The Cultural Advisor to the Mayor explains her reasons for travelling out to the Middle East and promoting a London festival. This interview was recorded at the March Meeting, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Art Monthly Talk Show July 13th, 2012
Maria Walsh discusses her reviews of Jo Spence at SPACE and Studio Voltaire, London and Emily Roysdon’s on line performance from Tate Modern with Cherry Smythe who discusses her reviews of Nancy Holt at Haunch of Venison, London and Mikhail Karikis: SeaWomen an immersive film installation at Wapping Project.
Art Monthly Talk Show on Resonance104.4 FM, 8th June 2012
The programme is hosted by Matt Hale who has worked at Art Monthly since 1991.
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Six Pillars – The Experimental Film Society, Ireland
Rouzbeh Rashidi, founder of The Experimental Film Society visits the ResonanceFM studios from Ireland to discuss his influences, his own films with titles such as ‘Bipedality’ and working various forms – even toy Barbie cameras! Rouzbeh was taking part in London’s The Underground Film Festival.
This show was originally broadcast on 13th Dec 2010.
Six Pillars – Shallow Water, Deep Skin
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Still: political activist and entomologist Shahin Nawai in 'Shallow Water, Deep Skin'
Nooshin Farhid, video artist, whose solo show Shallow Water, Deep Skin is now running at East London’s The Agency Gallery discusses her work and process with us back in 2008. Over the years Farhid has co-curated a number of exhibitions including “Use this Kind of Sky” and has exhibited the world over gathering together a considerable body of work and lengthy resumé.
Farhid’s videos employ different subjects and scenarios that thread together with a connecting sense of agitation and grit. We discuss her interests and how Fahid’s ideas form which interestingly harks back to her own experiences as an immigrant settling in the UK. The unwillingness to settle for what is on offer, something that is evident in all her work, reflects Farhid’s views on the current state of society, politics and ideology. Though not overtly political, (for this inevitably enables privileged authority to manipulate the artist into the cul de sac of irrelevance), her work picks away at those daily familiar stabilising forces within the space of the everyday and also within contemporary art itself.
Farhid’s work, eclectic and conceptually nomadic, uses the camera as a notebook collecting fragments of random events and chance meetings that collectively question the incessant drive towards normality and conformity. Farhid appropriates other ‘dumbing’ forms of popular media: soaps, reality TV, Bollywood, MTV, raw material welded together in fragments, each one activating and qualifying its predecessor. This process produces a contemporary surreal space that re-presents the familiar in that which is astonishing and invites the viewer to reconsider. In her most recent work Shallow Water, Deep Skin, featuring political activist and entomologist Shahin Nawai in ‘Shallow Water, Deep Skin’ Farhid reaches the apex of her observations of the human disconnect by melding together the swarming world of nature and human kinds’ own busy, teeming concerns.
Most of all, Farhid turns out to be a quirky and humorous talent, who works as both artist and curator, resident and outsider. This interview was first broadcast from the ResonanceFM studios in 2008.
Six Pillars – Ebi
Ebi is one of Iran’s most foremost pop singers from the 70s, although his music has been banned there for many years. Listening to his unique, warm baritone voice, to his stirring ballads, it’s amazing to think that over 40 years ago Ebi was already a well-established star with fans all over the world.
Ebi left Iran two years before the ’79 Islamic Revolution after recording six hit albums, and continued to work in the US. Later, he recorded another 13 albums and is still performing at sold-out concerts at prestigious venues around the world including the Sydney Opera House and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center.
In 2010 Ebi played his only UK concert for years at the Royal Albert Hall to help support the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We recorded an interview with the man himself while he was in London. The song below, Tasmim, critiques the Iranian elections of 2009. The video features two glass bowls, one filled with worms the other cockroaches as a suggestive metaphor.
Free Lab Radio – Egyptian Lover!
An interview with the great electro-Pharaoh West Coast Pioneer. After an hour of his early 80s and 90s releases, we launch into an in-depth interview to discuss the rise of feminism, spirituality of music and the future for Egyptian Empire Records, his own label, reputed to be the first Afro-American record label. Tracks like Freak-a-holic, influenced by Kraftwerk, made Egyptian Lover one of the most notable producers and DJs of his time. Still performing with his 808 and decks, Egyptian Lover visits the UK for a one-off gig. Follow Free Lab Radio’s blog or more regular posts on Facebook
Six Pillars – Art & Patronage Summit 2012
Highlights f
rom the Art & Patronage Summit, London 2012. The A&P Summit was an invitation-only event for notable patrons, collectors, arts institution leaders, curators, academics, artists, diplomats and other influential players involved in culture of and for the greater Middle East, including Turkey, Iran and North Africa. Capitalising on the region’s current cultural vitality and socio-political momentum, the Summit aimed to enable both individuals and institutions to collaborate creatively in support of an emerging art scene.
The summit was held on January 12th at the British Museum and on the 13th at the Royal College of Art.
Frieze 2011 Clear Spot #2
Bik Van der Pol‘s Frieze Project, a ‘live’ literary scoreboard
A panel discussion with Gasworks Director Alessio Antoniolli , Camden Arts Centre Exhibitions Programmer Anne-Marie Watson, Director of The Museum of Everything Jeremy Brett and Alex Deyzac, Gallery Assistant at Mica Gallery. Chaired by Fari Bradley the discussion points range from the physical space of the Frieze to the misconceptions that have naturally grown up around the Frieze itself. Originally broadcast in October 2011 from Resonance104.4FM studios in London.
Thanks to Sabine Schereck for the vox pops.
Angry of Islington: Episode 1
Angry of Islington -the London no cuts podcast and radio show.
Hosted by IHOOPS (Islington Hands Off Our Public Services), Angry of Islington brings you a regular round up from the Anti-Cuts movement in Islington and beyond.
Featuring interviews with UCU activists Mark Campbell and Rob Murthwaite, health news from Rachel Eborell, a live report from the Block the (Westminster) Bridge/Block the Bill demo and music from Sunnie Day.
Presented by Steve Parry and Sinead Kirwan.
Originally Broadcast on Sunday 9th October 2011
Six Pillars – Entee aka Sarmastian
Our interview with new producer Entee aka Sarmastian, who visited the studios in July 2011. Here we sample some of his tracks and detail the rap/singing/remix competition open until August for any budding musicians out there who want some air time on 104.4FM