PODCAST · arts
Hung up
by Matt Sitas
Eora Art/hang out pod.By mango ice @mattsitas and apple cherry aiden @big__eat. IG @hungup.au
Episodes
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6.18 Inherent Vice with Amelia Skelton
In the studio this week is Amelia Skelton, 2026 recipient of the The 2026 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging). We cover her career from studying sculpture and drawing at art school and now returning to NAS as a teacher. We also talk textiles, trash, Oscar the Grouch, karaoke and the TC 2 Loom....
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6.17 A Book of Aftermath with Neha Kale
Episode 6.17 Show notes: Neha Kale is a widely-published writer. She works in many forms including criticism, journalism, essay and other nonfiction. For close to fifteen years, her writing on art, contemporary culture and society has appeared frequently in international and Australian…
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6.16 Death and Legacy with Daniel Mudie Cunningham
This week on the pod we have Daniel Mudie Cunningham! Daniel is the former Director of Programs at Carriageworks, and the current director of Wollongong Art Gallery. His work has been widely exhibited and collected by institutions including MoNA and Art Gallery of Western Australia. Topics we...
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6.15 Jason Phu talks
Hung up is back the couch this week with Jason Phu chatting about his process, prizes, teaching art in 2026, race around the world, matt's wedding reels and negotiating business opportunities in China
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6.14 Four Way Stretch with Calli Comical
You guys, it's a the return of @calli_comical ! we talk frolicking, sebatticals, her creative process, embellishment, four way stretch, wild horses, moving to london, more from Aiden’s prison stories, burning out, and what it’s like making costumes for big stars
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6.13 The Or Tree with Toby Fitch
Matt and I have been reading Toby since we lived a Marrickville warehouse in 2017. They are currently a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney for creative writing and former poetry editor at Overland Literary Magazine. Toby has published nine books of poetry including the topic of this...
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6.12 The Gum of a God with Steph Nova Milne
We sat down with one half of Nova Milne, Steph Nova Milne, Printmaking Lecturer at National art School. What happened next may shock you. Public programming, the limits of language, video art seats, video art on ABC iView, enmeshment, Telepathic art-making, love poems, nina simone’s gum, can you...
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6.11 I Ink Therefore I Am with @pattys_toybox
We're back. So back, with another episode of Hung Up for you. Today's guest is @pattys_toybox Wordcloud: Job Stoppers, Getting started, tattooing your self and others with care, Inked Up the TV show, Orthodoxy, Fine lines, Hierarchies of materials, Housewives, Ren and Stimpy, Wonderful balls, and...
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6.10 really really pointless paintings with Erin Murphy
We're so back with another conversation, this time with Erin Murphy! Erin is a Sulman Prize 2025 Finalist and 2025 a Brett Whitely travelling scholarship Finalist. Having an art boss, not spending too much time at the Darlo all of the time, science objects, the lack of robots at Nas, prime pigs,...
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6.9 How to Draw with Tango Conway
We caught up with Tango for one of our trademarked wide ranging discussions, this time including. Scared students, her brilliant Snooze Portraits, being friends with your therapist, 1st year ego death, bedbugs in Paris and much, much more.
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6.8 The Madi Feist Interview
We sat down with Madi Feist to chat, Romulus and Remus, how to stay tasteful with found-object art, Hermes artisans, A snail that turned into a human… and Aiden finally learns where that one Matthew McConaughey quote is from Madi's ig: @feistfeist
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6.7 Jess Lord on PUSH Magazine Sydney
We chat with Jess Lord, founder of PUSH magazine and the event series Dogs Run Free. We natter and chatter about the realities of running a print magazine, Jess gives her rousing advice on how to run good events and playing to your strengths, how to win and keep sponsors, going full time with…
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6.6 Weeping in the Apple Store with Sophie Penkethman-Young
Check out Sophie's great website here: https://sophiepenkethmanyoung.com/ And her IG: @sophiep_y Link to the essay by Emma O'Neill https://sophiepenkethmanyoung.com/artworks#404-psychic-error
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6.5 - Harrison and Seb from Numbers Gallery
In January, Harrison and Seb and their friend Emma started a gallery on Kellett street in Potts Point. This is the story so far. @6778911.451.78.0.0.4 @hwitsey @turbochargedseb
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6.4 Gus McGrath and the Homer Simpson AI cover songs
Check out Gus' things here: @free_wificore @california____girls @perfect.actress And of course, follow hung up on IG: @hungup.au
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6.3 Joseph Botica on Shoes
This week the lads talk the talk with Joseph Botica, a local shoemaker. Joseph on instagram Hung Up on instagram Word cloud: Why shoes? Why not gloves or hats? Ethical fashion Performance art and puking paint Fine details in Shoemaking Art school in Brisbane Eggvein Wear on clothing and shoes...
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6.2 Peter Van Hoesen and Haydn Green
Follow hungup on instagram @hungup.au Peter Van Hoesen Haydn (hear my eyes) When Haydn's agent contacted us, we knew we had to talk to these guys. Try and find a copy of Some of Peter's early work that we discuss. release the object Get on the waitlist because this is now sold out!...
