Poetics of Place

Host Alastair Gordon talks to artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik about the activist roles they’re playing in their hometown of Sag Harbor, New York. Together with architect Lee Skolnick, they transformed an old Methodist church into a ground-breaking arts center, one that not only serves the community but honors the historic legacy of Sag Harbor. Host: Alastair Gordon Guest: ERIC FISCHL and April Gornik With Lee Snoknick (architect) The Poetics of Place podcast series is produced by ElectraCast Media (Mark Netter, Peter Rafelson and David Tausik) & Gordon de Vries Studio (Alastair Gordon and Barbara de Vries). An ElectraCast Production. THE CHURCH, SAG HARBOR https://www.thechurchsagharbor.org/ ERIC FISCHL http://www.ericfischl.com/ APRIL GORNIK https://www.aprilgornik.com/ LEE SKOLNICK https://www.skolnick.com/the-church ALASTAIR JAMES GORDON https://alastairgordonwalltowall.com/ GORDON DE VRIES STUDIO https://www.gordondevriesstudio.com/ SAG HARBOR CINEMA https://sagharborcinema.org/ ELECTRACAST MEDIA https://electracast.com/

Alastair Gordon talks to legendary fashion designer Calvin Klein about creating a Hamptons beach house for himself. Calvin describes the long and painstaking process of collaboration he went through to create his own minimalist sanctuary on a sweeping ocean-front property in Southampton, NY. In the process, he treated every surface and material with the same intense attention to detail he used in his collections. As Calvin says in the podcast, “If I hadn’t been a fashion designer, I would have become an architect.” Host: Alastair Gordon Guest: Calvin Klein With Edwina Von Gal (landscape designer), Fred Stelle (architect), and Michael Lomont (architect). The Poetics of Place podcast series is produced by ElectraCast Media & Gordon de Vries Studio (Peter Rafelson, Mark Netter, Alastair Gordon, Barbara de Vries) with cultural co-sponsor Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY. An ElectraCast podcast. Visit Guild Hall. Visit Poetics of Place at ElectraCast. Visit Gordon de Vries Studio. Learn more about ElectraCast Media.

Alastair talks to architect Teddy Cruz and political scientist Fonna Forman about an innovative live-work cooperative they designed for homeless refugees in Tijuana, Mexico. An ElectraCast podcast. Visit Poetics of Place at ElectraCast. Visit Gordon de Vries Studio Learn more about ElectraCast Media.

Host Alastair Gordon explores the healing impact of good design in an increasingly complex and troubled world. He conducts spirited, in-depth interviews with some of the leading figures in the world of design, art, architecture and environmental awareness. Alastair is an award-winning critic, curator and author who has written for many publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest. "Gordon's eye for the convergence of art, architecture and commerce is unerring." - Publisher’s Weekly. An ElectraCast podcast. Visit Poetics of Place at ElectraCast. Visit Gordon de Vries Studio Learn more about ElectraCast Media.