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Unframed Podcast

Unframed is a podcast exploring the contemporary arts in South Africa. Through conversations with visual arts professionals - including artists, curators, gallerists, writers, collectors - we hope to gain inspiration and insight into the industry and people’s careers. The series is hosted by Anthea Pokroy, a Johannesburg-based artist, photographer and founder of Assemblage.
Weekly English South Africa Visual Arts
33 Episodes
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S03 E13 / Interview: 'Latitudes Online' with Lucy MacGarry

In this episode, I chat with Lucy MacGarry - independent curator, arts advisor and Co-Director of Latitudes Online: a new online marketplace for contemporary art from Africa. In September 2019, MacGarry launched Latitudes Art Fair at Sandton City with partners Roberta Coci, Makgati Molebatsi, Nokwazi Zimu and Anthea Buys. Prior…
23 Jul 2020 44 min

S03 E12 / Interview: 'Digital Arts & Mixed Reality' with Brooklyn J. Pakathi

In this episode, I chat with new media artist and independent curator Brooklyn J. Pakathi. Brooklyn J explores the relationships we manifest with technologies, and through his practice, examines the formations of, enactments with and responses to those manifestations. Working within the fields of mixed realities at Johannesburg's TMRW, his…
9 Jul 2020 56 min

S03 E11 / Talk: 'Surviving Creatively' with VANSA Covid-19 Perspectives

In this episode, we listen to an online panel discussion hosted by VANSA, the Visual Arts Network of South Africa. At the beginning of June, VANSA hosted an online dialogue with arts practitioners whose practices span various disciplines. They shared their thoughts and experiences of this moment, their reflections on…
2 Jul 2020 1 hr 28 min

S03 E10 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Banele Khoza

In this episode, I chat with Banele Khoza about his artistic and curatorial practice. This is the final episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we, in South Africa enter Level 3 of…
4 Jun 2020 59 min

S03 E09 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Carly Whitaker

In this episode, I chat with Carly Whitaker about her artistic, curatorial and research practice. This is the 6th episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we…
28 May 2020 47 min

S03 E08 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Phumulani Ntuli

In this episode, I chat with Phumulani Ntuli about his artistic practice. This is the 5th episode in a series on Unframed called “Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to…
14 May 2020 53 min

S03 E07 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Sandile Radebe

In this episode, I chat with Sandile Radebe about his artistic practice. This is the 4th episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to…
6 May 2020 42 min

S03 E06 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Mmabatho Grace Mokalapa

In this episode, I chat with Mmbatho Grace Mokalapa about her artistic practice. This is the third episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing…
28 Apr 2020 38 min

S03 E05 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Chloë Reid

This is the second episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art…
23 Apr 2020 42 min

S03 E04 / Interview: 'Artists in Isolation' with Io Makandal

This is the first episode in a series on Unframed called "Artists in Isolation” which profiles South African artists during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are living through unprecedented times, where we are needing to find new ways of connecting with each other and the broader art…
20 Apr 2020 33 min

S03 E02 / Talk: 'The Quest for Sustainable Art Platforms' at Cape Town Art Fair

The panel examines the current and possible future model of art platforms and institutional spaces as self-sustainable entities. Challenges around sustainability for art platforms are well theorized and yet remains a question that most non-commercial entities grapple with. Competing for the same shrinking pot of funds and maintaining the intellectual…
31 Mar 2020 1 hr 14 min

S03 E01 / Talk: ‘Museums in the 21st Century’ at Cape Town Art Fair

Traditionally art museums have functioned as a sanctuary, a place for meditation whilst also offering education. They have also been a cultural resource contributing to the economic engine that has strengthened local businesses through cultural tourism. In recent years, this model of museums as a shrine to history has been…
24 Mar 2020 1 hr 12 min

S02 E09 / Interview: '9 Years of Assemblage' with Louise van der Bijl

Episode 19 is a very special and important one to me - with my friend and colleague Louise van Der Bijl. In 2010, Louise and I co-founded Assemblage, a non-profit artist-run organisation, which aimed to provide support, education and networks for emerging artists. After 9 years of hosting many workshops,…
30 Oct 2019 58 min

S02 E06 / Talk: Sam Nhlengethwa & William Kentridge at Wits Art Museum

This episode is a talk that I recorded at the Wits Art Museum in July 2019, between two prolific South African artists, Sam Nhlengethwa and William Kentridge, over the time that Sam’s print retrospective was displayed at WAM. This talk continues from a previous conversation between the two last year…
26 Sep 2019 1 hr 13 min

S02 E05 / Interview: 'The Artist Interview' with Joost Bosland

In this episode, I interview one of the directors of Stevenson Gallery, Joost Bosland. We speak about the role of art criticism internationally and in South Africa, primarily focussed on his research about the 'artist interview' as a form or genre in art criticism. Can the artist interview offer a…
23 Sep 2019 40 min

S02 E04 / Talk: 'Collectives & Sustainability' at Turbine Art Fair 2019

This episode is the third of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019. Title: "Concerning Us: On collective sustainability" Panel discussion with Blaque INQ Contemporaries (Kamogelo Masemola), Danger Gevaar Ingozi Studio (Chad Codeiro), Free State Collective (Karen Brusch), moderated by Aysha Waja (curator) This panel will explore how artist collectives can be sustained and…
18 Sep 2019 1 hr 06 min

S02 E03 / Talk: 'Queering Representation' at Turbine Art Fair 2019

This episode is the second of 4 talks recorded at Turbine Art Fair 2019. Title: "There are No Lines Here: Queering visibility and representation" Panel discussion with Jody Brand (artist), Evaan Ferreira (artist), Umlilo (musician), moderated by Keval Harie (Director: Gay and Lesbian Archive GALA) The panelists in this discussion…
10 Sep 2019 56 min
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