Perception vs. Truth

With Charles Gaines and Grace Wales Bonner

Episode 2 of the Edge of Reason podcast, hosted by Atlantic Re:think and Hauser & Wirth, titled "Perception vs. Truth" was published on November 7, 2024 and runs 29 minutes.

November 7, 2024 ·29m · Edge of Reason

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In this episode, artist Charles Gaines and fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner explore how art can bridge the gap between what we perceive and what is real, prompting us to question our relationship with truth. Gaines’s conceptual systems challenge the notion of a singular truth, while Bonner’s fashion designs reveal the layers of identity and history embedded in her work. How do subjective interpretation and objective reality intersect, and where is the line between what we see and what is real? Music in this episode: Charles Gaines Manifestos 6: Ben Patterson. 2023 Performance presented as part of the exhibition Artist’s Choice: Grace Wales Bonner—Spirit Movers, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 16, 2023–April 7, 2024 Performed and filmed on March 21, 2024 Composer: Charles Gaines Conductor and music director: John Eagle Producer: Mads Falcone Violin: Yaz Lancaster Violin: Connie Li Viola: Jay Julio Cello: Wayne Smith Bass: Marguerite Cox Percussion and xylophone: Pauline Roberts Trumpet: Wayne du Maine Trombone: Sterling Davis Tuba: Jono Hill Video documentation and editing: Oresti Tsonopoulos, Alex Munro Audio mix: Shane O’Connell Artist’s Choice: Grace Wales Bonner—Spirit Movers is organized by Grace Wales Bonner with Michelle Kuo, The Marlene Hess Curator, Dana Liljegren, Curatorial Assistant, and Elizabeth Wickham, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, with the collaboration of Nick Murphy, Curatorial Partner, Pantograph, Paris. Produced by Lizzie Gorfaine, Associate Director and Producer, Performance and Live Programs, with Aminah Ibrahim, Assistant Performance Coordinator, Performance and Live Programs, MoMA. Thanks to Liam Sangmuah and Jessica Hamenyimana, Research Associates, Wales Bonner. © 2024 The Museum of Modern Art, New York Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, artist Charles Gaines and fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner explore how art can bridge the gap between what we perceive and what is real, prompting us to question our relationship with truth. Gaines’s conceptual systems challenge the notion of a singular truth, while Bonner’s fashion designs reveal the layers of identity and history embedded in her work. How do subjective interpretation and objective reality intersect, and where is the line between what we see and what is real? Music in this episode: Charles Gaines Manifestos 6: Ben Patterson. 2023 Performance presented as part of the exhibition Artist’s Choice: Grace Wales Bonner—Spirit Movers, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 16, 2023–April 7, 2024 Performed and filmed on March 21, 2024 Composer: Charles Gaines Conductor and music director: John Eagle Producer: Mads Falcone Violin: Yaz Lancaster Violin: Connie Li Viola: Jay Julio Cello: Wayne Smith Bass: Marguerite Cox Percussion and xylophone: Pauline Roberts Trumpet: Wayne du Maine Trombone: Sterling Davis Tuba: Jono Hill Video documentation and editing: Oresti Tsonopoulos, Alex Munro Audio mix: Shane O’Connell Artist’s Choice: Grace Wales Bonner—Spirit Movers is organized by Grace Wales Bonner with Michelle Kuo, The Marlene Hess Curator, Dana Liljegren, Curatorial Assistant, and Elizabeth Wickham, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, with the collaboration of Nick Murphy, Curatorial Partner, Pantograph, Paris. Produced by Lizzie Gorfaine, Associate Director and Producer, Performance and Live Programs, with Aminah Ibrahim, Assistant Performance Coordinator, Performance and Live Programs, MoMA. Thanks to Liam Sangmuah and Jessica Hamenyimana, Research Associates, Wales Bonner. © 2024 The Museum of Modern Art, New York Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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