriela Molina

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffly Gabriela Molina joins Dana and Ryan in the studio to discuss her paintings and upcoming group exhibition at LVL3. Jeffly introduces us to the i...

Bad at Sports Episode 605: Brian Hieggelke

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad at Sports Center - New City Publisher Brian Hieggelke! Talking movie making and the extensions of publishing! Future forward thinking...

Bad at Sports Episode: 604 Matthew Girson

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Oak Park Brawl- Rauschenberg vs. Johns. Who would win in a fight? What if they were underwater? What if they were in the dark? What if they were on a ...

Bad at Sports 603: Misael Soto

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Misael Soto joins Bad at Sports Center to discuss "Provisional Obstruction," a public sculptural work in collaboration with Ayesha Singh outside of AC...

Bad at Sports Episode 602: David Hartt

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Dana interview former Chicagoan David Hartt on the occasion of the opening of his latest commission, in the forest, on location ...

Bad at Sports Episode 601: Coming of Age at Sector 2337

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Bad @ Sportscenter darling Caroline Picard, returns to dish on the upcoming exhibit 'Coming of Age,' at Sector 2337. Picard shares the mics...

Bad at Sports Episode 600: Lisa Lee

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Lee! Chicago social justice visionary, former Director of Jane Addam's Hull-House and current Director of the University of Illinois Chicago's Sc...

Bad at Sports Episode 599: Aay Preston-Myint

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aay Preston-Myint joins Brian and Dana this week to discuss the alternative publishing imprint, No Coast (http://no-coast.org/), and their newest ende...

Bad at Sports Episode 598: The Floating Museum

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A Monumental episode featuring the full Co-Directing cast of The Floating Museum, Faheem Majeed, Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Andrew Schachman, and Av...

Bad at Sports Episode 597: Marc LeBlanc Returns!

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A former contributor returns as guest. Marc LeBlanc is back and Chicago could not be more excited. We check in about his adventures in Berlin with Kav...

Bad at Sports Episode 596: Mauser and Albright

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is a great week at Bad @ Sports Center if you were born under the sign Cancer. Painter Nicole Mauser and Artist/Graphic Designer Tobey Albright s...

Bad at Sports Episode 595: Coco Picard

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bad at sports center was joined by Caroline (Coco) Picard to talk through her most recent graphic novel, "The Chronicles of Fortune."  http...

Bad at Sports Episode: 594 Candida Alvarez

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we track the musings and mellifluous tones of Candida Alvarez. Her retrospective is at the Chicago Cultural Center, her work has been...

Bad at Sports Episode 593: Third Object

16 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This shiny new episode of Bad @ Sports Center spotlights curator Raven Munsell. We chat about her latest curatorial project with 3rd Object, titled S...

Bad at Sports 592: P.O.W.E.R Project and the Comfort Station

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Triple Exclamation Points. B@SC presents the top of the call sheet for the P.O.W.E.R. Project. In addition to being the acronym to end all acronyms - ...

Bad at Sports Episode: 591 Erin Jane Nelson

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ERIN JANE NELSON!!!   The Psycopomp-er herself checks in do discuss Animal cognition, human speciesism, Aron Gent, threats to an Open Society, Fivver...

Bad at Sports Episode 590: Naima Keith and Ian Weaver

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we check in with Naima Keith and Ian Weaver...   Naima Keith Deputy Director of Exhibits and Programs at the California African American Mu...

Bad at Sports Episode 589: Ionit Behar

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ionit Behar!!!   This week we are joined by Spertus Curator and Independent force Ionit Beher.   We talk Spertus, Ben Shahn, Fieldwork Collaborative...

Bad at Sports Episode 588: Deana Haggag

15 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bad at Sports Center is joined by Deana Haggag! The newly appointed President and CEO of United States Artists! From Deana Haggag's site... ...

Bad at Sports Episode 587: Paul Hopkin and Jason Dunda

09 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Hopkin drops by to talk about surviving your art world, running a gallery and cultural enterprise, and what it is like to be late. Jason Dunda pi...

