Rashid Johnson NA + Charles Gaines NA

Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations

04/10/23 • 86 min

The second episode of Season 4 joins National Academicians Charles Gaines and Rashid Johnson in conversation about the multiplicities of blackness, the properties of representation, and exploring materiality in art making. They discuss mutual friends, common references, and a substantial reading list. Rashid shares key reference points from his childhood that inform his materials and structures. Charles delves into the nature of the grid, elements of language, and the dynamics of representation. Together they share a mutual appreciation for each other, and the intellectual investigations that underpin their practices.

04/10/23 • 86 min

Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations - Rashid Johnson NA + Charles Gaines NA

Transcript

Adrienne Elise Tarver00:00:17.550

Hi, I'm Adrian Elise Tarver.

Anjelic Owens00:00:20.429

And I'm an Angelique Owens.

Adrienne Elise Tarver00:00:22.559

And we are the host of the National Academy Podcast, Exquisite Corpse.

Anjelic Owens00:00:27.629

This podcast is a series of conversations between artists and architects, who've been elected by their peers to the National Aca

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