Bad Art
Colin McLaughlin-Alcock and Mariel Gruszko
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Oh The Inhumanity: On A.I. Art. E14
Today we take on A.I. art. We discuss the following references: Duesterberg, James. 2023. “Neither Governed Nor Free.” Boston Review.…
“Relooted,” The Art Heist and Repatriation Video Game. With guest Akil Fletcher. E13
We’re joined by Akil Fletcher, an anthropologist who studies the intersection of video gaming and race. We discuss “Relooted,” an exciting new art heist video game, where players raid Western art…
Social Death: on the social mediatization of atrocity E12
Reflecting on current events, Mariel and Colin discuss the proliferation of atrocity images on social media. What is at stake when these images are treated as a tool of political…
Can Art Solve Poverty? – (The Creative City Episode) E11
This episode is a deep dive into the “creative city” model of urban planning. We talk about the ways that influential urban planners like Richard Florida and Charles Landry have promoted investment…
Bad Art’s Halftime Spectacular E10
In anticipation of the Super Bowl, and in response to conservative outrage over the selection of artist Bad Bunny as halftime performer, we present a deep dive into the history and politics of the…
Aesthetic Violence: Art in the War on Terror. E09.
Honestly, we just wanted to do a normal episode that didn’t react to current events. We thought that the War on Terror would be a somewhat stable historical artifact. – Then Trump invaded Venezuela,…
“It’s Brutal!” Trump, Architecture, and American Authoritarianism. (Weird Little Architects Part II). E08.
“It’s Brutal!” Trump, Architecture, and American Authoritarianism. (Weird Little Architects Part II). E08. In this follow up to our episode on Trump’s “Weird Little Architects” (E06) we examine the…
The Reactionary Politics of “The Best American Poetry” – with guest Nick Sturm. E07
We invited Nick Sturm to join us to tell us about his recent Defector article, “Good Riddance to The Best American Poetry.” Nick tells us about the reactionary ideals which shaped the poetry…
Weird Little Architects E06
In this episode, we tell you about the weird little architects in Trump’s orbit and their plans to remake DC. References The National Civic Art Society: www.civicart.org Website for Michael Curtis,…
Style Wars Revisited: Graffiti Then and Now E05
Colin and Mariel watch “Style Wars,” a classic documentary about New York City graffiti in 1982, and explore what this documentary can tell us about the politics of today. References: Style Wars…
Public Art On Trial E04
Public Art On Trial: In this episode, we examine the ways that major funders of public art in the US have often sought to use public art as a tool of social engineering. What did these funders hope…
Banksy in Palestine E03
The internationally famous graffiti artist, Banksy, has made 3 trips to Palestine, where he has attempted to use graffiti art to build solidarity with the Palestinian cause. What are the…
Memorialize The Movement: Preserving Art From the George Floyd Uprising with Leesa Kelly and Amira McLendon. E02.
Colin interviews Leesa Kelly and Amira McLendon of Memorialize the Movement about their experiences as Black activists working to preserve art from the 2020 uprising in Minneapolis. Kelly and…
S1E1 Episode 01: Very Fine Statues on Both Sides
On Trump’s obsession with and confederate statues. Recorded before the announcement that Trump would restore the confederate monument at Arlington and other monuments taken down in…
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