Bad at Sports 586: Lea Devon Sorrentino

22 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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Bad at Sports Episode 585: John Opera and Aron Gent

17 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up with Chicago based photographer come painter John Opera and Document Author Aron Gent! http://documentspace.com/ http://johnoper...

Bad at Sports Episode 584: Edward Cabral

11 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join the wonderfully wacky hosts of Bad at Sports Center as they welcome Edward Cabral, Executive Director and Chef of the Sanctuary Cafe at the Univ...

Bad at Sports Episode 583 Paul Catanese

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From Paul's Website...   Paul Catanese is a hybrid media artist whose diverse range of works include installation, printmaking, video, sculptural obj...

Bad at Sports 582 EDRA SOTO!

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Edra Soto joins us on Bad at Sports Center! Check her out while you can. It has been an outstanding couple of years for her and the Franklin! http://e...

Bad at Sports Episode 581: NIC Kay

17 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

NIC Kay! on Bad at Sports Center from WLPN 105.1 in Chicago. (B@SC #5 for those keeping track.)   https://www.nic-kay.com/ http://www.lumpenradio.com...

Bad at Sports Episode 580: Rebecca Keller

11 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bad at Sports Center Episode 4 from the studios of WLPN Radio! Rebecca Keller! http://rebeccakeller.net/home.html Rebecca Keller's numerous awards inc...

Bad at Sports Episode 579 Carris Adams

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Carris Adams! Rocking Bad at Sports Center episode 3! Found bio (from http://www.messagesinthestreet.com/carris-adams/): Carris Adams' (B. 1987, Dalla...

578: Claire Ashley

08 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Ashley! Painter Sculptor? Party human? We celebrate women on this the day of WOMEN striking! Real show note when we have women who will help us...

Bad at Sports Episode 577: Kerry James Marshall WLPN B@SC Radio Edit

28 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Here in our second episode of the Bad at Sports Center show we make a fan favorate episode radio friendly... Welcome back Kerry James Marshall!

Bad at Sports Episode 576: Guy Richards Smit

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Our first live show from 105.5 WLPN-LP, an interview with Guy Richards Smit

Bad at Sports Episode 575: Daniel Tucker and Anthony Romero OYO

14 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Tucker and Anthony Romero join us live from the Chicago Cultural Center during the Latin X conference to discuss the exhibition, book, and even...

Bad at Sports Episode 574: Suhasini Kerjriwal

30 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Suhashini Kejriwal, a Kolkata based artist, was a Jackman Goldwasser Resident at the Hyde Park Art Center this past summer. Duncan MacKenzie and Tanya...

Bad at Sports Episode: 573 Ben Eine

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrated English/SF street artist Ben Eine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Eine

Bad at Sports Episode: 572 Dawn Hancock Firebelly Design

04 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dawn Hancock! Chicago Design thought leader and righteous warrior for a better world and better design! Live from the late late afternoon show. https:...

Bad at Sports Episode 571: Frank Maugeri

31 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Red Moon Theater's and now the Chicago Children's Theater's (but I think I said Museum in the intro, sorry) FRANK MAUGERI! http://chicago.suntimes.co...

Bad at Sports Episode 570: Kelly Leonard

30 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

KELLY LEONARD! The Second City! Comedy abound! http://www.secondcity.com/people/other/kelly-leonard/ http://www.secondcity.com/ http://www.colum.edu/ ...

Bad at Sports Episode: 569 Jason Salavon

29 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

JASON SALAVON! The University of Chicago's genius computational artist. World changer, visualizer like no other. http://salavon.com/ http://www.colum....

Bad at Sports 568: Stan Shellaberger

29 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago's walking and printing magic man, Stan Shellaberger! http://westernexhibitions.com/shellabarger/index.htm http://www.westernexhibitions.com/c...

Bad at Sports Episode 567 Yesomi Umolu

27 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Yesomi Umolu!  Exhibitions Curator at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago! https://www.yesomiumolu.com/ https:/...

Bad at Sports Episode 566: Jennifer Mills!

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are treated to one of our most unusual interviews ever. Welcome Jennifer Mills to the stage! Or the karaoke booth? Jennifer Mills well kn...

