Exhibitionistas – Conversations about Contemporary Art Exhibitions, Artists and Theory–For Everyone

• Giuseppe Penone–Sculpture as Breath, Drawing as Skin

  Giuseppe Penone is a contemporary artist associated with the Arte Povera art movement. He reinvented sculpture, drawing, conceptual photography, art installation, through proto environmental art with the sensibility of a late late romantic.Curator and art critic Germano Celant created the term #artepovera in 1967 to highlight a tendency toward a use of reduced material or idea to its archetype. How does Penone fit into that notion? He seems to have had a singular place in the Italian and global Western art canon of the time, using organic growth as an art process that the artist mirrors, plays and aligns with. Have we been forcing a dialogue between his work and Celant’s concept? What other relations with memory and matter has he expanded through his work? Was he a pioneer of eco-art? A late romantic? All of the above? Artist ⁠Diogo Pimentão⁠ is my co-host for the first time. As ever, I’ll introduce the artist and he’ll take us through this small retrospective exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery. Curated by Claude Adjil, Curator at Large, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, with Alexa Chow, Assistant Exhibitions Curator.You wouldn't leave the shop without paying for your latte, right?Buy us a latte ;-) ⁠https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/support-us⁠SIGN UP for the NEWSLETTER! Be the first to know our upcoming episode, get our UNTIMELY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS, and juicy facts + useful links.https://exhibitionistaspodcast.com/newsletterIf you enjoyed the episode, you may enjoy Joana's essays on Substack: ⁠https://joanaprneves.substack.com⁠For behind the scenes clips, links to the artists and guests we cover, and visuals of the exhibitions we discuss follow us on Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcastBluesky: @[email protected]#contemporaryart #immersive #immersiveexperiences #artexhibitions #artisticidentity #artmovement #experimentalfilm #experimentalart #artmovement #archetype

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• The Sound of Drawing–Graphic Explorations of Language in Art–A Sonic Voyage into Irma Blank's Meditative Art

  Contemporary drawing is one of art's best kept secrets: associated with sound, language and writing, it turns contemporary art into a meditative form of art-making engaging the spectator in a poetic and existential voyage. Led by Blank's discovery of sound within the daily practice of drawing, this episode is a sonic wandering and a philosophical exploration of the artist's work, engaging with recent technological changes. How can a minimal and poetic practice face such specific issues? What is the role of the artist facing a global net of information which connects us as much as it separates us? And what is the value of communication – and of silence? Irma Blank has taught me that and much more.The avant-gardes of the 1960s–70s were proliferous in innovative and minimal methods of creativity engaging the breath, the whole body and graphic deconstructions of language. Irma Blank was one of those artists with a subversive take on traditional artistic languages. Have you ever wondered how artists and curators work together? This episode muses upon the relation between me, a young-ish curator and the artist Irma Blank, who'd reached the age of 80 when we met, along with my co-curator Johana Carrier. This episode is an excerpt of a lecture given by me on the 3rd of February  2025 at ABK Stuttgart whose title was "The Paper is Impatient", under the invitation of the drawing department, and their teachers Katrin Ströbel and Hanna Hennenkemper.The « drawing sounds » are excerpts of Irma Blank’s recordings of the sound of each series. For Radical Writings, she recorded herself, breathing in and out, because that was the basis of the image’s structure.Music by Sarturn.>>>>>>>For more information about the artist visit her gallery's website: P420, Bologna, Italy.DID YOU ENJOY THE EPISODE?Support us through a donation or membership.DID YOU ENJOY THE TEXT?Follow me on Substack for more topics on art, society, artists and exhibitions.SUBSCRIBE , RATE AND FOLLOW US. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.FOLLOW US ON:Instagram:   @exhibitionistas_podcast  Bluesky: @exhibitionistas.bsky.socialExhibitionistas websiteGET IN TOUCH: [email protected]///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////If you enjoy Katy Hessel's The Great Women Artists Podcast, this episode is for you. It is centred around the artistic practice of female German artist Irma Blank, who never stopped producing her art, whether it was shown in prestigious events such as the Venice Biennale in 1977, or it wasn't, like when her Radical Writings on canvas were deemed a form of yielding to the 80s trend of the return to painting... whereas Blank was, on the contrary, more militant than ever for her elemental forms of the line and the minimal gesture by deeply engaging with the meditative breath in relation to the line and the colour blue, which for her represented infinity. Blank passed away in 2023, leaving a potent body of work whose incredible energy leaves no spectator or curator indifferent.

