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MOCRA Voices
by Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA)
MOCRA Voices features conversations with thinkers and practitioners at the intersection of contemporary art, religion, and spirituality. Go in-depth with artists, scholars, theologians, religious leaders, and others who are engaged in the ongoing dialogue between visual art and the religious and spiritual dimensions. Be sure to check out our Vimeo channel, too.
Episodes
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Episode 26: Vicente Telles and Brandon Maldonado
The practice of making and venerating santos (painted or sculpted images of saints) originated in Spain and was carried to territories that fell under Spanish colonial rule. New Mexican santeros (makers of santos) developed distinctive approaches that diverged from the models they found in…
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Audio Extra, Episode 25: Love as Strong as Death
Dr. Aaron Rosen reflects on an artwork that holds deep personal meaning for him, in a conversation with MOCRA Director David Brinker. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 25: Aaron Rosen. Visit the MOCRA Voices website to learn more about Aaron Rosen and to explore our other episodes. Original…
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Episode 25: Aaron Rosen
When MOCRA opened in 1993, many people were skeptical about a museum focusing on expressions of religion and spirituality in contemporary art. Preconceptions were firmly lodged for those coming from the perspective of art and for those coming from the perspective of faith and spirituality. By the...
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Episode 24, Part 2: artway of thinking / Geographica Schema
How do you know if you're an artist? Many people would reflexively say they are not, since they cannot draw or paint or sculpt. But in this two-part episode, we hear from several people who have a more expansive understanding of what makes an artist. Their focus isn't on what is produced, but on...
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Episode 24, Part 1: artway of thinking / Geographica Schema
How do you know if you're an artist? Many people would reflexively say they are not, since they cannot draw or paint or sculpt. But in this two-part episode, we hear from several people who have a more expansive understanding of what makes an artist. Their focus isn't on what is produced, but on...
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Episode 23: Martha Schneider
Thanks to her discerning eye and generous hospitality, Martha Schneider has built a reputation as one of the foremost gallerists specializing in contemporary Latin American photography. But 30 years ago, she had no inkling where her passion for art would lead her. She spoke with MOCRA Director...
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Audio Extra, Episode 22: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Leo O'Donovan, S.J., talks about the compelling contemporary resonances he discerns in a painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner, "The Flight into Egypt." This is an Audio Extra to Episode 22: Leo O'Donovan, S.J. Visit the MOCRA Voices website to explore a Listening Guide to the interview. Original…
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Episode 22: Leo O'Donovan, S.J.
Jesuit priest Leo O'Donovan, S.J., has held some prominent roles, including over 20 years as the president of Georgetown University. But he has also kept up a lively engagement with the world of art and art exhibitions, a fact well known to readers of the periodicals America and Commonweal....
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Audio Extra, Episode 21: Student Reflections
What impact can art have on those in training to become pastoral caregivers? Cristina Stevens shares reflections from three of her students about their experiences visiting MOCRA. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 21: Art, Empathy, And Healing. Visit the MOCRA Voices website to learn more about...
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Episode 21, Part 2: Art, Empathy, and Healing
Empathy is a term that surfaces in a variety of fields, including museums. MOCRA Assistant Director David Brinker sets out to explore two different angles on museums and empathy. In Part 1, he talks with museum educator Adam Nilsen about how empathy is understood and studied, as well as the ways…
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Episode 21, Part 1: Art, Empathy, and Healing
Empathy is a term that surfaces in all kinds of settings, including museums. MOCRA Assistant Director David Brinker sets out to explore two different angles on museums and empathy. In Part 1, he talks with museum educator Adam Nilsen about how empathy is understood and studied, as well as the…
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Audio Extra, Episode 20: Art and Alzheimer's
Pamela Ambrose talks about the ways in which art museums can use their collections to enrich the lives of people living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 20: Pamela Ambrose. Original release date: 8/30/2016
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Audio Extra, Episode 20: Lewis deSoto's "Paranirvana"
Pamela Ambrose and Terrence Dempsey, SJ, discuss the inflatable sculpture Paranirvana, by Bay Area artist Lewis deSoto, a contemporary interpretation of a centuries-old Buddhist shrine. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 20: Pamela Ambrose. Original release date: 8/30/2016
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Episode 20: Pamela Ambrose
Pamela Ambrose has had a distinguished career as a curator and museum director. On the occasion of her retirement as Director of the Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago, Ambrose joined MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, SJ, to look back over her distinguished career managing both galleries…
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Episode 19: Jordan Eagles
The multidimensional, abstract paintings, sculptures, and installations of artist Jordan Eagles have caught the imagination of viewers and critics alike. His invented preservation technique, combining blood, plexiglass, UV resin, and other materials, permanently retains the organic material's...
