Raw Material
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
I Still Have a Voice (Epilogue)
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As an epilogue for the Raw Material: Disability Visibility Mixtape, we’re honored to share an audio piece by this season's podcaster-in-residence Al...
Museums w/ Amanda Cachia
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Wong introduces us to Amanda Cachia, an independent curator and critic whose work focuses on contemporary art, activism, and dis...
Accessibility w/ Finnegan Shannon
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Wong introduces us to Finnegan Shannon, a multidisciplinary artist making work about disability culture and access. Episode Ar...
Art & Technology w/ Lindsey D. Felt and Vanessa Chang
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Wong introduces us to Lindsey D. Felt and Vanessa Chang, curators who collaborated on the multidisciplinary art exhibition "Reco...
Disabled Artists w/ Jeff Thomas
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Wong introduces us to Jeff Thomas, an urban Iroquois photographer, researcher, public speaker, and curator. Episode Artwork by...
Disabled Dancers w/ India Harville
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Wong introduces us to India Harville, an African American queer disabled femme dancer, somatic bodyworker, activist, and educato...
Raw Material Presents: The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raw Material is excited to share The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine – Volume I with our listening audience — because we know how much you love ART a...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 7: Radical Dreaming
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7, Babette reconnects with EJ, and we hear her loud and clear. Babette talks with KQED’s Pendarvis Harshaw + former Oakland head libraria...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 6: We All We Got
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6, Babette is welcomed into the home of artist Mildred Howard. Twice. Listen to Mildred speak about letting her materials inform her, refle...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 5: How Art Lives
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5, Babette connects with artist Cheryl Fabio to discuss the work, impact, and foresight of her mother, poet and activist Sarah Webster Fabi...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 4: Black Futurity Rightnowish
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of Visions of Black Futurity, Babette shares an update on their search for Evangeline. Plus, we hear two episodes of Rightnowish hosted b...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 3: Big Black Open Spaces
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3, Babette tries to answer the question, “Where will we host our Black art spaces of the future?” In the woods, by the ocean, or in a c...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 2: Preparing for Launch
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of Visions of Black Futurity, Babette visits a museum with no walls: the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Museum in Joshua Tree, CA. Purifoy t...
Visions of Black Futurity Episode 1: Finding Kinship in the Archive
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1 of Visions of Black Futurity, Babette Thomas takes us on a journey through time. We travel to a 1968 Black arts exhibition in Oakland, Ca...
Visions of Black Futurity Playlist: The Vibes are Free
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Babette sets the sonic table for Season 7 of Raw Material with a playlist of songs inspired by the ethos of the Black Bay Area during the 1960s and 19...
Season 7 Trailer: Visions of Black Futurity
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Call 415-915-1784. Cover art: Evangeline's Garden by Jeanna Penn @jinamae
Anselm Kiefer by The Lonely Palette
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The art of postwar German artist Anselm Kiefer and the poetry of Holocaust survivor Paul Celan are both layered, dense, and hard to read. Sometimes t...
Alexander Calder by Accession
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode talks about a number of pieces by Alexander Calder. Calder is most well known for his mobiles, giant hanging pieces that move subtly with...
Kara Walker by The Way I See It
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Roxane Gay reflects on Kara Walker's Christ's Entry into Journalism (2017). The Way I See It, "Roxane Gay and Kara Walker's Christ's Entry into Journ...
Agnes Martin by Bow Down
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best-selling novelist and essayist, Olivia Laing explores the influential abstract artist Agnes Martin (1912-2004). Martin – a gay, working clas...
Roberto Matta by Art History For All
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Art History For All guides you through Roberto Matta’s surreal mental landscape, Invasion of the Night (1941), and explores its connections to physi...
Betye Saar by Recording Artists
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on Betye Saar (b. 1926). In a 1975 interview, she discusses the diverse sources for her art and how she prevailed in the face of ...
Mark Rothko by The Lonely Palette
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“A painting is not a picture of an experience. It is the experience.” — Mark Rothko This episode is produced by The Lonely Palette. More episod...
Connor by Everything Is Alive
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Connor is a portrait of President William Howard Taft. He's hanging on a wall, but is anybody looking at him? This episode is produced by Everything...
