EPISODE · Aug 29, 2022 · 1H 4M
She’s my sister AND my daughter! with special guests David Kordansky & Joel Mesler
from NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World · host Benjamin Godsill & Nate Freeman
Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the end of summer blues and the upcoming season including a blockbuster estate sale at Christie's, shenanigans at an LA art-world canteen, and a profile of downtown's favorite fascist-adjacent PR. We are then joined by David Kordansky, one of the most important gallerists of his generation, along with longtime friend and gallery artist Joel Mesler to discuss the Chinatown (LA) gallery scene in the early years of the 21st Century. David and Joel have a relationship that now spans twenty years across a variety of permutations and their knowledge of each other bring insights and laughs. Join us as David discusses having Joel as his first gallery landlord and they both reflect on some of the key personalities of this important moment in the evolution of the Los Angeles gallery scene. This is an incredible conversation including some revelatory stories that serve to highlight the import of Los Angeles as a hub of cultural production. You won't want to miss this. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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Nate and Benjamin are back to break down the end of summer blues and the upcoming season including a blockbuster estate sale at Christie's, shenanigans at an LA art-world canteen, and a profile of downtown's favorite fascist-adjacent PR. We are then joined by David Kordansky, one of the most important gallerists of his generation, along with longtime friend and gallery artist Joel Mesler to discuss the Chinatown (LA) gallery scene in the early years of the 21st Century. David and Joel have a relationship that now spans twenty years across a variety of permutations and their knowledge of each other bring insights and laughs. Join us as David discusses having Joel as his first gallery landlord and they both reflect on some of the key personalities of this important moment in the evolution of the Los Angeles gallery scene. This is an incredible conversation including some revelatory stories that serve to highlight the import of Los Angeles as a hub of cultural production. You won't want to miss this. All that and MORE on THE ONLY ART PODCAST.
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