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Episode 18: Howard Fox
Howard Fox is well-known in contemporary art circles as a curator and author. MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, SJ, speaks with Fox about his approach to curating exhibitions and discerning trends in art-making, as well as the process of writing essays on contemporary art. Along the way they…
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Episode 17, Part 2: MOCRA Memories - Consecrations
In 2013, MOCRA celebrated its twentieth anniversary, a perfect time to talk with people who have been affiliated with the museum over the years: those who had a hand in MOCRA's genesis, artists who have participated in exhibitions at MOCRA, and other participants in the broader dialogue between...
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Episode 17, Part 1: MOCRA Memories - Consecrations
In 2013, MOCRA celebrated its twentieth anniversary, a perfect time to talk with people who have been affiliated with the museum over the years: those who had a hand in MOCRA's genesis, artists who have participated in exhibitions at MOCRA, and other participants in the broader dialogue between...
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Episode 16: Daniel Ramirez and Buzz Spector
Artists Daniel Ramirez and Buzz Spector were studio mates in the MFA program at the University of Chicago in the 1970s, forging a friendship that has lasted ever since. In this wide-ranging conversation with MOCRA Voices, they trace the evolution of their artistic output over the decades. They...
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Episode 15: MOCRA Memories - Sanctuaries
MOCRA has been shaped by many people and events over the years. "MOCRA Memories" episodes delve into particular moments in MOCRA's history. In 2013, MOCRA celebrated its twentieth anniversary, a perfect time to talk with people who have been affiliated with the museum over the years: those who…
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Episode 14: MOCRA Memories - Berkeley
MOCRA has been shaped by many people and events over the years. "MOCRA Memories" episodes delve into particular moments in MOCRA's history. In this episode, MOCRA director Terrence Dempsey, S.J., reflects on three people who played pivotal roles in the creation and development of MOCRA. He...
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Audio Extra, Episode 13: The Crucifixion Market
Menachem Wecker shares his observations of how religious art fares in the international art market. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 13: Menachem Wecker. Original release date: 5/7/2015
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Episode 13: Menachem Wecker
Journalist and author Menachem Wecker has had a long-standing interest in art and religion in contemporary society. He joins MOCRA Assistant Director David Brinker to talk about a wide range of topics, including how he identifies and researches topics for reporting, the role social media is…
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Audio Extra, Episode 12: Every Mother's Child, an Artist
Ellen Dissanayake talks about the evolutionary adaptations that contribute to the influence of mothers on their children's development as artists. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 12: Ellen Dissanayake. Be sure to listen to the other Audio Extra, "Where Do Book Covers Come From?" Visit the MOCRA...
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Audio Extra, Episode 12: Where Do Book Covers Come From?
Ellen Dissanayake knew that a well-known work by Paul Gauguin was the perfect match for her book. But that was just the beginning. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 12: Ellen Dissanayake. Be sure to listen to the other Audio Extra, "Every Mother's Child, an Artist." Visit the MOCRA Voices website...
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Episode 12: Ellen Dissanayake
Author and scholar Ellen Dissanayake approaches art through the disciplines of evolution and ethology (the biological study of animal and human behavior), and makes a case for art being necessary for the biological survival of the human race. In 1988 her critically acclaimed first book, What is…
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Episode 11: Tobi Kahn
Tobi Kahn is a New York-based painter, sculptor, and educator, who for over thirty years has been steadfast in his commitment to the redemptive possibilities of art. MOCRA director Terrence Dempsey, S.J., spoke with Kahn about integrating faith and heritage with his artistic practice, his...
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Episode 10: MOCRA Memories - The Early Years
MOCRA has been shaped by many people and events over the years. "MOCRA Memories" episodes delve into particular moments in MOCRA's history. In 2013, MOCRA celebrated its twentieth anniversary, a perfect time to talk with people who have been affiliated with the museum over the years: those who…
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Episode 9, Part 2: Batya Abramson-Goldstein and Timothy O'Leary
Showing how art can be a vehicle for interfaith understanding is a key element of MOCRA's mission. But MOCRA isn't the only arts institution exploring that possibility. In this two-part episode, MOCRA Assistant Director David Brinker speaks with Batya Abramson-Goldstein, Executive Director of the...
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Episode 9, Part 1: Batya Abramson-Goldstein and Timothy O'Leary
Showing how art can be a vehicle for interfaith understanding is a key element of MOCRA's mission. But MOCRA isn't the only arts institution exploring that possibility. In this two-part episode, MOCRA Assistant Director David Brinker speaks with Batya Abramson-Goldstein, Executive Director of the...
