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Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem

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Dec. 12, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Reinis Gailitis on getting better with age #prints #podcast

A short clip from Platemark s3e46 in which Reinis Gailitis talks about engraving's steep learning curve and Hokusai and his statement about getting better with age.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Bob Schneider on poems, songs, and drawings being like solvable puzzles

A short clip from Platemark s3e45 in which Bob Schneider talks about the act of creation, taking the idea out of his subconscious and letting it play out like a math equation or crossword puzzle. When the answer comes, it's magic.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Bob Schneider on letting subconscious ideas stand #printmakingpodcast #prints

A short clip from Platemark s3e45 in which Bob Schneider talks about how harvesting ideas from the subconscious can produce magic.

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Dec. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Bob Schneider on the similarity between AI and the subconscious #printmaking #art

A short clip from Platemark s3e45 in which Bob Schneider talks about how similar the functioning of AI is to his subconscious mind.

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Dec. 4, 2023

Platemark s3e45 the print ecosystem: Bob Schneider

In Platemark s3e45, host Ann Shafer talks with Bob Schneider, who is best known for his music but is a serious artist as well. You may know some of his best-loved songs like 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet), Honeypot, Deep Blue Sea, and Peaches, but you will be delighted…

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Nov. 28, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Bob Schneider on harvesting the subconscious

A short clip from Platemark s3e45 in which Bob Schneider talks about tapping into his subconscious and harvesting his innate creativity.

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Nov. 21, 2023

Platemark s3e44 the print ecosystem: Naomi Huth

In s3e44, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Naomi Huth, chief curator and director of the art collection for NYC Health + Hospitals. Held within the Arts in Medicine department, NYC Health + Hospitals has one of the largest public (non museum) art collections in New York City with more…

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Nov. 10, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Naomi Huth on accessibility

A short clip from Platemark s3e44 in which Naomi Huth talks about helping people feel art is for them.

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Nov. 7, 2023

Platemark s3e43 the print ecosystem: Craig Zammiello

In s3e43, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Craig Zammiello, an artist and collaborative printer with over 40 years of experience in all areas of printmaking. He worked for 25 years at Universal Limited Art Editions, where he collaborated with numerous artists, including Jasper Johns, Elizabeth Murray, James Rosenquist, Kiki…

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Nov. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Craig Zammiello on Rauschenberg's love of life

A short clip from Platemark s3e43 in which guest Craig Zammiello talks about walking on the shoulders of giants, including Robert Rauschenberg.

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Oct. 31, 2023

Platemark s3e42 the print ecosystem: Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl

In s3e42, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Lauren Rosenblum and Christina Weyl about their exhibition on view at Print Center New York through December, 23, 2023. A Model Workshop: Margaret Lowengrund and The Contemporaries is the first exhibition to explore the legacy of Lowengrund (1902–1957), a visionary artist-advocate and…

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Oct. 24, 2023

Platemark s3e40 the print ecosystem: Luther Davis

In s3e40, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Luther Davis, master printer and director of Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn. This is a two-parter. For this interview, Platemark collaborated with its sister podcast Hello, Print Friend. Miranda Metcalf, Hello, Print Friend’s host and creator interviewed Luther about his background and early career;…

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Oct. 24, 2023

Platemark s3e41 the print ecosystem: Susan Tallman

In Platemark s3e41, host Ann Shafer talks with Susan Tallman, an art historian and essayist who writes on contemporary art, printed images, and other areas of art and culture. A regular contributor to New York Review of Books and The Atlantic Monthly, she has authored and co-authored many books, most…

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Oct. 22, 2023

Podcast trailer: Platemark, prints and printmaking ecosystem

Platemark is a podcast about art, art history, and prints and printmaking. It is organized it into three series. Series one looks at prints and printmaking in the context of museums, the market, critiques, and the print ecosystem. Series two is a history of prints and printmaking in the West.…

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Oct. 20, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Susan Tallman on how contemporary art is sometimes hard to see #contemporaryart

A short clip from Platemark s3e41 in which Susan Tallman talks about how even contemporary art journalists and critics can't find the art in an open field

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Oct. 20, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Lauren Rosenblum on hidden treasures in museum print rooms #prints #printmaking

A short clip from Platemark s3e42 in which Lauren Rosenblum comments on how much of a generalist one becomes working in a museum print room.

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Oct. 17, 2023

Platemark s3e40 the print ecosystem: Luther Davis

In s3e40, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Luther Davis, master printer and director of Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn. This is a two-parter. For this interview, Platemark collaborated with its sister podcast Hello, Print Friend. Miranda Metcalf, Hello, Print Friend’s host and creator interviewed Luther about his background and early career;…

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Oct. 11, 2023

Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Kollwitz, Battlefield

Platemark hosts Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig offer up a bonus HoP episode featuring a conversation about a single work of art. Occasionally we will drop a BONUS EP ONE PRINT, which will take a single work and pull it apart with an eye toward exploring subject matter, technique, style,…

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Oct. 10, 2023

Platemark BONUS EP ONE PRINT: Kollwitz, Battlefield

Platemark hosts Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig offer up a bonus HoP episode featuring a conversation about a single work of art. Occasionally we will drop a BONUS EP ONE PRINT, which will take a single work and pull it apart with an eye toward exploring subject matter, technique, style,…

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Oct. 9, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Luther Davis on printing industries in Brooklyn #printmaking #art

A short clip from Platemark s3e40 in which Luther Davis talks about how many printing suppliers were active in Brooklyn back in the day.

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Oct. 9, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Luther Davis on the state of the state

A short clip from Platemark s3e40 in which Luther Davis weighs in on the state of the printmaking ecosystem.

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on say it harder not softer in Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on succulent etching in Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on preemptive pain in Kollwitz's Battlefield

A short clip from Platemark HoP ONE PRINT: Käthe Kollwitz's Battlefield

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