Barnett Newman by 99% Invisible
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, "The Many Deaths of a Painting" was produced by 99% Invisible. More episodes at 99percentinvisible.org.
Raw Material Mixtape: The Beholder's Share
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material's "summer mixtape," from SFMOMA. Season update: Raw Material is temporarily suspend...
Welcome to Raw Material
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Raw Material from SFMOMA! Start here for a quick introduction to our seasonal arts + culture podcast, by SFMOMA Content Producer and Raw M...
Six Degrees Episode 6: Nikhil
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sayre Quevedo, Raw Material’s podcaster-in-residence for Season 6, is at the end of his journey. It all started with a curiosity about the surprisin...
Six Degrees Episode 5: Every connection
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a series of false starts, rabbit holes, and mind maps, the time has come for Sayre to (possibly) meet internationally acclaimed artist Nikhil Ch...
Six Degrees Episode 4: Nooshin
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nooshin Rostami is a United States–based Iranian artist living in exile. While her father was dying in Iran, Nooshin was 6000 miles away from home. ...
Six Degrees Episode 3: Yetunde
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The sounds of rain, a family kitchen, a song, a late-night conversation—do the moments they encapsulate make us who we are? In this episode, Sayre Q...
Six Degrees Episode 2: Jazmin
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jazmin Jones is pathologically inept at returning phone calls. In an attempt to clear her conscience (and voice-mail box), the artist decides to make ...
Six Degrees Episode 1: Sayre
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sayre Quevedo begins Raw Material season six by breaking into his ex-boyfriend’s apartment. His goal is to retrieve twenty-two love letters he wrote...
Season 6 Trailer: Six Degrees
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 6 Trailer: Six Degrees by SFMOMA
Raw Material Season 5: San Francisco— Stories From The Model City
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5 of Raw Material takes inspiration from a 41 x 37-foot scale model of the city that was recently unearthed, refurbished, and distributed in pi...
Season 5 Trailer: San Francisco— Stories from the Model City
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material, from SFMOMA.
Luvvers Bonus Episode: Stocking Stuffer
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A short, holiday bonus episode of Season 4 of Raw Material: Luvvers.
Luvvers Episode 5: My Art is Gay
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facing persecution in her native Uganda and unwilling to live an inauthentic life, fierce queer artist Leilah Babirye made a choice. She fled her hom...
Luvvers Episode 4: Silence Equals Death, So Fuck Loudly
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The connection between the art world and the queer scene has not always been as openly discussed as it is today. Delve into the complex relationships...
Luvvers Episode 3: Make Time, Make Love
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Through looking at a variety of relationships, Chelsea investigates the many ways desire can be expressed. Hear the famed love letters Frida Kahlo sen...
Luvvers Episode 2: There's No Such Thing As Too Easy
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sex sells. In this episode, Chelsea Beck analyzes the history of persuasive sexual imagery, and imagines a world where titillation fosters compassion ...
Luvvers Episode 1: What Get's You Hot?
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nayland Blake doesn’t create art to express who they are, they create art to investigate the possibilities of identity. Hear the artist discuss the...
Season 4 Trailer: Luvvers
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material, from SFMOMA.
Mixtape Episode 8: Amy Sherald by Note to Self
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the long history of portraits of First Ladies of the United States, none has drawn a reaction quite like the painting of Michelle Obama by Baltimor...
Mixtape Episode 7: Carolee Schneeman Yoko Ono by A Piece Of Work
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carolee Schneemann and Yoko Ono have created provocative art throughout their careers. Learn how these artists have dedicated their lives to exploring...
Mixtape Episode 6: Patti Smith and Judy Linn by The Kitchen Sisters
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Back when Patti Smith and Judy Linn were kids, they used art to shape the world around them, posing for each other in photographs and starring in eac...
Mixtape Episode 5: Maria Tallchief by Stuff You Missed in History Class
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An Oklahoman of Osage heritage, Maria Tallchief rose to stardom through years of hard work and dedication. Peek behind the curtain at the globetrottin...
Mixtape Episode 4: Hazel Scott by The Memory Palace
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hazel Scott was a child prodigy, a New York jazz icon, the first African American woman to host her own television series, and an outspoken critic of ...
