Podcast

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss the hurdles faced by museums and nonprofits, the government stimulus bill, and the possible closure of art schools as a result of the pandemic.

"These are made at home, and then listened to at home. And like old-style gifted mixtapes, we hope that people will take a chance and listen to them in full, enjoy a bit of surprise with them, and listen to their favorites multiple times."

"I was feeling like abstraction had really dried up, that it had really come to the end of the line. And then I found Mark Bradford. And I thought, ‘Ah ha, here’s another rabbit hole that we can really go down.’"

"I’m most afraid for mid-tier galleries and mid-tier nonprofits."

"It's interesting to be in a museum space and have all of the exhibitions have to do with touch. It's an interesting feeling, almost like you’re doing something you shouldn’t be doing."

"You don’t see Jeff Koons writing a review about an exhibition for Artforum."

"I have a real fondness for the brains of artists. People laugh about artists not being good communicators, and I think that’s a load of crap."

"The best films of global cinema are better than any TV show that’s ever been made … and that really comes through when you see the films in a movie theater." 

"I want a residency to change my perspective — you want to make something new and to be affected by the space, the place, and the people."

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss what to expect from art in Texas over the next decade.

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees discuss their favorite Texas art exhibitions of the past decade.

In this series of podcasts, Glasstire’s Christina Rees and Neil Fauerso catch up with a few filmmakers from this year’s Austin Film Festival, which took place in October. This series…

"I try not to be too much of a bully about giving art away as a Christmas gift. I certainly don't want my friends and family to be like 'oh my god, here we go with the art again.'" 

"You can walk into an artist's studio and it can look chaotic; it can look like a mess. But that doesn't mean that what's happening there is chaotic or messy." 

Christina Rees talks with Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth curator Alison Hearst about the museum's acclaimed Focus exhibition series, the politics of art acquisitions, and the work of current Focus artist Martine Gutierrez.

"A lot of the art attractions that have a weight behind them are the hallmark pieces of art history, or the pieces that have come into the public eye — like the Sistine Chapel or the Mona Lisa." 

Christina Rees talks with artist Robyn O'Neil about her life, her work, and her current exhibition at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 

Brandon Zech and Christina Rees on the life and work of The Art Guys, a collaborative duo comprised of Jack Massing and Michael Galbreth.

Brandon Zech and guest host Seth Mittag recap the Glasstire DataHack, talk about the wild and crazy things computer programs can do, and discuss why artists should learn about technology. 

In this Art Dirt podcast, Brandon Zech and Christina Rees talk about why Texas' art scenes are underestimated outside of Texas, and how we might fix that.