Episode 5: Ranu Mukherjee

We talk about: scores for performance, weaving politics and abstraction, dance and visual art in conversation, revolutionary time, Ranu's painting process, the importance of sari fabric in her work, hybridity, installation "versus" performance, the fires in LA and much more… ABOUT THE ARTISTRanu Mukherjee makes hybrid work in painting, film installation and performance to expand imaginative capacities. Commissioned projects have been presented by Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles, de Young Museum, Karachi Biennale 2019, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Ballet, San Jose Museum of Art and Singapore Biennale 2022. Recent honors include an Artadia Award (2023), Pollock Krasner Grant (2020) and a Lucas Visual Arts fellowship (2019-2024). Gallery Wendi Norris published her first monograph, Shadowtime in 2021. Mukherjee is dean of the School of Film and Video at CalArts. https://www.ranumukherjee.com/@ranumukherjeescore for transitional times, The Moody Center for the Artsfloat the mark, Mills Art MuseumEnsemble for Non-Linear Time, 836M Gallery/18th Street Arts CenterHope Mohr/Ranu Mukherjee Collaborative ProjectsGallery Wendi Norris, Ranu Mukherjee: ShadowtimeNight Thicket (image of painting discussed)Fanny Soderback, Revolutionary Time: On Time and Difference in Kristeva and IrigarayJonathan Griffin, On Fire (Paper Monument) An oral history of the phenomenon of the studio fire. RESOURCES FOR RESPONDING TO THE FIRES IN LALA Arts Community Fire Relief FundGrief and Hope- Help LA's Artists and Art Workers Start OverMutual Aid LAAltadena GirlsFree Art Fair LAStudio Loan Project A project of the Contemporary Art League and The Artist's Contract providing tools for sharing short-term studio space in LA. @thebodyisthebrain///Are you an artist in need of legal support? Are you a mission-driven organization in need of consulting or capacity-building? Reach out to Movement Law, Hope Mohr's client-driven law practice, dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations, and mission-driven organizations build power and navigate change. Schedule your free 30 minute consultation today at ⁠https://www.movementlaw.net/.⁠