Bad at Sports

Bad at Sports Episode 426: Monique Jenkinson

28 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week: This week Brian and Matt Sussman talk with Monique Jenkinson, whosework draws from dance, theater, performance art and drag. Hot topicsincl...

Bad at Sports Epsiode 425: The Return of James Elkins!

21 Oct 2013

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This week: James Elkins returns to Bad at Sports.

Bad at Sports Episode 424: Sarah Conaway

14 Oct 2013

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This week: Duncan live from LA! This week he talks with artist Sarah Conaway. Sarah Conaway (b. 1972 York, Pennsylvania) makes seemingly straightforw...

Bad at Sports Episode 423: Mat Gleason

07 Oct 2013

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This week: People are called Ninny! Art school is shit-talked! TMZ! Lawsuits! Hot chicks! Artists traded like sports players. Art world badass, galler...

Bad at Sports Episode 422: The Institute for Figuring

30 Sep 2013

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This week: Duncan and Brian drop in to LA's ChinaTown and visit the Institute for Figuring! The mission of the Institute For Figuring is to contribut...

Bad at Sports Episode 421: Spencer Finch

23 Sep 2013

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This week: Duncan and Richard talk to Spencer Finch about his current exhibition "Study for Disappearance" at the Rhona Hoffman Gallery. What is the c...

Bad at Sports Episode 420: Edition/ Art X Detroit

16 Sep 2013

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This week: after some needless refernce to THC containing plants (look up 420 if confused) we get down to business. First we check in with Edition the...

Bad at Sports Episode 419: Adriana Salazar

09 Sep 2013

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This week: BAS on the west coast! We talk to Adriana Salazar and John Spiak, director and chief curator of the Grand Central Art Center, which has an ...

Bad at Sports Episode 418: Amy Spiers-Open Engagement 2013

02 Sep 2013

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This week: The second installment in our Open Engagement 2013 series! Caroline Picard talks to Amy Spiers. Amy Spiers is a Melbourne-based artist and...

Bad at Sports Episode 417: Claire Doherty

26 Aug 2013

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This week: Part one of the Open Engagement conference 2013 series. Caroline Picard talks to Caire Doherty! Claire Doherty is Director of Situations. ...

Bad at Sports Episode 416: Artist as Arbiter

19 Aug 2013

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This week: 8 years!!! We wrap up season 8 with the Artist as Arbiter panel from CAA 2013. Moderators: Duncan Mackenzie, Columbia College, Chi...

Bad at Sports Episode 415: Field Projects and Chicago Comic Con

12 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week:Amanda Browder (of the Amanda Browder show) chats with artists and curators Keri Oldham and Jacob Rhodes, founders of the artist run space F...

Bad at Sports Episode 414: David Linneweh

05 Aug 2013

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This week: We talk to artist, podcaster and educator David Linneweh. We discuss David's podcast Studio Break and his kickstarter campaign "Remembering...

Bad at Sports Episode 413: SIGGRAPH/Gregory Sholette

29 Jul 2013

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This week: First SF Checks in from SIGGRAPH! Brian haunts the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center at SIGGRAPH 2013. First he sits down with Victori...

Bad at Sports Episode 412: Amanda Ross-Ho

22 Jul 2013

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This week: We talk with artist Amanda Ross-Ho! Amanda Ross-Ho was born in Chicago in 1975. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. A...

Bad at Sports Episode 411: Roseann Weiss and the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission

15 Jul 2013

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This week: From our St. Louis series! We talk with Roseann Weiss the Director of the Community & Public Arts Department at the St. Louis Regional Arts...

Bad at Sports Episode 410: Michael Scoggins

08 Jul 2013

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This week: The Amanda Browder Show rolls back into town! Amanda talks to artist Michael Scoggins. Michael Scoggins was born in Washington D.C. in 1973...

Bad at Sports Episode 409: Pat Williams, Griff Williams and the Culture War

01 Jul 2013

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This week: Our faithful correspondent Patricia Maloney sat down with former US Congressman Pat Williams and his son Griff Willams at Gallery ...

Bad at Sports Episode 408: Juan William Chavez, Kiersten Torrez and the Northside Workshop

24 Jun 2013

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This week: After an inexcusably self-indulgent, alcohol fueled intro where Duncan, Richard, Dana and Emily and Nick from ACRE join us, we get on to an...

