Podcast

“A lot of the artists [here],  you grow up with them in the neighborhood, you just go from playing video games together to writing grants together. That's the path: playing outside, playing video games, grants. ” 

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss artists' use of windows as makeshift galleries and question if cities should force businesses to put art in empty storefronts.

"It's not just the content of hate speech that is problematic. It's the algorithms that have funneled haters toward more hate."

Brandon Zech talks with Houston artist and Glasstire contributor Henry G. Sanchez about the challenges of public arts funding during a pandemic.

“There are things that are happening in Dallas that Black artists will never know about, because there wasn’t a Black person in the room to share the information with a Black artist.” 

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech talk about the landmark events of 2020, and their takeaways from an unusual year. 

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech talk about nativity scenes, Christmas art, and the inherent kitschiness of our beloved holiday traditions. 

“I think that is ultimately what is at the foundation of my practice — it is an insistence on mobility, which is like freedom and liberation. To move.”

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech talk about the recently discovered (and removed) monolith in Utah, and about the wonderful work of a minimalist sculptor. 

“It’s always like: In here we’re an artist, in here we’re a social entrepreneur, in here we’re making policy changes. Whatever it is, it's being in a space where we feel like we’re needed the most to make social impact.”

"These are mirrors. These are affirmations. I want people, especially Black people, to look at these paintings and see themselves."

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech talk about the opening of the MFAH's landmark new building for modern and contemporary art.

Christopher Blay hosts Jonathan Morris, a Fort Worth Entrepreneur and community leader. They talk about the marriage of art and commerce, and how Morris' Hotel Dryce You Are Here Art Grant could help build an inclusive community in Fort Worth.

Christopher Blay and Riley Holloway talk about painting, family, politics, "Home," and recognizing ourselves in the people and culture that make up the Black experience. 

Christopher Blay, Christina Rees, and Brandon Zech talk about what the recent postponement of a show of works by Philip Guston says about museums and culture today. 

Christopher Blay and Bernardo Vallarino discuss Vallarino's work, which addresses the hollow sentiments of “Thoughts and Prayers” in the face of violence in society.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the implications of closures of a blue-chip London gallery and a storied NYC nonprofit, and tackle recent vandalism at three German museums.

Christopher Blay and Christina Rees discuss how a recent national report about culturally vibrant cities, which only counted one Texas region among its top 40 places, impacts about ideas of the state and its artists.

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the art world's (still nascent) use of virtual and augmented reality, how VR undercuts traditional art experiences, and its real potential in the hands of artists. 

Christina Rees and Brandon Zech discuss the good, the bad, and the future of in-person art fairs.