Mixtape Episode 3: Georgia O'Keeffe by The Artsy Podcast
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Many people know Georgia O’Keeffe for her flower paintings and depictions of the New Mexico landscape. Discover the very different setting that capt...
Mixtape Episode 2: Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein by Stuff You Missed in History Class
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gertrude Stein is often credited as a driving force behind Modernism and Cubism while her lifelong partner, Alice B. Toklas, is frequently left out of...
Mixtape Episode 1: Mary Cassatt by The Lonely Palette
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Women artists are often compared to one another but not to their male contemporaries. Learn how Mary Cassatt became one of the most important Impressi...
Raw Material Mixtape: Meeting in the Ladies Room
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material's "summer mixtape," from SFMOMA. Music used in this this track: Klymaxx “Meeting ...
Landfall Episode 6: This Land is Your Land
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“There is something cartoonish about life in California… something out of proportion, fantastical, even a little absurd.” End this season’s ro...
Landfall Episode 5: No Contradictions
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“It looks crazy, surreal, like a mirage or magic. You want to walk towards that, don’t you?” Join hosts Jessica Placzek and Maddie Gobbo as they...
Landfall Episode 4: Bewilderment
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Great leaders in all ages have sought the desert and heard its voice.” Land artists such as Michael Heizer and Robert Smithson found inspiration ...
Landfall Episode 3: Atmospheres
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“If that had been men, doing that for a day, it would have been famous. Everyone would have known about it. But since it was women . . . it’s just...
Landfall Episode 2: Below and Beyond
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Earth turns to gold in the hands of the wise.” Meet visionaries who work with and against the landscape to yield something fruitful, shop the loc...
Landfall Episode 1: Mounds, Jetties, Trails
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“As long as you’re going to make sculpture, why not make one that competes with a 747, or the Empire State Building, or the Golden Gate Bridge?”...
Season 3 Trailer: Landfall
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material, from SFMOMA.
Manifest Episode 6: The Community
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art brings us together. In this episode, members of Bay Area art collectives discuss what it means to make work for, by and with their communities. ...
Manifest Episode 5: The Legacy
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art is a form of remembrance. This episode features two artists, both born in Iran, discussing the very different ways their practices have been influ...
Manifest Episode 4: The Mind
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art is an exercise in perspective. This episode highlights works that invite new ways of seeing. Artists reflect on how they see themselves, how other...
Manifest Episode 3: The Home
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art is emotional. This episode examines the concept of “home.” Through their work, a sculptor, a painter, and a singer express feelings about bein...
Manifest Episode 2: The Body
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art is material. This episode explores art in relation to the body. Hear artists reflect on gender and performance, transform themselves into cockroac...
Manifest Episode 1: The Land
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art is a journey. This episode considers hidden histories through artworks that explore the movement of people, goods and ideas across distant lands. ...
Season 2 Trailer: Manifest
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a sneak peak of what’s coming this season on Raw Material, from SFMOMA.
Otherworld Bonus Episode: The Visitor
26 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
An artist discusses her interest in extraterrestrials, including sightings, abductions, and other memories of aliens. She examines how descriptions of...
Otherworld Episode 6: The Presence
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artists share personal experiences they have had with ghosts and the paranormal. A conceptual sculptor describes creating a piece using a “presence”...
Otherworld Episode 5: The Vibration
28 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artists discuss how they both add to and draw from from Earth’s vibrations. A conceptual artist presents a chapel he has built for bees, and a free ...
Otherworld Episode 4: The Diviner
14 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artists discuss intuition and divination, techniques used to perceive and foresee the unknown. They explore the intersections of their work with palmi...
Otherworld Episode 3: The Sigil
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Experimental musician, pioneering performance artist, and general cult phenomenon Genesis Breyer P-Orridge reveals the role of magic in h/er life and ...
Otherworld Episode 2: The Ceremony
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A folk musician conducts an ayahuasca ceremony, a performance artist describes her shamanic rituals, and a pioneer of conceptual art communes with ani...
Otherworld Episode 1: The Vessel
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A performance artist, a philosopher, a violinist, and a new age composer make art by harnessing unknown forces, deities, and interdimensional beings. ...
Season 1 Trailer: Otherworld
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Discover Raw Material, a new arts and culture podcast from SFMOMA, coming October 2016.