The NewCrits Podcast

I met Steve this past summer at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture where we were both resident faculty. I quickly fell in love with his wit (biting), his work (also biting), and his tenderness (much less biting). In our conversation here, we cover his first experience with an artwork, his relationship to portraiture, and the origins of Modernism in the auction block. He’s unabashed in his distaste for prioritizing personal hardship to make art. In his own words, “This idea that we’re going to get together and have a party for our pain, and somehow art is gonna come out of that..? No baby, you better go to an observational drawing class.” Regardless of whether you agree with Steve’s perspectives, listening to him tell it is thoroughly enjoyable. Get full access to NewCrits Substack at newcrits.substack.com/subscribe [https://newcrits.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Hey everyone, Welcome to the third episode of the NewCrits Podcast with me, Ajay Kurian. This month, I interviewed Jamian Juliano Villani.  We recorded this live at O’Flaherty’s, a gallery Jamian started with Billy Grant in the East Village.  It was an incredible turnout, as Jamian tends to draw a crowd,  and the conversation was great.  We talk about her insane family, the way she works, the blurry lines between taste, comfort and expression.  We even talk about the time we didn’t talk for a year.  What I hope you take a way from this conversation is that Jamian is far from cynical or nihilistic.  She believes in the spirit of art in her own way, and is contributing to it in as she likes.  We don’t always agree, but we don’t have to.  Jamian is a powerhouse of a person and artist and I was happy to be in conversation with her.  We’ve edited this episode, but if you’d like to watch and listen to the whole thing, flaws and all, check out our Youtube channel where you can see the uncut version.  I hope you enjoy.  Get full access to NewCrits Substack at newcrits.substack.com/subscribe [https://newcrits.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

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