Mary Sky Podcast
THE ANATOMY OF WAR
St. Louis artist Catalina Ouyang explores her own cultural perspective as a Chinese American through various contemporary media. She discusses her work with myths, the fantasy lives of start-up bros, and her photo series featuring a paperback translation of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Ouyang is an MFA graduate of Yale University's School of Art.
10 min
Catalina Ouyang, Self-Portrait from ‘The Anatomy of War’ Series 2017
ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEMPORARY ART
University of Oregon research scholar Mami Takahashi reflects on her time at the Mary Sky Artist Residency. Takahashi discusses how her art interrogates impermanence, the concept of American-ness, and the cultural perspective of the foreigner.
Yoshida Kenko's 14th century collection Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness) inspired her residency project Tsurezuregusa for Vermont. Among the philosophies she strives to integrate are acceptance of a simple life and a willingness to let nature dictate circumstance.
12 min
Mami Takahashi, Segment from ‘Tsurezuregusa for Vermont’ Series 2017
CECI N'EST PAS UN ARTISTE
Kalan Sherrard is a street performer living in Brooklyn. His claims to fame include being made poster child of the Zuccotti Park Occupy movement by New York Magazine and throwing a prosthetic penis at police while infiltrating Art Basel Miami. He can often be found creating nihilist anarchist puppet shows in the New York City subway system. We've published our original interview as well as Sherrard's audio response.
17 min
12 min
Kalan Sherrard Studio visit detail 2016