Bad at Sports

Bad at Sports Episode 226: Lou Barlow

27 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: recent addition to the BAS family Anna Kunz talks to indie rock legend Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Sentridoh, and hi...

Bad at Sports Episode 225: Monica Bonvicini

21 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Richard interview Monica Bonvicini about her work and her show Light Me Black which is the current Focus show at the Art Institut...

Bad at Sports Episode 224: Carroll Dunham

13 Dec 2009

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This week: Guest interviewer Anna Kunz (accompanied by Pamela Fraser) talks to Carroll Dunham about his show at He Said/She Said and more!American pai...

Bad at Sports Episode 223: Jonathan Watkins

06 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, another in the series of interviews Duncan and Christian did at the Banff Centre while they were on art vacation, Jonathan Watkins! Jon...

Bad at Sports Episode 222: Ron Terada

29 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Christian talk to Ron Terada about art, hockey fights and Blade Runner (for the love of God, Edward James Olmos's character was n...

Bad at Sports Episode 221: Heartland

22 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan talks to Charles Esche, Director of the Van Abbemuseum, Kerstin Niemann, Research Curator at the Van Abbemuseum, and Stephanie Smit...

Bad at Sports Episode 220: Liam Gillick

16 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Liam Gillick. That is right, the man whose imagination can take him anywhere. A transparent master of the question of Modernity? Cat lover? Design...

Bad at Sports Episode 219: Jeremy Deller and Esam Pasha

09 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Deller. That's right, this week we have one of the world's most interesting contemporary artists talking about "What It Is," a show and tour he...

Bad at Sports Episode 218: Temporary Services

01 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week for your listening pleasure Bad at Sports has dispatched Shannon Stratton and Duncan MacKenzie to Illinois' glorious Kankakee to meet up w...

Bad at Sports Episode 217: Kitty Scott and Jan Verwoert at the Banff Centre for the Arts

24 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Christian check in from the Banff Centre for the Arts. They sit down with the Director of Visual Arts, Kitty Scott to discuss wha...

Bad at Sports Episode 216: WhiteWalls & The Return of the Book Review

18 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Richard talk to Anthony Elms about WhiteWalls! Also the book review has made its glorious return. Terri and Joanna review "The Am...

Bad at Sports Episode 215: Paul Urich

11 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bad at Sports has it all: tattoos, surfing accidents, sexual deviants, motorcycle races, newborn babies, starring death in the eye, and a ...

Bad at Sports Episode 214: Constellations: Paintings from the MCA Collection

04 Oct 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 213: Rob Davis and Michael Langlois

27 Sep 2009

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This week we return to Chicago's magic love and check in with a few local heroes, Rob Davis and Michael Langlois. Fresh from shows in New York and ...

Bad at Sports Episode 212: Jay Wolke

20 Sep 2009

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This week: Duncan and guest interviewer (who really does most of the interviewing while Duncan slumbers) Anna Kunz talk to artist and educator Jay Wol...

Bad at Sports Episode 211: Helidon Gjergji

12 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Tom and Amanda talk to artist Helidon Gjergji!

Bad at Sports Episode 210: Madeleine Grynsztejn

07 Sep 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 209: Mary Jane Jacob

31 Aug 2009

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This week Duncan sneaks into The School of the Art Institute of Chicago to interview Mary Jane Jacob, Professor and Executive Director of Exhibition...

Bad at Sports Episode 208: The Stockyard Institute and the Cafeteria Sessions

24 Aug 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 207: Larry Rinder part deux

15 Aug 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 206: Telling Stories

09 Aug 2009

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This week, Patricia and Brian present the work from the Telling Stories class at CAA. The class was run by Taraneh Hemami, who invited the west coast...

Bad at Sports Episode 205: Terry Scrogum/Theaster Gates

01 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Richard talks to Terry Scrogum, Executive Director of the Illinois Arts Council about the state of the budget, their programs and more! Nex...

Bad at Sports Episode 204: Art Basel 2009

25 Jul 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 203: Desiree Holman

18 Jul 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 202: Manon Slome

11 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week (the) Amanda Browder and Tom talk with curator Manon Slome about the "No Longer Empty" series of exhibitions. Manon is one of the curators...

Bad at Sports Episode 201: Deb Sokolow

04 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Duncan and Richard talk to Deb Sokolow! We talk about Deb's work, drug lords, Rocky, the merits of Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone's painting,...

Bad at Sports Episode 200: Reviews

28 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bad at Sports celebrates its 200-th episode by getting back to the known- Review-o-rama. We welcome guest reviewers Tony Tasset and Lori Wax...

Bad at Sports Episode 199: Gallery 400

21 Jun 2009

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This week Duncan and Richard go to Gallery 400 and talk to Director Lorelei Stewart and Assistant Director Anthony Elms about the current exhibition O...