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6.1 How to run a pop up kitchen with Gayathiri Manoharan
@hungup.au on instagram @tableatgayas on instagram Gaya's post pod recommendations: Malaysia small chilli - Campsie Willis canteen - Ultimo Kurumac - Marrickville Azuki Bakery - Enmore
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5.7 How to do a puppet show at AGNSW with Emily Hunt
Word Cloud: Augury - Omens - Oracles - Ornament - Numinous things - The Demiurge - The Dimon - The Star and Magic Emily on IG @emil.hunt Follow us on IG at @hungup.au https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/emily-hunt/
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5.6 The Kalanjay Dhir Interview
Word cloud: The “Sydney Sound” and Guild, the changing sound of sydney hip hop, diffusion lines, puppetry, the good old days at SCA: sink or swim, phantom permission, Breezy, fan energy -> community. Kal drops his fave place to eat. Listen now on all major platforms in bio…
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5.5 The Clare Wigney Interview
word cloud: Clare’s show at the LV store; How much actual artmaking can big fashion houses do? world of ideals in fashion ads romanticising shit jobs Yankee Ramses-Roadies the hilma af klint nordic barbecue the constructed visual world and the order of appearances memory and perception sydney...
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5.4 Singing and Songing and Chilling with Ella Mosley aka Hubcaps
Word cloud: Arthur Russel, Blacking out during the process, The sound of Garage Band, Luxury Communism, Smoking, Matt reiterates his Bánh Mì picks,
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5.3 The Anatomy of Bad Video Art w/ Jake Starr
Word Cloud: What place does to video art; Harley Ives; Syrup; Healthy Cigs; There is a Soccer Field under Enmore Road; Dispossessed @ MCA; Relational Aesthetics; K-Pax Jake on instagram @j.starr.io Follow us on instagram for more @hungup.au
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5.2 Micro Micro Climates With Sam Hodge
Art school anxiety; Paintings in casinos; Michael Reid Art Bar; We Remember the Art spaces of yester-year; How to be a good Art teacher; And a Zen Koan -- To really begin the work, you must give up. IG : @samuelhodge_
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5.1 NAS Interferes with Student Bake Sale
This week we took a look at some breaking news from National Art School, Sydney's premier private art school. After interfering with a small student bake sale for Palestine, the management of the school held a meeting with dozens of students who wanted to know why the bake sale was shut down;...
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4.12 Why SCA Beat NAS at the Grad Show Grand Finals
For our final episode of the year, we split up to investigate the SCA and NAS grad shows which opened on the very same night. We cover the vibes of art, the artists (and their parents), the teachers and grounds of these two Sydney institutions. Sorry, COFA. Matt launches into a rant about the…
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4.11 Hung Up trip to Lottie World
Hey, welcome back to Hung Up. This week we’re talking to Lottie World about Paintings shifting between objects and ideas, going to the sauna, William Kentridge, ornamentation culture in PNG, cyclical time, friends with a sense of humour, the music industry and heaps more. Outro song: CANDY SOUND…
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4.10 Shot by A Childsoldierr
Last time we saw Tun, he and Mika (shoutout @uumebayashi) were running an art show from a tiny flat above king street. Shortly after that, Tun moved south to study at VCA. This catch-up call covers art photography, fashion photography, modelling, league of legends, the story behind Tun’s username...
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4.9 With Drew Connor Holland
Drew Connor Holland. Episode art: obstacle denial extrusion hands pilgrims hands lap hair my head barren on your lap (chest expands, stitches break, woundopens again) 2019 Solvent transfer on handmade paper: Harrold’s wrapping, Comme des Garcons Black pants, clothes labels, condoms, lube packets,...
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4.8 There was a Shooting In Marrickville
quick news round up Hang out episode. Actual art coming next week.
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4.5 The Max Easton Interview
Max Easton (Barely Human, Romance, The Magpie Wing, Wests Magpies the actual football club) sat down with us to discuss his 2021 book The Magpie Wing. We examine his characters Walt and Helen, talk footy, talk sydney music past and present, talk it all over for over an hour. Stay til the end to...
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4.4 The Roma Lopes Interview
This week we’re chatting to Roma Lopes aka @trenchf0ot about: Private 51 Beach carts ironic silly DJs the campus culture at NAS Combat sports are not Dumb Jiu Jitsu and Judo Roma’s discussion on Graf etc etc. TYVM to our local and international listeners for sharing us around and being so...
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4.3 Dan from No More Poetry
We Discuss Dan’s poetry and work as editor of No More Poetry, https://www.instagram.com/b_odies/ https://www.instagram.com/no_more_poetry/ Long meandering chat about art, poetry, audience, cinema, TNs (again). Readings from Jessica Rose Pearson's new collection, Yearning at The Opera House We use...
