How are local art scenes impacted by the wave of nationalist sentiments rising across the globe? How are artists responding to the current political climate? And what are the strategies being put into place to counteract the current wave of ant

Episode 05: Will Athens Become the New Art Capital of Europe?

Oct 16th, 2019 26m 28s

What is happening in Athens after the political and cultural transformations of the past decade—the financial crisis, the increased number of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, and the 2017 edition of Documenta and the artists who moved to the

 Episode 04: Mechanisms of a Surveillance State

Oct 10th, 2019 23m 32s

While we cannot imagine our lives without the internet, it is hard to think of it with the same optimism with which it was perceived in the late 1990s. Over the past 30 years we have witnessed the internet’s coming of age from a platform used f

Episode 03: Between Production and Reproduction—Career and Motherhood in the Artworld

Oct 3rd, 2019 31m 4s

Is working in the arts compatible with parenting? Do adequate conditions exist for art professionals to embrace motherhood without fear? How do these conditions vary from one place to another? With social practices and care economies embedded i

Episode 02: Let’s Talk about the Weather—Artistic Practice and Climate Change

Sep 26th, 2019 30m 39s

More and more artists and institutions address environmental issues. Is this increasing interest a mere trend or is it possible for artists and their artworks, as well as institutions and their programs, to have a concrete effect on tackling cl

Episode 01: The Carbon Footprint of Contemporary Art

Sep 17th, 2019 34m 23s

The art world spins very fast. Every day, curators, journalists, artists, and visitors jump from one airplane to another to attend the next biennial, art fair, or exhibition opening. At a time of heightened awareness of the environmental impact

Episode 00: Prequel to art-agenda and Art Basel's series of podcasts.

Sep 13th, 2019 12m 20s

Hosted by Julieta Aranda, the podcasts focus on some of today’s most important issues, intersecting art, politics, environmental action, and gender disparity. The podcasts bring together the voices of highly respected experts and thinkers such

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