NM83 | Paz de la Huerta & Bjarne Melgaard in conversation

A few weeks ago, artist and friend of New Models, Bjarne Melgaard reached out with an episode proposal. He'd become close with actor and artist Paz de La Huerta, whose debut solo show had just closed at Rutkowski;68 gallery in Paris. Bjarne had been painting Paz for a new series of work and she was interested in speaking to us together with him about that collaboration, her own art, and their shared healing. With this episode, we give you an edit of the resulting conversation — one that is as much about friendship, trauma, and healing as it is about media, image-making, and power.Bjarne and Paz are planning to present new material in Berlin this fall (2024). Details TBC.For more: Paz de La Huerta at Ruttkowski;68 (Paris)Gallery VI, VII (Oslo)bjarnemelgaard.no & @bjarnemelgaard (IG)Also see:NM Topsoil 20: Collective Paranoia w/ Bjarne Melgaard (Nov 2019)NM Shorts: Bjarne Melgaard’s Cryptoverse (Jan 2022)