Sasha Dees's guest appearances

Sasha Dees

Fresh Art International

Vidas en Arte y Movimiento

Vrijblijvende Gesprekken

De 100 vrouwen van Marcel

Bill Clinton

Kurt Andersen

Laurie Anderson

Roman Mars

Sarah Lewis

Amy Sherald

Zoë Buckman

Tania Bruguera

Tara Gentile

Sanford Biggers

Tommie Smith

Kate Moore

Patricia Cronin

Mark Bradford

Martha Wilson

OwlTail

Waarom zou je eerst lang gaan studeren, dan een baan zoeken om geld te verdienen, om vervolgens pas op je 65-ste te kunnen doen wat je echt leuk vindt?  Je kunt ook eerst uitvinden wat je leuk vindt en proberen daarmee de huur te betalen. Precies dat heeft Sasha Dees gedaan. Ze heeft een diploma blindtypen en dat was het belangrijkste papiertje dat de Zeeuwse globetrotter/theater-filmproducent/curator ooit heeft gehaald. Maar met een aangeboren nieuwsgierigheid en een enorm organisatietalent woonde en werkte ze 20 jaar lang in New York. Daar ontmoette ze Marcel voor het eerst. Toegegeven, als je de leuke dingen financiert met zo weinig mogelijk minder leuke, word je nooit rijk. Maar Dees eet ook liever een boterham met een goede vriend in het park dan in een duur restaurant. ‘Mijn kapitaal is mijn netwerk van mensen.’

Waarom zou je eerst lang gaan studeren, dan een baan zoeken om geld te verdienen, om vervolgens pas op je 65-ste te kunnen doen wat je echt leuk vindt?  Je kunt ook eerst uitvinden wat je leuk vindt en proberen daarmee de huur te betalen. Precies dat heeft Sasha Dees gedaan. Ze heeft een diploma blindtypen en dat was het belangrijkste papiertje dat de Zeeuwse globetrotter/theater-filmproducent/curator ooit heeft gehaald. Maar met een aangeboren nieuwsgierigheid en een enorm organisatietalent woonde en werkte ze 20 jaar lang in New York. Daar ontmoette ze Marcel voor het eerst. Toegegeven, als je de leuke dingen financiert met zo weinig mogelijk minder leuke, word je nooit rijk. Maar Dees eet ook liever een boterham met een goede vriend in het park dan in een duur restaurant. ‘Mijn kapitaal is mijn netwerk van mensen.’

005 Sasha Dees – New York, theater-filmproducer, 'lifehacker'.

Remy Jungerman

Today’s conversation is the first in our new Playlist series. We’re inviting artists, curators, architects, writers, filmmakers and cultural producers to introduce their favorite episodes from our archive. From the Netherlands, curator, writer and arts producer Sasha Dees works internationally. An advisor to numerous festivals and arts venues, she’s known for encouraging artists to experiment with classical art forms. Her practice centers on creating new dialogues and forging collaborations across cultures, traditions, genders and art disciplines. Here, she introduces my conversation with Remy Jungerman, first released on September 18, 2014. The Surinamese-Dutch artist talks about the influences of European modernism and Afro-religious aesthetics on his practice, and describes a public art he created in Morengo, his home town. A participating artist in Prospect.3, the 2014 international contemporary art exhibition in New Orleans, Jungerman showed his work a the Joan Mitchell Center from late October 2014, to January 2015. His art will be on view in the Dutch Pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale. Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio | Special Audio: Chris Quinlan, drum set and Evan Dyson, toad mating call Sasha Dees writes: There are many podcasts I have enjoyed over the years since I was introduced to Cathy Byrd by [artist] Amy Sherald in 2012, but the episodes she made during her residency in Amsterdam are dear to my heart. My choice from the archive is the episode with artist Remy Jungerman. Five years after the podcast, he is selected for the Dutch Pavilion in the Venice Biennale. It has been a lot of work in Europe for non-white artists to conquer their rightful space within the art field. I am extremely proud of Remy, who worked consistently with great determination and passion, who kept investing in his own practice, and never veered off the path of being a professional artist or wavered from his artistic urgency. In 2019, presenting his work in the Venice Biennale is well deserved. Related episodes: Franklin Sirmans on Prospect New Orleans, Remy Jungerman on European Modernism and Afro-Religious Aesthetics, Mapping Caribbean Cultural Ecologies, Sasha Dees on Miss T — My American Dream Related links: 58th Venice Art Biennale, Dutch Pavilion 2019

