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SOTA
by Jasa McKenzie & Sarah Kuenzler
SOTA: State of the Arts is a podcast exploring contemporary art of the Twin Cities and beyond! We discuss international art news, critical topics affecting the art world today, and interview local artists. Hosted by art historian Sarah Kuenzler and curator Jasa McKenzie.
Episodes
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Art in Rural Places
Hello, SOTAns! Did you know that both of your hosts are from very rural places? This week, we're tapping into our rural roots to discuss how art can make an economic impact on the USA's small, rural towns. We lay out some common facets of rural culture then, bring in some exciting examples of…
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The Nonprofit Industrial Complex
Greetings, SOTAns! So many of the arts organizations we love are nonprofits, many of which we have talked about on the podcast before. We even work for them! Although there are so many fantastic NPOs in existence, there is a another lens to look at how their system came to be. Criticisms of the...
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Decolonize Art History: "Orientalism"
Hello, SOTAns! Orientalism. We know–we're cringing with you. Many of us haven't heard this term since our Art History 101 class (which has also ALSO historically been problematic, as so we have discussed before). But, let us not pretend that it didn't exist or what colonial BS lead to its subject...
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Accessibility in Curating
Greetings, SOTAns! This week, we're going over some basics of accessibility in curating. Jasa recently took a class on this subject from the Node Center of Curatorial Studies and wants to pass this golden info along to all her SOTA friends. Join us for some entry-level concepts, ideas on how to...
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What is Conceptual Art?
Hello SOTA-ns! In this episode, Jasa indulges Sarah's (not so inner) academic, allowing her to wax poetic about Conceptual Art, and theorize why this type of Art is the most hated among her family members. No, this isn't a bad thing - sometimes art pisses us off. Jasa makes sure to bring it back…
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The Postponed Philip Guston Exhibition
Hello SOTAns! Welcome back for another exciting week of critical art discussion. We're talking about the postponed Philip Guston exhibition–what the situation is and its various reactions. We explain the positives and negatives, both the pro- and anti-postponement perspectives. Join us and let us...
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Graffiti: But is it Art?
Greetings, SOTAns! The answer is yes. Yes, graffiti is art. Someone who tells you otherwise probably has subconscious (or totally conscious) biasies. *Record scratch* But, let's go back to the beginning. We will tell you a bit about how this "non-art" stance got started and then satirize the...
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Fair Pay for Museum Customer Service
Hello SOTAns! We hope you've had a lovely month and we are so glad to be back with our first-ever season! We've lined up some great content to keep you entertained and informed all the way through the rest of the year. Isn't it SOTA crazy that we're (thankfully) nearing the end of 2020? This...
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Fancy Shmancy Artspeak
Salutations, SOTAns! This week, we are talking about accessibility in language and how that relates to the art world. It's no secret that the art world is full of complicated philosophy and five-dollar words. We talk about why that is and how that may be a barrier for some when approaching the…
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The Magical Philanthropic Fairy Part III
Okay, SOTAns, this is the last edition of this thread! This week we address what organizations can do to make internships more equitable and point out a couple glaring reasons why they're often inequitable. Listen in for some solid tips on how to create change in regards to unpaid labor in…
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The Magical Philanthropic Fairy Part II
Guess what, SOTAns? Our two-part conversation has turned into a three parter! Hooray! Jasa has more questions about the Met’s new paid internship, funded by the Magical Philanthropic Fairy. How much will the Met be paying the interns? What about institutions that haven’t been visited by the…
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The Magical Philanthropic Fairy
Greetings, SOTAns! This week, we're talking about how the Metropolitan Museum in New York will now start paying interns. YAY! Right? Yes and no. Although the Met is one of the most visited museums in the US and does carry influence, it's the source of the paid internship funding that is the…
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City Pages "Best of" 2020
Hey Sotans! We detour briefly from our ongoing discussion of systemic racism and inequity within the arts to discuss the City Pages “Best of” 2020 edition. City Pages, a simultaneously well-loved and much-despised entertainment and news outlet based in Minneapolis, puts together a list of the…
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UK Monument Controversy
Hello SOTAns! This week, we discuss the public art work statue A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) by Marc Quinn and collaborator/subject, Jen Reid. This piece was erected by the artist in place of a toppled monument that depicted a slave trader in Bristol, UK. Although the sculpture was quickly removed…
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Minnesota Monument Equality//BIPOC Minnesotans
With the recent toppling of the Christopher Columbus monument in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Jasa and Sarah wondered - what if we created more monuments for the historically (and currently) significant BIPOC of Minnesota? In this episode of SOTA, w eexplore Minnesota Monuments, and the BIPOC people…
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Guerilla Girls: Then and Now
Hello SOTAns! This week, we're talking a little art history and a little current affairs. We recorded the original rendition of the episode back when we were just trying to keep you entertained in your coronavirus quarantine, before the murder of George Floyd and the prominent social movement…
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Museum accountability//Employee responses
In this episode, Jasa and Sarah focus on humanities institutions that have been called out publicly by current and (recently) former staff. These institutions, SFMOMA (who deleted a comment criticising the museum’s lip-service allyship), NOMA (who was called out on its institutional racism in and...