Bad at Sports Episode 407: Jessica Baran

17 Jun 2013

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This week: Part 2 of our residency project at the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis! This week we talk to critic, poet, gallerist, the award winnin...

Bad at Sports Episode 406: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Director Lisa Melandri

10 Jun 2013

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This week: The first in our St. Louis trip interviews. We talk to Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Director Lisa Melandri live and without a net at o...

Bad at Sports Episode 405: William Pope.L

03 Jun 2013

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This week: Live from the Arts Club of Chicago (with great thanks to Janine Mileaf and Allie Foradas!!) Duncan and Richard talk to William Pope.L, abou...

Bad at Sports Episode 404: SFMOMA

27 May 2013

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This week: Brian Andrews and Patricia Maloney talk to SFMOMA!

Bad at Sports Episode 403: apexart visiting artist Reymar Gacutan

20 May 2013

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This week: Amanda and Richard talk to outgoing apexart resident Reymar Gacutan as a part of our ongoing partnership. Reymar Gacutan (b. 1972) is an ar...

Bad at Sports Episode 402: Attorney Scott Hodes/ The India Art Fair 2013 with Tanya Gill

13 May 2013

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This week: Two features for the price of...well....nothing actually, but you get where I was going with it. First Richard talks to Attorney Scott Hode...

Bad at Sports Episode 401: Tony Labat

06 May 2013

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This week: Brian and Patricia meet with artist Tony Labat who tries to teach PM how to roll her R's. Tony Labat was born in Cuba and came to the Unite...

Bad at Sports Episode 400: Fear and Loathing with BAS

28 Apr 2013

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This week: Did you ever read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Richard and Duncan drive to St. Louis. It's like that.

Bad at Sports Episode 399: Everest Hall

22 Apr 2013

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This week: Amanda talks with artist Everest Hall.

Bad at Sports Episode 398: Ted Hiebert

15 Apr 2013

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This week: Acre part 2! Duncan, Abigail and a cast of thousands talk to Ted Hiebert about his book In Praise of Nonsense: Aesthetics, Uncertainty, and...

Bad at Sports Episode 397: Jennifer Willet

08 Apr 2013

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This week: Duncan and a cast of thousands from ACRE talk with Dr. Jennifer Willet, recoreded at ACRE in 2012. The discuss her work, bio-art as a genre...

Bad at Sports Episode 396: Daren Wilson and Jordan Stein

01 Apr 2013

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This week: San Francisco joins us with Daren Wilson and guest interviewer/interviewee Jordan Stein. SIGN UP FOR DUNCAN'S CLASS AT OXBOW!! photo from ...

Bad at Sports Episode 395: Loren Munk

25 Mar 2013

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This week: Amanda and Richard talk to Loren Munk about his career, his paintings and his secret life as James Kalm of the Kalm Report. The ar...

Bad at Sports Episode 394: Chris Kraus

18 Mar 2013

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This week: While at CAA Duncan was up to some funny business in his hotel room. No, no, not that, he was (with the assistance of the talented Anthea B...

Bad at Sports Episode 393: Jesper Juul & Oliver Warden & art fair madness

11 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Video games. Amanda talking about porn and boobs. People behaving badly. Oh, yeah, some art. It's after 3 AM.  I'm tired you aren't gettin...

Bad at Sports Episode 392: Anna Halprin

04 Mar 2013

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This week: San Francisco checks in with dance legend Anna Halprin!!! Anna Halprin (b. 1920) is a pioneering dancer and choreographer of the post-mode...

Bad at Sports Episode 391: Irena Knezevic

25 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Duncan and Claudine talk to Chicago-based artist Irena Knezevic, whose show "Night of the World" at Alderman Exhibitions closed earlier thi...

Bad at Sports Episode 390: James Jenkins and Printed Matter

18 Feb 2013

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This week: James Jenkins Executive Director of Bad at Sports beloved place to spend our disposable income Printed Matter! Printed Matter is the world'...

Bad at Sports Episode 389: apexart residents Sojung Jun & Shani Peters

11 Feb 2013

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This week: Amanda interviews residents at apexart! apexart and Bad at Sports continue the Resident Talk collaborations* with Inbound Resident Sojung J...

Bad at Sports Episode 388: Will Brown

04 Feb 2013

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This week: San Francisco check in with an interview with art collective/gallery Will Brown. Will Brown is a collaborative project that currently take...

Bad at Sports Episode 387: Paul Ramirez Jonas

28 Jan 2013

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This week: The final installment of SoPra fest 2013, Paul Ramirez Jonas! Ramirez Jonas has said of his work: "I create as I speak: I consider myself m...