Today’s conversation is the first in our new Playlist series. We’re inviting artists, curators, architects, writers, filmmakers and cultural producers to introduce their favorite episodes from our archive. From the Netherlands, curator, writer and arts producer Sasha Dees works internationally. An advisor to numerous festivals and arts venues, she’s known for encouraging artists to experiment with classical art forms. Her practice centers on creating new dialogues and forging collaborations across cultures, traditions, genders and art disciplines. Here, she introduces my conversation with Remy Jungerman, first released on September 18, 2014. The Surinamese-Dutch artist talks about the influences of European modernism and Afro-religious aesthetics on his practice, and describes a public art he created in Morengo, his home town. A participating artist in Prospect.3, the 2014 international contemporary art exhibition in New Orleans, Jungerman showed his work a the Joan Mitchell Center from late October 2014, to January 2015. His art will be on view in the Dutch Pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale. Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio | Special Audio: Chris Quinlan, drum set and Evan Dyson, toad mating call Sasha Dees writes: There are many podcasts I have enjoyed over the years since I was introduced to Cathy Byrd by [artist] Amy Sherald in 2012, but the episodes she made during her residency in Amsterdam are dear to my heart. My choice from the archive is the episode with artist Remy Jungerman. Five years after the podcast, he is selected for the Dutch Pavilion in the Venice Biennale. It has been a lot of work in Europe for non-white artists to conquer their rightful space within the art field. I am extremely proud of Remy, who worked consistently with great determination and passion, who kept investing in his own practice, and never veered off the path of being a professional artist or wavered from his artistic urgency. In 2019, presenting his work in the Venice Biennale is well deserved. Related episodes: <a href="https://freshartinternational.com/2014/04/17/fresh-talk-franklin-sirmans-2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Franklin Sirmans on Prospect New Orleans</a>, <a href="https://freshartinternational.com/2014/09/18/fresh-talk-remy-jungerman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remy Jungerman on European Modernism and Afro-Religious Aesthetics</a>, <a href="https://freshartinternational.com/2018/11/05/mapping-caribbean-cultural-ecologies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mapping Caribbean Cultural Ecologies</a>, <a href="https://freshartinternational.com/2012/07/02/fresh-talk-sasha-dees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sasha Dees on Miss T — My American Dream</a> Related links: <a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019/national-participations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">58th Venice Art Biennale</a>, <a href="https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/216260/remy-jungerman-and-iris-kensmilthe-measurement-of-presence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dutch Pavilion 2019</a>

Curator Playlist: Sasha Dees Listens to Remy Jungerman

Cathy Byrd connects on skype with Sasha Dees, an independent curator/producer/consultant who lives and works between Amsterdam and New York. In the Netherlands, Sasha curates the residency program Open Ateliers in the area of Amsterdam known as Zuidoost. In the U.S., Sasha is the producer of a roving video performance project with Sietske Tjallingii, the protagonist in Miss T - My American Dream. Their road trips in search of mid-century roadside icons have led them to gigantic versions of a guitar, a blue whale, a sombrero and more.     Sound Editor: Leo Madriz  Photos: courtesy Sasha Dees  Episode Music: Billy Holliday, All of Me

Cathy Byrd connects on skype with <a href="www.sashadees.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sasha Dees</a>, an independent curator/producer/consultant who lives and works between Amsterdam and New York. In the Netherlands, Sasha curates the residency program <a href="http://www.oazo-air.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Ateliers</a> in the area of Amsterdam known as Zuidoost. In the U.S., Sasha is the producer of a roving video performance project with <a href="www.misst.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sietske Tjallingii,</a> the protagonist in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-T-My-American-Dream/117148751666134" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miss T - My American Dream</a>. Their road trips in search of mid-century roadside icons have led them to gigantic versions of a guitar, a blue whale, a sombrero and more. Sound Editor: Leo Madriz Photos: courtesy Sasha Dees Episode Music: Billy Holliday, All of Me

Fresh Talk: Sasha Dees