Out There Atlanta

Jason Kofke is an Atlanta-based artist whose background is in printmaking, which he combines with old media and technologies to create precise drawings referencing recent history. Kofke’s work takes him all over the world. Most recently, he did a residency in the Arctic circle. Listen to the podcast to hear about his experiences. 

Topics include: screening Soviet films in the Arctic, getting away from the political, and working in collaboration with other artists. 

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 Out There Atlanta is sponsored by BurnAway.org, an online art magazine for engaged dialogue about the arts.

Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

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In the Arctic 

Jason Kofke.

“Always Do Your Best (Blue),” pen on school paper, 8.5x11, 2012

“1969,” photopolymer etching, 22x15, 2012

All images courtesy of Jason Kofke.

Jody Fausett is an Atlanta-based photographer whose work primarily features his family in their homes, which he transforms into dark, surreal settings. Fausett grew up in North Georgia, went to school in Atlanta, and spent many years living in New York and shooting commercial and fashion photography. Throughout it all, Fausett has been continually drawn back to his family as his primary subjects. 

Topics include: the Nexus biennial, working in a NYC design studio, Fausett’s book “Second Place,” and paying the bills. 

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Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

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“Wake Up Alive” from series “Snake Eyes,” 2008

“Red” from series “Unfinished Business,” 2011

“Pale Pink” from the series “Million Years,” 2013

Photo of Jody by Bret Busch

All images courtesy of Jody Fausett

In early January, Kristin Juarez and Karen Tauches started a curatorial project titled the Sunday Art Salon. Hosted at Tauches’s home in Cabbagetown the last Sunday of every month, these themed events feature art installations, readings, and discussions surrounding a theme. These events have transformed Tauches’s home into an experimental space, and the concept itself continues to evolve. Listen to the interview to find out more!

Topics include: Land art, curatorial spaces in Atlanta (or lack thereof), art thinking, and the benefits and detriments of curating at home.

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Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

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Composite image of neon, videos, and found prints presented for  #2 Light and Land.

Kristin Juarez and Karen Tauches

 Images provided by Kristin Juarez and Karen Tauches.

For this week’s OTA we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled audio with a transcribed interview between OTA host Lilly Lampe and the High Museum’s assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, Lily Siegel. Head over to BurnAway.org to read about her curatorial background and experiences in Chicago and Los Angeles, and give this Atlanta-transplant a hearty welcome to town!

Out There Atlanta is sponsored by BurnAway.org, an online art magazine for engaged dialogue about the arts.

Julia Fenton is, in her own words, an artist, retired curator, retired arts administrator, and gardener. At 76 years old she’s been a founding member, editor, and director of many of the organizations dear to the Atlanta arts scene, including what are now Art Papers and the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. In this special, 1 1/2 hour podcast (stream-able in 2 parts on BurnAway.org) she describes the shock of “The Feminine Mystique,” the trials of being an ambitious woman in the 70’s, and her experiences and lessons learned in her career. What you’re about to hear is, according to Julia, “history you’re probably not aware of; this is artists taking control of their lives.”

In Part 1: From Mississippi to Princeton to Atlanta: details of her early practice, student days at the Atlanta College of Art, and founding the Contemporary Art Southeast Magazine and the Atlanta Art Workers Coalition

In Part 2: Curating, the ‘96 Olympics, grief, and a return to Atlanta: the evolution of Nexus into the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, directing Chastain Gallery and Spruill, and getting back into her practice in her 60’s after the death of her husband.

As Julia says, “My life is anecdotal and serendipitous.”

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Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

“Trench,” 2001, mixed mediums with gold, silver, copper, wax and blood.

“Untitled,” 2006, mixed mediums with mannequin, toy soldiers, miniature dolls, valentine candy.

“Untitled,” 2006, detail.

“Untitled,” 2003. From solo exhibition “Devices and Desires.”  Mixed mediums with maribou feathers

Julia Fenton.

all images courtesy of Julia A. Fenton

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Faith McClure is an Atlanta artist, educator, academic administrator, writer… the list goes on! She’s involved in several aspects of the arts, all of which serve to inform her practice and keep her curious mind active and engaged with the community. Her practice navigates printmaking and painting, and her work is informed by extensive travels in India. Listen to the podcast to learn about her experiences.

Topics include: graduate school, her time in New York, and watching art departments in Atlanta close.

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Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

“Where are the Feasts We Were Promised?” 2012, mixed media on paper

“Where are the Feasts We Were Promised?” detail

“Excavating the Road Beneath Us,” 2012, oil on paper

all images courtesy of Faith McClure

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Jonathan Bouknight is an artist based in Atlanta. This year he ends his tenure at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Studio Program. Over the five years that he’s been at the Contemporary, his work has evolved from photography into video work, with some painting on the side. Check out the podcast to hear about his practice, and some of his biggest works and exhibitions from the past few years.

Topics include: Using friends and family in your work, balancing attention spans and the concept in video art, the Whitney Biennial, Susan Sontag, and Jonathan’s favorite studio visitor ever.

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Music for this podcast was provided by M.S.I.F.

Jonathan, photo taken by Stephanie Pharr

Nails & Buttons, 2011, Video Still from Digital Video, Length: 23min, looped.

Forever Young, 2010-2011, Video Still from Digital Video, Length: 7min 30sec, looped. (Watch a teaser on Jonathan’s site here)

A Man Explores His Face (Black), 2012, 18”x22”, Acrylic on Paper.

 All images courtesy of Jonathan Bouknight

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