Jesse Krimes's guest appearances

Jesse Krimes

Q with Tom Power

Artblog Radio

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

Matthew Green

Anne Ishii

John Kelly

Roberto Lugo

Shawn Theodore

Grant Cox

Jeffrey Wright

Amze Emmons

Conrad Benner

Glenn Holsten

Ingrid Schaffner

Matthew Hopkins

Stacey Lee

Yolanda Wisher

Andrew Simonet

OwlTail

Ekow Nimako

While locked up for five years in a U.S. prison for a non-violent drug offense, Jesse Krimes secretly created epic works of art using bedsheets, hair gel and newspaper. Each piece was smuggled out one-by-one through the prison mail room. Now, nearly a decade after his release, he’s adjusting to life on the outside as one of the world’s most talked-about visual artists. Jesse tells Tom how he used art not only to survive, but to rebuild his entire life. Plus, Ekow Nimako is Ghanaian-Canadian artist who builds sculptures with black Legos, spending hours snapping plastic bricks together to create futuristic, Afrocentric cities. Ekow tells Tom how these sculptures are a part of his mission to build monuments for young Black people who may not see themselves in existing statues and sculptures.

While locked up for five years in a U.S. prison for a non-violent drug offense, Jesse Krimes secretly created epic works of art using bedsheets, hair gel and newspaper. Each piece was smuggled out one-by-one through the prison mail room. Now, nearly a decade after his release, he’s adjusting to life on the outside as one of the world’s most talked-about visual artists. Jesse tells Tom how he used art not only to survive, but to rebuild his entire life. Plus, Ekow Nimako is Ghanaian-Canadian artist who builds sculptures with black Legos, spending hours snapping plastic bricks together to create futuristic, Afrocentric cities. Ekow tells Tom how these sculptures are a part of his mission to build monuments for young Black people who may not see themselves in existing statues and sculptures.

While locked up in a U.S. prison, Jesse Krimes secretly created epic works of art  + How artist Ekow Nimako uses Lego to imagine new monuments for Black youth

Artist and activist Jesse Krimes joins Jameela to share his powerful story. He describes his experience being incarcerated, discusses how solitary confinement was used as a manipulation tactic, explains the ways that prison is both violent and human, shares the way the prisoners were manipulated, details the racism which pervades the system, and explores how art saved his life in more ways than one.   Check out Jesse Krimes' documentary - ART &amp; Krimes by Krimes - now streaming on Paramount+ Follow Jesse on Instagram and Twitter @jesse_krimes You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website.I Weigh has amazing merch - check it out at podswag.com Jameela is on Instagram and Twitter @JameelaJamil And make sure to check out I Weigh's Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube for more! 

Artist and activist Jesse Krimes joins Jameela to share his powerful story. He describes his experience being incarcerated, discusses how solitary confinement was used as a manipulation tactic, explains the ways that prison is both violent and human, shares the way the prisoners were manipulated, details the racism which pervades the system, and explores how art saved his life in more ways than one.  Check out Jesse Krimes' documentary - <a href="https://krimesfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ART &amp; Krimes by Krimes</a> - now streaming on Paramount+ Follow Jesse on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesse_krimes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jesse_krimes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @jesse_krimes You can find transcripts for this episode on the <a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show/i-weigh-with-jameela-jamil/#:~:text=What%20started%20as%20a%20social,stories%20with%20their%20mental%20health." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earwolf website</a>.I Weigh has amazing merch - check it out at <a href="https://www.podswag.com/collections/iweigh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podswag.com</a> Jameela is on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jameelajamil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jameelajamil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @JameelaJamil And make sure to check out I Weigh's <a href="https://twitter.com/i_weigh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr6pQ176hFTxWi1BQrm5p5Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a> for more!

Art and Prison Reform with Jesse Krimes

Krimes seems to humanize art theory by putting it through a process of deep reading, personal reflection, and even letting the words suggest alternative readings. His current body of work, on view at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University, is the result of this approach, his intuitive pathfinding, and chance.

Jesse Krimes on Artblog Radio