Bad at Sports Epsiode 386: Matthew Stadler

21 Jan 2013

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This week: Duncan, Brian, Abigail Satinsky and special guest host Jacob Wick talk to author and publishing guru Matthew Stadler. Matthew Stadler is a ...

Bad at Sports Episode 385: Gina Beavers

14 Jan 2013

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This week: Amanda is back! The Amanda Browder Show talks to artist Gina Beavers.

Bad at Sports Episode 384: Gary Stephan

07 Jan 2013

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Bio from Devening Projects...  (born 1942) Gary Stephan has been showing his painting and sculpture since the late sixties in the United States an...

Bad at Sports Episode 383: Chris Doyle

31 Dec 2012

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This week: San Francisco returns! Patricia interviews artist Chris Doyle. Happy New Year!

Bad at Sports Episode 382: Jennifer Reeder

24 Dec 2012

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This week: The coolest person we know! The lovely, the talented, the amazing Jennifer Reeder! This weeks show was edited in the bathroom of a Hampton ...

Bad at Sports Episode 381: Chicago Artist Writers and Janice Kerbel

17 Dec 2012

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This week: We talk to Jason Lazarus and Sofia Leiby about their project Chicago Artist Writers and following we talk to Janice Kerbel who has the exhi...

Bad at Sports Episode 380: Industry of the Ordinary

10 Dec 2012

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This week: The epic Industry of the Ordinary show! Duncan and Richard interview Adam Brooks and Matthew Wilson who are Industry of the Ordinary. Go ch...

Bad at Sports Episode 379: Stephen Wright

03 Dec 2012

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This week: SoPra fest continues, the usual cast of characters talks to Stephen Wright about what is and isn't art. Stephen Wright is an art writer, i...

Bad at Sports Episode 378: Sal Randolph

26 Nov 2012

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This week: More SoPra! From the Open Engagement 2012 Duncan, Abby Satin Sky, Randall, Jesse, and Brian team up against Sal Randolph! Sal Randolph live...

Bad at Sports Episode 377: Sean Joseph Patrick Carney

19 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Duncan, Brian, Abigail Satinsky and special guest host Jacob Wick (MFA candidate in social practice at CCA in SF, he has a hot dog stand an...

Bad at Sports Episode 376: Shannon Jackson/ Jen Delos Reyes

12 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: We kick off with the most depressing intro ever (yet still hilarious) and then get to the good stuff. We talk to Shannon Jackson at the Ope...

Bad at Sports Episode 375: Sun Foot

05 Nov 2012

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This week: Live from Expo Chicago 2012 we talk to Sun Foot! Sun Foot is a Portland/Los Angeles 3 piece who play low volume tunes through small amps an...

Bad at Sports Episode 374: apexart/ Stephanie Powell and James Walsh

29 Oct 2012

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This week: The first in our series of interview we did in partnership with apexart in New York! Duncan, Amanda, and Richard talk with Stephanie Powell...

Bad at Sports Episode 373: Dieter Roelstraete

22 Oct 2012

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This week: We talk to the new Manilow Senior Curator at the MCA Dieter Roelstraete. Originally trained as a philosopher at the University of Ghent, B...

Bad at Sports Episode 372: Catherine Sullivan

15 Oct 2012

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This week: After a dodgy intro we talk to Catherine Sullivan. Catherine Sullivan was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1968. She earned a BFA from t...

Bad at Sports Episode 371: Johanna Drucker

08 Oct 2012

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This week: Duncan talks to Johanna Drucker! Johanna Drucker is an author, book artist, visual theorist, and cultural critic. Her scholarly writing do...

Bad at Sports Episode 370: Andrea Fraser

01 Oct 2012

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This week: San Francisco checks in with a great interview with the legendary Andrea Fraser!

Bad at Sports Episode 369: AA Bronson

24 Sep 2012

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This week: AA Bronson! Artist, curator, General Idea founder, former President of Printed Matter, magazine publisher. And more!

Bad at Sports Episode 368: Burtonwood and Holmes

17 Sep 2012

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This week: Richard talks to Tom Burtonwood and Holly Holmes, about their work individually, collectively, and their current gallery What it is. Tom wi...

Bad at Sports Episode 367: We know a ho! Devon Britt-Darby

10 Sep 2012

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This week: We talk to artist, critic, escort Devon Britt-Darby. We are joing by Chris Sperandio as a special correspondant. Not to be missed!

