Love[f]Art #16 | Mike Hewson

Hosted by Amanda Love, the LoveArt podcast is an auditory extension of the independent art advisory, LoveArt, based in Sydney, New York and Athens.Conceived in response to pandemic related restrictions of 2020, LOVE[f]ART is our nano project - our Duchampian Boîte-en-valise. Situated in the downstairs guest powder room at the Love residence, the space counters the increasing size and complexity of contemporary galleries and museums. Instead, we explore the intimate and one-to-one, showcasing the strength of current artistic expression which is by necessity, innovative and ingenious. Mike Hewson is a Sydney-based artist whose practice sits at the intersection of conceptual art, structural engineering, and public space. In this latest iteration of Mike Hewson’s GeoPet series, an elite fleet of his bejewelled brick buddies enter their bathroom era as potty pests. Clustered around Amanda Love’s porcelain throne on a custom-build aluminium shelf, their companionship is cutie and nosey; with crossed gemstone eyes they curiously shuffle up close.Additional information, including the video version of this podcast, is available here.