Bad at Sports Episode 565: Mark Tribe

02 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week begins with Bad at Sports jumping back in to Open Engagement and the realm of socially engaged art!   MARK TRIBE   Hell yes. The Mark Trib...

Bad at Sports Episode 564: Caroline Wells Chandler

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Bad at Sports, NYC/BAS: Amanda Browder and Caroline Burghardt return to the airwaves with an interview with New York based artist Carolin...

Bad at Sports Episode 563: Patricia Maloney and SoEX

14 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Our very own Patricia Maloney all grown up and now the Executive Director of Southern Exposure (SoEX).   This weeks Episode is brought to you by SAI...

Bad at Sports Episode 562: Judith Brotman

05 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Judith Brotman and co host Meg Duguid. SAIC Low Res MFA as sponser... I will make a real show note after this lecture at Nashville Public Radio with S...

Bad at Sports Episode 561: Irene Hofmann and Ben Davis

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Is a magical and triumphant return. We were on a post-EXPO vacation and we don't mind admitting that we feel little sheepish about it. This is an epic...

Bad at Sports Episode 560 Erik L Peterson and Open House Contemporary

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

An AirBNB Gallery? (what is up with that logo AirBNB?) The sculptor and super friend Erik L Peterson at Open House Contemporary with Matthew Kellen an...

Bad at Sports Episode 559 Sam Hertz

31 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sound and Performance Artist Sam Hertz checks in on the Anthropocene and the Aerocene with Caroline Picard!   They carve away at our conceptions arou...

Bad at Sports Episode 558: Jenni Nurmenniemi

24 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Finnish Curator Jenni Nurmenniemi and Caroline Picard rock it out with a wide ranging conversation about specialized residencies, Animism,  copper, ...

Bad at Sports Episode 557: Bolen, Scott, and Yang take on Sensing and the Anthropocene

10 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Bolen, Emily Eliza Scott, and Andy Yang take on Sensing and the Anthropocene at the HKW in Berlin! Real show note soon.

Bad at Sport Episode 556: Michael Rakowitz Part 2

02 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Rakowitz is a Chicago based artist whos works have appeared in venues worldwide including dOCUMENTA (13), P.S.1, MoMA, MassMOCA, Castello di ...

Bad at Sports Episode 555: Michael Rakowitz

25 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week: The amazing stupendous Michael Rakowitz!!

Bad at Sports Episode 554: Ben Stone

19 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dana Bassett and Duncan Mackenzie catch up with the artist Ben Stone. We are joined thanks to Artadia by special guest host (whose name Dun...

Bad at Sports Episode 553: Allison Glenn

13 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode produced in conjunction with Chicago's Lake FX Summit. We join Dana Bassett and Allison Glenn as they unpack the unusual public ...

Bad at Sports Episode 552: MSB vs. Chris Dennis

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week sees the return of the once thought lost Mark Staff Brandl! Chris Dennis! From his site: Chris Dennis grew up in, England. He studied natu...

Bad at Sports Episode 551: Tim Kinsella

14 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Kinsella! Yes that Tim Kinsella. The visionary musician behind Joan of Arc, Owls, and Mid-Western indie rock world changers, Cap n' Jazz. He join...

Bad at Sports Episode 550: Zachary Dodson

01 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we check in with Zachary Dodson about all things Scandinavian, Featherproof Press, and BATS OF THE REPUBLIC. From his website... Zach Dodson...

Bad at Sports Episode 549: James Wines SITE Architect

24 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Low and behold, in conjunction with Rhona Hoffman and on the eve of the 2015 Chicago Architectural Biennial we had a once in a life time opportunity t...

Bad at Sports Episode 548: Amanda Williams

10 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan, thanks to Columbia College Chicago and a class called the Late Late Afternoon Show, rocks the mic with Amanda Williams whose work bl...

Bad at Sports Episode 547: Present Standard

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Richard and Duncan talk to the curators and artists of Present Standard! Guest curated by Edra Soto and Josue Pellot, Present Standard fea...

Bad at Sports Episode 546 Ebony G Patterson

18 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ebony G Patterson is tearing apart our collective American contemporary art consciousness. She has recently closed a show at New York's Museum of Ar...