Bad at Sports Episode 366: Mika Tajima and the India Art Fair

03 Sep 2012

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This week: A BAS bureau twofer! First Patricia talks to Mika Tajima. This week, Patricia Maloney chats with artist Mika Tajima at the San Francisco Mu...

Bad at Sports Episode 365: Marina Abramović and Brent Birnbaum

27 Aug 2012

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This week: Amanda and Susan Sollins talk to Marina Abramovic and then Tom Sanford and Amanda talk to Brent Birnbaum at NADA 2011 (the first two minute...

Bad at Sports Episode 364: Matt Greene

20 Aug 2012

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This week: 7 effing years! Our NADA series continues with Los Angeles based artist Matt Greene. (b. 1972, lives and works in Los Angeles) Past Exhib...

Bad at Sports Episode 363: Hrag Vartanian & Hyperallergic

13 Aug 2012

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This week: Hyperallergic founder Hrag Vartanian live from NADA. Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful and radical thinking about art in the w...

Bad at Sports Episode 362: Narcissister

06 Aug 2012

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This week: Live from NADA, okay not live now, but live at the time, why do you care, oh, wait, you don't sorry. Amanda and Richard on the radio broadc...

Bad at Sports Episode 361: Steve Reinke

30 Jul 2012

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This week: Artist and educator Steve Reinke. Steve Reinke is an artist and writer best known for his single channel videos, which have been screened,...

Bad at Sports Episode 360: Dawoud Bey

23 Jul 2012

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This Week: An interview and guided tour with photographer and teacher Dawoud Bey.   Dawoud Bey: Harlem, USA Wednesday, May 2, 2012–Sunday, Septembe...

Bad at Sports Episode 359: Jason Salavon

16 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: We talk with Jason Salavon! Born in Indiana (1970), raised in Texas, and based in Chicago, Salavon earned his MFA at The School of the Art...

Bad at Sports Episode 358 Paul Chan with John Preus

09 Jul 2012

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Keeping up with Paul Chan could be two peoples full time job. This time out he and Paul talk about the context of publishing, Documenta, and what Paul...

Bad at Sports Episode 357: Joe Meno

02 Jul 2012

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This week: Novelist Joe Meno! Joe Meno is a fiction writer and playwright who lives in Chicago. A winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushc...

Bad at Sports Episode 356: Daniel Tucker

25 Jun 2012

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This week: Artist, founding member of Area Chicago, singer Daniel Tucker. Also, after the show Duncan tries his hand at announcing top 40 radio.

Bad at Sports Episode 355: Ken Fandell and Christy Matson

18 Jun 2012

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This week: Ken Fandell and Christy Matson! Introduced by Duncan and Hologram Richard.

Bad at Sports Episode 354: Shawn Smith and Shawnimals!

11 Jun 2012

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This week: Shawn Smith, my hero. An artist who makes a living, is clearly having a good time, and is a damn nice guy. Along with his talented team he ...

Bad at Sports Episode 353: Jenni Sorkin

04 Jun 2012

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This week: Jenni Sorkin! Also, we talk with the fine folks at Expo Chicago

Bad at Sports Episode 352: Holland Cotter

28 May 2012

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This week: A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER! Holy crap. San Francisco once again brings it with an amazing guest, Holland Cotter. Holland Cotter has been a st...

Bad at Sports Episode 351: David Salle

21 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: David Salle! Great conversation. Listen. You. Now.

Bad at Sports Episode 350: Sam Gould

14 May 2012

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This week: Duncan and Abigail talk to Sam Gould. Sam Gould is co-founder of Red76, a collaborative art practice which originated in Portland, Oregon i...

Bad at Sports Episode 349: Suzanne Lacy

07 May 2012

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This week: Artist, educator, and activist Suzanne Lacy. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

Bad at Sports Episode 348: The Art Practical Sound Issue

30 Apr 2012

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This week: And now for something completely different! This week’s episode comes to us from our friends at Art Practical, whose current issue delv...

Bad at Sports Episode 347:Katharina Fritsch

23 Apr 2012

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This week: We talk to artist Katharina Fritsch! Richard says "cock" and "Hologram Tupac" a whole lot. Katharina Fritsch is known for her sculptures a...

Bad at Sports Episode 346: Helen Molesworth

16 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: We talk with, writer, giant of consciouness, and Chief Curator at the ICA in Boston Helen Molesworth.

