Seeing Is Forgetting with Jason Bailer Losh

Leah speaks about her book Vanishing Twins and the process of writing the memoir. We discuss connections through shared experience, identifying gender roles, and the process of discovering individual identity while having a successful relationship with your partner. "How does a young couple make room for their individual desires, their evolving selfhoods, and their artistic ambitions while building a life together?"

In one of the most in-depth conversations detailing an artist’s studio practice I've recorded to date, Ethan and I discuss both the methods and mindset that go into developing a complete body of artwork.

Andrianna speaks in-depth about her writing and curatorial practice. We discuss the lack of representation of marginalized groups and individuals within art history; and rethinking curatorial narratives around artists and producers. And the importance of community and conversation within the art world.

Amir and I discuss how issues of identity manifest in his painting and daily life, his family's immigration into the United States from Iran, as well as running a successful studio and surviving as an artist.

Dave and I discuss issues of appropriation in art, making ends meet as a full time artist, support systems artists build to survive the ups and downs of the art market, living with addiction and achieving sobriety.

Jason speaks about his childhood and adolescence leading him into the world of graffiti and art. We discuss the importance of community, aspects of commodity within the art world, and how the value systems of our society have the potential to disenfranchise artists.

Anna speaks about the various directions her practice has taken over the last twenty years, understanding her place within the work, and realizing that her goal wasn't just to show in a gallery space or an art fair. We talk about the influence that peers and mentors can have on an artist as one's career extends over a period of time.

Waraire and I discuss how perseverance, family and friends have helped him build a business. We also speak to the role fashion plays in helping individuals represent themselves and attain their goals in life.

Michael and I discuss music, the Midwest, and his path to opening and closing a gallery in Los Angeles. He goes into detail about the highs and lows of running a gallery as well as why he decided to eventually close the space.

Lauren speaks about the five years of running Public Fiction as an exhibition space in Los Angeles, as well as the on-going print publication of the same name; her collaborations with institutions, curators, and artists; and what it means for the exhibition to be treated as a medium.

B. Wurtz speaks about his life as an artist growing up in California and moving to New York in the 1980's. We discuss the relationship of his artwork to pop art, surrealism, and conceptual art as well as how to understand when a piece is complete. After having his first institutional retrospective in Europe he shares how he's preparing for his first U.S. museum retrospective at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Adrienne and I speak about her role as a television producer and how she navigates the business. We talk about family and finding a place between work and happiness, and making difficult choices that have long term effects.

Luis talks about his past work in theater and discusses his current role as a partner and executive producer at Butcher Bird Studios focusing on film and television. The final part of our conversation is entirely devoted to the medium of Virtual Reality and how it plays a role in media today as well as art.

Karl discusses issues of creating narratives and dialogues between the personal and social aspects of life, challenging the expectations of an audience, and how he navigates the business side of the art world.

Christina speaks about life as a stand-up comedian after coming from the art world, parallels between writing for comedy and writing for art, and how good comedic material provides flexibility so the audience can engage.

Janet speaks about the living archive of the Martha Graham Dance Company and its evolving legacy, keeping new classics relevant for a contemporary audience, and engaging a new generation in collaboration.

This special five part series has been commissioned by Flag Art Foundation for their exhibition "The Times". The exhibition uses The New York Times as its point of departure and features over 80 artists, artist duos, and collectives who use the "paper of record" to address and reframe issues that impact our everyday lives. These interviews are with current and former editors and writers who speak about their experiences working for The New York Times, including David Colman, contributing...

This special five part series has been commissioned by Flag Art Foundation for their exhibition "The Times". The exhibition uses The New York Times as its point of departure and features over 80 artists, artist duos, and collectives who use the "paper of record" to address and reframe issues that impact our everyday lives. These interviews are with current and former editors and writers who speak about their experiences working for The New York Times, including David Colman, contributing...

This special five part series has been commissioned by Flag Art Foundation for their exhibition "The Times". The exhibition uses The New York Times as its point of departure and features over 80 artists, artist duos, and collectives who use the "paper of record" to address and reframe issues that impact our everyday lives. These interviews are with current and former editors and writers who speak about their experiences working for The New York Times, including David Colman, contributing...

This special five part series has been commissioned by Flag Art Foundation for their exhibition "The Times". The exhibition uses The New York Times as its point of departure and features over 80 artists, artist duos, and collectives who use the "paper of record" to address and reframe issues that impact our everyday lives. These interviews are with current and former editors and writers who speak about their experiences working for The New York Times, including David Colman, contributing...