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• Anthony McCall–Technology and Immersive Experiences in Art–Solid Light /Tate Modern

  A pioneer of experimental cinema, but also conceptual technology (yes, I made this one up), Anthony McCall has built a unique place in the recent history and present of contemporary art. From the UK to the US, from analogue to digital, McCall has created a body of work as playful as it is culturally relevant.For more information about the exhibition go here.My co-host is Liberté Nutti, who you can follow here for good tips about modern and contemporary art: @libertenuti.To know more about her, you can check her website.Support Exhbitionistas here.Follow us:⁠Substack⁠⁠Website⁠⁠Website⁠Bluesky: @exhibitionistas.bsky.social

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• Linder's Photo-Montage: From Punk to Cyber-Goddess at Hayward Gallery

  Emily is the co-host of this episode about art, transgression, female desire and the male gaze through photo montage, as cultural commentary and self-exploration. We re-visit the exhibition "Danger Came Smiling" at Hayward Gallery. A punk goddess whose image was used in the Buzzcocks’ EP Orgasm Addict (1977), Linder is an under-exposed contemporary artist. 99p glue, a scalpel, vintage magazines, and she “travel(s) in time”, to bring back cyber domestic goddesses and anachronistic deepfakes. Her work seems to be at its peak, and always timely, as she enters her 7th decade on earth.Support us: here.Check out Linder on social media: @lindersterling.Listen to Linder's band Ludus.More about the exhibition here: Hayward Gallery.

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• EXHIBITIONISTAS TRAILER – Contemporary Art, Exhibitions, Artists, Art Theory & History for Everyone

  Exhibitionistas is a conversational art podcast created by me, visual arts curator and writer, Joana P. R. Neves, as an invitation for everyone to engage with contemporary art. Some episodes are centred around solo exhibitions; others are guest interviews engaging with the real art world beyond sensationalist auction sales and obsolete art review styles; and, finally, I also produce special episodes about chosen art angles. As an art professional with a 20 year experience in the art world with galleries, museums, artist creative processes, and the art market, I provide access to visual arts from the inside. So, I bring up art theory, art history and professional takes on exhibitions and art-making but, as an art lover, I avoid art jargon. Contemporary visual arts engages with popular culture, life experiences, singular perceptions, as much as with ideas and concepts. Exhibitionistas stands at the intersection of life, theory and art. I also write essays and short art insights on Substack.To remain on top of our episodes and to get a glimpse behind the scenes, follow us on our socials:Instagram: @exhibitionistas_podcast  Bluesky: @exhibitionistas.bsky.socialOr, alternatively, get in touch by email:  [email protected] our Exhibitionistas website.It might be a bit too early at this stage but if you want to support us, it would be much appreciated. Go to our donation and membership page.Exhibitionistas is a mix of Ben Luke's A Brush With, The White Pube and Sarah Marshall's You're Wrong About, which are huge inspirations for me as a podcast lover. Big fan.So if you think someone else might enjoy it too, by all means, share it. Don’t forget to rate and follow Exhibitionistas, it seems trivial but it can make a difference. All kinds of support count, and contribute to more investigation and better episodes. Thanks to all of those who’ve taken a leap of faith and have become our patrons. From a 5 start review to a substantial donation, Exhibitionistas considers you one of those rare unicorns who support independent journalism. And finally: I’d also love to start a conversation with you. You can now leave comments on Spotify which is great way to know what you want more of or if you’d like to add something to the topic developed, the artist discussed or simply if you want to leave a note of appreciation. It’s a sad world when only the trolls and the bullies interact with journalists and art critics. So why not bring positivity, ideas, and your own perspective to the digital art village. 

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