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Institutional Racism in Museums
Hello everyone! In this episode, we examine the institutional racism present in larger and older museum institutions (Minneapolis Institute of Art, Chicago Art Museum, and Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Art Museum, for example). Have the Diversity and Inclusion initiatives by…
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Noah Purifoy and the Watts Riots
Greetings SOTAns, We hope you are all keeping well. In light of the recent social unrest in the Twin Cities, we are discussing a similar situation that happened in Los Angeles in 1965–The Watts Riots (aka the Watts Rebellion). Similarly to the unjust story of George Floyd in Minneapolis, these...
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Anti-Racist Street Art // A History of Juneteenth
*Note: This episode contains historic descriptions of violence against African Americans by White Americans. Greetings, SOTAns! Thank you for embarking on this journey with us. This episode is a two-parter: first, Sarah and Jasa discuss the numerous street murals being created honoring George...
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Antiracism & the Art World
Hello SOTAns, This week, we're doing things differently again. We understand that this time is taking up a lot of people's energy–mentally, emotionally, physically. In this time of ongoing protests, while also battling a global pandemic, we did not want to put more on anyone's plate by asking…
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Solidarity from SOTA
Hello everybody, This episode will be different. The Twin Cities has become ground zero for a necessary movement towards dismantling systemic racism, and we cannot carry on as normal. The murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer is despicable and tragic beyond words. We...
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Higher Education in the Arts: How High?
Hello SOTAns! We're switching up our usual format starting this week. We will now be posting shorter episodes where we dive into one topic at a time. We'll be exploring how the art world works, subjects of debate in contemporary art, and delving into a little art history! Even better, we will now...
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Artist Relief Grants
Hello SOTAns! We hope you're all keeping well as we are still trudging through the world in the time of coronavirus. In this episode, we cover how the news is kind of...all the same, and mostly discouraging at that. However, an uplifting trend is that there have been a multitude of artist relief...
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Support Art during Crisis // Artists React
Be well, SOTAns! We hope you are all staying safe and during this unprecedented time. This week, we wanted to highlight just a few of the ways you can stay involved with your beloved art community and support local artists during the pandemic. This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope that it's...
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Art in the Time of Coronavirus // Jacob Docksey
Salutations, SOTAns! We hope you are all well and getting through this crazy time alright. The coronavirus has effected everything. Ev-er-y-thi-ng. The art world is obviously no exception. This week, we talk about what kind of changes and adjustments various arts organizations are making. We also...
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Outdoor Artscapes // Trina Fernandez
Hello SOTAns! We hope you are all well out there. This is especially so because, in the news, we cover museums, art fairs, and other public gatherings for art that are closing due to the coronavirus. Next, we talk about how outdoor artscapes benefit a community and present a case study of sorts…
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Installation Remix // Jes Reyes
Greetings SOTAns! This week in the news, we tackle the president's call to mandate that all Government buildings should be made in the classic style and why that's super problematic. Next, we talk about remixing installations. Many institutions, museums, and exhibits are permanent and preserved...
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Retrospectives // Roshan Ganu
Sublime salutations, SOTAns! Have you ever taken an Art history course? One that focused on the great works from the Greek and Roman empires all the way through impressionism in Paris? What if we told you that those courses left out multiple cultures worth of art? Yale University has decided that...
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Participation Elements in Exhibitions // Jess Hirsch
Hey SOTAns! This week, we're talking about P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N. We hone in on the recently closed exhibition at Mia, Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975, as an example. But, not before we share some news about a re-discovered Klimt! We wrap it up with a delightful...
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Art World Job Search // Alyssa Baguss
Happy New Year, SOTAns! We are kicking off 2020 with some great art-of-the-Midwest-and-beyond content, with a whole new year of it to come! In the words of Sarah Kuenzler, “Let’s GO!” Can we just talk about Lucas, Kansas for a moment? Wait, never heard of it? Well, listen on in because it’s a...
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Outtakes 2019!
Hello SOTAns! We hope you are enjoying your holidays if you celebrate! We are and, in fact, we're on a break right now. But, not to worry! We've prepared for you a hilarious blooper and outtakes reel from 2019. This is just for fun and won't have any educational content. However, we will be back…
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Queer Forms // Teréz Iacovino
Salutations SOTAns! This week, we have updates from Northern Spark which come with some participatory prompts! Check out our links below to participate in the community survey and get more info on their AOV10 show. We're also giving you the DL on the magnificent exhibition Queer Forms, which was…
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Women in Museum Collections // Donny Gettinger
Greetings SOTAns! This week we have a lot of juicy art discussions such as how the Baltimore Museum of art is starting an initiative to only collect women artists in 2020. Also, we talk about the new model of combined customer service and security position at the Portland Art Museum and some of…
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The Most Open Museum // The Anti-Automatism Laboratory
Hi SOTAns! Wow, we are so excited to bring you this episode! It is overflowing with arty goodness. First, we have a bitter-sweet story on local artist Aldo Moroni, who called upon help from the local arts community to help finish his last project. Next, we present to you The Most Open Museum…
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Alternative Exhibitions // CCA
Salutations, SOTAns! What an exciting week! First off, we have to break it to you that Northern Spark is taking 2020 off. But don't fear - It will be back! Let us tell you what's going on. Next, we discuss alternative means of exhibition-making. Exhibitions can exist outside of a certain space...
