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You’re listening to The Jiggle n Juice Show, episode eight, titled: “Get It? Get It? A Conversation with Kosar Movahedi & Carly Greene”. Today we’ll be discussing the use of humour in a Fine Arts setting, independent curation projects, accessible art experiences and DIY spaces.   About Get it? Get it?: https://www.getitexhibition.com/ [https://www.getitexhibition.com/]  https://www.instagram.com/getitexhibition/ [https://www.instagram.com/getitexhibition/] Opening Fri, April 14th, 6-9 pm April 15th & 16th, 2-5 pm Vault Gallery, 780 Blanshard St. Get it? Get it? is the second iteration of a project exploring jokes and humour as they emerge in artistic practices. The exhibition will feature 6 artists whose work indulges in absurd narratives, head-shaking puns, and knee-slapping one-liners, as a means to facilitate connection through laughter. Kosar Movahedi https://www.kosar.ca/ [https://www.kosar.ca/] https://www.instagram.com/kmovii/ [https://www.instagram.com/kmovii/] Kosar Movahedi’s practice explores space; how our bodies take it up, hold it and are shaped by it. Through drawing, sculpture, photography and video, she combines minimalist aesthetics with tongue-in-cheek humour to examine the relationship between us and our social, political, and physical environments. Kosar holds a BSc in Architecture from University of Tehran and is an MFA candidate at the University of Victoria. Carly Greene https://www.carlygreene.com [https://www.carlygreene.com/] https://www.instagram.com/carlyjogreene/ [https://www.instagram.com/carlyjogreene/] Carly Greene’s practice is motivated by an interest in materials - their histories, potentials, implication in, and impact on larger systems of value and labour. Working across sculpture and installation, she susses out messy, complex, and absurd ways in which materiality intersects with personal and cultural narratives. Greene is an instructor and the Wood and Metal Shop Technician at the University of Victoria.  xoxox love from the: Jiggle n Juice Collective follow us on insta: ⁠@jigglenjuice⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jigglenjuice/] check out loads of other cool projects on our website: ⁠jigglenjuicecollective.com⁠ [https://www.jigglenjuicecollective.com/] chat w us over email: jigglenjuice@gmail.com support us on patreon!!⁠ patreon.com/jigglenjuice⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/jigglenjuice] Thank you so much for listening!! See ya next time! xx

You’re listening to The Jiggle n Juice Show, episode seven, titled: “How To Be A Full-Time Artist: Shae’s Career Mapping Project”. Being an artist is so elusive. The way people become a “successful” artist is even more elusive. This project will map everything Shae does in 2023 to try and make sense of how it happens as she work towards her goal of being a full time artist. You’ll be able to read her applications, see how she organizes her practice, and track her success rate. We hope that by being able to track Shae's process and look back on what she did throughout 2023, we’ll be able to spot the mistakes and flaws, or the key moments and achievements that got her to where she is! Obviously, everyone’s journey will look different, but we hope at the very least, this project will be interesting, and at best, motivating to you! learn more about the project here [ https://www.jigglenjuicecollective.com/shaes-career-mapping-project ] xoxox love from the: Jiggle n Juice Collective follow us on insta: @jigglenjuice [https://www.instagram.com/jigglenjuice/] check out loads of other cool projects on our website: jigglenjuicecollective.com [https://www.jigglenjuicecollective.com/] chat w us over email: jigglenjuice@gmail.com support us on patreon!! patreon.com/jigglenjuice [https://www.patreon.com/jigglenjuice] Thank you so much for listening!! See ya next time! xx

