Jana Gunstheimer's guest appearances

Jana Gunstheimer

Bad at Sports

Art Institute of Chicago Lectures

Paola Cabal

Dawoud Bey

Lou Mallozzi

Edra Soto

Dan Devening

Judith Brotman

Jeff Wall

Andreas Fischer

Carroll Dunham

Deb Sokolow

Kota Ezawa

Kerry James Marshall

Gianlorenzo Bernini

James Meyer

Wallace Stevens

OwlTail

This Week: Guest interviewer Lisa Dorin talks to German artist JanaGunstheimer (see the blurb shamelessly lifted from the AIC website, below).ALSO we get two different perspectives on the fight over the Public Art Programand how they handle the selection and approval process. Kathryn talks to OlgaStefan Executive Director of the Chicago Artists' Coalition at Monday's protestrally, and Duncantalks to Gregory Knight, Deputy Commissioner/ Visual Arts of the ChicagoDepartment of Cultural Affairs after the vote was in. This conflict has beenactively discussed on our blog, see what the hoopla is about! Richard spent a lot of time chuckling to himself about the music cues inthis weeks show. German artist Jana Gunstheimer combines her academic training in ethnologywith a refined figurative drawing practice to observe and comment on aspects ofher own culture. Gunstheimer responds to the transformations she sees takingplace in contemporary German society including postindustrial desolation,drastic unemployment, and rising levels of aggression among people of hergeneration by way of a semi-fictional organization she calls Nova Porta.Complete with a logo, Web site, and an actual membership, the organizationoffers  People without Social Function a semblance of structure through groupcohesion and rigid hierarchy.  Adopting impenetrable rituals, tireless evaluation procedures, and managedleisure, the organization's stated goal is risk management and its activitiesare driven, if not wholly fabricated, by the artist. Under the conceptualframework of Nova Porta, Gunstheimer effectively parodies hierarchicalstructures, bureaucracy, and, most importantly, society's need to define oneâ��sworth in terms of work.  Focus: JanaGunstheimer is the artist's first solo museum exhibition in the United States.In one all-encompassing installation, the exhibition features exquisitelyrendered, photo-based grisaille watercolors on wood panel, a large-scale papercutout, a site-specific wall drawing, and a newspaper intervention work thatall reference the initiatives of Nova Porta, adapted to the specific context ofChicago.

This Week: Guest interviewer Lisa Dorin talks to German artist Jana Gunstheimer (see the blurb shamelessly lifted from the AIC website, below). ALSO we get two different perspectives on the fight over the Public Art Program and how they handle the selection and approval process. Kathryn talks to Olga Stefan Executive Director of the Chicago Artists' Coalition at Monday's protest rally, and Duncan talks to Gregory Knight, Deputy Commissioner/ Visual Arts of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs after the vote was in. This conflict has been actively discussed on our blog, see what the hoopla is about! Richard spent a lot of time chuckling to himself about the music cues in this weeks show. German artist Jana Gunstheimer combines her academic training in ethnology with a refined figurative drawing practice to observe and comment on aspects of her own culture. Gunstheimer responds to the transformations she sees taking place in contemporary German society including postindustrial desolation, drastic unemployment, and rising levels of aggression among people of her generation by way of a semi-fictional organization she calls Nova Porta. Complete with a logo, Web site, and an actual membership, the organization offers  People without Social Function a semblance of structure through group cohesion and rigid hierarchy. Adopting impenetrable rituals, tireless evaluation procedures, and managed leisure, the organization's stated goal is risk management and its activities are driven, if not wholly fabricated, by the artist. Under the conceptual framework of Nova Porta, Gunstheimer effectively parodies hierarchical structures, bureaucracy, and, most importantly, society's need to define oneâ��s worth in terms of work. Focus: Jana Gunstheimer is the artist's first solo museum exhibition in the United States. In one all-encompassing installation, the exhibition features exquisitely rendered, photo-based grisaille watercolors on wood panel, a large-scale paper cutout, a site-specific wall drawing, and a newspaper intervention work that all reference the initiatives of Nova Porta, adapted to the specific context of Chicago.

Bad at Sports Episode 94: Jana Gunstheimer/ Chicago Politics

Artist Jana Gunstheimer's semi-fictional organization Nova Porta proposes to offer "People without Social Function" an opportunity to find purpose through group cohesion and rigid hierarchy. Listen as she explains the inner workings of this alternative society along with the specific events that occurred in Chicago surrounding her focus exhibition Status L Phenomenon. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Artist Jana Gunstheimer's semi-fictional organization Nova Porta proposes to offer "People without Social Function" an opportunity to find purpose through group cohesion and rigid hierarchy. Listen as she explains the inner workings of this alternative society along with the specific events that occurred in Chicago surrounding her focus exhibition Status L Phenomenon. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at <a href="http://ancientartpodcast.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ancientartpodcast.org</a>.