Middlebrow - A Contemporary Art Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#25 - Wolfgang Laib
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wolfgang Laib. German Artist. Medical Student, but then rebelled and went into the arts. Spiritual. Maybe wears Birkenstocks. Collects insane amount o...
#24 - Keith Haring
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Haring. Muralist and Painter. (You can also find his work on literally any product - usually at Urban Outfitters - which means it's probably ill...
#23 - Chris Burden (with Unibrow Curator Becky)
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Good Times with Chris Burden. Known for his Performances, Installations and Sculptures. He crouches in lockers. Asks friends to shoot him and nail hi...
#22 - Ai Weiwei
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ai Weiwei. Chinese conceptual artist. Activist. Dissenting badass. We recorded on his ALLEGED birthday. Smashes Urns. Middle finger to everything (not...
#21 - Yayoi Kusama
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yayoi Kusama. Japanese artist. Dots, Pumpkins, Infinity Nets and Mirror Rooms. (Don't ask her why she paints her infinity nets though). She got ripped...
#20 - Simone Leigh
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Leigh. Goddess and American artist. Mostly ceramic, bronze and raffia. Venice Biennale 2022! Zendaya. 4 Non Blondes and lots of submissive peei...
#19 - Lorna Simpson
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lorna Simpson. LORNA! Photographer and Multi-media artist. Wigs. Creepers stalking people having sex in bathrooms. Film Noir. Blind Tom. Olive finally...
#18 - Minisode - Jammie Holmes and Toyin Ojih Odutola
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Minisode turned into MAXI-sode, so settle in! Olive's Artist: Jammie Holmes. Painter. Good at posing for photos in his Al Green chair. Memories. Famil...
#17 - Njideka Akunyili Crosby
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Painter. Collager. Nigerian Born. Mark Bradford wants to be her best friend. Yale graduate (good choice). Actual Genius (with...
#16 - James Turrell (with Unibrow Curator George)
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Turrell. Light and Space Artist. WWII Baby. CIA. Celestial event planner. Sandy Claus. Quaker. Pilot. Starbucks in his crater? Kanye loves him (...
#15.5 - Unibrow Briefing
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We take a moment to acknowledge whats happening in the world and how we plan to do more going forward. Love you all!
#15 - El Anatsui
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
El Anatsui. Ghanian born, Nigeria-living Artist (Sculptor). A bag of trash changed his life. Bottle Tops. Massive scale. 40 Volunteers. No talking tho...
#14 - Félix González-Torres
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Félix González-Torres. Queer Cuban-American cutie. Romantic. HOTPANTS. Anti-studio artist. DOES NOT SKETCH. Overachiever. DO NOT take the lightbulbs...
#13 - Kathleen Ryan
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Ryan. (Take Two). American Sculptor. We wish we were her friend. Collector of bowling balls and bejeweled fruit. Cult of Ritual madness and R...
#12 - Claire Tabouret
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Tabouret. French born-Los Angeles based Figurative Painter. Monet inspired. Recharging Crystals in the moonlight. Off the grid cabin living. An...
#11 - Wendy MacNaughton (with Unibrow Curator Rachael)
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy MacNaughton. Illustrator. NY Times best selling author. Denim lover. Mean Cats. Feminist. (Check out www.womenwhodraw.com) / with our first...
#10.5 - Unibrow Briefing
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A mini-sode to talk conspiracy theories, dance moves, and most importantly - why we've been taking so d*** long on our next episode! Special shoutouts...
#10 - Ruth Asawa
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Asawa. American Sculptor. Japanese American (Nisei). World War History lessons. Multi-cultural work. Weaving metal and stringing green-beans. Hou...
#9 - Christo and Jeanne-Claude
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Environmental Sculptors. Double Geminis. Self-funded work so they don't have to comprise with anyone! Massive work made wit...
#8 - Mark Bradford
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Bradford. American painter. 6'8". Hairstylist. MacArthur Genius. All around genius. Very approachable. He'll tell you what it means to be black a...
#7 - Katherine Bradford
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Bradford. Painter. Sparkly Peopled Landscapes. Jumps out of windows. Insta-Savy. Studio visit junkie. Vulnerable and damn good with a humung...
#6 - Eva Hesse
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eva Hesse (E-Vuh Hess-Uh). Surrealist sculptor. Magnetic personality. Materials QWEEEN. Poetic riddler. Fuck the man, smash a glass. Unrequited love o...
#5 - Diego Rodriguez-Warner
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Rodriguez-Warner. Painter. Carver. Blood spatter. Appropriate appropriation? The bravest man to let us question him for hours. Middlebrow ...
#4 - Clyfford Still
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Clyff(ord) Still. Abstract Expressionist Painter. Sagittarius. DO NOT TALK ABOUT HIM! He's an intense guy, but he made a lot of work! (Literally, a ho...
#3 - Nina Chanel Abney
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Chanel Abney. Painter. Possible Workaholic. Stuart Davis protege (not really). Color overload in the best way. Sells things straight outta school...