Bad at Sports Episode 198: Leonard Bullock

13 Jun 2009

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This week Mark Staff Brandl interviews ex-pat artist Leonard Bullock. Here is some text crassly cut and pasted from somewhere else: Leonard Bullock...

Bad at Sports Episode 197: Mark Francis

07 Jun 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Christian Kuras talk to YBA artist Mark Francis, all the way from London. Duncan is not afraid to commit to go the distance to ge...

Bad at Sports Episode 196: Artists Run Chicago

31 May 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 195: InCUBATE

24 May 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 194: Paul Morris

17 May 2009

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This week: Duncan talks to Paul Morris the Art Czar of a number of art fairs who really goes by the title of  Vice President of Art Shows & Events fo...

Bad at Sports Episode 193: The Modern Wing part 1 with Lisa Dorin

09 May 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Duncan and Richard get a sneak preview of the Contemporary Galleries in the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa Dorin the...

Bad at Sports Episode 192: Rochelle Feinstein

03 May 2009

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This week: Duncan talks with Rochelle Feinstein. Rochelle Feinstein, ...

Bad at Sports Episode 191: James Elkins/Liz Prince

26 Apr 2009

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This week: Duncan talks with James Elkins about his forthcoming round table at Art Chicago, and the art Phd. Like you didn't have enough student loan ...

Bad at Sports Episode 190: Steve Litsios

19 Apr 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 189: NYC Economics Roundtable

12 Apr 2009

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With the financial market squeezing donors, collectors and the backers of the art market, the word recession has been a new mantra that has plagued ...

Bad at Sports Episode 188: Oli Watt and Jamisen Ogg/The Browder Show

04 Apr 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 187: Michael Anderson

29 Mar 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 186: The Print Show for Southern Graphics

22 Mar 2009

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It's all Duncan all the time this week. This week's show is a three for the price of one deal!In preparation for the biggest printmaking event of the ...

Bad at Sports Episode 185: Chris Ware

15 Mar 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 184: Joseph del Pesco

08 Mar 2009

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This week the San Francisco Bureau continues their series of critics round tables. Patrica and Brian are joined by the curator Joseph del Pesco, as ...

Bad at Sports Episode 183: Steve Walters and Jay Ryan

02 Mar 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 182: Jim Lutes

22 Feb 2009

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This week: Duncan and Richard talk to artist, professor and musician Jim Lutes about his work, his career, and his recent show at the Renaissance Soci...

Bad at Sports Episode 181: Peter Saul and Jacob Dyrenforth

14 Feb 2009

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Bad at Sports Episode 180: Stephanie Brooks and Mess Hall

08 Feb 2009

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This week: Duncan acts like a lunatic in the intro, Richard gets annoyed. Duncan talks to Stephanie Brooks about poetry, her work and her show at the ...

Bad at Sports Episode 179: SECA

01 Feb 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Patrica and Brian round-table with Apsara Dequinzio and Alison Gass, Assistant Curators at SFMOMA about the 2008 SECA award. Apsara and A...

Bad at Sports Episode 178: Wu Hung and Dan Wang

26 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Dan Wang as a new Chicago Correspondent!  He sits down to talk with the University of Chicago's Wu Hung about the Smart Museum s...

Bad at Sports Episode 177: Art Journalism

18 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kathryn sits down with Olga Stefan, editor of CAC's Prompt Journal, and Jason Foumberg, Arts Editor of New City. Together, they discuss/d...

Bad at Sports Episode 176: Southern Exposure

11 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Brian and Patricia sit down with Southern Exposure's executive director Courtney Fink. Courtney describes how one of San Francisco's olde...

Bad at Sports Episode 175: Nick Lucking and Tim Ivison

04 Jan 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week: THE AMANDA BROWDER SHOW!Amanda talks to Nick Lucking and Tim Ivison about www.spcmkr.com and their various projects.SPCMKR facilitates and ...

Bad at Sports Episode 174: Lawrence Rinder

26 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Patricia and Brian chat with Lawrence Rinder, currently the director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Previously he wa...

Bad at Sports Episode 173: Holiday show 2008

21 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

It's our annual Holiday extravaganza. Now with even more Hanukkah content than ever before! Enjoy the show, have a safe and happy holiday!

Bad at Sports Episode 172: John Jennings and Damian Duffy

14 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Staff Brandl, the Central European Bureau and EuroShark, is in Central Illinois this time, interviewing Prof. John Jennings and Damian Duffy, c...

Bad at Sports Episode 171: Mark Napier and Dirty Words

07 Dec 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week a sick Duncan MacKenzie bumbles his way through a dramatic and sweeping discussion with Mark Napier.  They speak of "Net Art," its less the...

