Artblog Radio

Roberta and Libby interview Derek Frech, Joe Lacina and Daniel Wallace of Extra Extra gallery in this 13-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Claes Gabriel (Claes is pronounced "Clays") makes bright-colored totemic shapes from stretched canvas over wood armatures.  The works show the artist's attention to detail in crafting and painting.  The artist, who was born in Port au Prince, Haiti in 1977  is not making "black art" but rather painting his feelings, he says.  He's the son of a famous Haitian artist, Jacques Gabriel, and yes, he was named after Claes Oldenburg.  Claes came to the US in 1989 and studied at Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA 1999) and while right now he's in Philadelphia, his long-range plans involve living in Europe.

Roberta and Libby interview Artist Michael Konrad in this 10-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

This episode of Artblog Radio sponsored by Locks Gallery Jennie Thwing‘s whimsical stop-action animations have tickled our visual funnybone for years — at the same time that they’ve made us think about issues like the environment and our culture of waste.  The artist and educator (she teaches at Rowan University in New Jersey) is also […]

Roberta and Libby interview Carl Marin in this 12-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Our series sponsor is Fleisher Art Memorial. Locks Gallery is our episode sponsor. Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz have amassed an extraordinary art collection of work by self-taught artists like James Castle, Martin Ramirez, William Edmondson and many more. The Bonovitzes — Jill is a respected ceramic artist and Sheldon Bonovitz is a lawyer and emeritus […]

Libby and Roberta talk with artist/printmaker/educator, Amze Emmons, about the 50-artist exhibition he organized at Space 1026, called Refugee Reading Room. We find his works, which show depopulated and downtrodden urban spaces drenched in pastel shades suitable for Valentine's Day "I love you" hearts to be more pertinent each day. The 12-minute podcast will fly by with all the amazing, smart things Amze says.

Roberta and Libby interview photographer Daniel Traub in this 14-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Jayson Musson talks with Libby and Roberta about his viral videos on YouTube, featuring his snarky Hip Hop alter-ego, Hennessy Youngman; about his rap band, Plastic Little, and about making art about race and power in an art world dominated mostly by white men. The interview is 13:43 minutes long.

Roberta and Libby interview Leah Bailis in this 12-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Roberta and Libby interview Angel O about life after art school in this 10-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Kristen Neville Taylor talks about her glass art, which references digital technology. She also curated a show "Landscape Techne" which presents technology-influenced or tech-immersed landscapes. Taylor is a co-founder of Little Berlin, and she talks about creating that community and why she felt the need for it.

Roberta and Libby interview John Caperton in this 10-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Roberta and Libby interview Rachel and Trevor Reese of Possible Press as well as David Dempewolf and Yuka Yokayama of Machete in this 15-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Roberta and Libby interview Man Bartlett in this 15-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Libby and Roberta speak with performance artist and puppeteer Leslie Rogers in this 12-minute podcast interview.

Roberta and Libby interview Dennis Scholl in this 15-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.

Diedra Krieger is an artist whose work merges public art and science, especially when it comes to sustainability and the environment. This 9-minute audio podcast was recorded in Chinatown at Vietnam Palace restaurant.

In September, 2010, Libby and Roberta visited Steven and Billy Dufala in Steven's studio in the 319 N. 11th St. building. In a wide ranging (and quite humorous) talk, the brothers talk about their separate and joined art-making; about growing up "free range" with lots of imaginative play in their South New Jersey home. They talk about competition and collaboration and their history of making music. The interview is 14:19 minutes in length.

Roberta and Libby interview curators Bob Cozzolino of PAFA and Sid Sachs of Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts about Philadelphia's murals in this 15-minute podcast for Artblog Radio.