Fresh Art International

Series produced by Cathy Byrd

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Curator Cathy Byrd hosts the Fresh Art International podcast featuring conversations with contemporary artists, curators, architects, and filmmakers from the center and fringe of art scenes around the world.

Fresh Art International with curator Cathy Byrd features more than 200 episodes recorded with artists, curators, architects, and filmmakers from around the world. Professionally scripted and edited, episodes range in length from 8 to 20 minutes. Subscribe to this signature audio podcast on FreshArtInternational.com, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Android, I Heart Radio, and SoundCloud.


209 Pieces

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Caption: Maria Alyokhina, Credit: Belarus Free Theater
Maria Alyokhina talks about political art, Pussy Riot, Hannah Arendt, and working with Belarus Free Theatre.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 06:53
Caption: Amy Sherald, Credit: moniquemeloche gallery
Fresh Art International presents a live podcast event with American artist AmySherald at moniquemeloche gallery in Chicago.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 15:55
Caption: Glexis Novoa, El Vacio, Credit: Glexis Novoa
Cuban artist Glexis Novoa Explores Cuba's Past and Present Inside the Ruins of an Abandoned Building During the 12th Havana Biennial

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 06:01
Caption: Ola Kolehmainen, Credit: Liro Mikkola
Finnish artist Ola Kolehmainen talks about his large-scale photographs of imperial Turkish architecture from the 16th century designed by the legen...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:54
Caption: Franky Cruz, Credit: Juan E. Cabrera
Artist Franky Cruz talks about how Miami, and the art space known as Spinello Projects, became the laboratory for his creation of Sistema, an uncom...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 08:31
Caption: Sanford Biggers, Credit: Alexander Stein
American artist Sanford Biggers talks about what inspires him to radically alter old quilts and African sculptures.

  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 10:13
Caption: Yvette Mutumba and Julia Grosse, Credit: Bejamin Renter
Yvette Mutumba and Julia Grosse talk about how Contemporary And, the international online art platform they launched three years ago, led to the in...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 09:55
Caption: Creative Mornings Miami
Cathy Byrd talks about change as a creative opportunity when she makes an appearance at Creative Mornings/Miami.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 09:38
Caption: Athi Patra Ruga, Credit: What If The World Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
South African artist Athi Patra Ruga talks about his performance series titled The Future White Women of Azania.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 10:36
Caption: Rachel Armstrong, Credit: Robert Styblo
Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture, talks about the IDEA Laboratory in Venice, Italy.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 10:23
Caption: Hattie Mae Williams
American dancer and choreographer Hattie Mae Williams talks about how she designed and produced a dance film inside the abandoned Miami Marine Stad...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 07:17
Caption: Akosua Adoma Owusu, Credit: Courtesy of the artist
Akosua Adoma Owusu, an American filmmaker of Ghanaian descent, talks about her film Kwaku Ananse.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 07:38
Caption: The Origin Story
Curator Cathy Byrd and architecture historian Sarah Rovang talk about the origins of Fresh Art International.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Laurie Anderson and Lolabelle, Credit: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times
Artist Laurie Anderson talks about her new film Heart of a Dog.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2015
  • Length: 07:19
Caption: Ali Güreli, Credit: tourismlifeinturkey.com
Turkish art collector and hotelier Ali Güreli talks about the evolution of Contemporary Istanbul, an international contemporary art fair.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:29
Caption: Oliver Beer, Credit: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropec
British artist Oliver Beer explores the acoustical character of Kilic Ali Pasa Hamam, a historical Turkish bath, with a small group of local young ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
Caption: Felipe Dulzaides album cover
Cuban artist Felipe Dulzaides talks about the multi-media installation he created in memory of his musician father for the 12th Havana Biennial.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 08:09
Caption: Polish Opera Performance of Halka/Haiti
Artist Joanna Malinowska talks about Halka/Haiti, the panoramic film project she and her partner CT Jasper produced for the Polish Pavilion at the ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 09:37
Caption: Brother Marc Chauveau and Anish Kapoor, Credit: Ste Marie de la Tourette, France
Anish Kapoor talks about his two sculpture exhibitions in France this year.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 09:28
Caption: U.S. Route 1, Florida Keys, Credit: via Beachside Resident
About The Studios of Key West international residency programs for artists, writers, and musicians, with director Jed Dodds, and residents Josie Si...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:11