Podvant Garde

Katrina and Andrea are back after a hiatus that was a little longer than any of us expected. Saying goodbye with one more Art News episode about AI, apologies, and capitalism in the art world.

A quick update from ⅔ of the OG Podvant Garde team. Jordan is leaving the pod, but not our hearts. Go back and listen to her Rothko episode if you’ll miss her as much as we will and follow her at @gooneybirdcrafts on Instagram. If you’d like to send her some love or encouraging words for the art future, our P.O. Box is below. Podvant GardeP.O. Box 366South Pasadena, CA 91031

Katrina went full fan girl for her birthday episode! Listen to her regale Andrea and our SPECIAL GUEST, the hilarious Paige Wesley (Cult Podcast, Horror Virgin, Romancing the Pod), with stories of the life and times of Nan Goldin. To learn more about Nan’s organization, P.A.I.N. https://www.instagram.com/sacklerpain/?hl=en P.O. Box information because Andrea’s weed gummy hit at the end of the recording. Podvant Garde P.O. Box 366 South Pasadena, CA 91031 If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras!https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

More Kara, less Katrina yelling! Jordan continues her episode(s) on artist, Kara Walker. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras!https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

If this episode was a book, North Dakota would try to ban it. Discussing race relations in America with Jordan as she tells us about the life and art of Kara Walker. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras!https://www.patreon.com/podvantgardeSources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

Starting Black History Month with a life story that we should probably already know from history class. Katrina tells us a little more about history-making sculptor, Edmonia Wildfire Lewis. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

If only every female artist’s story sounded like this one. We’re closing out the year on a happy note with Jordan and the feel-good story of Rachel Ruysch. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

Is your Spousal Plagiarism Alarm going off? It must be this episode! Sit back and listen as Andrea tells us the story of Margaret and Walter Keane. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! (We just uploaded two new ones that are especially fun.) https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

Katrina shares the life story of artist and one-woman firing squad, Niki de Saint Phalle. Listen as the ladies discuss womanhood and the assumed responsibilities of parenting within the context of Niki’s fantastical and sometimes troubling world. Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde

Love triangles, larger than life structures and celebrity cameos…this episode is more exciting than a summer on an artist commune. Katrina is back with a second helping of Niki de Saint Phalle. Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde

You’re going to love this episode from its decapitated mythical head to it’s erotically hair intertwined toes. Jordan shares with us a few of her favorite renditions of the heartthrob of art subjects, David. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde

Our most legit episode to date. Andrea gives us a window into the life of Korean artist, feminist trailblazer and honest mother, Na Hyeseok. Thank you to Dr. James Hilmer for his extensive help researching this episode! If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde

Katrina is coming in hot with an episode on performance artist and photographer, Lorraine O’Grady. Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Click here to see Lorraine O’ Grady’s archive: https://lorraineogrady.com/ Click here to read Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity http://lorraineogrady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Lorraine-OGrady_Olympias-Maid-Reclaiming-Black-Female-Subjectivity1.pdf

Hello everyone! We wanted to share this as three women born in America who love art. Unplanned Parenthood, a project by artist Michelle Hartney breathes life into the voices of Pre-Roe v Wade women and offers a dark foreshadowing for our own futures. We love you and we stand in solidarity with you in this fight for bodily autonomy. Please consider participating in the project here: https://www.michellehartney.com/unplanned-parenthood There is more to his episode for Patreon members at www.patreon.com/podvantgarde but we felt like this chunk especially was too important not to share. Click here to listen to The Abortion Monologues on Private Parts Unknown https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abortion-monologues/id1154304419?i=1000548619823

Andrea brings us an episode about the artist whose work inspired this podcast! Listen as we laugh, cry, and riff together about the phenomenal Artemisia Gentileschi. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! (Heads up, these extras are about to get a major upgrade, so subscribe now.) https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

The ladies catch up and discuss their recent art endeavors and some weird eye stuff. See a virtual tour of Andrea’s show, Stratosphere : https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=PQGJhYu35Eb Shop Stratosphere pieces: https://www.vargallery.com/works-available-var-5th Learn more about Katrina’s experimental comedy show (next show July 2022): https://katrinasivad.com/tcip Shop Jordan’s Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GooneyBirdCrafts If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

Love, violence, Jay-Z…this episode has it all. This week Katrina tells us about Marina Abramović, who inspired her recent comedy show. Spoiler Alert for the 10 year-old documentary, The Artist is Present. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

This Art News episode contains some harsh truths. This week the ladies discuss workplace discrimination, lies about color, and some podcast updates you don’t want to miss. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

It’s the This Is Not A Show podcast crossover you’ve been waiting for! Tom Goss joins Andrea and Jordan for a special episode on Dada. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.

Jordan takes us into the world of art nouveau with an episode paying homage to the legacy of the McDonald sisters. If you love Podvant Garde consider becoming a member of our Patron for extras! https://www.patreon.com/podvantgarde Sources available upon request at podvantgarde@gmail.com.