The Piece with Madame Kelso
Kelsey Scult talks to New Orleans-based artists about the piece of work by another artist that has had the biggest impact on their creative practice. Whether it be a film, painting, song, etc.- every artist has had a lightbulb moment in experiencing someone else's art that made them realize what kind of work they wanted to make themselves.
Episodes
16 episodes
Nailah Griffin & "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" by Kara Walker
Performance artist / space-maker Nailah Griffin discusses the importance "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" by Kara Walker holds in her creative practice and personal life. Nailah is a Brooklyn- bred / Nola-born communal artist that focu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:23:32
Ben Matheny & "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielgberg
Writer, actor, and producer Ben Matheny discusses the impact Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" has had on the way he approaches capturing the magic and pure fun of filmmaking. Ben's most recent film "Easy Does It," which he co-wrote and starre...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:35:03
Zandashé Brown & "Carrie" by Brian De Palma
Zandashé Brown is an award-winning genre filmmaker born bred in and inspired by Southern Louisiana. A self-proclaimed storyteller, Brown writes and directs stories primarily within the horror genre that showcase her perspective on identity, spi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:00:36
Rhia Jade & "Café Müller" by Pina Bausch
Dancer Rhia Jade discusses the impact of Pina Bausch's "Café Müller." Rhia (they/them, she/her) moves and makes things by and for the body. Rhia is a choreographer, dancer, and performer based between New Orleans and Los Angeles who cultivates ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:07:19
MILAGROS & "Pee-wee's Playhouse"
MILAGROS Collective co-founders Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre, along with their ever-changing cast of collaborators, create site-specific works that explore the history of place through striking arrangements of color and mark. With an exub...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:10:01
Rosalie Smith & "Evoking the Father" by Sharon Hoffman
Rosalie Smith discusses the poem "Evoking the Father" by Sharon Hoffman, her mother who passed away in August of 2018. Rosalie is a multidisciplinary artist who's recent work conceptually addresses impermanence, grief, community, and environmen...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:18:59
HU$HPUPPY, Dankyproductions, DJ Sincjack & "Akira" by Katsuhiro Otomo
HU$HPUPPY, Dankyproductions and DJ Sincjack discuss the 1988 anime film "Akira" and the way it informed the music video for "Akuma" that Hushpup and Devin (Dankyproductions) recently released. Find more of their work at @hush__pup, @dankyproduc...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:36:13
Raven Crane & "Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility" by Tourmaline, Eric A. Stanley and Johanna Burton
Organizer and filmmaker Raven Crane (they / them) discusses the anthology "Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility" edited by Tourmaline, Eric A. Stanley and Johanna Burton. "Trap Door" is composed of essays, convers...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:13:09
Marion Hill & "Rachel Getting Married" by Jonathan Demme
Filmmaker Marion Hill discusses Jonathan Demme’s 2008 film “Rachel Getting Married.” We also talk about Marion’s short film “Goddess House” which depicts a house of queer consensual sex work between femmes of color, as well as her upcoming debu...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:13:53
Miss Bernadette Weatherly & The AIDS Memorial Quilt
In 2015, the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Chris Staudinger and his father built the frame of a 16 foot canoe. They began collecting stories from family and friends about Katrina and the years since, and then printed and stretched t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:05:05
Phlegm & "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes
Multimedia artist, digital curator, and face paint icon Phlegm discusses the reverberating impact Busta Rhymes' "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" has had on the development of his one of a kind visual vocabulary. We also discuss Phlegm's...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:13:20
Lola Palacios & "The Lady of the House of Love" by Angela Carter
Curator and Funeral Director's Assistant Lola Palacios reflects on Angela Carter's 1975 short story, "The Lady of the House of Love." Several themes throughout Carter's tale of Romanian vampire romance interweave with Palacios' many artistic pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:00:47
Stash Marina & "Bucky Done Gun" by M.I.A.
Rapper, singer, dancer, and revered scorpio Stash Marina discusses "Bucky Done Gun" by M.I.A. We explore the sexiness of dead plants, cheetahs, the importance of black femme educators, and the lost art of rollerblading. Find Stash's music at ht...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:14:47
Maggie Lloyd & "The Rape of Proserpina" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Architect and visual artist Maggie Lloyd aka Orange Juane discusses "The Rape of Proserpina" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. We delve into the surprising emotionality of marble as a medium in Baroque sculpture, separating (or not) traumatic contexts f...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:02:36
DJ Heel Turn & "DJ-Kicks" by DJ Koze
DJ Heel Turn discusses DJ Koze's "DJ-Kicks", the ethics behind sampling James Baldwin speeches in a house track, the politics of Post-Hurricane Katrina party spaces, and why vegans are the new bad boys of the wrestling world. Find DJ Heel Turn'...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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59:40
Nondi & "A Seat at the Table" by Solange
Electro-soul-pop goddess Nondi breaks down the album that has had the biggest impact on her creative path, Solange's "A Seat at the Table." From the lusciously textured visual album's palette to Solange's creating a sense of "black girl weirdo"...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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56:44