Bad at Sports Episode 170: Mark Staff Brandl

30 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan "the fieldmouse" MacKenzie interviews Mark "The EuroShark" Staff Brandl, theorist, writer, professor, artist, and contributor to Art in America...

Bad at Sports Episode 169: Edward Winkleman

23 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Gallerist, blogger, straight shooter, and tough-love proponent Edward Winkleman. Ed tells it like it is and gives some much needed advice f...

Bad at Sports Episode 168: Derek Guthrie

16 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week, guest host James Yood and Duncan interview Derek Guthrie, co-founder of the New Art Examiner for an illuminating history lesson.New Art Exa...

Bad at Sports Episode 167:Art Fag City is Paddy Johnson

09 Nov 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week the blogosphere unites!  Duncan checks in with Paddy Johnson the author of the wildly popular New York art blog, Art Fag City.Art Fag City ...

Bad at Sports Episode 166: Meg Cranston

03 Nov 2008

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Episode 166: Meg Cranston at He Said She Said.This week Pamela Fraser of He Said She Said joins Duncan in interrogating Meg Cranston about being coo...

Bad at Sports Episode 165: Kathryn on Publishing

26 Oct 2008

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This week: A special report! Kathryn Born on the world of local publishing.

Bad at Sports Episode 164: The Post Family/Three Walls

19 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK:First: Duncan talks to Chad Kouri of The Post Family collective about their new space and what they do.Next: Duncan talks to Shannon Stratto...

Bad at Sports Episode 163: San Francisco Fall 2008

12 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

San Francisco Fall Review Freak OutSan Francisco is haunted by illusions of Sarah Palin, icebergs, and the Wicked Witch of the West! This week, Bria...

Bad at Sports Episode 162: James Cuno

06 Oct 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and Richard talk with the Director and President of the Art Institute of Chicago, James Cuno. They talk about his new book, the new w...

Bad at Sports Episode 161: Locals Only AHHHH!

29 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week we return to the local Chicago Art world and the things that mean most to us.  First, we check in with Allison Stites at the Around the C...

Bad at Sports Episode 160: The All Canada Show

21 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan returns to his homeland.  A nation that although slightly socialist, does not own it's own insurance agency or mortgage lender. Wh...

Bad at Sports Episode 159: Bay Area Now 5

14 Sep 2008

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This week Brian and Patricia head over to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to check out Bay Area Now 5, a triennial of local contemporary art. Joining ...

Bad at Sports Episode 158: Hello Chicago

07 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Here we stand, at the beginning of the most exciting part of our Art Year: opening night.  So, what do we do? We return to past form, act like idiots...

Bad at Sports Episode 157: Ivan Brunetti

01 Sep 2008

Contributed by Lukas

First, Duncan sleepily laments about Richard waking him up at 1 in the afternoon, as this is "early" in McKenzie.Next: FIGHT NIGHT IS ON PEOPLE!!!! St...

Bad at Sports Episode 156: Christian Ehrentraut, and Martin Kobe

24 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Break out the caviar and pop the champagne- this week Bad at Sports celebrates is 3rd anniversary with its 156th episode!This week: Patrica hosts Bri...

Bad at Sports Episode 155: William Powhida/ Pete

17 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

THE AMANDA BROWDER SHOW: Amanda and Tom talk to artist William Powhida, about coke, naked girls, and even some talk of art. Bad at Sports get added to...

Bad at Sports Episode 154: Leslie Shows

10 Aug 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week a fabulous crossover episode! Amanda pops up in San Francisco to join Brian and Patrica in an interview of the rising star Leslie Shows. T...

Bad at Sports Episode 153: Duncan in Philadelphia

04 Aug 2008

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This week Duncan adventures beyond the known and takes on Philadelphia's artworld with the Help of the crew at funnelpages.com and Flux Space.  The...

Bad at Sports Episode 152: Anne Wilson

27 Jul 2008

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This week: Duncan and Shannon Stratton talk to artist Anne Wilson.From Anne Wilson's website:"My work evolves in a conceptual space where social and p...

Bad at Sports Episode 151: Connie Wolf

20 Jul 2008

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Patricia Maloney in her first solo outing talks to Connie Wolf Director and CEO of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.Since its founding in 1984, the Cont...

Bad at Sports Episode 150: René de Guzman

13 Jul 2008

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René de GuzmanRecorded live in front of a studio audience at Triple Base Gallery on July 10th, 2008 as a part of the exhibition "Open for Business"...

Bad at Sports Episode 149: Elkins on the Stone Summer Theory Institute

06 Jul 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week: First we had James Elkins and the raiders of the lost ark, then James Elkins and the temple of doom, next James Elkins and the last crusa...

