The always controversial and busy Michael Workman--New City art
critic, NOVA front man, Bridge Magazine editor in chief, Art Fair
impresario, freelance writer and 92 other things-- talks about the
art biz, why he pisses people off, why the youth cult is bullshit,
and the state of the Chicago art scene. Amanda is hopping mad about
the role of teaching in the art community.
Duncan, Richard, and Amanda talk about "Maximum Wage" from
Illbilly.com!
Our second New York Bureau member, Nate Rogers-Madsen, reviews Egon
Schiele at Neue Galerie and Ed Ruscha at the Whitney.
Name-dropped this episode: Rapper Jelly Donut, Egon Schiele, Ed
Ruscha, Thomas Cole, Thomas Blackman, Sterling Ruby, Heather Hubb,
MC Paul Barman, Donald Young Gallery, Kavi Gupta Gallery,
Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, 65 Grand, Dan Peterman (who can't
see fit to write back to us), Kerry James Marshall, Tony Tasset,
Tony Fitzpatrick, Paul Klein, Duncan's mom, Amanda's mom.
NEXT WEEK:
Part 2 of our discussion with Michelle Grabner! Richard asks if art
criticism is simply written for eggheads who also write art
criticism.
About the Podcast
Bad At Sports is a weekly podcast about contemporary art. Founded in 2005, badatsports.com focuses on presenting the practices of artists, curators, critics, dealers, various other arts professionals through an online audio format.