Entry Points Ep. 6 - Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Divya Rao Heffley

Entry Points Ep. 6 - Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Divya Rao Heffley

Author: Miller Institute for Contemporary Art at Carnegie Mellon University March 29, 2023 Duration: 28:54
Photo credit: Lindsay Dill, 2021 Ginger Brooks Takahashi is a transdisciplinary artist and educator working with installation, performance, and site-responsive works to examine our relationships to the mediums that connect us—an extension of feminist and queer praxis. Divya Rao Heffley is an arts professional with over twenty years of experience in public art, museums, art and architectural history, and programming. As the Associate Director for the Office for Public Art, Divya works with artists and communities on temporary public art residencies and commissions that address a range of contemporary issues, seeking to foster justice and equity in public spaces.

There's a conversation happening just beyond the gallery wall, a space where ideas behind the art are unpacked and examined. Entry Points, from the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art at Carnegie Mellon University, opens that door. Each episode delves into the practices and processes of today's most compelling artists, curators, and thinkers, moving from the finished work back to its initial spark. You'll hear intimate studio conversations, discussions about the challenges of mounting complex exhibitions, and reflections on how contemporary art engages with our current moment. This isn't a narrated tour but a series of genuine dialogues that reveal the questions driving creative work today. The audio becomes an extension of the Institute's mission, offering a deeper, more personal dimension to the exhibitions on view. Tune in to find the conceptual threads connecting diverse mediums and perspectives, discovering how a single idea can branch into countless forms. This podcast serves as an auditory companion to the vibrant life of a university art institute, providing context, curiosity, and a direct line to the voices shaping what we see.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 9

Entry Points
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Entry Points Ep. 9 - Jessica Stockholder [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:56
Entry Points Ep. 9 - Jessica Stockholder Jessica Stockholder lives and works in Chicago, IL where she teaches at the University of Chicago. Stockholder’s works sit at the intersection of painting with sculpture and often…
Entry Points Ep. 8 - Dawn Lundy Martin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:00
Entry Points Ep. 8 - Dawn Lundy Martin Dawn Lundy Martin is an American poet and essayist whose current creative-scholarly work operates at the intersection of experimental poetics, video installation, and performance. S…
Entry Points Ep. 7 - Theodossis Issaias [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:47
Entry Points Ep. 7 - Theodossis Issaias Theo is an architect, educator, and founding member of Fatura Collaborative. He is Associate Curator at the Heinz Architectural Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art and visiting fa…
Entry Points — Jon Rubin and Alisha Wormsley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:13
CMU School of Art faculty Alisha Wormsley and Jon Rubin talk about the Last Billboard and the text that sparked public controversy in Pittsburgh. http://miller-ica.cmu.edu music: Pittsburgh Modular
Entry Points — Carrie Schneider Reading Women [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:37
CMU alumna Carrie Schneider discusses the recent exhibition, Reading Women hosted at the Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University. http://miller-ica.cmu.edu/exhibitions/#past