Bad at Sports Episode 148: Mary Rachel Fanning/ Diane Grams

29 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week: First, some generally embarrassing banter, Duncan discusses his dance career, we talk about Richard's terminal nerd-dom, and eventually...

Bad at Sports Episode 147: Pamela Fraser and Randall Szott

22 Jun 2008

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This week Duncan and Richard are joined by guest host Tony Tasset to talk to Pamela Fraser and Randall Szott about their work, arguing and their proje...

Bad at Sports Episode 146: Art Basel

15 Jun 2008

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A Bad at Sports Basel Art Fair Overdose! The intro and outro are extra creepy this week. Highlights(?) include Duncan talking about some fa...

Bad at Sports Episode 145: Proximity Magazine/ Spudnik Press

08 Jun 2008

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This Week: Duncan and Amanda (from the Amanda Browder Show) talk to Rachel and Ed "Edmar" Marszewski about Proximity Magazine, fried chicken meals, s...

Bad at Sports Episode 144: Lisa Wainwright on Robert Rauschenberg

01 Jun 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Rauschenberg passed away on May 12, 2008 at age 82. The Art Institute of Chicago's own Rauscheberg expert Lisa Wainwright joins us to discuss h...

Bad at Sports Episode 143: Roundtable fun!

25 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Who is the hell doesn't know what Highlander is? For shame. All of you, add it to your netflix queue pronto! This week: Duncan, and a panel of ...

Bad at Sports Episode 142:Three for one!

18 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

WTF? this weeks show is as long as your arm and brimming with what you need to know about the art world around you...It's a three shows for the price ...

Bad at Sports Episode 141:Ryan McGinley/Chris Perez

12 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week the West Coast Crew heads down to Ratio3 to talk to Ryan McGinley and gallerist Chris Perez. Ryan McGinley makes large-scale color photogr...

Bad at Sports Episode 140: Tony Matelli

04 May 2008

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK IT'S THE AMANDA BROWDER SHOW!!! GUEST STARRING TONY MATELLI!!! Tony Matelli has always been interested in the underdog. He has become well ...

Bad at Sports Episode 139: Artropolis

26 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

In 1994 Paul Morris, Matthew Marks, Pat Hearn and Colin De Land had a vision.  That vision was that New York City would have an art fair. What bega...

Bad at Sports Episode 138: Next Art Fair

20 Apr 2008

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The Bad at Sports Art Explosion rolls on. This week: Duncan and Britton Bertran talk to Kavi Gupta and Christian Viveros-Faune from Next Art Fair....

Bad at Sports Episode 137: New York Art Fair Madness

13 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the New York Art Fair explosion.John Waters v. Amanda Browder, Amanda and Tom get kicked out of Armory, Christopher Hudgens on mic. WHAT MO...

Bad at Sports Episode 136: Ampersand International

06 Apr 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Spring break 2008 sweeps across Chicago with a vengeance. The freshly brewed warm weather brings Brian back to the midwest to help Duncan with hosting...

Bad at Sports Episode 135: Melanie Schiff

30 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Local up and coming Chicago Art starlet Melanie Schiff is quizzed about what it is like to be curated into the 2008 Whitney Biennial, her work and...

Bad at Sports Episode 134: Tony Wight and John Phillips

23 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Caleb Lyons, one of the directors at Chicago curious space "Old Gold," drops in to interview John Phillips and Tony Wight about the curr...

Bad at Sports Episode 133: Boston AICA

17 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry. We were a little slow due to power outages and the mediocre AT&T.Episode: Art Critic Greg Cook (The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix) joins Ma...

Bad at Sports Episode 132: Review-arama: SF vs. Chi - a showdown - a throw down

09 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week the show is Co-hosted by Lori Waxman, recorded live in coffee shop on a Saturday night during dinner.  She and Duncan check out what is goi...

Bad at Sports Episode 131: Shaun O'Dell

02 Mar 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Amanda and Tom Sanford talk to Shaun O'Dell and Emily Prince about Shaun's show "We Remember the Sun? at the Susan Inglett Gallery. ...

Bad at Sports Episode 130: Stephanie Smith-Adaptation

24 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Duncan and the always delightful Jeff Ward talk to Stephanie Smith, the Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Contemporar...

Bad at Sports Episode 129: Hou Hanru

16 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

This week Brian, Marc, and Patrica sit down with Hou Hanru for a conversation over wine and olives. Currently the Director of Exhibitions and Public...

Bad at Sports Episode 128: Philip von Zweck on New Orleans

10 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, so you have listened to our BS for 127 episodes or so, so this week we introduce an exciting new program for BAS. We will from time to time invite...

Bad at Sports Episode 127: Tom Sanford

02 Feb 2008

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda interviews artist and master of "celebutard portraiture" Tom Sanford. (our apologies to the mis-spelling of Tom's name on the MP3, BAS's shit-t...