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Art Halloween Happenings // Andy Ducett
Happy Halloween SOTAns! First, have you seen that billboard at the corner of University and Vandalia? The one where there are multiple depictions of a shirtless man posing with various vegetables? We have discovered what that's all about! Next, want to know how to get in the Halloween spirit and...
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State Fair Fine Arts // Ifrah Mansour
Salutations SOTAns! We are excited to be back from our short break! This episode, we discuss the unveiling of Kehinde Wiley's Rumors of War in Times Square and the implications of its final home in Richmond, VA. Then, we bring you back to the great Minnesota get-together, the MN State Fair! More...
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Kelly O'Brien Bonus Interview
Greetings SOTAns! We are pleased to present the third and final edition of our September bonus content! Please enjoy this extended interview with Kelly O'Brien. Check out our recent episode, Neurodiversity in Museums // Kelly O'Brien for the full interview and get to know the artist even more!...
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Christi Furnas Bonus Interview
Hello SOTAland! We have another fantastic bonus interview for you this week! Enjoy this extra segment from our interview with local illustrator Chirsti Furnas. To hear more and get to know Christi even better, check out our past episode Local Mental Health & Art Resources // Christi Furnas. To...
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Alison Hiltner Bonus Interview
Hello SOTAns! Don't you just love the local artists we've interviewed? We definitely do! And guess what—we have even more interview clips to share with you! This week, we start with an extended clip of our interview with Alison Hiltner. If you haven't yet, go back and listen to our episode "Des...
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Andy Warhol at SFMOMA // Regan Golden
Hello SOTAns, We have some fun things for you this week! In the news we talk about artists participating in the Aichi Trienniale who asked for their work to be taken down, in reaction to a closure of a gallery in the exhibition alleged as censorship. We then talk about the Andy Warhol…
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Neurodiversity in Museums // Kelly O’Brien
In the news, we discuss how the artists of the Whitney Biennial leveraged their very presence in protest of Warren Kanders (of Defence company Safariland) continuing to sit on the Board of the Institution. Kanders officially resigned his position at the Whitney in late July. We discussed how...
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Hearts of Our People // Jacob Aaron Schroeder
Greetings SOTAns! This week we highlight ways you can engage in physical activity at some of your favorite local art museums! Take advantage of these while the summer still lasts! We also discuss Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists at Mia and why it is both important and timely. Sarah…
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Local Mental Health & Art Resources // Christi Furnas
Hello SOTAns! This week, we give you a little blast from the past in the news when we talk about former a Mia curator leading the charge to return Nazi-looted art! We then discuss local mental health and art resources–who are they and what services do they provide to the community? Sarah wraps it...
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SOTA Pride Program
Hello SOTAns! This week, we are bringing you the special Pride Program we made in collaboration with KFAI Minneapolis. This aired live on Pride Sunday and features an interview with local, queer artist Christine Furnas, a discussion on local, creative, queer spaces, and a review of the Stonewall…
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What is Digital Art? // Amy Rice
Hello SOTA listeners! This week in the news, we discuss the Arts + All Museums Salary Transparency 2019 spreadsheet where thousands of cultural workers are anonymously presenting their locations, position, and pay. Hopefully, the results can help lead to closing economic gaps in the art world....
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Stonewall @ 50 - the history of the LGBTQ+ movement
Hello SOTAns!! This week, in a special mini-episode, Sarah talks to Dustin Steuck (see the episode “Dustin Steuck and Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum” from October 7th, 2018) to discuss the history of the Stonewall Riots, their impact on the LGBTQ+ Rights movement, and the (FREE!!) Stonewall@50 event...
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Getting Wiley with Gauguin // Danelle Cloutier
Hello SOTAland! We are thrilled about this episode! We are switching it up this week, with Sarah serving up the critical discussion while Jasa presents an exciting interview. In the news, we dive right into addressing the budget the Democratic party has recently unveiled, benefitting the NEA and...
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Biennials & Art Fairs // Christopher Corey Allen
Hello SOTA listeners! It’s SOTA-nice to see you. Just kidding! We are always ecstatic for you to be joining us. The news this episode is about US! We have a Big Announcement! Next month, SOTA Projects will be launching! SOTA will be infiltrating the physical dimension, bringing pop-up exhibitions...
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SOTA: State of the Arts is a podcast exploring contemporary art of the Twin Cities and beyond! We discuss international art news, critical topics affecting the art world today, and interview local artists. Hosted by art historian Sarah Kuenzler and curator Jasa McKenzie.
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