An economic and political system that favors private ownership, capitalism has sparked some profoundly creative pushback. In abandoned bank buildings, failed urban development projects and public squares, we discover artists and their communities in the U.S., Western Europe, South America, and Greece taking on the challenge—as whistleblowers, catalysts, educators, moneymakers, evangelicals, and documentarians.
For our Playlist series, Miami-based artist Eddie Arroyo introduces The Art of Capitalism episode from 2018. Listen to find out what art has to say about our careening global economy.
Today, capitalism, also known as “the free market,” is linked to trade wars, massive student debt, entire countries going bankrupt, burgeoning virtual currencies and coded…
Thank You for Listening! Here are the TOP FIVE Fresh Art International audio programs of 2017! In these conversations, we talk about feminist art, the history of current global…
In 2017, we stop to explore Berlin during a six-week European field expedition. Roving the city from center to fringe, we record the sounds of…
With local artists, curators, musicians and djs, we discover new art spaces and cafes, parks and pop-up cinemas in Berlin! This time, our home base…
6 weeks + 5 countries + 9 cities + 595 art encounters On this exciting field expedition, we’ll transport you to Venice, Italy, Athens, Greece,…
In Berlin, contemporary art collector Erika Hoffmann talks about her love for artists who question traditional forms and take the risk of inventing new genres. For…
In Berlin, Cathy Byrd meets German artist Agnes Meyer-Brandis in the control tower of Tempelhof, an abandoned airport at the edge of the city, to…
Photos of Berlin, taken during Cathy Byrd’s October 2012 residency and Links to related Fresh Talk episodes. More to come! See one of Luci Westphal’s…