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Audio Extra, Episode 8: Serra Shows the Way
Mary Reid Brunstrom explains how two major sculptures by Richard Serra prompted a new direction in her life. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 8: Mary Reid Brunstrom. Original release date: 6/7/2014
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Episode 8: Mary Reid Brunstrom
From the late 1980s through 2000, Austral Gallery brought St. Louis audiences the best in contemporary Australian art. In this episode, Mary Reid Brunstrom talks with MOCRA director Terrence Dempsey, S.J., about founding Austral Gallery, her collaborations with MOCRA, and her decision to return…
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Audio Extra, Episode 7: Porcelain Doll
An invitation to China's Guangzhou Triennial leads artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons to the unexpected realization that her Cuban family includes Chinese relatives. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 7: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. Original release date: 11/15/2013
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Episode 7: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Multi-disciplinary artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons came to Saint Louis University in March 2013 to deliver The Kristen Peterson Distinguished Lecture in Art and Art History. Her talk, titled "Rituals and Spirituality in the Performative Photographic Work of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons,"...
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Audio Extra, Episode 6: Taking the Narrative Seriously
Revered Ralph Peterson and Dr. Jane Daggett Dillenberger reminisce about commissioning artist Louis Nevelson to design the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 6: Ralph Peterson and Jane Daggett Dillenberger. Original release...
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Episode 6: Ralph Peterson and Jane Daggett Dillenberger
Rev. Ralph Peterson has had a lifelong passion for incorporating the arts into his ministry. He speaks with MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, SJ, about his role in commissioning the Erol Beker Chapel of the Good Shepherd, designed by artist Louise Nevelson, and located in St. Peter's Lutheran…
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Audio Extra, Episode 5: Favorite Exhibitions
Museum directors Pamela Ambrose, Terrence Dempsey, S.J., and Ena Heller, talk about their favorite exhibitions from their respective museums. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 5: Pamela Ambrose and Ena Heller. Original release date: 6/6/2013
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Episode 5: Pamela Ambrose and Ena Heller
MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, S.J., is joined by two fellow museum directors: Pamela Ambrose (Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago) and Ena Heller (Museum of Biblical Art). All three museums focus on art that engages the religious and spiritual dimensions. Ambrose, Heller, and Dempsey...
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Audio Extra, Episode 4: Hiddur Mitzvah
Artist Archie Granot and collector Max Thurm discuss the Jewish concept of hiddur mitzvah and its application to The Papercut Haggadah. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 4: Archie Granot. Original release date: 8/9/2012
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Audio Extra, Episode 4: Dropped Blade
Israeli artist Archie Granot describes a harrowing experience with his chosen artistic tool: a surgical scalpel. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 4: Archie Granot. Original release date: 8/9/2012
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Episode 4: Archie Granot
For this episode of MOCRA Voices, MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, S.J., and Assistant Director David Brinker talk with Israeli artist Archie Granot and American collector Max Thurm. Thurm and his wife Sandra commissioned a body of work from Granot titled The Papercut Haggadah, which was…
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Audio Extra, Episode 3: The Changing Face of AIDS
These are excerpts from a talk called "The Changing Face of AIDS" delivered by curator and art historian Thomas Sokolowski at MOCRA in 1994. The talk was in conjunction with the exhibition Consecrations: The Spiritual in Art in the Time of AIDS. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 3: Thomas...
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Episode 3: Thomas Sokolowski
Curator and art historian Thomas Sokolowski is no stranger to MOCRA audiences, having lectured at the museum in 1994 with a talk called "The Changing Face of AIDS" and again in 2002 with a talk called "The Last Impression: Andy Warhol's Art as Belief." In this interview, MOCRA Director Terrence...
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Episode 2: Adrian Kellard
Artist Regina DeLuise and gallerist Susan Schreiber join MOCRA Voices to talk about the life and art of Adrian Kellard (1959–1991). DeLuise and Schreiber share stories of Kellard that serve to illuminate his artistic aims and influences, his distinctive visual style and treatment of his woodcut...
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Audio Extra, Episode 1: The Artist as Swimmer
Artist James Rosen proposes swimming as a metaphor for the act of painting. He's talking with MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, SJ. This is an Audio Extra to Episode 1: James Rosen. Original release date: 6/4/2011
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Episode 1: James Rosen
In this wide-ranging conversation with MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, SJ, artist James Rosen discusses his childhood in Detroit, his friendship with art critic Meyer Schapiro, the development of his distinctive oil/wax-oil emulsion painting technique, and his use of "veils" to camouflage his...
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MOCRA Voices features conversations with thinkers and practitioners at the intersection of contemporary art, religion, and spirituality. Go in-depth with artists, scholars, theologians, religious leaders, and others who are engaged in the ongoing dialogue between visual art and the religious and spiritual dimensions. Be sure to check out our Vimeo channel, too.
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