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4.1 We're Back
Welcome to hung up season 4. This year we're moving away from specific works, and onto more macro themes around art and life. Expect more interviews and swear words. Today we're talking: Gummo and The Gleaners & I Klubo fundraiser The balloon Aiden’s EU moment anti-work Matt's 1 week romance…
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3.20 Your Submissions
lil bonus ep where we do live reviews of submissions by: Olga @osvyayova Jake Starr @j.starr.io Clementine @clementinebelleart Poom @ix_pxxm Julian Hamman @julianhammanmedia
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3.19 The Nas Post Grad Review
in this episode we establish that we are art critics after all and that we’re allowed to be mean some times. We cover some of our fave works from the NAS postgrad show, featuring: Nina Radonja @Nina_radonja_art Ali Tayahori @alitahayori Tommy Carman @tcarman_art Jess Callan @boganrecessivegene…
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3.18 Ranked: every bar at Sydney Contemporary
In this latest pod ep, we covered @sydneycontemporary fairly and honestly. Artists mentioned @julierrap Vincent Namatjira (see @thisisnofantasy) and @ebony_truscott Thanks for listening!
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3.17 Ocean's Two
This saturday, we woke up in a gambling mood but we had pod due. So we headed to the cass to try hit a two for one multi at Michael Reid Art Bar We found ourselves in an immersive show including great work by Samuel Hodge
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EP 3.16 BROLGAS, BEUGS AND BALLSACKS: GORDON HOOKEY ON SO-CALLED australia
We saw the colourful, angry, and deeply funny survey of Gordon’s work at UNSW Galleries (on until 2nd of October). We chat the violent power of language, Hookey’s sense of humour, linguistic rupture, re-imagined histories, the nature of truthyness, and have a poke at mainstream art media for…
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3.14 Our silly little food journey across Eora (Sydney) and the world
We talk metro 1, s-lab, MCDs and how we’re really good at cooking
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3.13 Penrith to Newtown on the T1 line (change at Redfern)
Hung up weighs in on Western Syd with help from our dear friend Adam (2759). We cover his art school aspirations, how hard it was to find kale in the west, aus hip hop, and what it was like growing up in Penrith (2750) and moving to Newtown (2042). We briefly chat @sly__morikawa’s show at TCS...
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3.12 The anti-alienating properties of slow fashion
We visit Who Are You Wearing at @fairfieldcitymuseumandgallery and go deeper on @chainmailthelabel and @nicoleoliveria works. We talk about Western Sydney, tolerance v love, anti-alienation and the solipsism of WFH. Nicole’s site here: https://www.nicoleoliveria.com/, FCMG site:...
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3.11 How to look at clothes like a seamstress
Indigo @calli_comical is a seamstress working in fashion and film and a commercial screen printer. We chat being non-judgemental on the street; who got paid at sydney fashion week; and getting started in a creative industry. Follow us on IG for more, @hungup.au
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3.10 New Ari - Tiles Lewisham | Studio visit - Kitchen Marrickville
We chat to @tiles.lewisham and @the_kitchen_studios for some stuff on DIY, anti white cube, and how galleries interact with their neighbourhoods. Good ep to listen to if you're thinking about setting up a gallery or an artist studio. Bonus discussion of the local Lewisham vape shop and its...
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3.8 The Bunnings Cultural Zone (Mini Episode)
We managed to catch @othy_willis at @prop.gallery for a Kudos off-site show called Incubation. Hear our on-the-spot reaction to a couple of works, and Othy talking us through their process for this show 🧠
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3.7 Alex Xerri - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Paint Snake Cars)
We catch up with Alex Xerri (@prehistorytv) to talk about crits, her studio practice, pop culture, movies over philosophy as thesis material. Ghostbusting. Spyro. @westwoodpizza @gilliankayrooz and Sportsbay Follow us on IG at @hungup.au
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3.6.1 Hi, this is Johhny Knoxville and welcome to my Newtown ARI
Jackass analysis 🤔 with an article from Sean Carney, a house party/art show with Tun and Mika, and Matt foretells the King-Street-ification of Parramatta Road. https://www.artforum.com/film/the-sublime-stupidity-of-jackass-forever-87843 Sean J Patrick Carney on ig Uume on ig Tun on ig
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3.6 Why I Am No Longer Talking To Gallerists About Race
We go to @schmickcontemporary and talk about @rkshanahan show ‘the invisible hand’. The gallerist interrupts our nice time by projecting his race anxieties onto our friend.
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3.5 We ranked every kind of pizza shop.. and talk about Firstdraft too
This week we were supposed to talk about the opening at @firstdraft_ and the first show at @prop.gallery but instead we kind of just ranked every type of pizza available in Sydney. We did end up talking about Dan @b_odies reading in the @ichikawaedward room.
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3.4 the Corey Black Interview
This week we chat to Corey Black about his practice, what he's been reading, the social nature of insects and way more than i can fit in this description Corey Black's last show was the NAS postgrad show. See him on IG @orfyn We are on IG @hungup.au
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