Today we’re chatting with three of the artists who participated in our first ever digital residency! At the start of October, we began working with seven artists who took part in a six week residency titled Prickly Pear. Over the course of the residency, the artists were invited to respond to the prompt “tell us a secret…” The name of the residency, Prickly Pear, was inspired by the feeling on your skin after you reveal a secret. The act of sharing a secret can be prickly, but sweet. It can be solely prickly, uncomfortable and embarrassing. Or, it can be strictly sweet, filling the spiller with relief. Each of the seven proposals tackled the prompt in a different way, through different mediums. We were absolutely blown away by the work that was created in such a short time frame, and I am currently working on putting together a publication that is due to be released in the New Year, which will celebrate and showcase these works. You can check out the work on our instagram, @jigglenjuice. We were fortunate enough to chat with three of those artists, Katie Brown, who crafted and unraveled the secrets behind over 140 matchbooks they found in a thrift store, Carla Smith, who explored the unspoken nature of our comfort foods, and Niamh Dale, who asked herself “where do secrets live within the body?” Katie Brown (2:29) insta: @glue_muncher [https://www.instagram.com/glue_muncher/] website: katiebrownart.net [https://www.katiebrownart.net/] favourite movie: "Afterlife" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rk1HFC60e0&ab_channel=%E9%9B%84%E4%B8%80%E6%B4%A5%E6%A3%AE] Niamh Dale (27:13) insta: @niamh.dale [https://www.instagram.com/niamh.dale/] tiktok: @niamhthewannabeartist [https://www.tiktok.com/@niamhthewannabeartist?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] playlist (!!): "A chunk of my brain" [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31VpwWRfMnyxfM9UTwt7PN?si=c155ff6213fe44ba&nd=1] Carla Smith (50:30)   insta: @carlasmiith_art [https://www.instagram.com/carlasmiith_art/] website: carlasmithart.co.uk [https://www.carlasmithart.co.uk/] "Comfort Foods" book: https://www.carlasmithart.co.uk/shop/p/comfortfoodscookbook [https://www.carlasmithart.co.uk/shop/p/comfortfoodscookbook]  xoxox love from the: Jiggle n Juice Collective follow us on insta: @jigglenjuice [https://www.instagram.com/jigglenjuice/] check out loads of other cool projects on our website: jigglenjuicecollective.com [https://www.jigglenjuicecollective.com/] chat w us over email: jigglenjuice@gmail.com support us on patreon!! patreon.com/jigglenjuice [https://www.patreon.com/jigglenjuice] Thank you so much for listening!! See ya next time! xx

A couple of months ago, a man disguised as an old lady in a wheelchair leapt up and smeared cake on the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. This stunt was plastered all over the news and social media for several days, sparking international discussion. We chatted about this at the time, and reached the conclusion that, despite the fact it was trending on twitter, we felt that it wasn’t really that controversial. This got us thinking about all the other art stunts from the past and what motivates people to make stunt art. Art can be calming, connecting and inspiring but it can also be controversial, polarising and enraging. In this episode, we’re going to talk about some of the most famous art stunts throughout modern and contemporary art history, and how we feel about them. Join us in this BUMPER PACK episode for a lot of discussion, as well as live research. In the first part of the episode, we give a little bit of context and define what stunt art is by noting the criteria of what might make a piece of work, stunt art. From Duchamp’s 1917 upside down urinal, to Cattelan’s 2019 duct-taped-banana, we thought it would be fun to rank 22 different artworks that we feel meet this criteria. Our tier rankings are as follows: Tier A - gag Tier B - ok i’ll admit it, this is good Tier C - meh, simply could take or leave Tier D - surely not Tier E - get over urself If you want to follow along with visuals for the ranking of the work, you can find the link to the video we recorded on our YouTube [https://youtu.be/1oTMnLgU28I] or on our website. It might be easier to follow this way, but we tried our best to ensure that it was also fun to listen to without visuals! This is a new format we’re experimenting with, so if you have any feedback, please let us know! SO! Let’s find out if stunt art really is shit : ) Hope u enjoy xx TW: we mention vomit, faeces + animal cruelty in this episode

in the spirit of our Prickly Pear Digital Residency prompt: ‘Tell us a secret…’ Sophie Calle’s book “True Stories” felt like a good piece to read and write some notes on… which you can find here. [https://www.jigglenjuicecollective.com/notes-on/true-stories] If you’ve never heard of Sophie Calle before I promise you’re in for a treat. Her works are deeply intimate and voyeuristic. This book, one of my favourite birthday gifts I’ve ever received (thank u Shae), is an incredible collection of tiny life vignettes showing us how Calle became who she is. follow us on insta: @jigglenjuice check out loads of other cool projects on our website [https://jigglenjuicecollective.com/]! chat w us over email: jigglenjuice@gmail.com support us on patreon [https://patreon.com/jigglenjuice]!!! Thank u so much for listening!! See ya next time! J&J xo