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Platemark episodes and shorts on YouTube

Nov. 7, 2023

Platemark s3e43 the print ecosystem: Craig Zammiello

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on Kollwitz's personal stake in Battlefield

Platemark SHORTS: on Kollwitz's personal stake in Battlefield

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

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Oct. 5, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: on composition in Kollwitz's Battlefield

Platemark SHORTS: on composition 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: Tru Ludwig on what's your manifesto #printmaking #printmaker #art

Platemark SHORTS: Tru Ludwig on what's your manifesto  #printmaking #printmaker #art

A short clip from Platemark's HoP ONE PRINT episode about Kollwitz's Battlefield.

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Oct. 3, 2023

Platemark s3e39 the print ecosystem: Sue Coe

Platemark s3e39 the print ecosystem: Sue Coe

In s3e39, Platemark host Ann Shafer speaks with Sue Coe, an artist and social activist. The pair were joined in the conversation by Tru Ludwig (Sue is one of Tru’s art heroes) at Sue’s home in the Catskill Mountains, New York. Sue creates art that goes right to the heart…

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on language and straying off the path #printmaking #printmaker

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on language and straying off the path #printmaking #printmaker

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about a failed print about the origination of the word crowbar and how it relates to Jim Crow.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on graphic power #printmaking #contemporaryart #printmaker

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on graphic power #printmaking #contemporaryart #printmaker

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about the graphic power of printmaking, specifically woodcut.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on sincerity and trust

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on sincerity and trust

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about audience trust in an artist's content through sincerity.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on "my art eats here" #printmaking #contemporaryart #history

Platemark SHORTS: Sue Coe on "my art eats here" #printmaking #contemporaryart #history

A short clip from Platemark s3e39 in which Sue Coe talks about the importance of socially conscious content declaring "my art eats here."

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