Bad at Sports Episode 345: Martha Wilson

08 Apr 2012

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This week: Another of our interviews from the Hand in Glove conference! Duncan and Patricia speak with artist Martha Wilson. Martha Wilson is a Philad...

Bad at Sports Episode 344: Kota Ezawa

02 Apr 2012

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This week: San Francisco brings another great guest to the table! Kota Ezawa, video archaeologist. Ezawa's work has been shown in solo exhibitions at ...

Bad at Sports Episode 343: Residency Roundup part 2!

26 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week: The second part of our survey of residencies in the area. We speak with Nicholas Wylie and Emily Green about ACRE. Then on to with Elizabet...

Bad at Sports Episode 342: Residency Roundup!

19 Mar 2012

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This week: We talk with the representatives of three different residency programs in part one of our residency roundup! Our guests are Stephanie Sherm...

Bad at Sports Episode 341: Works Progress - Salon Saloon

12 Mar 2012

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This week: Duncan, Patricia and Richard talk to Andy Sturdevant, Shanai Matteson and Colin Kloecker who run/host/develop/ringmaster/coordinate/brainst...

Bad at Sports Episode 340: Iain Baxter& and Bill Fontana

05 Mar 2012

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This week: Two for the price of one! We have two interviews, first one of Duncan's heroes, Iain Baxter& and then sound and installation artist Bill Fo...

Bad at Sports Episode 339: Plug Projects

27 Feb 2012

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This week: Patricia Maloney rocks Kansas and interviews Plug Projects. PLUG PROJECTS is a curatorial collaboration by five Kansas City artists who sha...

Bad at Sports Episode 338: BenPR

20 Feb 2012

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This week: Special guest contribution magic from Ben Peterson of BenPR! BenPR is an interview series createdabout people doing creative work with a pu...

Bad at Sports Episode 337: Tom Friedman

13 Feb 2012

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This week: The Amanda Browder Show vs. Tom Friedman. As a sculptor myself, I find his work to be some of the most interesting and innovative of the la...

Bad at Sports Episode 336: motiroti

06 Feb 2012

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This week: Duncan and Amy Mooney talk to motiroti. Founded in 1991 by Keith Khan and Ali Zaidi, motiroti brings together artists who are devoted to mu...

Bad at Sports Episode 335: Kodwo Eshun

30 Jan 2012

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This week: The west coast bureau keeps on bringing it large! Patricia Maloney talks with the concept engineer and Otolith Group co-founder Kodwo Eshun...

Bad at Sports Episode 334: Kelly Kaczynski

23 Jan 2012

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This week: Philip von Zweck sits down to talk with artist and educator Kelly Kaczynski. GO CHECK OUT HER SHOW AT THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE-GAHLBERG GALLER...

Bad at Sports Episode 333:Jonathan Grossmalerman interviewed by special guests The Ladies Auxiliary/ Socrates Sculpture Park

16 Jan 2012

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This week: New York presents Jonathan Grossmalerman interviewed by special guests The Ladies Auxiliary. After that the Amanda and Tom bus keeps right ...

Bad at Sports Episode 332: Michael Darling and Naomi Beckwith

09 Jan 2012

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This week: The second installment of our pirate radio sessions, recorded live from NADA 2011! We are joined by local heroes The Museum of Contemporary...

Bad at Sports Episode 331: Venice 2011

02 Jan 2012

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This week: Happy 2012! We kick off the new year with Mark Staff Brandl reporting from Venice 2011! A Venice Biennale 2011 extravaganza. Mark Staff Br...

Bad at Sports Episode 330: Carolee Schneemann

26 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Living legend, innovator, visionary, Carolee Schneemann. Working across a range of disciplines, including performance, video, installation...

Bad at Sports Episode 329: The 2011 Holiday Spectacular!

19 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Put on your footie pajamas, get a cup of hot coco, and eavesdrop on Max's bedtime story. There is enough hamming it up here to make a veget...

Bad at Sports Episode 328: Buzz Spector

11 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week: This week we talk with artist, writer, and WhiteWalls co-founder Buzz Spector! Buzz Spector is an artist and critical writer whose artwork ...

Bad at Sports Episode 327: John Riepenhoff / Miami Madness

05 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Bad at Sports changes in to 88.5 "the shack" for NADA Miami where we were kindly and patiently hosted by Ox-Bow and Jonas Sebura and Alex G...