What’s My Thesis?
Every week, artists teach Javier Proenza.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 273
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
113. Landscapes of the Post-Industrial Midwest - Kale
Artist Kale talks about the political context of midwestern landscapes, and how they represent an late stage capitalist aesthetic, before we get into a thoughtful discussion about the challenges of b…
112. Treasure Hunt For Ordinary Things - Deirdre Colgan Jones
What's my Thesis? is a visual art podcast.
Artist Deidre Colgan Jones talks about living in different American cities as an Irish woman from Dublin, before we discuss the decision making process I we…
111. Still Life - Annie Compean
Artist Annie Compean talks about her obsession with collecting and arranging objects to paint, while taking us on a visual tour of her practice, from influences, to current work
110. When Stuffed Animals Attack - Adrienne Sacks
Artist Adrienne Sacks talks about cuteness as a capitalist aesthetic, and worries she is the only one seeing it everywhere she goes.
109. The Biden Years
This week I break down the first months of the Biden Era. It's not off to a great start.
108. Island of Banished Daughters - Elin Karlsson
Drawing inspiration from Pandataria, an island where Roman Emperors banished their daughters, artist Elin Karlsson describes how she writes fiction to support her visual art practice, and get a deepe…
107. Latinx Futurism - Michael Anthony Garcia
Artist, and co host of El Puente Podcast Michael, Anthony Garcia talks about the influence science fiction has on his art practice, and the importance of making a conscious effort to envision positiv…
106. Rooted in Horticulture - Surge Witrön
Artist Surge Witrön and I go on a range of side tangents as we discuss his early interest in horticulture.
105. The Fight Against Gentrification - Lincoln Heights Intel
An Anonymous representative of Lincoln Heights Intel details the fight against USC, the City of Los Angeles, and luxury apartments built on Toxic super fund sights.
104. Painting Bad - Sofia Heftersmith
Artist Sofia Heftersmith talks about the freedom she feels when she sets out with the intention of making a bad painting.
103. Mad Science - Michelle L Morby
Artist Michelle Morby talks about her interest in setting up interactions, the roll science plays in her practice and how she started a zoo to connect with people during covid quarantine. We then deb…
102. Flag Design - Cristina Victor
Artist Cristina Victor talks about her experiences in the world of vexillology (flag design) as the vibe gets super cuban. Scarface, Communism, Spies, and Republicans, we get into what it's like to b…
101. Hair - Chelsea Flowers
Artist Chelsea Flowers does her hair while we talk.
100. Metal Leaf - Dawn Okoro
Artist Dawn Okoro breaks down her use of metal leafs, like gold and copper, in her painting, and how she uses it to elevate and obscure her subject matter.
98. The Role Imagination Plays in Building Identities and Traditions - Tsz Kam
This audio only episode is available on YouTube
96. Kidnapping Artisans - EJ Son
Artist EJ Son and I compare the Australian and American government's response to covid 19 before getting into the complicated relationship between Japanese and Korean culture, and her quest to make a…